Butterfield Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Crow Wing County.
Butterfield Lake near 46.7535, -94.0234 is a lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Butterfield Lake covers about 194 acres, reaches a recorded 20 feet and holds about 1,118 acre-feet.
Butterfield Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Butterfield Lake include black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, white sucker, and yellow perch.
For bass at Butterfield Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Butterfield Lake, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill and pumpkinseed, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For large predators at Butterfield Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
At Butterfield Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
On a first trip to Butterfield Lake, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
Spring at Butterfield Lake is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall at Butterfield Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.