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Middle Park Fishing Report #1800
01/04/2018 02:03 PM
01/04/2018 02:03 PM
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Matt Johnson Offline OP
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Ice Team Pro, Bernie Keefe says on 1/3/18...

Here is your 1st middle park fishing report for the 2018 fishing season. We finally received cold enough temps to put ice on the reservoirs. Lake Granby froze partially over this morning. Williams Fork also froze over this morning. The rainbows in Willow Creek, Grand lake and Shadow mtn reservoir are eating small colorful jigs tipped with wax worms. Kokanee are in deeper water and will attack orange spoons or other bright colored lures and jigs. Shadow Mtn spillway is loaded with 6"-10" rainbows. Please check ice conditions as you head out.

Bernie Keefe (www.fishingwithbernie.com) has been guiding in the middle park area for over 25 years. For more information please check out my Facebook page "Fishing with Bernie".


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Re: Middle Park Fishing Report [Re: Matt Johnson] #1811
01/10/2018 12:02 PM
01/10/2018 12:02 PM
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Ice Team Pro, Bernie Keefe says on 1/10/18...

Here is your middle park fishing report for 1-10-18. I am beginning to think winter has skipped Grand county.Be very careful going out on all lakes, check the ice as you go out. Lake Granby has ice but it is thin, very weak and open in spots. Grand lake and Williams fork are both fishing well for smaller lake trout near shore. Williams Fork is also fishing well for rainbows. Willow creek is fishing good to great for rainbows along the shorelines and kokanee in the deeper water are also eager when you find them. Shadow Mountain is fishing well for browns and rainbows. Small jigs tipped with wax worms seem to be doing best for trout and salmon. Once again please be careful and check conditions as you head out.


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Re: Middle Park Fishing Report [Re: Matt Johnson] #1836
02/12/2018 09:58 AM
02/12/2018 09:58 AM
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Ice Team Pro, Bernie Keefe says on 2/12/18...

Here is your middle park fishing report for the week of 2-12-18.
Williams Fork Fishing Report , The ice is holding at 10-12” thick in most spots with some slushy areas spread out around the lake. Rainbows are being caught in shallow water (less than 15’) as they start to get into pre-spawn mode. Micro jigs tipped with salmon eggs or mealworms, small tubes, and jigging spoons will all have a good chance at fooling them. A few pike are also being caught in the shallows but the action for them is hit or miss. Lake trout action has been fair to good depending on the day. A tube jig tipped with sucker meat is the most popular option for catching lakers, but Leech flutter spoons, gulp minnows, and Jerk Shads are also producing a few fish. 40-80’ has been the most productive depth range this week but some fish have been caught as deep as 100’.
Lake Granby, The ice is 9-10" with some slush around the lake.Rainbows and browns are eating small bright colored jigs tipped with wax worms, salmon eggs or powerbait in less then 15' of water. Some kokanee are being caught near the deeper water, bright colored spoons tipped with wax worms or white shoe peg corn should entice a strike from these roaming fish. Lake trout fishing is very good the fish are eating tubes tipped with sucker meat, Leech flutter spoons and Gulp minnows along with various other jigs and bait. 40-80' seem to be the most popular depths out there.
Shadow mountain continues to produce rainbows, browns and kokanee, that bite is best very early in the morning or in the evenings. The spillway is producing brown trout on worms or small crank baits. The pump canal is fishing very well with small ice jigs tipped with wax worms under a bobber.
Grand Lake, The ic e is over 10" in most places be aware of the open water around the lake. Smaller lake trout are being caught on small jigs tipped with sucker meat. Rainbows and browns can be caught on small brightly colored jigs tipped with wax worms or powerbait.
Bernie Keefe has been a fishing guide in the area for over 25 years, for more infomation please check out his face book page https://www.facebook.com/FishingWithBernie/ or his website http://www.fishingwithbernie.com.


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