Butler Lake Fishing in Houston County, Texas

• Overview

  Butler Lake sits within Houston County in Texas. The setting is dry hill. Around 27 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. You are 4 miles from Crockett. The nearest city of size is College Station, 68 miles away. Close by you also have: Wirt Lake after 1.4 miles, Traylor Lake lies 2.4 miles on, Skalicky Lake after 3 miles, Spring Creek Country Club Lake lies 3.4 miles on and Allday Lake after 3.5 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Butler Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include Rio Grande longear sunfish, bluegill, bluntnose darter, green sunfish and redfin pickerel. Records show what people reported, not what is stocked. Work Butler Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 83°F; the cold one sits at 47°F. Fishing runs all year, with summer the awkward season. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. That is the shape of the year on Butler Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Wirt Lake sits 1.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Butler Lake if anything is unclear.