Grover Lake, Maine: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Maine, Grover Lake belongs to Washington County. The bank is 236 feet above sea level. Around 74 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Roughly 1.6 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Nearest town is Machias, 21 miles off. East Machias follows at 22 miles, then Addison at 23 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Grover Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Washington County list alewife, Atlantic salmon, rainbow smelt and brown trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Grover Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 16°F in January and 67°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Grover Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, First Chain Lake is 1.4 miles distant. For Grover Lake in particular, ask before you travel.