Midwest Fishing Lake Guide, Glen Cunningham Lake (Dam Site 11).

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Glenn Cunningham lake is a City Managed Flood Control Lake created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is located north west of Omaha, Nebraska, In Douglas County. The Lake is Approximately 390 acres and allows no wake power boating. Overnight primitive and modern camping areas are available in designated sections. It is considered a city of Omaha park, so all city related rules and regulations apply. The Nebraska State Game and Parks Commission lists this lake stocked with bluegill, bullhead, carp, channel catfish, largemouth bass, pike, and walleye. The lake has an excellent fish population even under high-pressure use. The most productive fishing we have found however, is from a boat with a good graph or depth finder. A large walleye population in the lake is prevalent, but difficult to catch. The first section we had the most luck with was conventional trolling off the dam with minnows and nightcrawlers. We rigged these to float just off the bottom for bluegill and white bass. There was also some luck under cloudy conditions suspending the same bait about 15 inches off the surface. The second section was off of what is left of rainwood road. Heading to the middle of the lake one can easily see from shore where the road once went. The old pavement on one side goes somewhat surreally directly into the water. A sonar graph of the area will show the suspended area of the road, and running across it, the old channel. We found a large walleye population suspended along these topographic changes, but somewhat unwilling to bite. The best luck was with lightly weighed free swimming minnows jigged down to their level and left to swim.