Fishing Lyon County State Lake in Lyon County, Kansas

• Overview

  The Lyon County entry here is Lyon County State Lake, in Kansas. The ground around here is mixed woodland. Around 132 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Roughly 1.8 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. By surface area it heads our Lyon County listings. Emporia is the closest place, 12 miles off. Beyond it, Osage City at 14 miles and Lyndon at 21 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lyon County State Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Open biodiversity records for Lyon County list green sunfish, orangespotted sunfish, neosho madtom, bluegill and logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Treat Lyon County State Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 79°F and January reads 28°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. That is the shape of the year on Lyon County State Lake. Long daylight spreads the feeding across more hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A made slipway is half a mile from here, which settles the boat question. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, East Lake is 9.6 miles distant. Treat Lyon County State Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.