Rogers Pond in Butler County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Rogers Pond in the Butler County part of Kansas. Around the bank it is farm and woodlot. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Butler County list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Eureka, 15 miles away, for anything you forgot. El Dorado lies 18 miles off, Clay Center another 21 miles. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Rogers Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Records held for Butler County cover orangethroat darter, green sunfish, bluegill and flathead catfish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Rogers Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 79°F; the cold one sits at 30°F. The swings are modest, so patterns change slowly. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Rogers Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Otis Creek Reservoir, 13 miles away. Ask locally about Rogers Pond if anything is unclear.