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Lake Butler Paylake
7505 West Chester Rd, West Chester, OH 45069
West Chester Township, just off I-75 between Cincinnati and Dayton.
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Confirmed via: Lake's own Facebook posts
Confirmed as a pay lake on the lake's own Facebook page (2026 posts) and by Travel Butler County, the county tourism bureau. The old website listed in the forum (LakeButlerFishing.com) did not load.
Price
| Ticket | Price | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday or Monday ticket | $25 per person | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Optional weekend tournament (Fri 8am to Sun 8pm) | $20 entry | Sep 3, 2026 |
Price per pound: Not published (no per-pound pricing found).
The lake's Facebook posts from Sept. 3 and Sept. 10, 2026 list $25 per person on Thursdays and Mondays. The weekend ticket price was not stated in those posts. Its page also mentions $1 to $2 jackpots on top of the 12-hour ticket. Call to confirm.
Checked Nov 9, 2026. Source: Lake Butler Facebook posts (via FindGlocal mirror), Sept. 2026
Stocking & species
- Last stocking
- No stocking date published. Call ahead.
- Species
- blue catfish, flathead catfish
Species are from the lake's catch posts (a 54 lb blue and a 40 lb flathead, Sept. 24, 2026), not a stocking report. Butler County tourism calls it a "fully stocked pay lake" with catfish and carp jackpots. No stocking date is published.
Keep or release
Catch & release
The lake's page says all fish are catch and release and must be handled with a net. Single J hooks only. No live or dead shad.
Fishing license
The lake hasn't published this. Ask before you fish.
Ohio DNR: a fishing license is not required for people fishing in privately owned ponds, lakes, or reservoirs to and from which fish do not migrate; it IS required if the private water is open to public fishing through an agreement or lease with the ODNR Division of Wildlife. This lake has not published which applies. Ask the lake.
Hours & night fishing
Its page says Thursday 8am through Monday 8pm, closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Weekly hours change. Sept. 2026 posts listed Thursday and Monday 8am to 8pm, and Friday and Saturday to midnight or overnight.
- Night fishing
- Yes
- Night hours
- Some weeks Friday and Saturday run to midnight, and some weeks run 24 hours from Friday 8am to Sunday 8pm (Sept. 2026 posts). Check that week's post.
Tournaments & jackpots
Yes. Its page says it holds many tournaments through the summer and runs weekly, monthly, and yearly jackpots. A Sept. 3, 2026 post offered an optional $20 weekend tournament (Friday 8am to Sunday 8pm) with 100% payout.
Recurring
- Some weekends (announced weekly): Optional weekend tournament (Fri 8:00am to Sun 8:00pm), entry $20 (announced week by week)
Sources
- Lake Butler Paylake Facebook page (mirror on FindGlocal), posts Sept to Oct 2026 (operator-social, read Nov 9, 2026)
- Travel Butler County: Lake Butler (tourism, read Nov 9, 2026)
- Ohio DNR: Buy Your Fishing License (License Requirements / Exemptions) (official, read Nov 9, 2026)
- Southern Ohio Paylakes forum directory (lead only, contact info) (lead, read Nov 9, 2026)
Record updated Nov 9, 2026. Something wrong or out of date? Suggest a correction.