Middle Park fishing report for 8-28-2017

This weeks middle park report is brought to you by Fishing with Bernie. The temps in the morning are dropping to 32 degrees, Snow has made an appearance in the valley also. Fantastic fall fishing is getting closer, for now present your baits carefully and remember exactly what you were doing when you get bit. Repeat that and you should be successful.

Williams Fork Fishing Report. The surface temp at Williams Fork is 62 in the morning warming to 65 in the afternoon. Temps in deep water have not changed. The lake has dropped about 5' since the first of the month. Boat ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. This week the Lake Trout bite has been hit and miss depending on the day. My clients are catching fish vertical jigging 90 to 120 foot with bright colored Berkley grubs tipped with sucker meat. Bite is best early AM but one can find fish all day. Fishing for Rainbows from shore near the east boat ramp should be good. The lake was recently stocked with 2000 catch-able Rainbows. Casting small spinners or bottom fishing should produce some fish. Kokanee trolling remains slow. Persistent trollers are getting few fish 16" to 19" at 30 to 40 foot. Large Northern Pike are sitting in deeper cooler water. Younger fish are hugging the shore lines. Working the shoreline with spinner or jerk baits should produce some hits. Work deeper water for the larger fish. Randy Hall - Guide, Fishing with Bernie

Lake Granby and Grand lake are both fishing fair to good for rainbows. boaters are catching them by trolling or casting bright spoons or small crank baits. Shore fishermen are doing well with powerbait and worms. Kokanee are showing up in Columbine bay trolling seems to be getting a few each morning. Lake trout are being caught at depths of 60-120' with tubes and spoons with sucker meat.

Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in the area for over 25 years. For more info please like "Fishing with Bernie" on Facebook or visit www.fishingwithbernie.com.

Middle Park fishing report for 8-14-2017

This middle park fishing report is being brought to you by "Fishing with Bernie". With the cool nights and PM thunder storms the surface temp at Williams Fork is now 63 in the morning warming to 65 in the afternoon. Temps in deep water have not changed. This week the Lake Trout bite has been good at 90 to 115 foot. My clients are catching fish vertical jigging bright colored grubs tipped with sucker meat. Bite is best early AM but we are catching fish all day. Fishing from shore is slow but some anglers are catching a few Rainbows bottom fishing. Wading anglers are catching Rainbows where the river runs into the lake on spinners. Kokanee trolling is slow. Some trollers are getting small numbers of 16" to 19" fish at 30 to 40 foot. Large Northern Pike have have moved to deeper cooler water. Younger fish are hugging the shore lines. Working the shoreline with spinner or jerk baits should produce some hits. Work deeper water for the larger fish. It doesn't matter what type of lure you are using as long as it can get to the fish. Your best chances are on low light windy days and near sunset. Randy Hall - Guide, Fishing with Berniekeefe@hotmail.com 

Grand Lake – Fishing is up and down depending on the day and weather conditions, which have been unpredictable at best.  Water temp stays in the low to mid 60’s.  Rainbows and Browns are being caught along the shorelines with small cranks and worms below a bobber reeled in slowly.  Trollers are catching them on pop gear with a small spinner tipped with a worm trolled along the shorelines.  Lake trout have moved a little deeper, they are being caught at 70-110’ and there has been a great suspended fish bite at times out over the deep water.  Electronics are key for proper depth presentation to those suspended fish, and small spoons tipped with a small piece sucker have been hot bait.  Dan Shannon – Guide, Fishing with Berniekeefe@hotmail.com 

Lake Granby continues to fish very well. Rainbows are eating bugs on the surface in the evenings. Powerbait and worms are working early and late in the day. A few kokanee are starting to show up in the mouth of Columbine bay, Trolling small spinners and spoons 30-40' deep. Lake Trout are ranging from 50-120' deep. Tube jigs and slab spoons (Reelbait.com) tipped with a small piece of sucker meat has been working. Trollers are catching them on spoons and small cranks.Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in the middle park area for over 25 years. For more info please like "Fishing with Bernie" on Facebook or visit www.fishingwithbernie.com.

Middle Park fishing report for 8-8-2017

Here is your middle park fishing report for the week of August 8. 

Grand Lake, Water temp remains in the mid 60’s.  Fishing for all species is fair with the best time to be on the water during the low light periods.  Don’t be afraid to work and move often to find the active fish and you will be successful this time of year.  For rainbows and browns work crank baits slow along the shore line, and lake trout try a variety of jigs tipped with sucker meat. - Dan Shannon, Guide – Fishing with Bernie

With the cooler weather Williams Fork's surface temp has dropped to 64 in the morning warming to high 60's in the afternoon. The Lake trout bite is fair to good depending on the day. We are having success vertical jigging with bright colored grubs and power minnows tipped with sucker meat between 90 to 120 foot.  Fishing from shore is generally slow but some anglers are catching a few Rainbows bottom fishing.  Kokanee trolling is slow but some trollers are getting small numbers of 16" to 19" fish at 30 to 40 foot.Large Northern Pike have have moved to deeper cooler water while younger fish are along the shore lines. The Northern bite is hit and miss. When you find a hungry fish you'll get a hit, it doesn't matter what type of lure you are using. Your best chances are on low light windy days and near sunset. Randy Hall - Guide, Fishing with Bernie

Lake Granby is fishing well for rainbows. The bank fishermen are doing well near the campgrounds with powerboat and worms. Trollers are catching them with small crank baits and shiny spoons. Lake trout are in 50-100 feet of water. Tubes, hair jigs and slab spoons are all working. Trollers are catching fish on crank baits and spoons. 

Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in the middle park area for over 25 years. For more info please like "Fishing with Bernie" on Facebook or visit www.fishingwithbernie.com.

Middle Park fishing report for 8-1-2017

Here is your middle park area fishing report for the week of August 1st.

Williams Fork's surface temps remain at 66 in the morning warming to the low 70 by late afternoon. The Lake trout bite is fair to good. We are having success vertical jigging with grubs and rubber minnows tipped with sucker meat between 90 to 120 foot. Use your sonar to find fish, work the spot then move. Fishing from shore is generally slow but some anglers are catching a few Rainbows bottom fishing with power bait or worms. Rainbows are hitting spinners at the inlet, and in the submerged lake bed river channel.Kokanee trolling is slow but some trollers are getting small numbers of 16" to 19" fish at 30 to 40 foot.Large Northern Pike have have moved to deeper cooler water. They will work into shallow water during storms or low light periods. Pike bite is hit and miss. When you find a hungry fish you'll get a hit, it really doesn't matter what type of lure you are using. Your best chances are on low light windy days and near sunset. Randy Hall - Guide, Fishing with Bernie

Grand Lake's water temp remains in the mid 60’s with good clarity of approximately 8’.  Fishing for Rainbows and browns both from shore and the boat remains steady, with best areas to fish being close to the inlets early in the day.  Worms and a slip bobber or small Rapala X-raps worked with long pauses have been getting bites.  Lake trout remain in their mid summer haunts in depths between 50-110’.  Move to find the active fish, they seem to be in different spots daily.  Spoons like the Leech Flutter Spoon by Clam and Reelbait Plane Jane spoons tipped with a small piece of sucker have been the baits to fish for lake trout.  Dan Shannon, Guide – Fishing with Berniekeefe@hotmail.com

Lake Granby's water temp is reaching the low 70's in the afternoon. Lake trout fishing is fair. Fish are being caught 50-110' deep. Tube jigs tipped with sucker meat, Reelbait slab spoons and Gulp shrimp are all accounting for fish. Trollers are doing well with spoons. Rainbow fishing just got a little help from the CDOW, they just stocked the lake with a truck load of catchable. Power bait and worms will catch these fish. Look for rising fish in the evenings and cast small spoons to them. Trollers are catching rainbows on spoons and small crank baits. 

Mornings have been a great time to get out on the water. Afternoon storms have been rolling through, the weather has been getting nice again in the evenings. Eat an early dinner and get out to enjoy the fishing or the animals heading out in the meadows around dark. 

Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in the middle park area for over 25 years