Butterfield Lake Fishing near South Gull Lake, Michigan

• Overview

  Butterfield Lake stands in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. The ground around here is pine and birch. It covers about 22 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Some 1.9 miles away sits South Gull Lake, the nearest settlement. Galesburg is 5 miles and Comstock Northwest 6.1 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Butterfield Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Kalamazoo County, recorded fish include bluegill, largemouth bass and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Butterfield Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 72°F and January at 23°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late March. The open-water window runs from around late March to about mid December in an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan around that when you fish Butterfield Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Graham Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Butterfield Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.