Grey Cloud Channel in Washington County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Grey Cloud Channel belongs to Washington County, Minnesota. Land around it is lake country bush. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Minnesota listings. Nearest place of any size is Saint Paul Park, 2.4 miles away. The big place round here is Saint Paul, 11 miles distant. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Grey Cloud Channel

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The outside of each bend cuts deepest and holds the better fish. Flow decides everything here: read the seams before you cast. Reported across Washington County: bluegill, largemouth bass and brown trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Grey Cloud Channel the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 72°F for July and 13°F for January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Winter slows the flow and edges it with ice; the open runs keep fishing where the current holds. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near early December in autumn. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Anyone fishing Grey Cloud Channel regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Mooers Lake, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Grey Cloud Channel for certain.