Bee Creek Lake Fishing in Chautauqua County, Kansas

• Overview

  Bee Creek Lake is a Chautauqua County water, in Kansas. The surface lies 846 feet up. It covers about 23 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It lies lower than most water we list in Kansas. Sedan lies 12 miles from the water. Caney is 13 miles away, with Independence at 15 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Bee Creek Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Species logged across Chautauqua County include longear sunfish, green sunfish, bluegill, flathead catfish and white crappie. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Bee Creek Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 80°F and January about 32°F. Whether it freezes depends on the year. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. At Bee Creek Lake the season follows that pattern closely. After a storm, the water clears from the edges inwards.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Havana Lake, 8.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Bee Creek Lake should be assumed from this page alone.