West Graham Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Nobles County.
West Graham Lake is a lake in Nobles County, Minnesota. West Graham Lake covers about 519 acres, reaches a recorded 10 feet and holds about 4,019 acre-feet.
West Graham Lake is shallow enough that wind, weeds, shade and even a small dip in the bottom can make one part fish better than another.
Fish reported from West Graham Lake include bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, fathead minnow, freshwater drum, green sunfish, johnny darter, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, quillback, river carpsucker, walleye, white crappie, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For panfish at West Graham, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill and green sunfish, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at West Graham, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at West Graham, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at West Graham, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish, and fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads, and use corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig for carp.
Other choices at West Graham include these plans: bounce a jig, worm or crayfish bait along firm bottom for freshwater drum.
Spring at West Graham is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is best early or late around weeds, shade and the few deeper holes. Fall at West Graham can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to West Graham, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at West Graham, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At West Graham, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
Not every trip. A better place at West Graham is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At West Graham, it shows that a lot of the water sits away from the bank and around the old channel or deep end.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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