Fishing Granite Lake in Morrison County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Granite Lake is one of the Morrison County listings for Minnesota. The country here is rolling bush. Surface area runs to about 5 acres — small enough to read in one session. Our Morrison County list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Pierz, is 2.4 miles distant. For a city, Minneapolis is 80 miles off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Granite Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Morrison County include largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike, black crappie and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Granite Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 8°F in January to roughly 70°F in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Granite Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Denger Lake, 3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Granite Lake before loading the car.