Grant Lake Fishing in Pierce County, Washington

• Overview

  Within Pierce County, Washington, you have Grant Lake. It sits at 203 feet above sea level. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Washington listings. Head to DuPont, 0.7 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Tacoma, 14 miles distant. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Grant Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Pierce County list pink salmon, sockeye salmon and largemouth bass. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Grant Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 63°F and January reads 40°F. The season runs year-round, with the peak either side of summer. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. The season on Grant Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. A picnic spot sits half a mile from the bank. There are toilets half a mile off. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Strickland Lake, 0.2 miles away. The position on Grant Lake is worth confirming on the day.