Grand Lake - Travel conditions have improved with the warm weather. Fishing for rainbows and browns has been good. Look for them cruising around the north or east inlet areas in 10 to 15ft of water. A jointed Clam Pinhead Mino in pink or white has been the go to lure, with a Sierra Slammer tube in pink or gray also producing well. Lake trout action has been fair. Most fish are being caught in 50-80 ft of water. A tungsten jig with a black or glow colored grub and shrimp egg or fresh piece of sucker will produce bites, but pay close attention as these bites are light and fast right now! Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon
Williams Fork Reservoir - Water level is at 72%. Lake trout bite has been good in 45 to 65 feet of water. Working small jigs tipped with sucker meat along the bottom has been producing most fish. We are starting to see some suspended fish so keep an eye on your electronics for fish swimming through off the bottom. When the bite slows down in an area the best solution has been to stay mobile and move around structure or to another piece structure and find a new group of fish. Slush on the lake has mostly cleared up but it's still possible to encounter some especially in the afternoon. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Sam Hochevar.
Lake Granby - Water level is at 67% or approximately 27 ft below full. The ice is holding up for now, we are finding 12-16” of ice and frozen slush in most areas of the lake, please pay attention to changes as the warm days continue to make an impact. Travel on the lake has gone from both extremes in a short period of time, deep snow and slush early in the week to melted, compact, crusty snow in the mornings and small pockets of slush and softer snow in the afternoons. Quick reminder machines over 1,000lbs are not allowed on the ice, typically this means the majority of side by sides are not allowed. Fishing for rainbows has been fair along the dike and dam face. Look for them in 15ft of water, a bright flashy flutter spoon or pink tungsten tipped with waxie will produce strikes. Brown trout action has been best right at sunrise, so don’t sleep in. A gold and black jigging rap worked along a rocky shoreline in 8ft of water or less has been working well. Lake trout bite has been slow for the trophy fish be prepared to earn your bites with hard work. The bite has been good to very good for eater size lake trout, fish under 20”. For best action on eater size fish look for them in 55-75 ft of water along break lines and funnels. Pink or chartreuse colored spoons, jigs and plastics 2” and smaller are the hot colors right now, tip them with fresh sucker meat for best results. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
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