Buffalo Creek Fishing in Coffey County, Kansas

• Overview

  Buffalo Creek is a Coffey County water, Kansas side. The water sits 1,040 feet up. 4.7 miles away sits Burlington, the nearest town. Emporia follows at 23 miles, then Yates Center at 25 miles. Nearby, in order: Coffey County Lake the better part of 6.8 miles, Birk Lake out at 7.1 miles, Melvern Lake the better part of 19 miles, Olpe City Lake out at 20 miles and Snake Lake the better part of 21 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Buffalo Creek

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Log jams gather bait and everything that eats it. The outside of each bend cuts deepest and holds the better fish. Species logged across Coffey County include flathead catfish, neosho madtom, golden redhorse, orangespotted sunfish and river redhorse. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Buffalo Creek before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 79°F, while January sits near 28°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Plan any trip to Buffalo Creek around it. A steady wind fishes better than a still, bright day.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. John Redmond Wildlife Area covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Coffey County Lake, 6.8 miles away. Treat access at Buffalo Creek as something to verify.