The weather has been a roller coaster ride this past week, but the fishing has not slowed down one bit! Lake trout action has remained hot and has been the star of the show. Expecting a busy weekend on the water, hope everyone has a fun, safe, fish filled holiday!

Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6 AM to 8PM. Water temperatures have been in the upper 40’s. Rainbow trout and brown trout action has been very good. Target the inlet areas, fish on the edges of the moving water with white crankbaits or gold colored spoons worked with an erratic retrieve. Lake trout action has been good. Look for 20 to 40 feet of water. A glow head jig with a chartreuse body, either a tube or grub, tipped with a small piece of sucker has been working consistent. The lake trout are spread out, stay on the move to find best action.

Williams Fork Reservoir - Boat ramp will not open in 2026. Remains open for non-motorized, hand launched watercraft. Reservoir is at 52% of capacity. Shore fishing has slowed for lake trout as the water has warmed, look for those shorelines that drop off quickly, 3 inch tube jigs tipped with sucker worked along bottom will produce strikes. Pike fishing is fair in the shallow bays, large jerk baits worked with a jerk-long pause retrieve or work a 3 to 4 inch tube jig along bottom.

Lake Granby - Stillwater boat ramp hours are 6 AM to 8 PM. Boat docks were not in the water this past weekend. Water level is approximately 30 feet below full. Water temperatures are in the upper 40’s early in the morning warming into the low 50’s by the afternoon. Rainbow trout action is good, pink and silver spoons, or a chironomid under an indicator in the inlet areas will produce good action. Brown trout bite has been fair, best action has been on the windy, cloudy days. Jerkbaits or pitching tube jigs along the rocky shorelines has been working well in the right conditions. Lake trout bite is hot! Look for fish in 40 to 70 feet of water along structure breaks, 3 inch tube jigs or grubs in green pumpkin or goby colors tipped with a small piece of sucker has been our go-to lure. If you aren’t constantly seeing fish on your electronics, time to move. The fish are on the move and active when you are in the right area!

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