Butler State Lake

Butler SFL 3D
This Location does have Boat Access

Latham, KS

3 miles W, 1 mile N of Latham

Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks 316-683-8069

GPS Location: N37 32.708 W96 41.832

Location/Address:
Latham, KS

Impoundment Type: State Fishing Lake

Surface Acres: 124 acres

Maximum Depth: 22 feet

Normal Lake Level: N/A

Current Lake Level: Normal

Fishing PopulationCreel LimitMin Length Limit
Channel Catfish 2 15
Crappie 50
Flathead Catfish 5
Largemouth Bass 5 15
Walleye 5 15
Bluegill
Green Sunfish
Redear Sunfish
* Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass in Combination
** Striped Bass or Wiper in Combination
*** Walleye, Sauger or Saugeye in Combination

Fishing Report - Last Update: 5/10/2012

Species

Rating

Size

Baits, Method, & Location

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Channel Catfish

Fair

up to 6lb

Shad sides and guts along windblown shorelines in shallow water.

Largemouth Bass

Fair to Good

up to 18-inch

Jig-n-pig, larger plastics, and crank baits or spinnerbaits along shallow shorelines during mid-day hours.

Black Crappie

Fair

up to 8-inch

Jig and bobber or jig and minnow close to shoreline cover in water 2 to 4 feet deep.

Bluegill

Fair to Good

 

Small piece of worm under a float close to shoreline cover.

Redear Sunfish

   

Few recent reports.

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