Big Butternut Lake fishing

Fishing at Big Butternut Lake has Walleye on the stocking report. It is stocked about 0.9 times a year since 2011, most often in January. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night as the active times.

Last stocked

January 1, 2025

Plants on record

14

Since 2011

Species recorded

1

Average size

5 in

Surface acres

381.4

Access and facts

Nearest town
Luck, WI
Boat ramp
Yes

A public boat landing provides access to this 384-acre lake in Polk County. Water clarity is very low; maximum depth is 19 ft.

Sources: access.boat_ramp , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes

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How Big Butternut Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2025 it was January 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, and 2024.

About 268 reported fish per acre, 13th most of 17 lakes in Polk County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Fish at Big Butternut Lake

Fishing Big Butternut Lake is most likely to be for Walleye. All 14 plants on record are Walleye.

Walleye 14 plants
Plants
14 of 14
Last stocked
January 1, 2025
Average length
5 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Walleye guide.

Fishing Big Butternut Lake

Big Butternut Lake is a 384-acre lake located in Polk County, with a maximum depth of 19 feet. Visitors can access the lake from a public boat landing. Fish species present include Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Walleye.

Sources: apps.dnr.wi.gov

Fish stocked per year

  • 11,3122011
  • 3,7802013
  • 3,8452015
  • 10,3892016
  • 25,7512017
  • 20,1642019
  • 3,8152021
  • 15,5252022
  • 3,7772023
  • 3,7802025

Stocking history

Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2025 Walleye 3,780 6.8 in report
January 1, 2023 Walleye 3,777 6.5 in report
January 1, 2022 Walleye 15,525 1.75 in report
January 1, 2021 Walleye 3,815 6.2 in report
January 1, 2019 Walleye 3,779 6.45 in report
January 1, 2019 Walleye 16,385 1.9 in report
January 1, 2017 Walleye 1,146 6.3 in report
January 1, 2017 Walleye 21,971 2.3 in report
January 1, 2017 Walleye 2,634 7.35 in report
January 1, 2016 Walleye 10,389 2 in report
January 1, 2015 Walleye 3,845 7.4 in report
January 1, 2013 Walleye 3,780 6.7 in report
January 1, 2011 Walleye 7,532 2.1 in report
January 1, 2011 Walleye 3,780 6.6 in report

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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