Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6am-8pm 7 days a week. Best fishing for all species is in the mornings and evenings when the traffic on the lake is minimal. Rainbow trout and brown trout action has started to slow as the water is warming and the fish are moving deeper. Trolling lead core, snap weights or down riggers in 20ft of water with a dodger or pop gear and pink spinner has been producing some fish. Shore anglers are reporting success with night crawlers either drifted in the inlets or fished on the bottom. Lake trout action has been fair, look for them in 40-80ft of water. Typical baits such as 3” tubes, grubs and spoons tipped with sucker are all working. Best success with colors that glow. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
Williams Fork Reservior - The east boat ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. Water capacity is 100%. Infow is 345 cfs, outflow is 369 cfs. Surface temp is 61 warming to 65 by late afternoon. The lake is settling down from runoff. Visibility is 12 feet plus. I saw a couple of big logs floating around this week, so keep an eye out for hazards. Lake Trout are starting to move to deeper cooler water. Look for them in 50 to 80 feet of water. The Lake Trout bite is good for the first few hours in the morning then drops off until early evening. Tubes, twisters or plastics imitating a fish tipped with sucker meat is working well. A finesse presentation on the bottom seems to work the best. If you see fish get off the bottom, try some aggressive jigging. I don't see many boats fishing for Pike which tells me it's slow. I spoke with a guy at the ramp that said he had a good one on but lost it at the boat, if you're willing to work hard it's possible to catch one. Please practice catch and release on all Northern Pike. Shore fishing for Rainbow Trout and trolling for Kokanee is slow because neither species has been stocked since 2020. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H.
Lake Granby - Lake is at 100% capacity. Boat ramp hours are 6am-8pm 7 days a week at Sunset Boat Ramp and Friday through Sunday at Stillwater Ramp. Water Temp is low 60’s in the morning warming to mid 60’s by afternoon. Fishing for Rainbows has been fair with best success reported by trollers working in 12-20ft of water with pink or orange spoons and various crank baits. Brown Trout action has been good in the windy afternoons along the rocks with orange spoons or crayfish colored crank baits. Lake trout action has been good in 35-65ft of water. Focus on the rock to mud bottom transition areas or main lake points with sharp breaks. Dark colored grubs or 3” tubes tipped with sucker early and late in the day have been good baits, changing to a white or lighter colored bait during the bright, mid-day hours. If you are marking fish that are not biting, its time to move. Finding un-pressured fish seems to be key to getting them to bite. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
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