Grand Lake - All boat ramps are open and fishing for all species has been good. Water is stained which is to be expected with the run-off coming into the lake. Fishing for rainbows and browns has been excellent along the shorelines and in the inlet areas. A small spoon in silver or gold has been working well along with a variety of crankbaits worked erratically. Lake trout are being caught in the 20-35’ range and have been very active throughout the day. Small tubes and grubs in white or glow have been the go to bait. - Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon
Williams Fork - After a long cold winter it is awesome to be back on the water again. Denver Water did some ramp improvements this winter and built a nice new dock... Thank you for that! Williams Fork is at 81% capacity and filling fast with 620 cfs flowing in. Surface temp is 44 warming to 46 on a sunny day. Visibility is only 3.5' at the surface. I found the Lake Trout bite to be slow my first week on the lake, but they are catchable if you're patient. The slow bite may be partially due to the poor visibility... you literally have to get your jig in their face. Tubes, grubs or spoons tipped with sucker meat worked gently on the bottom is producing hits in 38 to 58 feet of water. If you see Lakers on the screen swimming in the water column they will generally take a stab at your bait. For the next couple of weeks shore fishermen casting shallow running baits should be able to hook up with a Lake Trout. Since my focus is on Lake Trout while the water is cold I haven't looked for Northern's. Bottom fishing for Rainbows is slow as the lake hasn't been stocked in few years. Trolling for Kokanee will be slow due to low population. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H.
Lake Granby - Stillwater and Sunset boat ramps are open and docks are in the hours of operation are 6am-8pm. Fishing for all species has been very good. Water temp 48-52 degrees. Rainbows are active in the inlet areas of lake, spinners, spoons and brightly colored crankbaits have been working well. Brown trout bite has been excellent when the conditions are right. Look for the windblown rocky shorelines and work small tubes and crankbaits erratically, when you get a follow or catch one work that area good as we are finding many fish in the same area. Lake trout bite has been good, fish are being caught in 10-40 ft of water and seem to be concentrating in the transition areas where rocks meet mud bottom. Tube jigs have been primary bait, with color and size being as inconsistent as our weather lately. If you aren’t getting bites change both color and size until you find one they like that day. Be safe while on the water its filling fast and under water hazards are present and changing daily. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon
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