Ziegler Creek Reservoir Z-17

Otoe County, NE

GOConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Fri · Sep 11, 9 PM1 AM (America/Chicago)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window

GO on Ziegler Creek Reservoir Z-17 — light winds and rising pressure after a passing system for this window. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Ziegler Creek Reservoir Z-17 in Otoe County, NE is GO, with the best four-hour window on Fri, Sep 11 from 9 PM to 1 AM (America/Chicago). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, with no loud weather risk flagged for this window. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 7 mph out of the south, gusting to 19 mph, surface pressure near 965 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 73 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated September 11, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC, and reads refresh on a daily cadence. This is a weather-only read built from forecast weather alone; it does not yet use on-water reports, and confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

UPDATED September 11, 2026, 1:40 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-11ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

S · gust 19

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
73°F

23°C · hum 62%

Pressure
28.50inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

One read per day — the bite call, the window, the weather behind it

  1. Fri · Sep 11
    Now → 1 PM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    86° / 59°F
    12 mph · Sgust 23
    0.00 in
    ↓ -8.0 hPa
  2. Sat · Sep 12
    4 AM8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    77° / 64°F
    7 mph · NWgust 29
    0.00 in
    ↑ +8.9 hPa
  3. Sun · Sep 13
    4 AM8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    77° / 59°F
    6 mph · Egust 29
    0.15 in
    → +2.5 hPa
  4. Mon · Sep 14
    7 AM11 AM
    SKIP
    Extreme gusts
    100° / 59°F
    16 mph · SEgust 37
    0.11 in
    ↓ -9.8 hPa
  5. Tue · Sep 15
    4 AM8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 64°F
    7 mph · Ngust 22
    0.57 in
    ↑ +11.0 hPa
  6. Wed · Sep 16
    12 PM4 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    86° / 64°F
    7 mph · SEgust 24
    0.50 in
    ↓ -6.6 hPa
  7. Thu · Sep 17
    6 AM10 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    91° / 66°F
    6 mph · NWgust 32
    0.35 in
    ↑ +5.5 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+2.7 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.02 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
6 mph · gust 25 · E
Temperature
Cooler
-12.4°F over 72h102–66°F range

Weather-only read. Confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

Nearby waters

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