Grand Lake - Water is moving through Grand Lake and Shadow Mountain, use caution when traveling the areas in front of tunnel on the east side, in front of the canal connecting to Shadow Mountain, and in the areas between islands and pump canal on Shadow Mountain. Travel on the lake has been tough lately with quite a bit of slush with all the new snow. Fishing has been slow to fair but seems to be picking up by the day as more pumping occurs. Rainbow trout and brown trout action is best very early and again right at sunset. Small 1/32 oz white or black bucktail jigs work gently in 4-12ft of water has been enticing bites. Lake trout action has been slow but picking up, the name of the game right now is finesse and fresh bait, Mysis imitations such has white bucktail jigs, Clam Silkie on a tungsten or SI flies have been go to baits, tipped with a small piece of fresh sucker belly and your favorite scent to keep them interested. Look for fish in 35-75ft of water. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
Williams Fork Reservoir - Water Level is at 82% of full capacity. Travel on the lake has been good, did not get much snow with the last storm. Rainbow trout and Brown trout action is slow. Lake trout action has been fair and picking up by the day as we get more snowmelt coming into the lake. Look for lake trout in 50-70ft of water, small crayfish imitations such as 2” tubes and larger profile grubs like P&D lure minnow body twist tail grub. Clam Leech flutter spoons in wonder bread color have also been working very well tipped with sucker. Keep a larger bait tied on and accessible, as the larger lake trout are being found in the same areas as smaller fish, when the smaller fish go away drop down that large bait! Pike action has been slow, but expect them to start moving up to shallow spawning locations as we get closer to ice off. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
Lake Granby - Water level is at 89% of full capacity or about 8ft low. Ice conditions have been crusty snow in the mornings to deep slush pockets in the afternoons once the top layer gets soft. Total ice thickness is holding up at around 16-18” but is beginning to get softer by the day. Rainbow trout and brown trout action has been fair, 6-12ft off the rip rap dam faces have been great areas to catch them cruising through. A small spoon or micro tube has been producing well tipped with Gulp maggot or wax worm. Lake trout action has been fair to good for fish under 20” and slow for the larger fish. We are finding best action in 50-70ft of water with 3” chartreuse and white tubes or more finesse presentations such as SI Flies with small piece of sucker. Stay mobile, might take a couple spots to find fish that are willing to bite and not just look. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
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