Grand County Fishing Report Week of 8/30/21

Grand Lake - Water temp has started to cool, fishing should start to pick up again in next few weeks. Rainbows and Browns are being caught trolling Tasmanian Devils and spoons in 10-20 ft of water, shore anglers are reporting success around the inlets and town docks on worms fished on bottom. Lake trout are being caught on glow plastics tipped with sucker fished on bottom in 65-100 ft of water, with some suspended fish over the deep water. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork - Ramp hours are currently 6AM to 8PM. On September 7th the ramp hours will change to 7AM to 7PM. Water capacity is 79%. In flow is 20 cfs, outflow is 319 cfs. The lake is 14 feet low. Surface temp has cooled to 63 early AM warming to mid 60's. The Lake Trout bite is still slow but it has picked up from last week. The fish are up and moving around a bit more so they've become a little easier to locate. Look for them in 70 to 100 feet of water. Tubes or grubs tipped with sucker meat fished tight to the bottom is working best. Bank fishing for Rainbows is slow but as the water continues to cool large resident Rainbows will cruze the shore line to feed early AM and late PM. Kokanee trolling is very slow due to low population. Northern Pike are also slow. Look for trophy size Pike in 10 to 15 foot of water on sunny days, shallower on cloudy days. Juvenile fish will be close to the shore line out to about 10 foot. Crankbaits, swimbaits, or spinners fished on a slow to medium retrieve are your best bet. Randy H - Guide Fishing with Bernie

Lake Granby - Water temps are starting to cool and fishing should start to pick up soon. Rainbow and Brown trout fishing has been good along the rocks and in the moving water areas of the lake. Fish early or late in the day along shorelines out to 15ft, spoons, spinners and small crankbaits fished in an erratic retrieve will produce bites. Lake trout bite has started to pick up, small tubes and grubs in crayfish colors tipped with a small piece of sucker has been the most productive bait, fish tight to the bottom in 60-80ft of water. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 8/23/21

Grand Lake - Fishing has returned to somewhat normal since we have not been getting constant heavy rains. Expect Fair to slow conditions, which can be normal for this time of year on Grand Lake. Focus your best efforts early and late in the day for best success. Lake trout are being caught jigging and trolling with some suspended fish. Use your electronics to locate fish, for suspended fish look for them 70-85’ over the deeper water, trolling downriggers with spoons, squids and dodgers tipped with sucker at the level you are marking the fish. Jigging we are finding fish hugging tight to the bottom in 70-100’ Glow colored plastics tipped with sucker has been producing the most consistent. For rainbows and browns look for them shallow in the inlets early, then deeper later in the day. Small spoons trolled 10-15’ or cast from shore has been working, pink and blue have been the best colors. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. Water capacity is at 86%. Inflow is 21 cfs, outflow is 251 cfs, the lake is 10 feet low. Surface temp has cooled a bit running in the mid 60's early AM warming to the low 70's in the afternoon. The Lake Trout bite has been hit miss with mostly juvenile fish biting. Small tubes or twister type grubs fished in 70 to 100 foot tipped with sucker meat is getting some hits. The fish are holding tight to the bottom and difficult to located a group on sonar. Rainbow and Kokanee fishing is slow mainly due to low numbers. Northern's are pretty tough to come by, but some are being caught in deeper water along the rocks and steep drop offs on jerk baits. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H

Lake Granby - Fishing for all species has slowed a bit with the water temps peaking. The rainbow bite has been best in the early mornings, worms, and bright colored spinners are best producers. Brown Trout bite has really picked up in late evenings and into the night, crankbaits and small tubes worked along rocks has been the pattern. Lake trout are using deep structure to find the cooler water, focus on depths in the 70-90’ range and even deeper if not finding active fish. Bright colored or glow grubs tipped with sucker worked along deeper structure has been producing fish. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 8/16/21

Grand Lake - With the lack of heavy rain over the past week fishing and water clarity has improved some. Finding rainbows and browns near the east inlet and in the entrance from Shadow Mountain Res. Bright colored spoons tipped with nightcrawler trolled along the shorelines has been working. Lake trout are in typical summer spots, target 70-110 ft of water, using electronics to show where the fish are. Glow grubs and tubes have been top producers fished right on the bottom tipped with sucker, keep the sucker fresh for best results. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. Water capacity is at 86%. Inflow is 21 cfs, outflow is 251 cfs, the lake is 10 feet low. Surface temp has cooled a bit running in the mid 60's early AM warming to the low 70's in the afternoon. The Lake Trout bite has been hit miss with mostly juvenile fish biting. Small tubes or twister type grubs fished in 70 to 100 foot tipped with sucker meat is getting some hits. The fish are holding tight to the bottom and difficult to located a group on sonar. Rainbow and Kokanee fishing is slow mainly due to low numbers. Northern's are pretty tough to come by, but some are being caught in deeper water along the rocks and steep drop offs on jerk baits. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H

Lake Granby - Fishing for all species has been fair, best bite remains in the early morning before the sun has fully risen. Rainbow trout and brown trout are being caught along the rocky shorelines in 15-20’ of water, trolling spoons and small crankbaits has been most productive. Shore anglers are doing well on nightcrawlers fished just off bottom. Lake trout are scattered throughout the deep depths, use your electronics to find the groups of fish. Finding most fish in 70-90’, go to lures have been those on the smaller side, 2-3” tubes and Powerbait Twitchtail minnow tipped with sucker worked right on the bottom, color depends on the day so have an assortment on hand. Kokanee are being found in 30-40’ suspended over deep structure, try trolling small spinners and spoons through the area to get a few bites. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 8/9/2021

Grand Lake - With the heavy rains last week came lots of ash and debris in the lake. Water clarity is minimal and fishing is slow for all species right now.

Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. Water capacity is at 88%. Inflow is 60 cfs, out flow is 67 cfs, the lake is 8 feet low. Surface temp is 67 early AM warming to low to mid 70's in the afternoon. Lake Trout have been slow to fair. Groups of fish are difficult to locate on sonar as they are holding tight to the bottom most of the day. Look for them in 70 to 90 feet of water. Patience and frequent moves are key right now. Small plastics or tubes  tipped with sucker meat on the bottom is producing some bites. Rainbow and Kokanee fishing is slow mainly due to low numbers. Northern's are pretty tough to come by, but some are being caught in deeper water along the rocks and steep drop offs. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H.

Lake Granby - Granby weathered the rainy weather better than Grand Lake, the water is cloudy in the area around Stillwater Creek inlet, but other areas of the lake were not effected. Fishing has remained fair to good for all species. Rainbow and Brown trout continue the pattern of biting best during the low light hours, dry flies, wooly buggers and small crankbaits in rainbow trout color worked along rocky shorelines have been producing best. Lake trout have moved to their deep summer spots. Focus on 65-100ft of water, small plastics and jigging spoons tipped with sucker worked on the bottom will produce strikes, color does not seem to matter, but when the fish start looking instead of biting swap to a glow color. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 8/2/2021

Grand Lake - Fishing has been fair with the trend continuing that the early morning hours are key to the best bite. Heavy rains have brought in some runoff from the burn area, but has not effected fishing when you get away from north inlet area. Trolling and covering ground has been the key to finding the rainbows and browns. Spoons, spinners and small deep diving cranks fished in 15-30’ of water, change colors until you find the color of the day. Lake trout have continued to move to deep summer pattern with some suspended fish around. Target 65-90’ with tubes, grubs and small minnow imitations jigged right on bottom, and don’t forget the sucker meat, Keep it fresh and change it often. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. Water capacity is at 87%. Inflow is 36 cfs, outflow is 240 cfs, the lake is 9 feet low. Surface temp is nearly 68 early AM rising to 74 in the main channel on calm sunny days. The Lake Trout bite is fair. Look for them in 60 to 90 feet of water. Small tubes or grubs tipped with sucker meat fished slow on the bottom is getting bites early AM with the bite slowing as the day wears on. The shallow bays are unusually warm. Large Northern's have moved to deeper water. Suspending or jointed baits fished with a slow to medium retrieve is producing follows or an occasional hit. The Northern's have contracted a skin disease that can be transmitted to an uninfected fish via landing nets. Rainbow and Kokanee fishing is slow due to low populations. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H.

Lake Granby - Fishing has remained good despite the warm temps. Rainbow and brown trout are active early and late in the day, target the inlet areas as well as rocks for best action. Crankbaits, small tubes and spoons have produced well, with bait fisherman finding the most success with nightcrawlers. Lake trout are in their summer habitat, look for them in 55-90ft of water. Tubes and grubs fished on the bottom with small piece of sucker has been most productive with bright orange and lighter colors seeing the most action. 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