Here is your middle park fishing report for the week of 2-5-18.
Grand Lake is fishing well for rainbows along the shorelines. Small jigs tipped with wax worms are working well.
Middle Park fishing report for 1-30-2018
Thanks to everyone that came to fish the 3 Lakes ice fishing contest. By now the fish have settled down and will eat. Lake Granby is fishing very good for all species. Rainbows and browns are being caught in water less then 15 feet deep on small jigs tipped with wax worms. Spoons are a great attractor. Most Lake trout are being caught at 40-70 feet of water. Tube jigs, hair jigs, spoons, and plain jig heads tipped with a small piece of sucker meat are enticing bites.
Williams Fork, The fishing dropped off a bit this week, but there are still plenty of 12-17” lake trout being caught on the usual baits. Focus on structure in 35-65 feet of water for the best action. Tube jigs tipped with sucker meat and various jigging spoons are consistently producing a few strikes. Smaller baits like bare jigheads with a chunk of sucker and gulp minnows are also catching a few. The key is moving around to find the highest concentrations of fish. Bigger lakers have been tough to entice recently but there is always the possibility of a trophy at this lake. The best tactic for rainbows has been to fish early in the day in shallow water in one of the bays with micro jigs or crappie tubes. A few pike are also being caught in shallow water bays but action for them is hit or miss.
The ice is about 12-14 inches thick across most of the lake with a slightly thinner area near the dam. There is still about 6 inches of snow on top of the ice. There is still no slush anywhere on the lake. Tucker Bamford
Grand Lake, The Rainbow trout and Brown trout continue to be active and hungry with the best bite being early and late in the day. They are being found between 8ft and 16ft of water depending on time of day and are being caught on a variety of baits, but the Leech Flutter Spoon by Clam tipped with a wax worm has been my go to bait. Lake trout are being caught all over the lake, but it takes some diligence and searching. Get out drill some holes and use that Vexilar to determine where the Lake trout are and what their mood is for the day, seems to change every day. Ice is in good shape on the town side of the lake, use caution if venturing out, and beware of the areas with moving water, as the ice varies significantly there compared to rest of lake!. Be safe and good luck. Dan Shannon, Guide – Fishing with Bernie
Lake Granby are fishing report for 12-22-17
We are starting to get fishable ice here in the county. Please be very cautious venturing out, bring safety gear and a friend.
Williams Fork reservoir, fully capped, fishing has been very good for this time of year.
Middle Park fishing report for 8-28-2017
This weeks middle park report is brought to you by Fishing with Bernie. The temps in the morning are dropping to 32 degrees, Snow has made an appearance in the valley also. Fantastic fall fishing is getting closer, for now present your baits carefully and remember exactly what you were doing when you get bit. Repeat that and you should be successful.
Williams Fork Fishing Report. The surface temp at Williams Fork is 62 in the morning warming to 65 in the afternoon. Temps in deep water have not changed. The lake has dropped about 5' since the first of the month. Boat ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. This week the Lake Trout bite has been hit and miss depending on the day. My clients are catching fish vertical jigging 90 to 120 foot with bright colored Berkley grubs tipped with sucker meat. Bite is best early AM but one can find fish all day. Fishing for Rainbows from shore near the east boat ramp should be good. The lake was recently stocked with 2000 catch-able Rainbows. Casting small spinners or bottom fishing should produce some fish. Kokanee trolling remains slow. Persistent trollers are getting few fish 16" to 19" at 30 to 40 foot. Large Northern Pike are sitting in deeper cooler water. Younger fish are hugging the shore lines. Working the shoreline with spinner or jerk baits should produce some hits. Work deeper water for the larger fish. Randy Hall - Guide, Fishing with Bernie
Lake Granby and Grand lake are both fishing fair to good for rainbows. boaters are catching them by trolling or casting bright spoons or small crank baits. Shore fishermen are doing well with powerbait and worms. Kokanee are showing up in Columbine bay trolling seems to be getting a few each morning. Lake trout are being caught at depths of 60-120' with tubes and spoons with sucker meat.
Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in the area for over 25 years. For more info please like "Fishing with Bernie" on Facebook or visit www.fishingwithbernie.com.
Middle Park fishing report for 8-14-2017
This middle park fishing report is being brought to you by "Fishing with Bernie". With the cool nights and PM thunder storms the surface temp at Williams Fork is now 63 in the morning warming to 65 in the afternoon. Temps in deep water have not changed. This week the Lake Trout bite has been good at 90 to 115 foot. My clients are catching fish vertical jigging bright colored grubs tipped with sucker meat. Bite is best early AM but we are catching fish all day. Fishing from shore is slow but some anglers are catching a few Rainbows bottom fishing. Wading anglers are catching Rainbows where the river runs into the lake on spinners. Kokanee trolling is slow. Some trollers are getting small numbers of 16" to 19" fish at 30 to 40 foot. Large Northern Pike have have moved to deeper cooler water. Younger fish are hugging the shore lines. Working the shoreline with spinner or jerk baits should produce some hits. Work deeper water for the larger fish. It doesn't matter what type of lure you are using as long as it can get to the fish. Your best chances are on low light windy days and near sunset. Randy Hall - Guide, Fishing with Berniekeefe@hotmail.com
Grand Lake – Fishing is up and down depending on the day and weather conditions, which have been unpredictable at best. Water temp stays in the low to mid 60’s. Rainbows and Browns are being caught along the shorelines with small cranks and worms below a bobber reeled in slowly. Trollers are catching them on pop gear with a small spinner tipped with a worm trolled along the shorelines. Lake trout have moved a little deeper, they are being caught at 70-110’ and there has been a great suspended fish bite at times out over the deep water. Electronics are key for proper depth presentation to those suspended fish, and small spoons tipped with a small piece sucker have been hot bait. Dan Shannon – Guide, Fishing with Berniekeefe@hotmail.com
Lake Granby continues to fish very well. Rainbows are eating bugs on the surface in the evenings. Powerbait and worms are working early and late in the day. A few kokanee are starting to show up in the mouth of Columbine bay, Trolling small spinners and spoons 30-40' deep. Lake Trout are ranging from 50-120' deep. Tube jigs and slab spoons (Reelbait.com) tipped with a small piece of sucker meat has been working. Trollers are catching them on spoons and small cranks.Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in the middle park area for over 25 years. For more info please like "Fishing with Bernie" on Facebook or visit www.fishingwithbernie.com.
Middle Park fishing report for 8-8-2017
Here is your middle park fishing report for the week of August 8.
Grand Lake, Water temp remains in the mid 60’s. Fishing for all species is fair with the best time to be on the water during the low light periods. Don’t be afraid to work and move often to find the active fish and you will be successful this time of year. For rainbows and browns work crank baits slow along the shore line, and lake trout try a variety of jigs tipped with sucker meat. - Dan Shannon, Guide – Fishing with Bernie
With the cooler weather Williams Fork's surface temp has dropped to 64 in the morning warming to high 60's in the afternoon. The Lake trout bite is fair to good depending on the day. We are having success vertical jigging with bright colored grubs and power minnows tipped with sucker meat between 90 to 120 foot. Fishing from shore is generally slow but some anglers are catching a few Rainbows bottom fishing. Kokanee trolling is slow but some trollers are getting small numbers of 16" to 19" fish at 30 to 40 foot.Large Northern Pike have have moved to deeper cooler water while younger fish are along the shore lines. The Northern bite is hit and miss. When you find a hungry fish you'll get a hit, it doesn't matter what type of lure you are using. Your best chances are on low light windy days and near sunset. Randy Hall - Guide, Fishing with Bernie
Lake Granby is fishing well for rainbows. The bank fishermen are doing well near the campgrounds with powerboat and worms. Trollers are catching them with small crank baits and shiny spoons. Lake trout are in 50-100 feet of water. Tubes, hair jigs and slab spoons are all working. Trollers are catching fish on crank baits and spoons.
Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in the middle park area for over 25 years. For more info please like "Fishing with Bernie" on Facebook or visit www.fishingwithbernie.com.
Middle Park fishing report for 8-1-2017
Here is your middle park area fishing report for the week of August 1st.
Williams Fork's surface temps remain at 66 in the morning warming to the low 70 by late afternoon. The Lake trout bite is fair to good. We are having success vertical jigging with grubs and rubber minnows tipped with sucker meat between 90 to 120 foot. Use your sonar to find fish, work the spot then move. Fishing from shore is generally slow but some anglers are catching a few Rainbows bottom fishing with power bait or worms. Rainbows are hitting spinners at the inlet, and in the submerged lake bed river channel.Kokanee trolling is slow but some trollers are getting small numbers of 16" to 19" fish at 30 to 40 foot.Large Northern Pike have have moved to deeper cooler water. They will work into shallow water during storms or low light periods. Pike bite is hit and miss. When you find a hungry fish you'll get a hit, it really doesn't matter what type of lure you are using. Your best chances are on low light windy days and near sunset. Randy Hall - Guide, Fishing with Bernie
Grand Lake's water temp remains in the mid 60’s with good clarity of approximately 8’. Fishing for Rainbows and browns both from shore and the boat remains steady, with best areas to fish being close to the inlets early in the day. Worms and a slip bobber or small Rapala X-raps worked with long pauses have been getting bites. Lake trout remain in their mid summer haunts in depths between 50-110’. Move to find the active fish, they seem to be in different spots daily. Spoons like the Leech Flutter Spoon by Clam and Reelbait Plane Jane spoons tipped with a small piece of sucker have been the baits to fish for lake trout. Dan Shannon, Guide – Fishing with Berniekeefe@hotmail.com
Lake Granby's water temp is reaching the low 70's in the afternoon. Lake trout fishing is fair. Fish are being caught 50-110' deep. Tube jigs tipped with sucker meat, Reelbait slab spoons and Gulp shrimp are all accounting for fish. Trollers are doing well with spoons. Rainbow fishing just got a little help from the CDOW, they just stocked the lake with a truck load of catchable. Power bait and worms will catch these fish. Look for rising fish in the evenings and cast small spoons to them. Trollers are catching rainbows on spoons and small crank baits.
Mornings have been a great time to get out on the water. Afternoon storms have been rolling through, the weather has been getting nice again in the evenings. Eat an early dinner and get out to enjoy the fishing or the animals heading out in the meadows around dark.
Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in the middle park area for over 25 years
Middle Park fishing report for 7-23-2017
Grand lake 7/23/17
Water temp is mid 60's by afternoon. Rainbow trout and brown trout fishing has slowed a bit, but they are still being caught early and late, or when the afternoon storms roll in. Small cranks, fly and bubble or worms have been working. Lake trout are getting deeper by the day and are found up to 110'. Small jigs and spoons are producing throughout the day, move often to find active fish. Dan Shannon, Guide - Fishing with Bernie
Williams Fork Fishing Report
Surface temps have reached 66 in the morning warming to near 70 in the late afternoon. The Lake trout bite is up an down . One day they are very catachable, the next day they are off bite. We are having some success vertical jigging with grubs and rubber minnows tipped with sucker meat between 80 to 120 foot. We are catching one maybe two fish per spot, then have to move. Use your sonar to find fish, work the spot then move. Suspended fish seem to be easier to catch than fish belly down on the bottom. I'm using metal jigs for suspended fish.Fishing from shore is generally slow but some anglers are catching a few Rainbows bottom fishing with power bait or worms. I'm seeing Rainbows rise in the AM and late PM. Cast to the rises with a spinner or fly and bubble.Kokanee trolling remains slow but some trollers are getting small numbers of 16" to 19" fish.
Large Northern Pike have have moved to deeper cooler water. They will work into shallow water during storms or low light periods. Pike bite is hit and miss. When you find a hungry fish you'll get a hit, it really doesn't matter what type of lure you are using. Your best chances are on low light windy days and near sunset. Randy Hall - Guide, FishingwithBernie
Lake Granby
Water temp 68-70. Rainbows can still be caught with power bait and crawlers along the shore.In the evenings look for rising fish and cast small spoons to the rises. Trollers are catching rainbows with small spoons, spinners and crank baits. Lake trout are hitting jigs tipped with sucker meat at depths of 40-100'. Trollers are doing well with spoons and crank baits.
Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in the middle park area for over 25 years. For more info please like "Fishing with Bernie" on Facebook or visit www.fishingwithbernie.com.
Middle Park fishing report for 6-26-2017
Grand Lake - Water is still coming into the lake fast and the channel to Shadow Mountain has a very strong current, lots of debris on the water. Water clarity is about 8ft. Brown trout and Rainbow tout fishing has been good both from shore and the boat. Fish early and late with silver colored spinners and spoons, floating Rapala’s or a small piece of worm worked 3-4 under a bobber slowly along the shore lines. Lake trout fishing has been fair with the most active fish found along the drop-offs. Look in depths up to 80’ and use your Lowrance to find them. Tube jigs tipped with sucker meat has been my go to bait for the lake trout, but don’t be afraid to experiment. It’s been busy out there on the water with the summer weather, be careful out there and enjoy the great fishing! Dan Shannon, Guide – Fishing with Bernie
Williams Fork Fishing Report, This weeks windy conditions has kept the surface temp in the upper 50's in the morning. The wind has mixed warmer surface water with subsurface water sending the Lake Trout a little deeper each week. Lake Trout bite is picking up moving and is fair to good. Tubes or grubs tipped with sucker meat are producing hits in 50' to 100' of water. Rainbows are still breaking the surface feeding on bugs. Fly and bubble, spinners and shallow running crank baits should produce some hits. Rainbows are also in the fast water were the river runs into the lake. Number 2 and 3 spinners are catching fish. Trollers are catching a few Kokanee Salmon and Rainbows. Small Kokanee schools are running between 15' to 30'. Northern Pike remain slow but but the bite is picking up. The lake was just stocked with 350,000 fingerling Kokanee which will reduce the Northern bite in the boat ramp bay until they move to deeper water. Floating crank baits and spoons/spinners are producing hits. Fishing the warm corners of the bays and choppy water is your best bet. Randy Hall - Guide, Fishing with Bernie
Lake Granby is fishing excellent for rainbows along the shorelines. Worms or powerboat seem to be the most productive. Check the backs of weedy coves for trout rising in the evenings. This is a great opportunity to catch trout on a fly or a small spoon. Cast at the rises. Browns can still be caught along the rocks, crawdad and minnow colored jigs are working best early or late in the day. Lake trout are eating tubes, power minnows, spoons jigged while the trollers are doing well on minnow imitating crank baits and spoons. Lake trout are continuing to move deeper as the summer progresses. Look in 50-80 feet of water.
Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in the middle park area for over 25 years. For more info please like "Fishing with Bewrnie" on Facebook or visit www.fishingwithbernie.com.
Middle Park fishing report for 6-13-2017
Here is you Middle Park fishing report for the week of June 13th.
Williams Fork Fishing Report
Surface temp was 57 at 6AM. Recent winds have mixed warmer surface water with subsurface water sending the Lake Trout a little deeper than last week. Lake Trout bite is slow to fair. Tubes or grubs tipped with sucker meat are producing some hits in 50' to 100' of water. Rainbows are feeding on bugs on the surface. Fly and bubble, spinners and shallow running crank baits should produce some hits. Trollers are catching a few Kokanee Salmon and Rainbows. Small Kokanee schools are running between 15' to 30'. Northern Pike remain slow but can be found in shallow water on a sunny day. The lake was just stocked with fingerling Rainbow's which will reduce the Northern bite for a couple of weeks. Floating crank baits and spoons/spinners are producing an occasional hit. Fishing choppy water is your best bet. Randy Hall - Guide, Fishing with Bernie
Grand Lake
Grand Lake fishing has been fair to good. The water is warming into the low 50’s by the afternoon and clarity approximately 8ft. The inlets are running full and dumping lots of water into the lake, the current in the channel to Shadow is very strong and there is lots of floating debris around the lake, use caution while boating. Rainbows are biting well from shore on worms below a bobber throughout the day and Browns are being caught with more aggressive tactics such as crankbaits, spoons and spinners. Lake trout fishing is fair we are finding fish scattered throughout the lake on the drop offs 50 to 100’ deep. Tube jigs and jigging spoons, the Reelbait Plane Jane spoon in various colors depending on the day has been the go to bait. – Dan Shannon, Guide – Fishing with Bernie
Lake Granby,
The water is warming to the mid 50's in the morning and close to 60 by 5pm. Rainbows fishing is awesome near running water. We were catching lots of rainbows with a size 8 Eagle Claw snelled hook, split shot and a piece of worm. Cast it out and reel it in slowly. Brown trout are still hanging around the shorelines, cloudy, windy weather or when the sun is behind the mountains is a great time to throw lures along rocky shorelines. Lake trout are continuing their move from shallow water. Tube jigs, spoons, spinners and crank baits are catching lake trout in 20-80 feet of water.
For more information, tips or to book a trip please check out www.fishingwithbernie.com . Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in the Middle Park area for over 25 years.
