Grandview Lake in District Municipality of Muskoka: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario. Everything around it is pine and birch. The water covers some 64 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 4.6 km on foot. It ranks high for size among our District Municipality of Muskoka listings. Huntsville is the closest place, 20 km off. Beyond it, Bracebridge at 28 km and Gravenhurst at 40 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Grandview Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Grandview Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -11°C to 18°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Grandview Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Wildcat Lake sits 3 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Grandview Lake.