Grand County Fishing Report Week of 7/14/25

Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Water temperatures are in the low 60’s in the morning then warming to mid 60’s by mid-day. Fishing for rainbow trout and brown has been good. Target these fish early in the morning along the rocky shorelines, Kasmaster and Little Cleo spoons in blue/silver color has been consistently producing. For fly anglers and leech pattern stripped slowly has also been producing. Once the sun hits the water the fish move a little deeper. Lake trout fishing has been fair. Bright orange jig head with a black or green grub jigged tight to the bottom has been most consistent lure. Tip with fresh sucker and pay very close attention for those light lake trout bites. Be prepared to move frequently to stay on active fish. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork Reservoir- The east boat ramp hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. This fishing report is straight off the water. The water level is 99% of capacity. Inflow is 119cfs, outflow is 127cfs. Water clarity is excellent; jigs drop out of sight around 15 feet. Early morning surface temperature is 65 warming to 67+ on calm sunny days. The days of fishing shallower water seem to be over until fall. The lake trout bite is fair to good dependent on the day. Look for small groups (the fish are scattered right now) on the top of or bottom of drop offs in 70 to 90 feet of water. For fish on the bottom 4" and smaller plastics tipped with sucker meat is working best for us. Color doesn't seem to be as important as the presentation. The bite is on the slow side so presentation is key to putting a limit in the boat. Dead sticking with a twitch every now and then only raising your jig a few inches off the bottom is producing bites. Fish in the column are hunting and much more aggressive than those on the bottom. Cranking up to fish and working the bait hard is producing bites about 50% of the time. Usually, the fish in the column are bigger than fish on the bottom. Northern Pike has been slow and I rarely see anyone fishing for them. Rainbow Trout haven't been stocked for several years so it's doubtful there's any catchable fish in the lake. The recently stocked Kokanee are very small and won't be catchable for a few years. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy Hall

Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Water level is 97.5% or approximately 2 feet below full. Temperatures are mid 60’s to start the morning and warming to upper 60’s by mid-day. Fishing for rainbow trout and brown trout has been fair. Look for rainbows in 10 to 20 feet of water along the rip rap dam’s and rocky shorelines. Blue, pink and silver spoons have been producing fish when worked with a lift fall retrieve. Alternatively shore anglers are reporting success with worms fished close to the bottom along the banks that drop off quickly to deeper water. Lake trout bite has been good. We are finding the most active fish in 60 to 85 feet of water. Tube jigs 4 inches and smaller in natural colors have been our go to baits. Tip them with fresh sucker for best results and stay mobile, not all groups of fish are actively feeding. Sometimes you have to work a few areas before you find an active group. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 7/7/25

Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Water temperature has been in the low 60’s in the morning and warming as the day goes on. Fishing for rainbow trout and brown trout has been good in the early mornings or late evenings. For fly anglers, look to a leech pattern in the rocky areas or inlets. Shore anglers are reporting good success with a half a nightcrawler fished close to the bottom. We are finding good success from the boat casting small crankbaits in green or white colors as well as erratically retrieving a silver/blue colored flutter spoon. Lake trout action has been fair with best success in the mornings prior to the increased boat traffic. Look for best action on lake trout in 50 to 100 feet of water with a 3/8 ounce glow head jig paired with black or white colored grub and tipped with sucker fished close to the bottom. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork Reservoir - The east boat ramp hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The lake is at 100% capacity. Inflow is 199cfs, outflow is 215cfs. Visibility is really good; jigs drop out of sight around 15 feet. The water is really heating up. Last trip out surface temp was 63.5 early AM warming to 67 at noon, which is sending the lake trout to deeper, cooler water. Look for lake trout in 60 to 90 feet of water. Like last week, the best action is during the first few hours of the morning. As the day gets brighter and warmer the bite drops off. I have everyone running a different type of jig. They all get bit indicating that if there are biters in the area, they'll bite whatever is in their face. Fish on the bottom are more difficult to get to bite than fish in the water column. Bottom fish are liking a slow presentation, whereas fish in the column are responding well to fast movement. Late morning when the bite drops off, down-size your jig and start adding scent. Patience and persistence will put a bunch of keepers in the live well and maybe even a trophy. Northern Pike fishing has been slow. I rarely see anyone fishing for them. Rainbow trout haven't been stocked for several years so it's doubtful there's any catchable fish in the lake. The recently stocked kokanee are very small and won't be catchable for a few years. Fishing with Bernie Guide - Randy Hall

Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Water level is at 98% or approximately 1.5 feet below full. Water surface temperatures are approximately 63 degrees in the morning and warming to 67 by afternoon. Fishing for rainbow trout and brown trout has been good early in the mornings while they are active and shallow. Target them with pink, blue or silver spoons worked erratically, small crankbaits in rainbow trout patterns or good fly patterns have been egg sucking leeches and white clouser minnows. Shore anglers are reporting success with Mike’s shrimp eggs and nightcrawlers. Lake trout action has been fair to good this past week. Fishing did slow a bit during the busy holiday weekend with the increased boat traffic. We look for it to improve this week. Look for lake trout in 50 to 85 feet of water along the main lake points and drop-offs. A 2 inch to 4 inch tube jig in green or white has been producing bites, if the fish seem hesitant to bite, down-size your presentation. We like to use a 3/8 ounce brightly colored jig head tipped with small dark colored grub. Tip your lures with fresh sucker and pay close attention to your rod tip and line to detect those light bites. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 6/30/25

Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Water surface temperatures are in the upper 50’s to low 60’s depending on time of day. The inlets have slowed and the water is starting to clear up. Rainbow trout and brown trout bite has been good in the early mornings. Brook trout colored crank baits or blue/orange spoons worked with an erratic retrieve has been producing bites. Shore anglers are reporting good success with worms fished close to the bottom. Lake trout bite has been fair this past week. Look for lake trout in 45 to 85 feet of water. 2 inch glow grubs with a contrasting colored jig head tipped with fresh sucker has been most consistent lure. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork Reservoir- The east boat ramp hours are 6 .a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The water level is 100%. Inflow is 357cfs, outflow is 406cfs. Most of the floating logs and branches have made their way to the shore line except for in the inlet area. Visibly is good, baits drop out of sight 10 to 12 feet down and good visibility equates to more bites! Surface temperatures are running 61 degrees early morning warming to nearly 66 degrees on sunny calm days, which is sending the fish a little deeper. Look for lake trout in 60 to 90 feet of water. The best action is early morning tapering off by 10 a.m. We're running four different types of 3 inch to 4 inch jigs and four different colors. They're all getting bit equally well so one lure is working no better than the other. Fish on the bottom are finicky with presentation with slow gentle jigging working the best. Fish in the column are hunting and very aggressive. More than half of our daily catch is from swimmers. Northern pike fishing is slow. Rainbow trout have not been stocked for several years so it's doubtful there's any catchable fish in the lake. The recently stocked kokanee are very small and won't be catchable for a few years. Fishing with Bernie Guide,- Randy Hall

Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Water level is at 97% or approximately 2 feet below full. Wate temperatures are in the upper 50’s in the morning warming to mid 60’s by the afternoon. Rainbow and brown trout bite has been good in the early mornings and slowing as the sun rises. Look for rainbows in the inlets or in Rainbow Bay where the water is coming in. Shore anglers are reporting success fishing with worms or pink Powerbait close to them bottom. Casting a Dynamic Twitch Tube and working it in the rocks with a slow lift-fall retrieve has also been producing fish for us. Lake trout bite has been good. Look for them in 50 to 80 feet of water. Small plastics such as tubes, grubs or minnow imitations have all been producing fish, the color seems to change each day. Some days we are finding dark colors working, while others its as wild a color as you can throw on. Don’t be afraid to experiment a little outside the box. Keep that sucker on your hook fresh and pay close attention to your rod to detect those soft lake trout bites. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 6/16/25

Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The inlets are still running strong, be careful of floating debris around the lake. The brown trout and rainbow trout bite has been great around the inlets, casting spinners and Dynamic J-Spec jerkbaits is a great way to target these fish. Early mornings and late evenings is the most productive times to target the browns and rainbows. Lake trout have been biting well in 30 to 45 feet of water. Small jigs in the 1 to 3 inch range in green or smoke color tipped with sucker meat have been producing most of the fish. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Sam Hochevar

Williams Fork Reservoir - The east boat ramp hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The water level is 94%, or 3.4 feet low. Inflow is 650cfs and the outflow is 150cfs. The increased inflow is bringing in floating debris so keep an eye out for logs, sticks and branches. Water clarity is still about 10 feet. Last trip the surface temp was 59 degrees early am and warmed to 61 degrees by noon. The lake trout bite is really good for the first three hours of the morning then slows down dramatically until early evening. Right now we're seeing 7 to 10 fish per rod. Look for all age groups in 50 to 60 feet of water, but they can be found in 80+ feet. So far the lake trout are not moving to deeper water, the water is getting deeper on them. This week 3 inch to 4 inch tubes tipped with sucker meat was working best for us. Work the jig gently a few inches off bottom, then touch or rest on the bottom then repeat the process. Suspended or swimming fish are still fairly aggressive. We're catching about 50% of the suspended fish. Northern Pike is slow. I did talk to a guy that had one follow to his boat in the shallows, but didn't catch any. Please help save this resource for other anglers and return all Northern's to the water. Rainbow Trout have not been stocked for several years so it's doubtful there's any catchable fish in the lake. The recently stocked Kokanee are very small and won't be catchable for a few years. Fishing with Bernie Guide , Randy Hall

Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Water level is at 92.5% or approximately 6 feet below full. Water temperatures are in the upper 50’s to start the morning and warming to mid 60’s during the day. Rainbow trout bite has been good. Target the low-light periods of the day, and areas of flowing water. A silver or chartreuse spoon worked on a steady retrieve should produce fish. Brown trout bite has been fair to good depending on the conditions. Jerkbaits and fluorescent orange-colored spoons worked with an erratic retrieve has been our go to lures. We are also getting some action on streamers with a fly rod, egg sucking leeches with a tungsten head have been a great pattern. Lake trout bite remains good. Look for them in 40-70 feet of water along breaks and drop offs. Grubs and tubes have been the most consistent on a 3/8-ounce jig head tipped with fresh sucker. Orange, green pumpkin and white have been the most productive colors. Use those electronics to locate fish, right now majority of fish are actively feeding though starting to see some groups that will look but not bite. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 6/2/2025

Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Water temperatures have been in the low to mid 50’s. Fishing for all species has been very good. Target rainbow trout around the town docks and inlet areas with silver Kastmaster’s, Mepp’s spinners with silver blade or tungsten bead wooly bugger in green or brown. Best action on the lake right now is brown trout, target them along the rocky shorelines with bright colored spoons or jerkbaits. Look for lake trout in the 25 to 40 feet water range. The best lures we have found have been brown and green 2 inch tubes tipped with fresh sucker meat. Use your electronics to locate the fish, they are spread out but once you find them they have been eager to bite. Fishing with Bernie guide - Dan Shannon

Williams Forkn Reservoir - The east boat ramp hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The water level is 83%, around 12 feet low. Inflow is 282cfs, out flow is 40cfs. The lake is still clear of surface debris and water clarity is good with baits dropping out of sight between 10 to 12 feet down. Early morning surface temperature is running 51 degrees warming to 57 degrees on sunny days. The lake trout bite is fair at best, in part due to a recent deep-water midge hatch. This past week I saw an average of 7 fish per rod over a six hour trip. Our most productive depth was 40 to 45 feet using small plastics tipped with sucker meat and sprayed with scent. Lakers found on the bottom seem to like a very slow finesse subtle presentation while fish moving in the water column respond to a more aggressive presentation. Northern pike is slow as the population is declining. Please help save the resource for other anglers and return them to the water. Rainbow trout and kokanee salmon haven't been stocked for several years so it's doubtful there's any catchable fish in the lake. Fishing with Bernie Guide - Randy Hall

Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Water level is at 82% or approximately 14 feet below full. Fishing has remained very good this past week for all species. Look for rainbow and brown trout along the shorelines in less than ten feet of water. Rainbow trout will concentrate in the inlet areas where the water is moving, and brown trout will be found along the rocky shorelines. The best action for both species will be the low light periods of the day, sunrise and sunset. We have been finding the best lake trout bite in 30 to 45 feet of water in the areas of lake with a muddy bottom. Green and brown 2 inch tubes tipped with sucker has been the most consistent, but glow grubs or a glow jig head have been a good change of pace lure as well when the bite slows. Fishing with Bernie guide - Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 5/26/25

Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6am-8pm. Water temperature has been 47 to 52 degrees, depending on time of day. Fishing for all species has been excellent. Rainbow trout are actively feeding around the moving water areas of the inlets. A Kastmaster or Clam Leech Flutter Spoon in silver, pink and blue color, worked in a lift-fall retrieve has been very productive. Brown trout are active early and late in the day along the rocky shorelines. Target brown trout with bright orange-colored spoons or green and white jerkbaits worked with an erratic retrieve. Lake trout are being caught in 20 to 50 feet of water. A 3/8 ounce glow head jig tipped with a black or dark green grub worked along the bottom will produce bites. Pay close attention to your rod tip and line for those subtle bites. As always tip with fresh sucker meat for best results when lake trout fishing. Fishing with Bernie guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork Reservoir - The east boat ramp hours are 6am to 8pm daily. Water level is at 80% capacity, or 12.76 feet low. Inflow is only 88cfs, outflow is 44cfs. Last year on the same date flow was 646 in and 338 out, the lake was 3.35 feet low. Surface temp has been hovering around 47 degrees early morning warming to 50 degrees mid-day. Due to low runoff, visibility is excellent with jigs dropping out of sight at 10 to 12 feet. The lake is free of floating debris so far this spring. Looking at past data the lake trout bite is consistent with previous May trips. Right now, I'd call the fishing fair. I'm seeing 4 to 5 fish per rod on slow days and up to 9 to 10 fish per rod on good days. Look for lakers in 35 to 50 feet of water. Small 2-inch to 3-inch plastics tipped with sucker meat fished with short strokes on or just above the bottom is producing bites from all age groups. Northern Pike fishing is slow, but one bit me off while jigging for lake trout in shallow water. Haven't fish for Browns but they should be active early morning in the inlet and along the rocks north of the east boat ramp. Rainbow Trout and Kokanee Salmon haven't been stocked for several years so it's doubtful there's any catchable fish in the lake. Fishing with Bernie guide, Randy H

Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6am to 8pm. Water level is at 77% or approximately 18 feet low, temperatures have been approximately 47 degrees in the morning warming to 55 degrees by the afternoon. Fishing has been good to very good for all species. Rainbow trout have been active in water less than 10 feet deep, target areas around main lake points and moving water. Casting or trolling silver colored Clam Leech Flutter Spoons or Little Cleo spoons has been working well. Brown trout action is best early or late in the day along rocky shorelines. Bucktail jigs, Dynamic Twitch tube, or an erratically worked spoon have been our go to lures. Lake trout are being caught in 25 to 60 feet of water. Our go-to lures have been 2-inch to 5-inch tubes in white or green colors, subtle jigging action. Lake trout are scattered right now, it is important to pay attention to your electronics to stay on fish, alternatively people trolling are reporting success as well using spoons and pop gear on lead-core line. Fishing with Bernie guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 5/19/25

Grand Lake - Boat Ramp hours are 6am-8pm. Water temperature is 46-50 degrees depending on time of day. Fishing has been excellent for all species. Rainbow trout and brown trout are actively cruising the shorelines and the inlet areas. Dynamic J-spec jerk baits and Rapala X-raps are a great lure right now. 1/8oz and 1/4oz Kastmaster and Little Cleo spoons worked with a lift-fall retrieve are also very productive baits. For fly anglers, Wooley Buggers, egg sucking leeches and white clouser minnows are must haves. Lake trout can be found in 20-35 ft of water, 2” tubes in green pumpkin or white or a 2” glow grub with 3/8oz black jig head have been working well when tipped with fresh sucker. The lake trout are scattered right now due to water temperature, jigging while moving slowly along the areas where fish are marked will help put more fish in the boat. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork Reservoir - Boat Ramp hours are 6am-8pm. Water Level is at 80% and filling. Surface temperature is 48 degrees and rising. Lake trout are scattered throughout the water column in depths 10 to 60 feet of water. The bite has been good, small jigs tipped with sucker meat have been producing fish. Most fish are being caught near the bottom, however it is important to keep an eye on the fish finder for suspended fish moving through. This time of year can be challenging as the lake trout are in different depths all over the lake, so check the different depths and stay mobile in order to catch more fish. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Sam Hochevar.

Lake Granby - Boat Ramp hours are 6am-8pm, both Stillwater and Sunset boat ramps are open for the season. Docks were not in as of the past weekend but should be placed soon. Water level is at 76% or approximately 19 ft below full. Water level is increasing daily. Surface water temperatures vary from 47-54 degrees depending on weather, sun and time of day. Fishing has been good for all species. Rainbow trout fishing is best in the areas of moving water around the many inlets. Kastmasters and Blue Fox Spinners are excellent lure selections right now. Brown trout action is very good, look for rocky areas along the shoreline in the low light periods of the day or when it is windy. Mepps Syclops spoons or Dynamic J Spec jerk baits are our go to lures. Lake trout action is very good with most fish being caught between 15 and 50ft of water. Our most productive lures have been 2-3” tubes with a 3/8oz jig internal jig head tipped with fresh sucker and jigged along the bottom. For those trophy fish up size those baits and cover water, these fish are actively cruising all over the lake looking for food. We are getting action on 5”-8” tubes and minnow/fish imitations. ***New lake trout regulations went into effect on 4/1/25. Bag and possession limit was increased to 12 per person with one fish over 24”. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 3/24/25

Spring has arrived and the warm weather is telling us ice season is almost over. This will be our last report of the ice season, we will resume as the lakes lose their ice and we get out the long rods once again!

Grand Lake - Travel conditions are excellent and ice is holding up for now. Use caution and check often as ice can change daily this time of year. Rainbow and brown trout fishing in the inlets and inlet areas has been excellent, 12ft of water and less depending on the time of day. 1/8oz Clam Leech Flutters spoons in blue/pink color or clown colored have been working well. A pink or chartreuse tungsten jig with a waxie is a consistent producer as well. Lake trout action has been fair to good depending on the day and the weather. Look for them in 50 to 90ft of water, the area just north of the canal to Shadow Mtn has been holding quite a few fish. A dark colored jig head with a light colored or glow plastic body has been the go to baits. Tip with fresh sucker meat or a Mike’s shrimp egg and work the lure close to the bottom. Fish are coming through in waves so be ready for fast action when they show up. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork - Water level is at 70% of full. Lake trout bite has been good. Small jigs tipped with sucker meat worked 1 to 5 feet off the bottom have been producing fish. 50 to 60 feet of water has been where we are finding a lot of the lake trout. The snow on the ice and shore is almost completely gone which means ice off is imminent. Use caution this week if heading out, ice near exposed shorelines will start to melt first and conditions across the lake will be unpredictable especially after the warmer weather this week. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Sam Hochevar.

Lake Granby - Water level is at approximately 64% or 30 ft low. Travel conditions are excellent right now with little to no snow on the ice. Ice is holding up for now with 6-8” of clear ice under 6-8” of frozen slush. The spring conditions are changing the ice daily in the warm sunny weather so please use caution and check the ice as you go if headed out for the final few days of the ice season. Rainbow trout action continues to be very good along the dam faces and rip rap shorelines, tungsten jigs or spoons in pink, white or silver color have all been working. Tip with a real or Gulp waxie and target water 15ft and shallower. Lake trout action has been good for 18-20” fish, but the key is finding the active fish. Look for them in 45-80ft of water along the multiple river or creek channels throughout the lake. A 2” tube jig or 2” twisty tail grub with a glow-colored jig head has been our go-to lures, tipped with fresh sucker and covered in your favorite scent for that extra enticement. It’s been a great ice season, stay safe for these final days and look for our next reports to start at ice off! Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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