Yllier Lake Fishing Guide, Leavenworth County, Kansas

• Overview

  The Leavenworth County end of Kansas holds Yllier Lake. The surface lies 922 feet up. Around 43 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. About 1.4 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Some 11 miles away sits Leavenworth, the nearest settlement. It is 29 miles to Kansas City, the nearest city. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Yllier Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Survey and observation records for Leavenworth County include orangespotted sunfish, green sunfish, black bullhead and channel catfish. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Yllier Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 78°F for July and 27°F for January. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Yllier Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Lake Stellamaris is 5.2 miles off. Treat Yllier Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.