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Butte des Morts Info
Second-largest of the “minor” lakes on the Winnebago system, Lake Butte des Morts is also the lake with the most ominous name. Literally “Hill of Death,” Butte des Morts is hardly a corpse, however. In fact, its 8,857 acres of turbid water literally teem with life. For the lake is home to a fine fishery. More than any other lake in the Winnebago system, Butte is known for its Muskie fishery. Summers, they’re chiefly taken on Perch-pattern bucktails with bright blades below Oakwood Point, around Shangri La Point, or in Sunset Bay. In the fall, throw large suckers. Walleyes run up to 7 or 8 pounds in Butte and are most often taken in the Wolf River channel in the lake’s west end in the spring, during the spawning run. Or, fish them then, as well, off the mouth of the Fox River and in the small deep pockets upriver from the lake; use your electronics to pinpoint the deep spots. The Rocks off Sunset Point are an excellent place to take Walleyes, too. As is the weedy, riprapped area east of Gun Club Island. Then, too, there’s the nice rock bar off Plummer Point on the north shore. The rocks end in a cane bed, and you can find Northern Pike and Muskies, as a “bonus.” Speaking of Northerns, fish them in the spring off the marshes around Slough Creek in Sunset Bay or take them in the summer around the break walls at mid-lake. In the same areas, you’ll often find Perch. They run to decent size here: 7- to 9 inches. Off Oakwood Point, meanwhile, you’ll also find Perch, and the rocks hold Smallmouth Bass well into the summer.
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