Grand lake 1/3/2021 - Ice continues to grow and the fishing remains pretty good. Luckily, the recent snow amounts have not been very significant which enables the ice to grow at a rapid rate as well as keeping the slush at a minimum.
Rainbows and browns are being caught in the early mornings on a variety of baits but the most productive has been a jig and a plastic combination. Black drop-kick jigs by CLAM tipped with a motor oil colored Scudi has been the winning combination lately. Fish have been in shallow (3-10’) but getting on these fish as early as possible is real the key ingredient for best success as of late.
The lake trout have proven to be a little more difficult to catch as of late. Again, timing is everything and it seems to be an early morning bite as well. Try to focus your efforts in the 20-50’ range with tubes and/or twisters tipped with a small price of sucker meat. As the season progresses, keep your eye open for suspended fish on your electronics. - Fishing with Bernie Guide, Jake Foos
Williams Fork 1/3/2021 - Lots of fish being found in 40-60' of water. Spoons with small pieces of sucker meat early in the day has worked best. Getting bites has been tough later in the day so downsizing to a XL Clam tungsten with a small piece of sucker meat or a small maki trailer has made all the difference when the bite slows down. Ice is averaging 9" with only a couple inches of snow on top. - Fishing with Bernie Guide, Rhett Feltman
Lake Granby - 1/3/2021 - The lake has capped and there is fishable ice on the lake. Finding between 3”-8” depending on age of the ice and the location with the back bays having more ice than the main lake. Lots of water on top of the ice in places and slush pockets. Rainbow trout are active in the earlier morning and late evening in water under 12’, with the areas right off the dams producing best using small tungsten jigs and spoons tipped with wax worms. Lake trout are being caught 35’-65’ on various plastics, tubes and spoons tipped with sucker, may have to move a few times to find the fish willing to bite. Stay Safe if headed out! - Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon
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