Augusta Lake Fishing in Butler County, Kansas

• Overview

  Out in Butler County, Kansas, sits Augusta Lake. Country round the bank runs to rolling hill. Around 184 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. At about 3.3 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Head to Augusta, 1.2 miles away, for anything you forgot. Wichita sits 20 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Augusta Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Across Butler County, recorded fish include orangethroat darter, green sunfish, bluegill, flathead catfish and longear sunfish. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Augusta Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 80°F in July and bottoms out near 30°F in January. Whether it freezes depends on the year. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Augusta Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. There are toilets half a mile off. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Santa Fe Lake is 4.3 miles distant. Where Augusta Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.