Fishing Report 1/29/24

Grand Lake - Travel conditions vary from hard frozen in the frequently traveled areas to deep snow and slush, be prepared for a little of everything. Fishing has been fair to good for all species. Rainbow and brown trout action is best along the north shoreline in 4-12’ of water with Clam jointed pinhead spoons, bull fly jigs or caviar drop jigs tipped with wax worm or gulp. Don’t sleep in because this is an early bite! Lake trout action has been fair. Look for them in 40-90ft of water. Best action has been on a black grub tipped with sucker. Stay moving until you find an area that fish come in to consistently. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork Reservoir. Travel on the lake is pretty good overall with the sun beating down the deep snow. Fishing has been fair for lake trout and slow for all other species. Look for best lake trout action in 50-70ft of water with crawfish colored tubes and grubs tipped with fresh sucker. Try to find an area where there has been few holes drilled as these areas the fish tend to bite better.

Lake Granby - Travel on the lake varies depending on your location. The areas around the boat ramps are packed down after the traffic from the tournament, as you head east on the lake the snow gets deeper and slush more frequent. Don’t be fooled by what you see in front of the access points, be prepared for just about any and all conditions as we are seeing quite a bit of everything. Fishing for Rainbow and Brown trout was good through the weekend. Best action was in rocky areas with various pink and silver spoons as well as Simcoe bug tipped with wax worm. Lake trout bite has been good to very good. Best action has been in 55-80ft of water with a variety of dark, natural colored plastic lures tipped with sucker meat. As we fish through the week after the fishing contest the name of the game is going to be finding the unpressured areas, as those fish will be more eager to bite! Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

The Fishing with Bernie team has been guiding in Grand County for over 25 years. For more info please check out www.fishingwithbernie.com, www.facebook.com/FishingWithBernie/ or our Instagram pages https://www.instagram.com/fishing_with_bernie https://www.instagram.com/fishingwithaltitude

Grand County Fishing Report 1/22/24

Grand Lake - Ice is 12”+ with plenty of snow on top with slush in areas. Fishing for Rainbow trout and Brown Trout has been good in the mornings and slows during mid-day hours. Jointed Pinhead jigs, atomic tubes and Clam Silkie on a tungsten jig have all been working well. Target the 8-15ft of water range. Lake trout action has been fair, best action has been 40-70ft with dark colored tubes tipped with sucker meat and your favorite scent. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork - Ice is 10”+ and snow covered. Finding a little slush in areas, good water proof boots are a must have. Fishing for lake trout has been good. Target them in 40-80ft of water along the main lake structure and use 2-3” crawfish colored plastics tipped with fresh sucker for best action. If fish aren’t moving through consistently it’s time to move, been taking a few holes to find the active spot but once you find it, don’t leave fish to find fish!

Lake Granby - Ice is 7-10” and snow covered. Slush is present throughout the entire lake, some areas better than others so don’t be fooled if the area you are in is solid. Lots of snowmobiles and a few ATV’s have been out and traveling the lake, be sure to have recovery gear if you are traveling by machine. Fishing has been fair to good for all species. Look for your best rainbow trout action along the dam faces and in the inlets, small tungsten tipped with a wax worm or Clam Silkie has been producing fish. Target the 12 ft and under depths. Brown trout action has been good first thing in the morning and very last light, 2-3” tubes and bright colored spoons worked in the rock to mud transition areas has been a consistent pattern. Lake trout action has been good. Target the 35-75 ft range with deeper water close by. 2” grubs, tubes and minnow imitations in natural colors tipped with fresh sucker meat has been working very well. Make sure those hooks are sharp and you are paying close attention to those light lake trout bites! Good luck to everyone in the tournament this weekend!! Look for the Fishing with Bernie guide team at the weigh station and say Hi. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

The Fishing with Bernie team has been guiding in Grand County for over 25 years. For more info please check out www.fishingwithbernie.com, www.facebook.com/FishingWithBernie/ or our Instagram pages https://www.instagram.com/fishing_with_bernie https://www.instagram.com/fishingwithaltitude