Stewart Lake in Grant County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Stewart Lake lies in Grant County, Oregon. The bank is 4,898 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 6 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. For a base, John Day sits 24 miles out. The nearest city of size is Tri-Cities, 129 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about. Ground round the water is mixed, open in parts and thick in others.

• Where to Fish on Stewart Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Grant County records list rainbow trout, bridgelip sucker and largescale sucker among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The shape of Stewart Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 28°F to 59°F. The year gives four workable seasons without severe ends. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. It holds true on Stewart Lake more years than not. Nights draw in quickly late in the season, so plan the walk back.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. 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. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Roosevelt Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Stewart Lake if anything is unclear.