August 29, 2016 Fishing report

Howdy Folks!

Welcome back everyone!  We are making progress with GoDaddy and WordPress and we hope to be back to full blogging potential shortly! In the meantime, I will be doing my best to get connected each day to provide you the live river conditions and fishing report, here in Decker’s and Trumbull.   Current flows of the South Platte, below Cheesman Reservoir is 281 cfs, Decker’s estimate around 300 cfs, with a reading of 307 cfs, below Brush Creek, in Trumbull. The morning Trico hatch is still producing, but tailing off around noon. At the same time, we’ve had great success nymphing the drop-offs and faster moving water.  Several fish were taken with a sparkle-wing RS-2 (grey), purple juju beatis, black beauty, choclolate thunder, and all caught while trailing behind an indicator bug such as a Amys Ant, chernoble, or grasshopper.  The evening dry fly action has been great! Last night, around 7:45-8:00pm, the water came alive with a multitude of hatches and the fish were going air-born to eat the feast! Extended body blue wing olives, single parachute adams, and a single griffiths gnat, repeatedly brought up aggressive trout, as we fished until the rise was over. The moss has been pretty heavy, so be prepared to check your flies often. This can also cause you to lose a fish when hooked up, so keep that line short when nymphing and help your own cause.  Afternoon showers have continued to produce serious lightening and heavy downpours at times, so be sure to pay attention to approaching storms and seek shelter if necessary.  Keep in mind that Colorado ranks third, behind Texas and Florida, for lightening deaths each year. On the whole, the fishing has been great, fire danger is moderate,  the camp grounds still have a few openings for the holiday weekend, and the weather looks great for the Labor Day ahead!  That’s all for now my friends!   Looking to book a cabin or guided fly-fishing trip,  be sure to check out Flies and Lies at http://www.flies-n-lies.com.

Chris