Fishing Report Week of 6/26/23

Grand Lake - Ramp Hours are 6am-8pm 7 days a week. Fishing has been fair for all species with the best bite being early before the lake gets busy, so don’t sleep in! Rainbows and browns are being caught in the inlets and along rocky shorelines 8-12ft deep on Pink and silver spoons and spinners as well as small white crank baits. Look for the best lake trout action in 35-65 ft of water, with a small black or chartreuse glow grub tipped with fresh sucker meat worked with a subtle jigging action. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. Water capacity is at 99%, just under a foot low. Inflow is a 642 cfs, out flow is 536 cfs. Early morning surface temp is 59 warming to 60/61 degrees. The lake is starting to settle down, visibility is about 12 feet. With our windy afternoons most of the surface debris has made it to the east shore line, but keep your eye out for stragglers. The Lake Trout bite is outstanding early AM, then slows by late morning. All age groups are eager to bite most any soft plastic tipped with sucker meat fished on the bottom. Look for Laker's in 50 to 80 feet of water. When the bite slows down, down-size your jigs and add your favorite scent. Suspended, or swimming Lake Trout generally tend to bite if you crank up to them. I haven't fished for Northern's yet, but the rumor is Pike fishing is slow. Please practice catch and release on all Northern Pike as the fish are in decline. Rainbow Trout fishing is slow, as is Kokanee Salmon since the lake hasn't been stocked for several years. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H

Lake Granby - Sunset Boat Ramp is open 7 days a week 6am to 8pm. Stillwater Boat Ramp is Open Friday- Sunday 6am to 8pm. Surface water temperature is 59 degrees in the morning and warms to mid 60’s by end of day. Rainbow trout action has been fair with best action in the inlets and along the dam faces at first and last light. LIttle Cleo, Kastmasters, Vibra-max spinners have all been working well in silver paired with various colors. Brown trout action has been slowing a bit, but can be very good in the right conditions. Look for rocky shorelines in the wind or lowlight conditions, fish with a erratically worked crank bait or spoon. Lake trout action has been good, target them in 35-60ft of water. Three inch tubes and small grubs in white, pink or chartreuse worked right on bottom have been most consistent, but when the bite slows have a Gulp or twitchtail minnow in the boat to give the fish a different look and keep them biting. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Fishing Report 6/19/23

Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6am-8pm. Fishing remains good for all species. Brown trout and Rainbows are most active early and late in the day. Kastmaster and Little Cleo spoons worked along the shorelines, as well as Pink and silver Blue Fox spinners have all been working well. Lake trout are being in caught in 35-65 ft of water. Jig with small dark colored or glowing grub tipped with sucker has been best producing bait. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. Water capacity is at 96%, a tad over 2 feet low. With all the rain and snow melt in flow is at 733 cfs, out flow is 229 cfs. Morning surface temp is 56 warming to 59 mid-day. Visibility has improved to about 8 feet. Since the river is so high there still plenty of floating and partially submerged debris on the lake, so keep an eye out for that. The Lake Trout bite is very good early AM tapering off around 8 - 8:30AM then picking back up again about 4:30PM. Look for all age groups in 50 to 60 feet of water. Early morning they'll bite most any plastics, tubes and twister tail type grubs tipped with sucker meat is working best for us. When the bite drops off down size your jig and add scent. I haven't fished Pike, but I've seen boats fishing for them. Ramp talk is very few are hooking up. Please practice catch and release on all Northern Pike. Rainbow and Kokanee fishing is slow due to low population, but folks bottom fishing from the shore with bait are catching plenty of Crawdads. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H.

Lake Granby - Lake is 100% full Water temp is in the low 60’s throughout the day. Sunset Boat Launch is open 7 days a week 6am to 8pm while Stillwater Boat Launch is open Friday-Sunday 6am to 8pm. Fishing has been good for Rainbow trout in the multiple creek inlet areas around the lake, as well as along the dam faces. Slip bobber w/Tungsten jig as well bright, flashy spoons and spinners have been producing bites. Brown trout action has been best in the windy evenings along rocky shorelines. An erractically retrieved crankbait or tube jig has been go-to bait. Lake trout are being caught in 40-65ft. Three to six inch tube jigs have been best bait, have an assortment of colors on hand as it seems to change by the day which works best. Stay mobile to locate the actively feeding fish, look for the more eager to bite fish in the less pressured areas of lake. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report 6/12/23

Grand Lake - Boat ramp open 6am-8pm 7 days a week. Fishing for all species has remained good with the cooler than normal temperatures. Spoons and spinners worked along the shorelines and inlets have been working well in bright colors and 3/16oz to 1/4oz sizes. When the bite slows after the morning, slow your retrieve to work the lures deeper in the water column. Lake trout are being found in 25-65ft of water. Small plastics 2”-3” in size jigged along bottom tipped with very fresh sucker has been catching fish. Moving often to stay on the biting fish has been key, as well as having a variety of colors to entice them depending on their mood that day. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. Water capacity is 90% which is just a little over 6 feet low. Inflow is 648 cfs, out flow has increased to 120 cfs. Surface temp is now running 54/55 degrees warming to 56/57 on calm sunny days. Heavy runoff is clouding the water. Visibility is only about 6 feet. There's still plenty of debris floating around on the lake. Keep an eye out for floating and partially submerged logs. The Lake Trout bite remains very good for the first few hours of the morning then it gets slow as the sun gets higher. All age groups are eager to feed on most any type of plastics. Tubes and grubs tipped with fresh sucker meat work the best. No need to fish deep water yet, look for fish in 40 to 60 feet. If you're not getting hits down size until you start getting bites and don't forget to add scent when the bite gets tough. I haven't fished Pike yet but they can be found in the shallow's late morning sunning. With their excellent eye sight you'll want to stay maximum casting distance away from the shore line. Floating or suspending baits retrieved slowly may be a good bet. Northerns are in decline so please practice catch and release on all fish caught. Rainbow Trout fishing is slow since the lake hasn't been stocked for several years, as is trolling for Kokanee Salmon. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H

Lake Granby - Sunset boat ramp hours 7 days a week 6am-8pm. Stillwater boat ramp hours Fri-Sun 6am-8pm. Water level is at 96%. Water temperature is reaching 60 degrees by the afternoon. Fishing for rainbow trout has been fair, look for them in the inlet and along the dam faces early and late in the day. A well presented spoon or fly and bubble has been producing fish from shore, while trollers are reporting success trolling crank baits, and a dodger -spinner combination tipped with a small piece of worm, pink, orange and silver being most productive colors. Brown trout action has been good in low light parts of day or in windy conditions. Crankbaits worked along shoreline have been consistently productive. Lake trout action has been good with fish being caught in 30-65ft of water. Tube jigs in dark, natural colors has been our go to bait, tip it with a small piece of sucker meat when the fishing slows to keep enticing bites. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

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Grand County Fishing Report 6/5/23

Grand Lake - With the rain the water temp has remained in the low 50’s for the mornings. Fishing has remained good for all species with best bite being first few hours in the morning while water is calm. Rainbow trout and brown trout action is best along the inlets and rocky shorelines. Pink/silver spoons and spinners have been producing the most fish, but the larger fish are being caught on rainbow trout colored crankbaits. Lake trout action has been best when the water is flat, before the wind and waves arrive. Look for lake trout in 20-40ft of water, a brown or black tube jig tipped with a small piece of sucker has been a consistent producer. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

Williams Fork - Williams Fork is open to motorized boats. Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. Water capacity has jumped to 83% since my last report. The lake is 11 feet low. In flow is 573 cfs, outflow is 30 cfs. Surface temp is 52 warming to 54 degrees. The water is cloudy with sediment from runoff. Visibility is about 6 feet. There is a lot of debris on the lake so keep an eye out for these floating, and partially submerged hazards. The Lake Trout bite is very good for the first few hours of the morning, then stalls out until late afternoon. All age groups seem eager to bite tube jigs and grubs tipped with fresh sucker meat on the bottom. If you see fish but can't get them to bite, downsize your jig and vary your presentation until you find something that works. Look for all classes of Lake Trout in 40 to 60 feet of water. This week I did not see any Lake Trout break the surface so we may be nearing the end of casting season. I've heard reports of a few Northerns being caught in the shallows. Northerns are in decline so please practice catch and release on all fish. Small Rainbows are biting small lures and flies in the inlet where the river runs into the lake. Lake wide bank fishing with bait is slow since the lake hasn't been stocked with catchable Rainbows for several years. Kokanee trolling is very slow because they have not stocked any Salmon in an effort to control the Gill Lice problem. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H

Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6am-8pm. Sunset boat ramp is open 7 days a week, Stillwater Boat ramp is open Friday - Sunday. Water level is at 91% and filling daily. Water temp has remained in the mid 50’s with the cooler temperatures and rain. Fishing for rainbow trout has been good in the mornings along the inlets and dam faces. Spoons, spinners and float with a tungsten jig with a wax worm or piece of nightcrawler have all been producing fish. Brown trout action has been best in the low light periods of the day or windy conditions. use crank baits or spoons with an erratic retrieve to produce strikes. Lake trout action has been good to very good. Fish are being caught between 30’ and 55’ along main lake structure with deep water close by. Tube jigs, grubs, hair jigs and glow spoons have all been producing strikes, the key is to get away from the groups of boats and find the unpressured fish. Tip your lure with fresh sucker meat often to keep the fish interested. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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