Fishing Report

Grand Lake, Colorado Fishing Report

Know before you go and check our Grand Lake, Colorado fishing report for the up-to-date fishing information on our local fisheries like The Grand Lake, Lake Granby fishing report, the Colorado River fishing report, Rocky Mountain National Park, and more.

 
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Rivers:
Rocky Mountain National Park- Water levels are rising, though still fishable

Current River Flows Here

Flies:

Nymphs: #16 Rubber Legs Pheasant Tail, #18 Black Zebra Midge, #16 Gummy Worm

Dries: #16 Red Chubby Chernobyl, #18 Brook's Sprout Baetis, #16 Extended Body BWO

Streamers: #8 Black Wooly Bugger, # 8 Copper Thin Mint

 

Colorado River (Parshall)- Water clarity is low, though fishing well in the sun

Current River Flows Here

Flies:

Nymphs: #14 Coffee Rubber Legs, #18 CDC PT, #20 Chocolate Foam Back Emerger

Dries: #12 Chubby Chernobyl

Streamers: #6 Galloup's Mini Dungeon Cream, #8 Black Wooly Bugger

 

Colorado River (Pumphouse)- Water clarity is low, though fishing well in the sun

Current River Flows Here

Flies:

Nymphs: #8 Coffee Pat's Rubber Legs, #18 CDC PT, #18 Copper Ribbed RS2

Dries: #12 Tan Chubby Chernobyl, #14 Black and Tan Chubby Chernobyl

Streamers: #6 White or Cream Mini Dungeon

 

Lakes:

Grand Lake/Shadow Mountain- Look for lakers in Grand Lake between 35-90 feet. Most active fish being found suspended near large drop-offs/humps. Jig with white/tan glitter tube jigs tipped with sucker meat. Trolling deep for lakers with nightcrawlers and spoons has been producing fish. Shadow mountain has fished well trolling/casting rapalas and tasmanian devils with the colder water temperature. Due to the heavy rains a lot of ash and debris have been coming down the inlets, but has not affected the fishing.

Lake Granby- Find the hills and jig tubes and heavy spoons, troll needlefish and flatfish around 50 feet for lakers, and Rapalas around 5-20 feet for browns and rainbows. Using electronics to find suspended fish and jigging for them specifically has produced the most bites.

Williams Fork Reservoir- Find the structure, find the fish! A jig n' rap tipped with a little bit of sucker meat has worked well. Warmer water temperatures have been pushing fish further down the water column.

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