Grant Lake Fishing in Iron County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Grant Lake is listed under Iron County, Wisconsin. Land around it is lake country bush. Surface area is around 106 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 2.6 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Lac du Flambeau sits 13 miles from the bank. Green Bay is the closest city, 149 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Grant Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Iron County: walleye, northern pike, yellow perch and muskellunge. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Grant Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 10°F in January up to 66°F in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan any trip to Grant Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, North Grant Lake is 0.9 miles off. The position on Grant Lake is worth confirming on the day.