Weekly fishing report 7-23-2018

Here is your Middle Park fishing report for the week of 7-9-18. 

Williams Fork, Surface temp this week is 66 in the early AM warming to low 70's by late afternoon. Water level is 97% and dropping. Lake Trout bite remains good. Best bite is early AM. We are catching fish in 80' to 100' of water on rubber grubs tipped with sucker meat. Hits are coming on bottom or 1" to 2" off the bottom. Northern Pike action is slow to fair depending on weather conditions. The last few hours of the day are you best bet for hooking trophy. Will Fork was stocked last week with Rainbows. Shore fisherman should be able to catch some Rainbows with fly and bubble or small spinners early AM or late PM. Mid day try bottom fishing with  bait. Kokanee trolling is slow yielding one or two fish a day. Randy Hall Guide - Fishing with Bernie

Grand Lake, rainbows are eating bugs and spoons near the shorelines early and late in the day. These fish are cruising the shorelines, moving around to find them helps your chances. Lake trout fishing is fair to good, soft plastics tipped with sucker meat or "Gulp" minnows are getting bites throughout the day. 

Lake Granby is fishing good for lake trout. Soft plastics tipped with "Gulp" minnows or sucker meat, spoons, hair jigs are all producing for the jiggers. Trollers are catching fish with down riggers on spoons and crank baits. Rainbows are being caught on worms, powerbait and small spoons from the shore. Trollers are catching them on spoons and crank baits. 

Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in Grand county for over 25 years. For more info please check out www.fishingwithbernie.com , https://www.facebook.com/FishingWithBernie/ or our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/fishing_with_bernie

Weekly fishing report for the week of 7-16-18

Here is your Middle Park fishing report for the week of 7-9-18. Williams Fork, Surface temp is up to 66 in the early AM. Water level is holding at 99%. Lake Trout bite is still good but the fish are working into deeper water each week. This week we were catching in 80' to 100' of water on rubber grubs tipped with sucker meat and a slow presentation 1" to 2" off the bottom. Northern Pike are very slow on bright sunny days. Overcast skies with light wind in the PM hours will increase you chances of hooking a trophy. Kokanee Salmon trolling is slow due to low population density, but I did see a couple of small schools along the north east rocky shoreline near the buoy line. Rainbows are breaking the surface early AM and late PM. A Fly and bubble or small spinners/spoons should produce some hits. Randy Hall Guide - Fishing with bernie

It is easy to tell that summer has hit the Grand Lake area. The crowds are in full swing on and off the water. Please use extra caution while navigating around the lake especially when near shore due to the amount activity in these areas. Even with the large crowds and warm water, the lake trout fishing remains very consistent. The fish are much deeper than they have been in the past month or two but remain eager to eat a well presented tube jig at the depths. The deeper you can find structure right now, the better. The rainbow and brown trout bite remains good but you must be casting from shore well before the sun raises and hits the water. Small spoons, crankbaits and even bait fished near the bottom is taking fish right now. Please remember that the boat inspections are from 7am-8pm Monday to Friday and from 6am-8pm Saturday and Sunday. There is always a chance of having a small wait at the ramp due to the amount of boats putting in/taking out so please plan accordingly. 

Lake Granby, Rainbows are being caught in the backs of bays. The evening bite is very good when you find the fish, cast a small spoon or fly directly into the rise. The key to this bite is finding the hatch. We found it last weekend in the shallow grassy bays. There are a few Kokanee being caught in columbine bay by trollers using down riggers and squids. Lake trout are being caught 50-120' deep. Jigging plastic jigs or spoons tipped with sucker meat has been effective. trollers have been doing very well trolling spoons tipped with sucker meat or "GULP". Using sonar to find fish is very important to success whether your jigging or trolling. 

Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in Grand county for over 25 years. For more info please check out www.fishingwithbernie.com , https://www.facebook.com/FishingWithBernie/ or our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/fishing_with_bernie/

Middle Park Report for the week of 7-3-18

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Here is your middle park fishing report for the week of 7-3-18

Williams Fork, Surface temp has dropped from last week to 57 in the early AM. Just got off the water and the Lake Trout bite was outstanding! We are catching Laker's in 60' to 70' of water 1" to 2" off the bottom with Berkley jigs tipped with sucker meat. Trollers are catching Lake Trout that are suspended in the water column or with down riggers near the bottom. Shore fisherman are catching stocked Rainbows on the bottom with bait, or casting small spinners and flies in early AM or late PM. Northern action has picked up. We are seeing big Pike follow lures to the boat with an occasional strike. Kokanee trolling is very slow due to low population. Randy Hall Guide - Fishing with berniekeefe@hotmail.com

Grand Lake, A few rainbows and browns are being caught early and late in the day casting lures at the shore. Shore fishermen would do best to keep their bait and lures near the shore early and late. During mid day try a little deeper. Lake trout are being caught 30'-80' deep. Tubes, spoons, twister tails tipped with sucker meat or "GULP" are all working. Trollers are catching all species on spoons and crank baits. rainbows and browns will be  scattered less then 15' deep over deeper water and lake trout will be a little bit deeper.

Lake Granby, Rainbows can be caught in the evenings with small spoons, worms or power bait. Trollers are catching them with spoons and spinners. The night fishing for brown trout is heating up. Fishing late in the evening has been producing a few fish over 20" with big flies behind a bubble. Look for shallow areas that contain a mix of mud and rock. Vegetation can be a bonus. Lake trout are being caught 40'-100' and deeper. Trollers with down riggers have been doing very well with spoons, spinners, crank baits and squids. Jiggers have been catching fish with tubes, twister tails, hair jigs and spoons. 

Bernie Keefe has been guiding the middle park area for over 25 years. For more info on fishing the area or on booking a guided trip please check out www.fishingwithbernie.com or on  https://www.facebook.com/FishingWithBernie