Weekly Fishing Reports — Fishing With Bernie

Grand County Fishing Report Week of 6/28/21

Grand Lake - The inlets have slowed down quite a bit in the past week and the surface temp has spiked by almost 8 degrees. Currently, the surface temp is sitting at about 56-57 degrees. As the 4th of July holiday approaches, the lake will be increasingly busier with boats, canoes, paddle boarders and all kinds of other rentals. The rainbow and brown bite has stayed pretty consistent even with the temperature changes in the past week. Right now it is very important to be fishing as early as possible in the morning to have the best chance at success. Leech Flutter Spoons from Clam Outdoors, Tasmanian Devils seem to be working best especially when casted towards the shore in the shaded areas. The Lake trout bite continued to fish very, very well the past week but it is obvious that there is a change happening in their behavior due to the water starting to warm. A lot of the fish are starting to scatter and head for a little deeper water. Most of the fish that we caught were in 50-80 feet of water near steep drop offs. Tube jigs and other minnow style soft plastics are working best when tipped with a little bit of sucker meat. As the fish start to move deeper (+70 feet), we are finding them holding 3-12 feet off the bottom. Best colors have been white and pearl. - Fishing with Bernie Guide, Jake Foos

Wiliams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. Water capacity is at 91%, which is 6 feet low. Inflow has dropped to 208 cfs, out flow has increased to 95 cfs. Surface temp is 63 , climbing to mid 60's in the afternoon. There's still some debris floating on the lake, keep an eye out for it. Lake Trout are biting well in the AM until the sun gets high in the sky, then the bite drops off, but you can keep on biting fish with frequent moves. Fish of all age groups are being caught in 60 to 80 feet of water on grubs or small tubes tipped with sucker meat. Due to CPW's effort to eradicate Gill Lice in the lake, fishing for Rainbow Trout and Kokanee Salmon is slow. Northern Pike are slow but a few are being caught in the shallow bays mid to late morning. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H

Lake Granby - Water temp has been consistent peaking at around 65 degrees in the afternoon. Fishing has been fair to good for all species. For rainbow trout and brown trout focus your fishing early or late in the day. Rainbows are biting good around the moving water , small spoons and spinners in pink or blue and silver are working well. Browns are being caught along the rock/mud transition areas in 10-15’ of water, deep diving crank baits and small white tubes worked along the bottom will produce bites. Seeing kokanee schools 20-30’ deep along night ridge and the entrance to Grand bay. Lake trout bite has been good, with the best bite happening in the morning while the water is calm. Finding most fish in the 50-85’ depth range. Dark natural colored plastics tipped with a small piece of sucker worked along the bottom has been most consistent. Stay on the move if you aren’t getting bites and find the groups of active fish. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 6/21/2021

Grand Lake - water temp 52 - 57. Rainbows have been biting great around the inlets in 5 to 10 feet of water. The brown bite has slowed down as they have moved deeper.  They are being caught in 10 to 15 feet of water on crankbaits and spoons. Lake trout have been biting good in 30 to 50 feet of water and are being caught on small plastics tipped with sucker meat.  Fishing with Bernie Guide, Sam Hochevar

Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. Water capacity is at 89%. The lake is 8 feet low. The surface temp is 64 which is 9 degrees warmer than the same date last year, warming to 67 late day. Keep any eye out for debris on the lake for the next couple of weeks. The Lake Trout bite is good with most fish being caught in 60 to 80 feet of water. Tubes or grubs tipped with sucker meat is producing fish. Watch your electronics and keep moving to stay on biting fish. Bank fishing or casting for Rainbows is slow due to low population, as is trolling for Kokanee. Northern's are lounging in shallow water late morning but they're tough to get to bite. Slow moving floating or suspending baits are your best bet. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H

Lake Granby - Water temps are hitting 65 degrees by the afternoon. Fishing has remained good despite the warm weather. Lake seems to have stopped filling at water level is topped out at approximately 14’ from full. Rainbows are being caught early in the day around the moving water inlets, Little Cleo, Thomas Buoyant and Blue fox spinners in blue/silver and Pink/silver have been best producers. Brown trout are biting on deep diving cranks around rocky shorelines and mud/rock transition areas. Lake trout bite has remained good. Fish are being caught from 50-85’ of water. Small dark colored plastics such as tubes and grubs tipped with sucker and worked in subtle movements right on the bottom has been our go to. Traffic on weekends has been heavy, be patient and diligent while traveling on the lake. FIshing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 6/14/21

Grand Lake - Fishing is about as good as I can ever remember right now so please get out and enjoy it! Lake traffic is very high so be cautious when traveling on the water in any type of watercraft.
Surface temps are in the high 40s right now and that is a good sign that the fishing is red hot. The inlets continue to spill cold, clean water into the lake and that is helping the bite tremendously.
Rainbows and Browns are very hungry and willing to eat a variety of baits in the morning. Small spoons, tazmainian devils and jerk baits continue to produce when casted in shallow water. The most important aspect of this bite is being on the water as early as possible. Once the sun hits the water, this bite seems to change so please remember to start early.
The lake trout bite is very good right now. We have been finding fish in depths from 40- 80 feet and they are hungry. Tube jigs, spoons and hair jigs seem to be working best. Adding a small piece of sucker meat and/or scent has been contributing to high catch rates. This bite has been good for us all the way into the early afternoon. — Fishing with Bernie Guide, Jake Foos

Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. Water capacity is at 81%. The lake is 12 feet low. Surface is 56 warming to mid 60's in the afternoon. Now that the deep water Chironomid Midge hatch is over the Lake Trout bite has improved to fair to good. Laker's are being caught in 60 to 80 foot of water on plastics tipped with sucker meat. Bank fishing for Rainbows is slow as is trolling for Kokanee, both due to lack of population. Northern's can be found sunning in shallow water late morning, some fish are following but they're reluctant to bite. Slow moving baits my entice a strike.— Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H

Lake Granby - Fishing all over the lake is good to excellent right now. Water levels are rising steadily as well as temps, seeing surface temps into the 60’s already. Rainbow trout are biting well in the inlets and moving water areas of the lake, pink and silver spinners or spoons worked in erratic action have been working well. Brown trout are active along the rock/mud lines, work them with deep diving crankbaits bounced in the rocks. Lake trout bite has remained very good. Fish are being caught between 30-70’, small plastics in crayfish colors and your typical tubes will produce, add a small piece of sucker for extra enticement. Boat traffic has been heavy on the weekends use caution while headed out. —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 Week of 6/7/2021

Grand Lake - Water temp is 45 to 51, both inlets are flowing hard. The rainbow and brown bite has been slower this week with most fish being caught in 5 to 10 feet of water early in the morning. Lake trout are hanging from 35 to 55 feet mostly. Small plastics tipped with sucker meat jigged along the bottom has been catching most of the lakers.— Fishing with Bernie Guide, Sam Hochevar

Williams Fork- Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. Water capacity is at 77%. The lake is 16 feet low. Surface temp is 54 early AM rising to low 60's by the afternoon. The Lake Trout bite remains slow to fair with mostly juvenile fish being caught in 60 to 70 foot of water on small grubs tipped with sucker meat. With the water warming quickly, mature fish are moving off the shallower humps to deeper drop offs. Fishing for Rainbows and Kokanee will be slow for the season. CPW has not stocked since 2019 in a effort to rid the lake of gill lice. Northern's are slow but can be found in shallow water sunning. Slow moving suspending or floating jerk baits may entice a strike. —Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H .

Lake Granby - Water temp is 50-54 degrees and will be increasing quickly with the anticipated temperatures this week. Rainbow trout fishing is excellent in the inlets and moving water, small piece of worm drifted in the current or pink and silver spinners have been working well. Brown trout are condition dependent but can still be a great bite on crankbaits if it gets windy or in those low light periods of the day along rocky shorelines. Lake trout have started to move deeper, the bite still remains very good. Tube jigs have been most consistent bite in 30-50’ of water, color of the tube they want seems to change by the day. Finding some groups of fish that don’t seem to want to bite, keep moving and you will find an active group. —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


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