Grtand County fishing report for the week of 1-25-20

Here is your Grand County fishing report for the week of 1-25-20. The Three lakes contest was this past weekend. Thanks to everyone that stopped by to say hi and weigh fish. There is a littler bit of slush on Granby and Williams Fork, Shadow Mtn is getting bad. 

Lake Granby- Rainbows are eating small jigs tipped with sucker meat early in the mornin g near shore. Lake trout are eating small white jigs, bait, spoons and other lures tipped with sucker meat.
Williams Fork- The bite from the 15 to 17 inch lake trout in 40 to 70 feet of water has been soild most days. Small jigs in a 3 inch profiles have been producing most of the fish. Tipping your jigs with sucker meat has been critical for getting strikes from the fish. Grand Lake-Pressure has been pretty high on Grand Lake as of late but the bite continues to be pretty steady. The best time to fish for all species is early in the morning. Plan on drilling before dark and be set up early for best success.
Rainbow and Browns have been taking small jigs near the bottom using tungsten jigs and small spoons. Tip your lures with a wax worm or salmon egg for best success. Target the water in the 10-15’ range.
Lake trout continue to eat small tubes and spoons tipped with a small piece of sucker meat. As the season goes on, more and more fish are starting to show up suspended. It is very important to keep your jigs above the fish and moving while fishing these fish.The Fishing with Bernie team has been guiding in Grand county for over 25 years. For more info please check out www.fishingwithbernie.com<http://www.fishingwithbernie.com><http://www.fishingwithbernie.com/> , https://www.facebook.com/FishingWithBernie/ or our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/fishing_with_bernie

Grand County fishing report for the week of 1-13-1-20

Here is your Grand County fishing report for the week of 1-5-20. The ice seems to be growing, the fish are biting and the 3 Lakes ice fishing contest is right around the corner.

Williams Fork- Lake trout have been in 40 to 70 feet of water. Bite has been tough of late making sucker meat a must most days. Fish are being caught on spoons and small plastics in the 1 to 4 inch range, larger baits can be a good way to weed out the super small fish. Rainbows have been in 3 to 7 feet of water, bite is best from first light until the sun hits the ice and then it dies off pretty quick. - Sam Hochevar, Guide-Fishing with Bernie

Grand Lake – Ice season is in full swing on Grand Lake.  The lake has 10”+ of ice on it, with open water in the typical areas in front of canal to Shadow Mtn as well as the north east corner by the inlet of the Adams tunnel.  Use caution if venturing near the open water.  The pond hockey rinks in front of the swim beach area are up so this area is bit congested if trying to fish here.  Conditions are great for walking and pulling a sled,  not many areas of slush.  Fishing has been average,  still finding rainbows and browns up shallow in the low light hours.  Small spoons such as the Pinhead Mino tipped with wax worm or small jig should produce.  Lake trout are being caught in 40-70’ of water.  Small tube jigs, grubs or minnow imitations tipped with small piece of sucker worked on the bottom will produce.  The key on the lake trout is being mobile and finding the areas they concentrate in that day.  – Dan Shannon, Guide – Fishing with berniekeefe@hotmail.com

Lake Granby-There is very little slush on Lake Granby, however there are areas of very slick ice on the lake. Be careful traveling over these areas. Rainbows are eating small jigs tipped with wax worms in 3-8' of water. That bite dies off when the sun hits the ice. Lake trout have been active most of the day. Tubes, twisters, spoons and bait have all been successful. Fishing in 40-80' of water has been very good.

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Grand County fishing report for the week of 1-5-20

Here is your Grand County fishing report for the week of 1-5-20. We hope your holidays were great. Now it’s time to get out on the ice.  

Lake Granby-5”-8” of ice.  We’ve seen snowmobiles and atv’s out on the lake. Cracks have formed and are making icy spots as well as slush in some areas. Be careful, it’s your responsibility to be safe on the ice. Rainbows are eating small jigs tipped with wax worms early in the morning. Lake trout are eating tubes, trustees and spoons tipped with sucker meat. 

Grand lake is holding about 6-10 inches of ice depending where you are at. The recent snow storms have left the top a little bit messy but pulling a sled is still a very good option.

Rainbows and Brows are eager to eat a small tungsten jig with a wax or meal worm as well as a flashy spoon like the Panfish Leech Flutter Spoon by CLAM. These fish are being found anywhere in 4-15 feet of water.

The lake trout are spread out but if you find structure, you will find fish. 40-80 feet of water seems best right now. Small tube jigs with a very small piece of sucker has been best. Watch for the suspended fish if you are out over very deep water and present a spoon above these fish as well.

The best bites for all species are happening very early in the morning so plan on hitting the ice early and good luck. Jake Foos, guide Fishing with Bernie 

Williams Fork- Slush spots have already started to show up in areas of the lake due to recent snow fall. Lake trout have been in 30 to 70 feet of water. Spoons and small plastics have such as tubes and grubs with sucker meat have been the ticket for these fish. Rainbows have been shallow early in the morning over sand. Sam Hochevar guide fishing with Bernie 

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