Lake Butler fishing: Bluegill
Target species: Bluegill
Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug for Bluegill
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at R. D. Keene Public Boat Ramp, 2 lanes, concrete.
The lake
Lake Butler covers 1,735 acres in Florida, across Orange County. It is a lake: 91.7% of it is 20 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 34 feet (10.4 m). Our records hold 18 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 34 ft (10.4 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91.7% of the water is 20 feet or shallower. We hold 135 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–2 ft: 0.4% of the water
- 2–4 ft: 2.2% of the water
- 4–6 ft: 3.9% of the water
- 6–8 ft: 7.4% of the water
- 8–10 ft: 14.9% of the water
- 10–12 ft: 20.5% of the water
- 12–14 ft: 17.6% of the water
- 14–16 ft: 10.9% of the water
- 16–18 ft: 7.7% of the water
- 18–20 ft: 6.2% of the water
- 20–22 ft: 4.8% of the water
- 22–24 ft: 2.8% of the water
- 24–26 ft: 0.7% of the water
Stocking: 65,000 fish in 2024
FWC records list 65,000 fish released into this water in 2024.
- Bluegill: 65,000 fingerlings in 2024
The target fish: Bluegill
- Bluegill (bream) — Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug. Holds in shallow flats and spillways. What works here: worm, cricket, grass shrimp, bobber and beetle-spin.
Water and conditions
Water temperature averages 77°F across the year. The coldest single reading we hold is 60°F and the warmest is 90°F; the warmest monthly average is 87°F. pH averages 7.5. These readings span 2016–2025.
1 ramp or launch on this water
On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.
- R. D. Keene Public Boat Ramp — 2 lanes, concrete, parking for 47 trailers (paved), paid, daylight hours, dock, wheelchair access. Windermere, Orange County. 10900 Chase Road, Windermere 34786 · phone (407) 254-1940 · website orangecountyfl.net/cultureparks/parks.aspx?m=dtlvw&d=33#.YfAWkvvMJaQ
Our ramp table for this water is not complete: there may be more.
What is hard here
Only 1 public ramp is on file, so the launch decides where you fish. Alligators live in Florida fresh water. Keep clear of the bank edge at dawn and dusk, and keep pets away from it. Summer water sits at 87°F: heat and afternoon lightning are the real risks, not the fishing.
Where this data comes from
- Florida FWC — FWC Florida lake bathymetry: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- Florida DEP — Florida Department of Environmental Protection: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
