Butternut Lake fishing

Fishing at Butternut Lake is on a natural lake, stocked with Largemouth Bass. It is stocked about 0.6 times a year since 2010, most often in January. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

January 1, 2017

Plants on record

5

Since 2010

Species recorded

1

Average size

2.4 in

Surface acres

142.9

Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Boat ramp
Yes
ADA accessible
No
Facilities
dock

Butternut Lake has two public gravel ramps: one on the east side (Town of Bear Lake) with a boarding dock, one on the west side (Town of Lakeland) without one. Neither has restrooms or an ADA-accessible route on file.

Sources: water_type , access.boat_ramp , access.ada , access.ada , facilities , shore_notes , shore_notes

How Butternut Lake is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of January. In 2017 it was January 1, 2017, about when it usually is.

No plants recorded in 2012, 2013, and 2014.

About 651 reported fish per acre, 4th most of 10 lakes in Barron County with both a fish count and a surface area.

Bear Lake (4 mi), Beaver Dam Lake (8.4 mi), Sand Lake (10.2 mi), and Long Lake (11.7 mi) were stocked more recently.

Fish at Butternut Lake

Fishing Butternut Lake is most likely to be for Largemouth Bass. All 5 plants on record are Largemouth Bass.

Largemouth Bass 5 plants
Plants
5 of 5
Last stocked
January 1, 2017
Average length
2.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Largemouth Bass guide.

Fish stocked per year

  • 3,5252010
  • 3,5252011
  • 76,5142015
  • 5,8002016
  • 3,6252017

Stocking history

Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
January 1, 2017 Largemouth Bass 3,625 2.1 in report
January 1, 2016 Largemouth Bass 5,800 2.2 in report
January 1, 2015 Largemouth Bass 76,514 1.9 in report
January 1, 2011 Largemouth Bass 3,525 2.6 in report
January 1, 2010 Largemouth Bass 3,525 3.3 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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