Grand Lake - The summer patterns are in full effect on Grand Lake. The rainbow trout and brown trout have stepped down to their deeper haunts. Look for them in 12-25’ of water. The best way to target them at these depths is trolling or for shore anglers very early or late in the day and focus on the inlet areas as this is where the cooler water will be. Using spoons in flashy polished chrome or bright pink colors has been working well. Lake trout bite has been fair, we are finding fish in 50-65 ft of water. Once they are located a 2-3” tube jig or radical glow grub tipped with sucker worked along the bottom has been producing bites. The bites are light so pay attention to the rod to catch the light biting fish. Water is very busy with people by mid morning use caution when out traveling the lake. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. Water capacity is at 98%. Inflow is 103, outflow is 152 cfs. The lake is now noticeably going down. Surface temps cooled a bit to 68.5 warming to the low 70's on a calm day. The Lake Trout bite is good on small fish, but we did experience a day that they just wouldn't bite. The best bite seems to be starting a little later than normal, around 7:30AM and running thru 11:30AM then it slows until late afternoon. Small tubes or tailless grubs tipped with sucker meat fished gently right on the bottom should produce limits in 70 to 90 feet of water. Most of the reports I'm hearing is Northern Pike are slow. I've talked to guys that fished all day without a bite, but they did see a few fish follow now and then. Best chance of catching a Northern is early AM and late PM. Overcast skies and choppy water will increase your odds. Please practice catch and release on all Northern Pike. Shore fishing for Rainbows is very slow as is trolling for Kokanee Salmon since Williams Fork hasn't been stocked with either species for several years while CPW tries to eliminate the gill lice problem in the Kokes. Fishing with Bernie Guide - Randy H
Lake Granby - Boat Ramp Hours are 6am to 8pm. Lake is at 98% of full capacity. Fishing for all species has been fair. The best rainbow trout and brown trout action has been early and late in the day. Boat anglers have been having success trolling 15-25 ft deep along the shorelines with a variety of lures. Pop Gear, spoons and various cranks have all been producing. When targeting browns fish the periods of rougher weather (If the lightning allows) when the afternoon storms come in and cool things down. Target the rocky areas of the lake or areas where rocks change to mud. Casting a small tube and working along the bottom has been a go to bait. Lake trout have continued their steady movement to deeper water as the temperature has climbed. Target the lake trout in water 50ft and deeper with most success coming in 65-90ft of water. A small tube, grub or minnow imitation in dark colors tipped with a small piece of sucker has been our go to baits. Stay mobile for best success, we are finding that a group of fish will bite when first getting on a spot, then shut down. Having a variety of spots and reading those electronics will keep you on fish all day. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
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