Grass Lake Fishing near Niagara, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Grass Lake is a Marinette County water, in Wisconsin. The surface lies 725 feet up. With some 56 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Size puts it in the front rank of our Marinette County list. Niagara is the closest place, 25 miles off. It is 62 miles to Green Bay, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Grass Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Marinette County list brown trout, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Grass Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 68°F and January at 13°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Grass Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. A pier or jetty stands half a mile away, which helps on a crowded bank. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Fence Lake, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Grass Lake locally before you travel.