Middle Park area fishing report 5-30-2017

Grand lake has been fishing fair to good depending on the weather.   Water clarity is approximately 6ft, with lots of water coming in.  Best time to be out is early and late.   Brown trout and rainbow trout are biting on worms,  chrome spinners,  and crankbaits fished along the shorelines. Lake trout are moving deeper as the water warms and can be caught fishing the drop offs with tube jigs and sucker meat,   the depth varies depending on the day but typically between 30-75 ft.   Dan Shannon - Guide,  Fishing with Bernie

Granby has been great for rainbows, browns and lakers. The water temp still has a few lake trout shallow, with the warm weather forecasted the fish could be moving deeper. Lakers are biting on crank baits, jigs and bait. Rainbows will continue to swim along the shorelines. Worms, powerbait and spoons are working well. Moving water seems to attract a lot of rainbows. Browns have been chasing crank baits during lowlight periods and jigs while the un is up. Fishing around rocks has been very successful.

Williams Fork has been good for lake trout. Tubes with sucker meat and spoons have been producing some good fish. Pike fishing has been slow. The warming water should help the bite out a little. Try fishing the windy side of the lake in the afternoons. Rainbows are being caught along the shorelines. Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in Grand county for over 25 years.

Middle Park area fishing report 5-22-2017

The spring like conditions are keeping a lot of fish in the shallow water. The water temps in the 3 lakes area are still below 50 degrees.

Rainbows are eating worms, flies, power bait and an assortment of lures. Fishing seems to be best around running water and in the backs of coves.

Brown trout can be caught around rocks with crank baits, spoons jigs and worms. Fishing has been best during cloudy, windy and wet conditions.

Lake trout have been caught from 5-100 feet deep on an assortment of lures and bait. We have been getting limits of 17-19" lake trout on Havoc tubes with a small piece of sucker meat attached. Trollers have been doing very well on Kastmaster and Krocodile spoons along with crank baits.

Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in Grand county for over 25 years. For more information www.fishingwithbernie.com or https://www.facebook.com/FishingWithBernie/

Middle Park area fishing report 5-22-2017

The spring like conditions are keeping a lot of fish in the shallow water. The water temps in the 3 lakes area are still below 50 degrees.

Rainbows are eating worms, flies, power bait and an assortment of lures. Fishing seems to be best around running water and in the backs of coves.

Brown trout can be caught around rocks with crank baits, spoons jigs and worms. Fishing has been best during cloudy, windy and wet conditions.

Lake trout have been caught from 5-100 feet deep on an assortment of lures and bait. We have been getting limits of 17-19" lake trout on Havoc tubes with a small piece of sucker meat attached. Trollers have been doing very well on Kastmaster and Krocodile spoons along with crank baits.

Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in Grand county for over 25 years. For more information www.fishingwithbernie.com or https://www.facebook.com/Fis

Middle Park area fishing report 5-16-2017

The weather has gotten nicer, along with it the water is starting to warm. This will start to push the lake trout down a little bit. The bank fishermen will have another week to try their luck at some larger lake trout. Bait, spoons and soft plastics will all work at various times. Trollers are catching them on spoons, crank baits and spinners. Jiggers are dropping tubes, hair jigs, swim baits, Gulp minnows, and spoons along with a variety of other lures. They are being caught at depths of 5'-65'.
Rainbows are still along the shorelines and the bite is awesome, recent stockings have made for some great fishing. Worms, power bait, spoons, spinners, just about anything flashy is working.
Brown trout fishing is awesome early, late and on cloudy days. Crank baits cast near shore are catching most fish.
Suckers are still in the inlets but should be moving out pretty soon. Worms anchored to the bottom should catch lots of suckers.
Williams fork opened to boating on Saturday the 13th.
Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in Grand county for over 25 years. For more information www.fishingwithbernie.com or https://www.facebook.com/FishingWithBernie/

Middle Park area fishing report 5-8-2017

Last weeks cold weather is keeping the water temps in the area cool. Rainbow fishing is still great in all the area lakes. Creeks and other inlets (even just the little "seeps" hold large numbers of rainbows and suckers. Bait on the bottom, jigs under bobbers, small spinners or spoons and small soft plastic baits are all working. Brown trout are eating minnows and crawfish around rocky areas. Minnow baits like the Berkley Cutter, tubes or other soft plastics and marabou jigs are all working during low light periods. (Cloud cover and wind provide enough low light conditions to keep the bite going all day) Lake trout are still shallow. Bank fishermen are catching them on small pieces of sucker meat, worms and power bait on the bottom. Lure fisherman are getting them on a variety of lures fished deep along the bottom. Boat fishermen are catching fish on traditional minnow style baits or spoons trolled near the bottom. Jig fishermen are jigging tubes, hair jigs, power minnows, twister tails and spoons. Lake trout are being caught in 3-70' of water.

Middle Park area fishing report 5-1-2017

Williams Fork is fishing very well around the shorelines. Crank baits, jigs and spoons are all producing at various times of the day.
Grand Lake is fishing great. Casting the shorelines is producing browns and rainbows early and late in the day while jigging is producing lake trout throughout the day.
Granby's inlets are full of suckers and rainbows. Browns are hanging out around the rocks eating crawdads and minnows. Tubes and crank baits  are great imitators. Lake trout are scattered in various depths 3'-70' deep. The bite is very good when you find fish.