Grant

Grant is a lake in Day County, South Dakota with 141 acres and about 608 acre-feet of storage.

The useful clues on Grant are weeds, windblown banks and clean holes in otherwise shallow water.

Fish and Baits at Grant

Fish listed for Grant include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Common Carp, Northern Pike, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.

Crappie, Sunfish and Perch

For black crappie at Grant, try a small jig or minnow beside brush, weed edges and drop-offs; for bluegill at Grant, try a worm, tiny jig or cricket near weeds and shallow cover. For yellow perch at Grant, try a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom near weeds or a drop.

Walleye and Open-Water Fish

For walleye at Grant, try a jig and minnow, crawler rig or crankbait on points, flats and channel edges.

Pike and Muskie

For northern pike at Grant, try a spoon, spinnerbait or jerkbait beside weeds and shallow cover.

Catfish, Bullheads and Carp

For common carp at Grant, try corn, dough bait or a worm on a simple bottom rig.

How the Seasons Change Grant

As Grant warms in spring, check shallow cover and the first drop leading away from it. Summer fishing on Grant is often best along healthy weeds, clean pockets and the windblown side before the water gets too dirty. In fall, follow cooling water and moving bait toward points, green weeds and wind-hit banks at Grant.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Grant

Make the first trip to Grant easy to read by fishing one shallow spot, one nearby drop and one piece of cover, then return to the type of water that gives the first solid bite.