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FISHING the METRO • NEBRASKAland Magazine Lawrence Youngman Lake 60 acres- 192 nd Street and West Dodge Road in west Omaha. Bluegill, channel catfish and largemouth bass. Features concrete boat ramp and fishing pier. Special Restrictions- Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Notes: Officially opened in the spring of 2011, Youngman allows bass anglers to catch a large number of small fish right now with a rare big fish mixed in. However, aquatic vegetation during the spring and summer does make the shallow edges difficult to fish more than a foot beneath the surface. Counter this by looking for fish in deeper water or working weedless baits on or near the surface. Midlands Lake 11 acres- North of Washington and Capehart roads in Papillion's Shadow Lake subdivision. Bluegill, channel catfish and largemouth bass. Special Restrictions- Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Notes: Parking is available on portions of the streets adjacent to the lake. While there is no boat ramp, john boat or float tube access is available by a short walk to the lake's edge. Midlands is also adjacent to Shadow Lake. Papio D-4 30 acres- ¼ mile north of Highway 36 and 98 th Street in northwest Omaha. Bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish and largemouth bass. Special Restrictions- Walk-in access only. Electric and non-powered boats allowed. Notes: Located just north of Cunningham Lake and Highway 36, Papio D-4 is a newly renovated lake fed by Papio Creek. A perfect float tube lake, D-4 can also be accessed by boat if one is inclined to make the 250-yard drag from the road to the water's edge. Featuring aquatic vegetation, rip rap, flooded timber and excellent water quality, that drag might just be worth it. Or fish it from D-4's two jetties or the walking path surrounding the lake. Prairie View Lake 42 acres- 2 miles west of Bennington at 180 th Street and Highway 36. Bluegill, channel catfish and largemouth bass. Features concrete boat ramp and a lake contour map available at OutdoorNebraska.org. Open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Special Restrictions- Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Notes: Gets a lot of boat pressure every day but there are also lots of nooks to find fish by water or walking. A definite largemouth gem just north of the Omaha city limits. Schwer Park Pond 2 acres- West Centennial Road west of 84 th Street in Papillion. Bluegill, channel catfish, crappie and largemouth bass. Special Restrictions- Bank access only. Notes: Schwer has some nice crappie and largemouth bass, Because of Lake Halleck's abundant shoreline access, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission frequently uses this lake for its family fishing nights. For more information about this program, visit OutdoorNebraska.org and click on Fishing. L 60 ● 11 M 11 ● 12 P 30 ● 13 P ● 14 S 2 ● 15

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