Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours 6am-6pm. Water temperature is in the low 50’s. Fishing has been good to very good. Rainbow trout have been very active and aggressive in water less than 10ft, key areas have been rocky shorelines and moving water of the inlets. Lake trout are in their spawn locations, target these fish in 30-50ft of water, flutter spoons and slab spoons tipped with sucker have been working well, Have a good selection on hand and change colors often till you find the one they will bite consistently. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
Williams Fork - The east boat ramp hours are 7AM to 7PM. The water level is 85%, just under 10 feet low. The ramp should be usable this season to the October 31 close date. Due to algae bloom visibility has dropped to about 10 feet. The surface temp has dropped four degrees from last week running 54 early AM. Lake Trout have been biting good. Some days they are on early AM as soon as you get on spot, other days it takes them a while to get going, but they are very catchable. Look for mixed age groups in 70 to 80 feet of water. The Lake Trout are not grouped up yet and they're hugging the bottom which makes them difficult to locate on sonar. If you find one stop and drop, there's more there. This last week we saw fish ranging in size from 8" to 35" biting small tubes, twister or paddle tail grubs tipped with fresh sucker meat fished gently on, or just above the bottom. Adding scent helps if the bite slow, and they'll hold the bait a bit longer helping with hook-set. Browns have been biting early am along the rocks north of the east boat ramp. Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout and Kokanee Salmon are slow due to low population. Please practice catch and release on all Northern Pike to help preserve the declining population. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H
Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6am to 6pm, Stillwater boat ramp is the only ramp currently open. Water level is at 90% or approximately 8ft below full and water temperatures have been in the low 50’s. Fishing has been excellent for rainbows and lake trout. Rainbow trout are very active in 20ft and less of water, in the areas of the spawning fall fish (Browns, lake trout and kokanee) and along the rocky shorelines. Bright flashy lures such as Vibramax spinners, and flutter spoons have been producing fish. Lake trout action has been excellent with the fish moved up to their spawn locations. Look for them in 20-50ft of water, spoons, tubes and grubs have all been producing fish. Color of the lure seems to be the biggest factor once you locate the fish and can be different each day even changing at each spot so have a good selection of lures on hand as well as some fresh sucker meat to keep your lures freshly tipped. This is a great time of year to catch a lot of fish, don’t miss out! Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
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