LAKE MCCONAUGHY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "BIG MAC", IS THE LARGEST LAKE IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. IT COVERS ROUGHLY 30,000 SURFACE ACRES AND IS FED BY THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER SYSTEM. THE LAKE IS PRIMARILY KNOWN FOR IT'S DEEP CLEAR WATER, SANDY BEACHES, AND TROPHY WALLEYE FISHING... BUT THE BASS FISHING IS NOTHING TO BAT AN EYE AT. 

 

BIG MAC IS HANDS DOWN THE BEST SMALLMOUTH FACTORY WITHIN THE STATE'S BORDERS. YOU WILL FIND HEALTHY POPULATIONS OF SMALLIES IN 3 PRIMARY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE LAKE. THE DAM, THE SOUTHEASTERN FINGERS, AND THE ROCKY SCORELINES NEAR LEMOYNE.

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JUST LIKE ALMOST ANY OTHER WATERBODY IN OUR REGION, DURING HIGHER WATER YEARS THE LAKE PROVIDES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FLOODED COVER THAT IS IDEAL FOR LARGEMOUTH REPRODUCTION. DURING THESE HIGHER WATER YEARS, THE LARGEMOUTH POPULATIONS THRIVE AND FISHING FOR THEM CAN BE QUITE EXCEPTIONAL.