Grindstone Lake, Sawyer County, Wisconsin — fishing destination

Sawyer County • Northwest Wisconsin

Fishing Grindstone Lake, Wisconsin

A deep, clear spring-fed lake near Hayward — renowned for trophy smallmouth, walleye, and musky. Its steep breaks and crystal water demand a finesse approach. Country Cave Baits injection-pours premium soft plastic baits built for the bass, panfish and walleye that call Grindstone Lake home.

3,119 acres Max depth 60 ft Sawyer County

About Grindstone Lake

A deep, clear spring-fed lake near Hayward — renowned for trophy smallmouth, walleye, and musky. Its steep breaks and crystal water demand a finesse approach.

Grindstone Lake is located in Sawyer County in Northwest Wisconsin and is one of the state's premier fishing destinations. Anglers visiting Grindstone Lake target Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Musky, Crappie and Bluegill throughout the open-water season. Whether you're fishing from a boat or the shore, Grindstone Lake offers diverse structure and productive water that responds well to injection-poured soft plastic baits from Country Cave Baits — made right here in Fall River, WI.

Fish Species in Grindstone Lake

Smallmouth Bass Walleye Musky Crappie Bluegill

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Boat Launches & Access

Best Baits for Grindstone Lake

Our top-recommended Country Cave Baits for fishing Grindstone Lake in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. Each is injection-poured in Fall River, WI and shipped fresh to your door.

3 Inch Split Tail Minnow for fishing Grindstone Lake, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

$5.75

Finesse flicker

3 Inch Split Tail Minnow

A delicate 3-inch split tail minnow that flickers and darts on a drop shot or small jig head. The slim forked tail shimmies on the fall, making it a go-to for pressured bass and finicky feeders.

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Cave Prickly Star for fishing Grindstone Lake, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

$12.95

Urchin-style tentacled threat

Cave Prickly Star

The Cave Prickly Star is an urchin-style creature bait with a buoyant center ball and dozens of thin, whipping tentacles that quiver on the slightest movement. It stands up off the bottom, taunts pressured bass into striking, and keeps working long after other baits die. Flip it, drag it, pin it to a jig, or throw it on a Ned rig and watch it come alive.

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5 Inch Fluke for fishing Grindstone Lake, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

$4.95

Weightless wild action

5 Inch Fluke

Our 5-inch fluke dances with an erratic, darting action on a weightless Texas rig. The soft, slim body glides and slashes through the water column, imitating a fleeing baitfish that bass simply cannot resist.

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4 Inch Craw for fishing Grindstone Lake, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

$6.25

Flip, pitch & punch

4 Inch Craw

A full-bodied 4-inch craw with aggressive kicking claws that thump on the retrieve. Built thick to hold up through dozens of fish, this bait excels flipped into heavy cover or dragged on a jig head.

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