Grand Lake - Fishing has remained fair to good for all species. Rainbow Trout and Brown trout are biting good early and late in the day right along the shorelines then bump out deeper as the day goes on and the sun comes up. Small tungsten jigs tipped with a wax worm or small spoons in chartreuse or white, the small jointed Pinhead Mino from Clam has been our go to all year long. Lake trout bite has been fair, if planning to chase lake trout mobility and electronics are key. Look for them in depths from 50’ to 90’. Small plastics, tubes, grubs and maribou jigs tipped with a small piece of sucker worked right along bottom has been producing bites.
Williams Fork Ice conditions are looking good with easy walking, so take advantage of it while it lasts. The bite this week has been steady until around noon. Most fish being caught have been on leech flutter spoons tipped with sucker meat early and transitioning over to small curly tails and tube jigs later in the day. Have a variety of colors on hand so you an figure out the color of the day. There has been a slow period mid-day but the bite picks up late afternoon there has been one last good flurry of bites and then it has been dying down drastically. Watch your electronics because if you are not marking fish within 15 minutes you should be making a move until you find fish. Once you find a few fish there seems to be many more that will move through in the same small areas.
Lake Granby - Last weekend was a busy weekend on the ice with the 3 Lakes Ice Fishing Contest, during the contest there was a few ATV/UTV’s that went through the ice on the south side of Deer Island. Stay away from the exposed rocks in these areas, the rocks in this area are easily warmed by the sun and because of the this the ice is not as thick in these areas. Just a reminder USFS rules for Lake Granby restricts weight of vehicles on the ice to under 1000 lbs. Fishing was tougher than usual this past week, which can be normal after the busy weekend. Rainbow trout and brown trout are being caught along the shorelines and the creek inlet areas. Tungsten jigs tipped with wax worm or small panfish tubes has been producing bites, jig with small subtle movements. Lake trout bite has been fair, look for fish from 50’ to 80’. Finesse has been key and often a do-nothing dead stick approach will get the most bites. If you are marking fish consistently and they won’t bite, work through a few baits then move to a different area until you find the active feeding fish. Small panfish size tubes, tungsten jigs tipped with micro plastic has been most consistent baits, but have a jigging rap ready for a change of pace and a chance for a reaction bite. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon
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