Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are now 6am-6pm. Fishing has been fair for all species. Some reports of success from shore anglers for rainbow and brown trout around the east inlet and at the mouth of the canal from Shadow Mountain. Countdown a 1/4oz chrome and blue spoon to approximately 10ft then worked with a lift fall retrieve has been producing fish. Lake trout bite has been fair. Look for lake trout in 60-110ft of water. 1/2 oz glow head jig tipped with a black or chartreuse colored plastic along with fresh sucker has been producing fish. Use your electronics to locate and stay on fish, once you find a productive depth duplicate that pattern throughout the lake! Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
Williams Fork - The NEW east boat ramp hours are 7AM to 7PM daily. The water level is dropping, currently the lake is at 92% capacity or about 5 feet low. Inflow is 20cfs, outflow is 118cfs. Surface temp has been running 63.5 early am warming to 65 mid-day. The free-floating algae on the east side of the lake has dissipated, visibility is about 12 feet. The Lake Trout bite is picking up a bit... but it's still on the slow side. Right now, on average we're seeing 7 to 10 fish per rod. Juvenile and keeper size fish can be found in 70 to 80 feet of water. Trophy Lakers can be found in the same depth you find small Laker's. The best bite is on small tubes tipped with sucker meat fished on or just above the bottom with a gentle jig stroke then a pause then gentle stroke again. Work the spot till the bite drops off then move. Most of the fish are hugging the bottom and difficult to locate. If you see one stop and drop, theirs more there than what you see on the screen. Northern Pike are slow as usual, in part due to a decrease in population and many of bigger fish no longer live in their traditional habitat. Some have moved nearer to deeper water where food is more plentiful. Please practice catch and release on all Northern's caught. Brown Trout are feeding along the rocks north of the east boat ramp, and in the inlet before the sun hits the water. The lake hasn't been stocked with Rainbow's or Kokes since 2019 in an effort to control gill lice, so there isn't much action fishing for them. Randy H - Guide Fishing with Bernie
Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are now 6am-6pm. Fishing has been fair but should be picking up as the water cools and fall takes hold of the area. Rainbow trout and brown trout action remains best in the early mornings. Target rocky shorelines with Bright orange and bright pink colored spoons or chrome colored jerk baits. Stay mobile and cover water the fish are very scattered. Lake trout action has been fair to good, targeting 65-100ft of water along the deepest drop offs in the lake. 1/2oz jig head tipped with a contrasting color tube, tipped with sucker and worked with a subtle jigging motion has been producing bites. Staying on top of an active group of fish has also been a key factor, this time of year you find some groups are eager to bite, while others seem to be neutral. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
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