Grand County Fishing Report Week of 2/17/25

Grand Lake - The snow has been accumulating on Grand Lake and that is causing some very difficult travel when walking out onto the ice. There is slush present and seems to increase with every storm that dumps in the area. Access remains normal and the heavy traffic areas (swim beach, boat docks and the East end) continue to provide the best access to the lake. Fishing traffic has slowed down quite a bit but with the upcoming tournament, that will most likely be changing as a lot of anglers will be “pre-fishing” in the area where the holes will be drilled in order to increase their odds. Rainbow and Brown trout fishing has slowed down slightly in the shallows and these fish seem to be finding the majority of their feed in the 12-25 foot range as of late. As previously reported, the best fishing is during low light conditions and getting on the ice as early as possible is crucial to having a productive morning. We are catching most of our fish on very small tungsten jigs that are tipped with a soft plastic and a piece of nightcrawler or wax worm. The key to catching these fish is to use as small of a jig as possible but heavy enough to get down to the 20’ range in depth. Natural colors like green, black, smoke and brown seem to be having the best success right now. The lake trout fishing seems to have picked up slightly as the lake is getting fed with a good amount of new water from Shadow Mountain. The main food sources are brown and green in color so pay special attention to those colors when selecting your jigs. Currently, there is a nice, suspended bite going on and most fish are showing up over 80 feet of water right now. That will continue to change on a daily basis as spring approaches. Position your jigs a foot or so above the fish for the best chance at a strike right now. The remainder of the lake trout fishing continues to be focused on the bottom in 40-55 feet of water right now in as flat of an area as possible. If fishing a slope, most of the bites are coming with the “dead zone” on your electronics. Tipping your jigs with a small piece of sucker meat or skin that is no bigger than your pinkie fingernail has been best for our team. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Jake Foos.

Williams Fork Reservoir - Water level is at 74%. Lake trout bite has been good this week in 45 to 65 feet of water. Drop offs and creek beds in that depth range have been productive areas. Small plastics in the 1 to 3 inch range tipped with sucker meat have been producing most of the fish. Working jigs close to the bottom or on the bottom has been the most consistent bite. Recent snow has started to create some slushy areas that will probably worsen throughout the week making travel on the lake more difficult. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Sam Hochevar.

Lake Granby - Water level is at 70% or approximately 24.5’ low. With the recent snow storms, slush has shown up as expected.  Have a plan to deal with this slush while walking or traveling on the lake in a machine it can be unforgiving. Rainbow and Brown trout bite has been fair. The rocky dam faces have been the areas to key in on targeting less than 15ft of water. Pink Dynamic Twitch tubes or a pink tungsten jig tipped with a waxie have been best producers. Lake trout bite has been good. Look for your best action in 30-70ft of water. Key in on main lake points with deep water close by. Natural colored plastics (green/brown/ black) 2.5 to 5” in length have been working well when tipped with a small piece of sucker. When the bite gets slow, try changing up to a glow or contrasting color jig. Remember lake trout are notorious light biters, pay close attention to those rods and line and set the hook when there is anything abnormal! Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 2/10/25

Grand Lake - Mid-winter traffic is at an all-time high on Grand Lake right now.  Between the hockey tournament, the ice skating, and the general tourism, there is a lot of traffic on the lake.  With that said, fishing as far away as you can from the high traffic areas will increase your odds for a great day on the ice.  Ice thickness continue to get better but there is still some slush present.  The pump canal is pumping water and the open water area on the west side of the lake, in front of the bridge, contains a large amount of unsafe ice due to the current. The rainbow and brown trout fishing remains fair.  Fishing as early in the day or late in the afternoon as possible will increase your odds of catching fish.  Small jigs tipped with a wax worm have been providing the best opportunities.  These fish are being caught between 10 and 20 feet of water and most are suspended in the water column.  I like to use Clam drop kick and Clam caviar jigs when targeting the rainbows.  The lake trout fishing on Grand Lake has remained steady over the past week.  We are seeing most fish in the 40-to-80-foot range.  Small tube jigs, grub style jigs, and twisters are getting the vast majority of the action.  We are tipping our jigs with a very small piece of sucker meat that is no bigger than a fingernail.  Right now, using scent is also a very important part of the puzzle.  We are loading our jigs up with shrimp flavored scents.  Starting right now, the famous Grand Lake suspended bite has begun.  We are finding the suspended fish 40 to 60 feet down over 80 to 120 feet of water.  When fishing the suspended lake trout, position your jigs 1 to 3 feet above the fish and you will almost be guaranteed a bite. Fishing with Bernie Guide , Jake Foos

Williams Fork Reservoir - Water level is at 74%. A lot of the snow on the lake has melted creating some slushy and slick walking conditions. Lake trout bite has been fair. Small tube jigs and grubs tipped with sucker meat have been producing fish. When the bite on the bottom slows down try switching to small tungsten jig heads tipped with sucker meat a foot off the bottom. Staying mobile and moving around to different pieces of structure has been key in producing more fish. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Sam Hochevar.

Lake Granby - Water level is at 71% or approximately 23.5 ft low. Travel conditions on the lake are good after the cold night on Sunday, slush is minimal, but we do have snow in the forecast so be prepared if snow starts to accumulate with the new storms. Rainbow trout and brown trout action has been fair, with the best action being the 30 minutes before sunrise or after sunset. Target the rocky faces of the dikes and dam face with a white or pink colored Dynamic Twitch tube or 1/8oz clown colored Clam Leach Flutter Spoon tipped with a waxie. Lake trout action has been very good since the tournament. We are finding excellent numbers of fish in the 35-65ft depths, a pumpkin green grub or 2 1/2” tube is getting the most bites, but like always staying mobile and keeping on top of active fish is key while ice fishing on Granby. With the traffic on the lake in full swing, now is the time to start thinking outside the box and finding some of that out of the way structure that holds fish. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 1/20/25

Ice fishing is here and it has been wonderful to get back out on the water again!

Grand Lake - Ice is 6+ inches with a few inches of snow on top and open water in the typical areas out from the channel to Shadow Mtn and in front of tunnel inlet on the east side. Fishing has been good early in the mornings in less than 10ft of water for rainbow trout and brown trout. Pink tungsten jigs tipped with Niku Flutter Fry or Clam Dropper spoon tipped with a waxie. Lake trout bite has been fair. Look for them in 25-50 ft of water. A P&D Lures Twist tail grub in Crawdad color or glow color tipped with sucker jigged close to the bottom has been producing fish. If the lake trout are looking and not biting, try adding scent or a tipping with a salmon egg. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork Reservoir - Water level is at 76%. Ice is 5 to 8 inches across the lake. Lake trout fishing has been good in 45 to 60 feet of water. Small plastics such as tube jigs and curly tail grubs in a variety of natural colors or glow tipped with sucker meat have been producing well. When the bite slows down going to smaller tungsten jigs with a small piece of sucker meat has been the answer. Rainbow and brown trout bite has been poor. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Sam Hochevar.

Lake Granby - Water level is at 75% or approximately 20ft low. Ice thickness is 5-8”. Additionally there is a pressure ridge extending from Elephant Island to South shore of lake by Sunset Point. Use caution traveling this area and crossing the pressure ridge. The rainbow trout bite has been excellent, target them in less than 10ft of water along rocky shorelines. White and Pink Dynamic Twitch Tubes or Demons have been working well. Brown Trout bite has been fair, with best action just after sunrise in 6ft or less of water with rocky bottom. Bright orange and gold colored spoons or 2” Gulp minnows have been producing the best action. Lake trout bite has been fair to good, fluctuating with our big weather swings. Look for best Lake Trout action in 30-65ft of water, 3/8oz jig head with a green or glow colored P&D Twist Tail grub tipped with fresh sucker has been producing well. When the bite slows time to get out the Clam Flutter Spoons or blade baits to entice that reaction bite. Staying mobile and moving to find active fish has been the key to success on those tougher days. Good luck to everyone participating in the 3 Lakes Ice Fishing Contest this weekend! Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 10/28/24

It’s been an excellent open water season with lots of rod bending action, hope yours was as well! This will be our final report until ice season gets under way.

Grand Lake - Boat Ramp hours 6am-6pm. Ramp will be closing 11/3. Fishing for rainbows and lake trout has been excellent. Look for the active rainbows along the shorelines in less than 10ft of water. Flashy chrome colored spoons and spinners have been most productive. Lake trout are being caught in 20-45ft with chartreuse and silver jigging spoons tipped with sucker. Look for them along the rocky bottomed areas of the lake. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork - As we wrap up the open water season this will my final fishing report for the 2024 season. The east boat ramp hours are 7am to 7pm daily. Thursday October 31st at the end of the day the boat ramp will close for the season. The lake will still be open for non-motorized hand launched crafts. The water capacity is at 95% or about 9.5 feet low. Inflow is 16cfs, outflow is 59cfs. Surface temp has been around 54/55 early am. Visibility is 9 to 10 feet before a jig drops out of sight. The Lake Trout bite is at its fall peak right now... and you don't have to be there at first light to catch them. Around 9:00am the bite lights up and runs till about 1pm. The bite will be good until the fish drop their eggs. Look for mixed age groups in 60 to 70 feet of water. Lakers are a bit difficult to locate on Williams Fork but if you find one stop and drop, there more there than what you can see. Pretty much any small plastic tipped with fresh sucker meat will get bit. I prefer small tubes but anything from crappie jigs to 4" tubes is working well. Northern's are slow, in part due to a decrease in population and many of bigger fish no longer live in their traditional habitat. Some have moved to deeper water where food is more plentiful (think Lake Trout). Please practice catch and release on all Northern's caught. Brown Trout are active along the rocks north of the east boat ramp, and in the inlet before the sun hits the water. The lake hasn't been stocked with Rainbow's or Kokes since 2019 in an effort to control gill lice, so there isn't much action fishing for them. Until next season Randy H - Guide Fishing with Bernie

Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6am-6pm and will be open until weekend after Thanksgiving. Water temperatures are in the low 50's. Water level is at 86% or approximately 11ft low. Fishing for rainbow trout has been excellent, Chrome/Blue or Chrome/Pink spoons both cast and vertically jigged are the go to lure right now. Target shoreline transition areas where it changes from rock to mud and along the dam faces. Lake trout action has also been excellent, look for them in 15-40ft of water. P&D Lure Company purple glow grub and crawfish colored tubes tipped with fresh sucker have been working best. If the bite slows a Northland Buckshot spoon tipped with sucker can entice a few more bites out of the group before you move on to the next one. Fall is a great time to be out on the water here in Grand County, don’t miss out on those few last casts before we get some ice! Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 10/14/24

Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6am-6pm. Water temperature is in the mid 50’s. Rainbow trout action has been very good with fish active along the shorelines in less than 10ft of water. A Little Cleo or Kastmaster spoon in blue and silver worked with a lift-fall retrieve has been consistently producing. Lake trout action has been good, look for them in 30-50ft of water. Slab style spoons or Clam Leech Flutter spoons tipped with sucker and jigged aggressively in the schooled up spawning lake trout been producing good numbers of fish.

Williams Fork - The east boat ramp hours are 7am to 7pm daily. The lake is about 9 feet low (85% capacity). Inflow is 12cfs outflow is 89cfs. Surface temp at 7am has been running 55 warming to 57 mid-day. Visibility is 9 to 10 feet. The Lake Trout bite has been very good on eater size fish. Right now, we're seeing between 12 to 25 fish per rod depending on the day. Mixed age groups can be found in 60 to 80 feet of water. 70 to 74 feet seems to be producing best right now. Unlike Granby and Grand it's difficult to locate Lakers on Williams Fork with sonar. I'm guessing it's because the large laker's in Will Fork hunt down instead of up which has conditioned the smaller fish to hang tight to the bottom. Once you find a fish stop and drop, there's more there than what you see on the screen. 2 to 3" plastics (we're using small tubes) tipped with sucker meat fished gently on or just off the bottom is getting bit. The bite gets started around 9am and lasts till about 1pm. Northern's are slow, in part due to a decrease in population and many of bigger fish no longer live in their traditional habitat. Some have moved to deeper water where food is more plentiful (think Lake Trout). Please practice catch and release on all Northern's caught. Brown Trout are active along the rocks north of the east boat ramp, and in the inlet before the sun hits the water. The lake hasn't been stocked with Rainbow's or Kokes since 2019 in an effort to control gill lice, so there isn't much action fishing for them. Randy H - Guide Fishing with Bernie

Lake Granby - Boat Ramp hours are 6am - 6pm. Water level is at 86.5% or approximately 10.5 ft low and water temperatures are hanging in the mid 50’s. Rainbow trout action has been excellent around the islands and dam faces. Fly anglers are finding success with Clouser minnow and egg sucking leech patterns in dark colors. Dynamic Twitch tubes and flutter spoons in pink and white have been our go to lure choice when fishing with spinning gear. Lake trout action is very good, use your electronics to locate the large schools of spawning fish in 30-60ft of water. P&D Lure Company glow twisty tail grub in chartreuse and purple on a 3/8oz jig in head in a contrasting color has been our most consistent bait. If the bite slows but you are still consistently marking fish, make a switch to a Clam XL Flutter spoon or a jigging rap to work the reaction bite with these schools, and don’t forget to tip with fresh sucker! The weather forecast looks like it may be a cool weekend, but still an excellent time to get out and enjoy fall fishing in Grand County. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 9/30/24

Grand Lake - Boat Ramp hours are 6am-6pm. Fishing for Rainbow and Brown Trout has been good. Flashy chrome colored spoons and spinners have been working well cast along the shorelines. Lake trout action has been good, look for them in 35-50ft of water. Chartreuse spoons and P&D Lures glow grubs tipped with sucker meat have been top producing lures. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork Reservoir - The east boat ramp hours are 7am to 7pm daily. The water level is 87% or about 8 feet low. With the cool nights the surface temp has dropped to 55/56 warming of 59 on a sunny day. Visibility is still excellent; jigs drop out of sight between 10 to 12 feet. We've come full circle on the Lake Trout bite and they're eager to bite again as the fish are grouping up for spawn. Look for mixed age groups in 55 to 75 feet of water. Small tubes tipped with fresh sucker meat worked with any kind of jig stroke on or just above the bottom is getting bit. The fish have moved to banker's hours so you'll only pick up a few more fish with an early start, the bite is lasting thru early afternoon. Northern's are slow as usual, in part due to a decrease in population and many of bigger fish no longer live in their traditional habitat. Some have moved to deeper water where food is more plentiful (think Lake Trout). Please practice catch and release on all Northern's caught. Brown Trout are active along the rocks north of the east boat ramp, and in the inlet before the sun hits the water. The lake hasn't been stocked with Rainbow's or Kokes since 2019 in an effort to control gill lice, so there isn't much action fishing for them. Randy H - Guide Fishing with Bernie

Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6am-6pm. Water level is at 86.5% or approximately 10ft low and dropping daily. Temperatures in the mornings have been 57 degrees and warming as the day goes on. Fishing for all species has been good. Rainbow trout action is excellent in the mornings casting pink and white colored spoons along shorelines and in water less than 15ft deep. Brown trout are being caught along rocky shorelines, Dynamic Twitch Tubes in brown or white and jerkbaits have been go to lures, for fly anglers a black egg sucking leech has been working well. Lake trout action is good and getting better daily. They have started moving up on to their spawning locations, look for them in 30-60ft of water, flutter spoons as well as P&D Lures glow twist tails and tubes on a 3/8oz jig head tipped with sucker have been our go to lures to keep putting fish in the net! Kokanee salmon are schooled up and starting to run, pink, white or chartreuse jigging spoons tipped with a waxie has been working well when you locate a school with your electronics. Great time of year to be on the water with the fall colors and excellent fishing, don’t miss out! Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 9/23/24

Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6am-6pm. Fishing continues to improve as water cools. Rainbow trout and brown trout are active in the inlet areas. A weighted 2” streamer in green or white for the fly anglers has been producing, or a white or green jerkbait for those fishing with spinning gear. Work the shorelines and docks in the area of the inlets as well as the sun rises and the fish move out of the inlet areas. Lake trout bite is good, we are close to spawn temperatures and expect the bite to improve daily. Target fish in 30-55 ft of water, 3/8oz spoons, bright colored plastics on 3/8oz jig tipped with fresh sucker worked right on the bottom has been producing fish. Use your electronics to locate the fish as they are grouping up to spawn. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

Williams Fork - The east boat ramp hours are 7am to 7pm daily. The water level is 88%, just over 7 feet low. The surface temp has dropped to 58 early am warming to near 60 on calm sunny days. Visibility is 10 to 12 feet. The Lake Trout bit has been improving as we get closer to spawn. We're seeing 14+ fish per rod right now. Most of the Laker's are running between 12" to 20". Look for mixed age groups in 60 to 80 feet of water. Small baits are getting bit more frequently than larger baits. Tubes 3" and smaller seem to be working best right now. Tip your jig with sucker meat and work it on or near the bottom with gentle jig strokes. The bite gets slow after noon but picks back up again around 4PM. Northern's are slow as usual, in part due to a decrease in population and many of bigger fish no longer live in their traditional habitat. Some have moved to deeper water where food is more plentiful (think Lake Trout). Please practice catch and release on all Northern's caught. Brown Trout are active along the rocks north of the east boat ramp, and in the inlet before the sun hits the water. The lake hasn't been stocked with Rainbow's or Kokes since 2019 in an effort to control gill lice, so there isn't much action fishing for them. Randy H - Guide Fishing with Bernie

Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6am- 6pm. Water temperatures are in the upper 50’s first thing in the morning warming to low 60’s by end of the day. Water level is at 88% or approximately 9.5ft below full and dropping. Rainbow trout and brown trout action is good right now. Look for rainbows in the inlet areas, streamers, spoons and spinners are all producing fish. Target brown trout along the rocky shorelines and rock to mud transition areas. Dynamic Twitch Tubes, jerkbaits and bead head streamers are all producing fish in a variety of natural colors. Lake trout action is fair to good and improving daily as the fish prepare to spawn. Look for them in pre-spawn locations in 30 to 65ft of water. Spoons, 3/8oz jig head and brightly colored plastic tipped with sucker are producing best right now. Expecting some great fall weather in the next week so come on out, check out the spectacular fall colors and get in on some great fishing! Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 8/5/24

Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6am-8pm. Just as in the past few weeks if you are looking for rainbow or brown trout, as the saying goes “the early bird gets the worm,” or the last one off the water. Best times will be early and late in the day when the sun is rising or setting. Lures with erratic action such as a Little Cleo spoon, jerkbait or bead head streamers such as a wooley bugger or egg sucking leech have been producing when worked along the rocky shorelines or inlets. Lake trout have definitely moved deeper, though are still not suspending yet. Look for them in 60-100ft of water, a black grub with a 3/8oz glow head tipped with a small piece of sucker and your favorite scent added for icing on top has been best producer for me lately. Traffic on the water is still high though should be winding down in the upcoming weeks, stay safe and watch for others while out! - Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork Reservoir- The east boat ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. Currently the water level is dropping quickly, the lake is sitting at 98%. Inflow is 43cfs, outflow is 156cfs. Surface temp has risen to 66 early am warming to the low 70's by mid-day... sending Lake Trout to deeper cooler water. Visibility is about 12 feet on the west side of the lake, 10 feet or less on the east side where free floating alge is accumulating from the west to east winds. We're still catching some lakers in 60 feet of water but most of the fish are in 70 feet plus. The "Dog Days of Summer" are here. The Lake Trout bite is slow, we are seeing 8 to 12 fish per trip right now. Depending on how many fishermen I have in the boat, we're fishing three to four different jig types and colors which all seem to get bit equally, meaning when you find biters they'll bite whatever type of plastics you drop. A gentle presentation fished on or just off the bottom is working right now. Northern Pike are slow as usual, in part due to a decrease in population and many of bigger fish no longer live in their traditional habitat. They've moved to deeper water where the food is which makes it difficult to catch them. Please practice catch and release on all Northern's caught. Brown Trout are feeding along the rocks north of the east boat ramp, and in the inlet before the sun hits the water. The lake hasn't been stocked with Rainbow's or Kokes since 2019 in an effort to control gill lice, so there isn't much action fishing for them. Randy H - Guide Fishing with Bernie.

Lake Granby - Boat Ramp hours are 6am-8pm. Water temps are mid 60’s warming to low 70’s by afternoon. Water level is 95% or approximately 3.5ft below full. The early and late in the day pattern for rainbows and browns continues, once the sun hits the water the bite slows until it sets on the other end of the day. Small crayfish colored Dynamic Twitch Tubes worked down rocky drop offs or jerkbaits worked in mud to rock transition areas have been a reliable pattern. Lake trout fishing remains very good despite the warming water temperatures. Look for lake trout in 65-95ft of water on various main lake structure with deeper cooler water close by. A dark colored 3/8 oz jig head with a pink, or glow tube or grub has been producing bites tipped with very small piece of fresh sucker, later in the day when the fish get picky lose the tail on the grub or downsize the tube to keep the fish biting. Like always pay attention to those electronics, if you are on fish and they aren’t biting time to find similar structure and a different group of fish, they are biting somewhere on the lake, guaranteed! Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon. \

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 7/29/24

The crowds are at a seasonal high right now and there is an absolute ton of traffic on the lake. Please use caution when traveling around because there are a lot of paddle boards, kayakers, and other watercraft. The afternoon winds are also a factor, be sure to plan ahead for that. It seems to be hitting around 11 or 12 in the afternoon, when it hits.  The rainbows and browns can still be caught at the inlets, early in the morning. When fishing these fish, get on the water as early as possible. As soon as the sun comes up and hits the water, these fish go deep. I would suggest chucking HD trout jerks in the moving water and a heavy tazmanian devil in the deeper water. The prime hours are from 6 am to 8 am. The lake trout fishing is still very good on the typical structure points. The majority of the fish are in the 14-22” range and are very eager to smash a well presented, grub style jig tipped with sucker meat. I would concentrate your efforts on the 45-90 foot range right now and fish close to the bottom. The suspended fish haven’t shown up yet due to the water being fairly cool for this time of year. Points, and flat bottom areas seem to holding the majority of the fish right now. Don’t forget to smother your jig with scent this type of year and commit to a high percentage spot for 30 mins.   Fishing with Bernie Guide, Jake Foos.

Williams Fork Reservoir - The east boat ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. The water level has dropped to 99%. Inflow is 64cfs, outflow is 88cfs. From here on out for the rest of the season the lake slowly will keep going down. Unexplainably the Lake Trout bite has slowed to a crawl when the cool front and smoke came in. Every fish I cleaned during the week had empty stomachs. Usually, they're packed with small crawdads which indicates they are not feeding much. Look for Laker's in 60 to 80 feet of water. The best bite is early AM and slows as the day goes on. A slow gentle presentation with small tubes, paddle or twister tails tipped with sucker meat jigged on or just above the bottom is working the best right now. Scent seems to help a little. Northern Pike are slow as usual, in part due to a decrease in population and many of bigger fish no longer live in their traditional habitat. They've moved to deeper water where the food is which makes it difficult to catch them. Please practice catch and release on all Northern's caught. Brown Trout are feeding along the rocks north of the east boat ramp, and in the inlet before the sun hits the water. The lake hasn't been stocked with Rainbow's or Kokes since 2019 in an effort to control gill lice, so there isn't much action fishing for them. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H.

Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6am-8pm. Water level is dropping, currently at 96% or approximately 3ft low. Water temps are mid-upper 60’s first thing in morning and warming to low 70’s by the afternoon. Fishing for rainbow and brown trout has been fair and is condition dependent. Sunrise and sunset are the best times, erratically worked spoons, with a sharp lift and fall retrieve using long casting spoons such as Kastmasters and Little Cleo. Target the inlet areas where the water is moving and cooler. Lake trout action remains good. Fish are starting to bump deeper, look for them in 60-95ft of water. A dark colored 3/8oz jig head with a light colored plastic grub or tube tipped with sucker has been a go to set up. We are working multiple spots until we find active fish, but they are biting somewhere so keep mobile and you will be rewarded! Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 7/22/24

Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6am to 8pm. Fishing has been fair for rainbow trout and brown trout. We are finding them shallow6-10ft early in the day but as sun rises the fish move to the deeper cooler water in the 15-20ft range. Either trolling or casting bright flashy colored spinners tipped with a small piece of worm has been producing fish. Target the inlet areas where the cool fresh water is coming in or by the boat ramp where there is a steep drop off to deep water. Lake trout are being caught in 60-100ft of water, vertical jigging Leech Flutter spoons tipped with a small piece of sucker belly, or 3” pumpkin green colored tubes has been most productive. Stay on the move to find the active fish. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

Williams Fork Reservoir- The east boat ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. The water level is 100%. Inflow and outflow are both 88cfs. Water clarity is about 12 feet. The surface temp is 65 warming to 67 on clear calm days. Most of the loose chip seal gravel on county road 3 has moved to the edges of the road, but county road 341 still has a lot of loose gravel. The Lake Trout bite is pretty good for the first few hours of the morning. By late morning the bite gets slow, by noon it's time to head in for lunch. I'm still seeing an average of about 10 fish per rod, with most being the usual Will Fork "dinks". Nothing wrong with sitting on "dinks" as the big Laker's are eating them. All age groups can be found in 60 to 80 feet of water. Small tubes tipped with sucker meat fish slowly and gently on or near the bottom is working best for us. Sometimes adding scent helps when the bite slows down. Northern Pike are slow as usual, in part due to a decrease in population and many of bigger fish no longer live in their traditional habitat. They've moved to deeper water where the food is making it harder to catch them. Please practice catch and release on all Northern's caught. Brown Trout are feeding along the rocks north of the east boat ramp, and in the inlet before the sun hits the water. The lake hasn't been stocked with Rainbow's or Kokes since 2019 in an effort to control gill lice, so there isn't much action fishing for them. Randy H - Guide Fishing with Bernie

Lake Granby - Boat Ramp hours are 6am-8pm. Water level is at 97% or approximately 2ft below full, water temperatures have been mid 60’s to start the morning and warming to upper 60’s by the afternoon. Rainbow and Brown trout action has been fair to good depending on conditions. Early in the day or when there is a good “chop” on the water look to the rocky shorelines with an erratically worked jerk bait or spoon to find the rainbow and brown trout. Lake trout action has remained good. Fish have not starting bumping deeper yet to the cooler water but that should start happening soon. Look for them in 60-85ft of water along structure that has access to deeper water close by. 2-3” tubes in watermelon/green pumpkin color have been go to bait tipped with a small piece of sucker and some scent. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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