Little Lake Butte Des Morts Fishing Guide, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Little Lake Butte Des Morts is set in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. This is mixed forest ground. It measures some 1,201 acres, and wind has room to build across it. It is a small entry by Winnebago County standards. Menasha sits 1.1 miles from here and is the nearest stop. After that come Neenah at 1.9 miles and Appleton at 4.1 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake Butte Des Morts

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Winnebago County list common carp, flathead catfish and river darter. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Treat Little Lake Butte Des Morts as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 71°F; by January the average is down near 16°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near early December in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Little Lake Butte Des Morts.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a fishing water. Launching is possible: a slipway lies half a mile off. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. Toilets are half a mile away, which matters on a long session. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Black Otter Lake, 12 miles out. Confirm before you fish Little Lake Butte Des Morts.