Grays Lake near Pike Road: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Grays Lake in Montgomery County, Alabama. Everything around it is dry hill. Small at around 12 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. 7.1 miles away sits Pike Road, the nearest town. Further out sit Taylor (16 miles) and Montgomery (18 miles). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end. You can learn the basics of it in one visit.

• Where to Fish on Grays Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Nearby survey and observation records mention black crappie, bluegill, redfin pickerel and black bullhead. Take it as evidence of what swims here, not a promise for one session. Read Grays Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 81°F and January reads 47°F. Fishing runs all year, with summer the awkward season. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. At Grays Lake the season follows that pattern closely. The week either side of a change of season often fishes hardest.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Brooks Lake Number Two, 0.9 miles away. Where Grays Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.