Fishing Grant Lake in Lowndes County, Alabama

• Overview

  Out in Lowndes County, Alabama, sits Grant Lake. This is dry hill country. At 11 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. 14 miles away sits Fort Deposit, the nearest town. It is 19 miles to Montgomery, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications. There is no development on most of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Grant Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Records collected within a few miles name bluegill, longear sunfish, green sunfish and spotted sunfish. The list reflects reported sightings and surveys rather than what is stocked. At Grant Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 47°F in January and 81°F in July. Fish stay active all year, but they move with the heat. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Grant Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Harrell Lake sits 1.8 miles off and takes the overflow. Rules at Grant Lake are worth checking on the day.