Grand county fishing report for the week of 9-23-19

Here is your Grand County fishing report for the week of 9-16-19. The trees are turning, some of the fish are spawning and the lake trout are not far off.

Williams Fork: Surface temp is 60. Water capacity is 88% and dropping. Water clarity is very good. Ramp hours are 7AM to 7PM. I hear this year CPW is not closing the inlet to fishing. The small Lake Trout bite is excellent once located. Laker's under 22" are lite biting tubes or grubs tipped with sucker meat in 80 to 100 foot. Keep your lines tight to detect the lite bite and one should have no problem limiting. Rainbow fishing has slowed bottom fishing with bait and casting. A few fish are being caught lake wide. Kokanee trolling is slow. Northern Pike are slow but after casting for a few hours we hooked a couple on jerk baits. Randy H Guide - Fishing with berniekeefe@hotmail.com

Grand Lake: Lake Trout are piling up on structure preparing for the spawn. Small white grubs will get bit. Rainbows are eating flies and spoons early and late in the day. Browns are eating minnow patterns along the rocks.

Lake Granby: Rainbows are getting aggressive again and can be caught with small spoons near inlets. There are a few Kokanee in Columbine Bay, casting is best until the sun hits the water then try trolling. The night bite for browns continues to be excellent, floating minnow baits worked well over the weekend. Lake trout are continuing to move towards their spawning areas but they are not in the areas yet. Tubes tipped with sucker meat are working very well.

The Fishing with Bernie team has been guiding in Grand county for over 25 years. For more info please check out www.fishingwithbernie.com<http://www.fishingwithbernie.com><http://www.fishingwithbernie.com/> , https://www.facebook.com/FishingWithBernie/ or our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/fishing_with_bernie

Grand County fishing report for the week of 9-16-19

Here is your Grand County fishing report for the week of 9-16-19. The spawn is getting closer and the fish are starting to turn into their spawning colors.

Williams Fork - Surface temp is 60. Water capacity is 92% and dropping. Water clarity is 10 to 15'. Ramp hours are 7AM to 7PM. Lake Trout under 21" are hitting small grubs or tubes tipped with sucker meat in 80 to 100 foot. Bites are very light, keep your line tight to detect the hit. If you master the light bite... one should be able to easily limit. Bank fishing for Rainbows is slow but some are being caught lake wide on worms or Power Bait. Casting to rises early and late in the day may produce some hits. Northern Pike are starting to move shallower, but fishing for them is slow. Kokanee are slow due to low population. Randy H Guide - Fishing with Bernie

Grand Lake - Surface temp 60 degrees depending on the time of day.The rainbow and brown bite is getting better by the week.Casting and trolling spoons, jerkbaits and flies are taking fish right now very early and late in the day. Try to fish during the low light times of the day for the best success. Lake trout are on structure and eager to take a perfectly presented tube jig. The most willing fish can be found in 50-80 feet right now.Please keep in mind that after September 9th, the new boat ramp hours will be from 6am to 6pm. Jake Foos-Guide Fishing with Bernie

Lake Granby, Rainbows and a few salmon are showing up in Columbine bay. Fish very early or very late in the day for the best bite. Browns are starting to spawn, fishing late at night with floating crank baits is very good. Lake trout are moving to their spawning areas, it will probably be a couple more weeks before that bite starts.

The Fishing with Bernie team has been guiding in Grand county for over 25 years. For more info please check out www.fishingwithbernie.com<http://www.fishingwithbernie.com><http://www.fishingwithbernie.com/> , https://www.facebook.com/FishingWithBernie/ or our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/fishing_with_bernie

Grand County fishing report for the week of 9-9-19

Here is your Grand County fishing report for the week of 9-9-19 The cooler weather will bring cooler water. this will begin to make the fish a little more active. The fall spawners will soon be moving to their spawning areas, other fish will follow.Grand Lake - Fall is definitely in the air in Grand Lake right now. With the low temps at night and the afternoon rains we are getting, the water temperature continues to slowly drop. Currently, the lake is sitting right at about 60 degrees depending on the time of day. The rainbow and brown bite has picked up in the past week or so because of the water temp. Casting and trolling spoons, jerkbaits and flies are taking fish right now very early and late in the day. Try to fish during the low light times of the day for the best success. As fall progresses, the lake trout are starting to think about the upcoming spawn. Fish are on structure and eager to take a perfectly presented tube jig. The most willing fish can be found in 50-80 feet right now. Please keep in mind that after September 9th, the new boat ramp hours will be from 6am to 6pm. Jake Foos-Guide Fishing with Bernie

Lake Granby - Brown trout are moving towards their spawning areas. Night fishing was good last week. Floating minnow baits and large bulky flies should get bit. Rainbows are getting active. Flies and lure along the shorelines are getting bit, early and late in the day is best. Lake trout are still in the deeper water and should be there for another 3 weeks. Tubes, heavy spoons and a variety of other baits should get bit. Trollers are catching fish with crank baits, squids and spoons. There are a few Kokanee in Columbine bay, fishing early mornings is best. The new boat ramp hours are 6-6.
Williams Fork - Warms days has raised the surface temp to 63 warming to 66 by the end of the day. Water capacity is 95% and dropping. Ramp hours are 7AM to 7PM. Water clarity is 10 foot plus. Young Lake Trout are hitting grubs or tubes tipped with sucker meat in 80 to 100 foot of water. Locate a group on your sonar and sit on them. Patients is key... and you should catch a limit. Large Lake Trout seem to be inactive. Rainbows have slowed but some are being caught on Power Bait or worms bottom fishing. Casting to rises at first light and sunset with small spinners or fly and bubble should produce a few hits. Kokanee trolling is very slow due to lack of population. Northern Pike are slow but accidental catches are being made while fishing for other species. Randy H Guide - Fishing with Bernie

Wolford- The Kokanee are starting to school up in the deep water, down riggers or slab style spoons tipped with bait should produce fish.

The Fishing with Bernie team has been guiding in Grand county for over 25 years. For more info please check out www.fishingwithbernie.com<http://www.fishingwithbernie.com><http://www.fishingwithbernie.com/> , https://www.facebook.com/FishingWithBernie/ or our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/fishing_with_bernie

Grand County fishing report for the week of 9-1-19

Here is your Grand County fishing report for the week of 9-1-19 The cooler weather will bring cooler water. this will begin to make the fish a little more active. The fall spawners will soon be moving to their spawning areas, other fish will follow.

Williams Fork - Surface temps are cooling to 60/61 early AM warming to 65 on a clear day. Water capacity is 98% and dropping. The new ramp hours are7AM to 7PM. Water clarity is about 10 foot. The Lake Trout bite can be very good for the patient angler. We are catching limits on small grubs or tubes tipped with sucker meat fished in 80 to 100 foot of water. Rainbow fishing has slowed. Bottom fishing with bait is producing a few fish lake wide. Casting fly & bubble or small spinners at rises around sunset is yielding a few fish. Northern Pike are slow. Kokanee are very slow due to lack of population. Randy H Guide - Fishing with berniekeefe@hotmail.com

Grand Lake - Rainbows are getting active on the surface early and late in the day. A few browns are being caught around the inlets late in the evening or very early in the mornings. Lake trout are starting to group up for the spawn, small grubs tipped with sucker meat will get bit.

Lake Granby - Rainbows are still being caught with bait along the shorelines. A (very)few Kokanee have been caught in Columbine bay, trolling lead core and bright spoons has been working.Lake trout are in 50-100 foot of water, jigs tipped with sucker meat and slab spoons have been working. Trollers are catching them on spoons and small crank baits.
The Fishing with Bernie team has been guiding in Grand county for over 25 years. For more info please check out www.fishingwithbernie.com<http://www.fishingwithbernie.com><http://www.fishingwithbernie.com/> , https://www.facebook.com/FishingWithBernie/ or our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/fishing_with_bernie