Sunny days, (wind) and great fishing has been the story this past week. Water levels are holding steady and fish are settling into their summer patterns. The bite (and wind) remains strong in the entire area, be sure to plan your fishing day soon while the bite is still off the charts!
Grand Lake - Boat ramp hours are 6 AM to 8PM. Plan for heavy traffic on the water, particularly on the weekend. Water temperatures are mid 50’s in the morning and warming as day progresses. Rainbow trout and brown trout bite remains fair. Target the inlet areas for best action. Casting Dynamic J-Spec or silver/blue colored spoons and spinners has been a good pattern. Lake trout action has been fair to good. Best bite is early before the traffic on the lake increases. Look for them in 30 to 55 feet of water. A glow head jig with a dark colored plastic body, tipped with fresh sucker and worked very close to the bottom will produce bites. Pay close attention to detect those light bites and get a solid hookset to land them!
Williams Fork Reservoir - Boat ramps will remain closed for the season due to low water levels. Non-motorized hand launched boats are allowed. Water level remains at 54%. Shore fishing has been fair in the inlet areas of moving water. Anglers will find a mix of fish utilizing these areas to find food brought in by moving water. Casting tubes with a slow retrieve along the bottom will produce bites from multiple species. .
Lake Granby- Stillwater boat ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. Water level is at 69% or approximately 25 feet below full. Water temperatures are in the low 60’s early then warming to mid 60’s by the afternoon. Rainbow trout action has been good the past few weeks after the latest stocking. Kastmaster spoons and worms fished off bottom from shore has been productive early and late in the day. Brown trout action is condition dependent. Fish the wind-blown shorelines with an erratically retrieved spoon or streamer in the evenings for best action. Lake trout action is excellent. Look for them in 50 to 80 feet of water. White grubs, glow grub, or green pumpkin tube jigs tipped with fresh sucker and worked within 6 inches of them bottom has been a consistent pattern.
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