August 3, 2016 Morning River Report

Good Morning Folks!

Howdy, and welcome back to the only daily river report from the South Platte River Valley.  We’ve got another warm day on tap for the valley today, with temperatures reaching the low 90’s. Currently, it’s 56 degrees and slightly overcast, with the chance of thunderstorms throughout the day. The flow out of Cheesman this morning is moving at an even 200(cfs), 215 in Decker’s, and 238 in Trumbull.  Checking the water temperature just a few moments ago at hole in the wall,  we’re sitting right at 50.4.  Between the hikes and the landscaping yesterday, I was able to squeeze in two sessions of fishing. First, I was nymphing around noon, with good success tossing a two-fly rig made up of a Chernobyl Ant, trailing a grey/tan Hare’s Ear. After the morning Caddis and Trico hatches, the fish went deep and it took the addition of two more split shots below my indicator bug to get down to where the fish were feeding. Later in the evening, I fished the section just upstream from my house, between the second Decker’s bridge and Trumbull. The evening rise wasn’t a good as the night before, but I did manage to scare up a few strikes on yellow stimulator, trailing a Parachute Adams. As I usually make my way back through Decker’s on my way to Trumbull each morning, the section between the two bridges have been very active with hatch activity. Caddis, trico’s, PMD’S, and BWO’S have been thick from about 8:45-12:00pm.  Keep in mind that this section of the river also sees lots of tubing activity on the weekend, but there is plenty of great fishing opportunities further downstream, away from the masses as they begin their float downstream.  With that being said, don’t miss out on all the open water from Bridge Crossing to the Confluence.  That’s all for now my friends! Off to hike the forest, get in a workout, and shoot a few photos! Have a great day and I’ll see you back here this evening!

Chris