Spring has arrived and the warm weather is telling us ice season is almost over. This will be our last report of the ice season, we will resume as the lakes lose their ice and we get out the long rods once again!
Grand Lake - Travel conditions are excellent and ice is holding up for now. Use caution and check often as ice can change daily this time of year. Rainbow and brown trout fishing in the inlets and inlet areas has been excellent, 12ft of water and less depending on the time of day. 1/8oz Clam Leech Flutters spoons in blue/pink color or clown colored have been working well. A pink or chartreuse tungsten jig with a waxie is a consistent producer as well. Lake trout action has been fair to good depending on the day and the weather. Look for them in 50 to 90ft of water, the area just north of the canal to Shadow Mtn has been holding quite a few fish. A dark colored jig head with a light colored or glow plastic body has been the go to baits. Tip with fresh sucker meat or a Mike’s shrimp egg and work the lure close to the bottom. Fish are coming through in waves so be ready for fast action when they show up. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
Williams Fork - Water level is at 70% of full. Lake trout bite has been good. Small jigs tipped with sucker meat worked 1 to 5 feet off the bottom have been producing fish. 50 to 60 feet of water has been where we are finding a lot of the lake trout. The snow on the ice and shore is almost completely gone which means ice off is imminent. Use caution this week if heading out, ice near exposed shorelines will start to melt first and conditions across the lake will be unpredictable especially after the warmer weather this week. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Sam Hochevar.
Lake Granby - Water level is at approximately 64% or 30 ft low. Travel conditions are excellent right now with little to no snow on the ice. Ice is holding up for now with 6-8” of clear ice under 6-8” of frozen slush. The spring conditions are changing the ice daily in the warm sunny weather so please use caution and check the ice as you go if headed out for the final few days of the ice season. Rainbow trout action continues to be very good along the dam faces and rip rap shorelines, tungsten jigs or spoons in pink, white or silver color have all been working. Tip with a real or Gulp waxie and target water 15ft and shallower. Lake trout action has been good for 18-20” fish, but the key is finding the active fish. Look for them in 45-80ft of water along the multiple river or creek channels throughout the lake. A 2” tube jig or 2” twisty tail grub with a glow-colored jig head has been our go-to lures, tipped with fresh sucker and covered in your favorite scent for that extra enticement. It’s been a great ice season, stay safe for these final days and look for our next reports to start at ice off! Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
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