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Finally put the kite down and picked up the fly pole! After two days of some serious winds, we finally had a calmer breeze blowing today, although breeze is probably an understatement. Flows around Decker’s/Trumbull are holding at 90, with 70 just below the dam. I got out this evening aroun d 4, with a pretty decent midge hatch blanketing me for about 4o minutes, nonstop! Now, this didn’t mean that I was having a spectacular fishing experience as a result of this hatch, I’m just going to point out that it was happening. Honestly people, I switched back and forth, completely dedicated to the “dry’s” tying on a single parachute, then a parachute with an emerger, then back to a single parachute, still nothing! After being mocked repeatedly by these little bastards, I decided I would go with something a little larger and tie on a Caddis fly with a tan RS-2 about 12-14 inches behind. Finally, a stinking fish! I managed to hook up on another 3, however I didn’t get them all to the net. Seemed that they were sipping pretty aggressively and a dry bug was a sure thing, but I certainly didn’t “kill it’ this evening. Doesn’t matter though, I’m completely O.K with an evening on the South Platte River. The weather for the next three days looks really nice, with winds under 10 mph, temps in the mid 60’s and mid 70’s by Thursday!
A big thanks to all of you that are following along with the blog. With your help following and your visits to the websites other pages, I’ve been able to move up to page #1 when you do a Google Search for “Fishing reports, Decker’s, Colorado” I am truly blessed to live in such a beautiful place that offers some of the best fly-fishing in the world. Since I launched the website back in June, my fitness quest has been the other main focus in my life. I’m happy to report, that as of today, I have lost a total of 80 pounds and feel fantastic! I basically live on Brown Rice, Assorted Beans, Lentils, eggs, bananas, oatmeal, root vegetables and a variety of nuts and other fresh vegetables. I do a 25 mile bike ride, 5 days a week, here in Decker’s/Trumbull/Scraggy View, and hike 3o to 4o miles a week shooting pictures around the valley. My key to success up to this point has been pretty simple, consistency with the exercise and a commitment to the foods I outlined above. Because I’ve gotten into cycling at a pretty serious level in the last two years, I’ve learned how the “right foods” are key to having the energy to do a 100 mile bike ride in one day! I adopted this way of eating, after attending a cooking demonstration this past summer, by a wonderful Chef from South Bend, Indiana. His name is Mark Anthony. Along with his culinary and showmanship talents, Mark has a delightful Christian message of getting closer to your higher power through taking care of the body, which in turn will get you closer to your soul, and ultimately your higher power! Please visit him @http://www.chefmarkanthony.com. When I first met Mark, it was kind of scary how similar our backgrounds were so similar. We were both Chefs that struggled with our weight from working in the Food and Beverage Industry so long that we forgot about ourselves, constantly YO-YO’ing with our weight, not having energy, and suffering joint pain and other pre-diabetic symptoms. Mark has been a big influence in my life in the last year and I look forward to sharing more of his recipes and tips that have been a key to my success with my weight loss, and more importantly, becoming a better me! Thanks for sticking around tonight and reading my blog. Once again, I’m honored to have you take a few minutes of your day to see what’s going on with the South Platte Valley, and a little bit about me. Until next time, have a good night and I hope to see you on the river soon.
Chris
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Oct.20, 2016 The daily fishing news!
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Good evening my friends!
It’s been just a beautiful fall day here it the South Platte River Valley, Decker’s Colorado! Started off pretty darn chilly this morning, with temps in the low 20’s, but warmed up nicely by about noon. The weather for the next few days looks great, with plenty of sunshine and highs in the low 70’s. 92 (cfs) is the flow here in Decker’s/Trumbull, with 62 (cfs) below Cheesman Dam. If you would like to read more about the Cheesman Reservoir and Dam, pleas visit http://www.denverwater.org/Recreation/Cheesman/. The fish today were quite active again on the dry flies. I got out on the river around noon, and immediate saw fish sipping just below the surface, on what looked to be small midges and about a size #24 BWO. Not making back to Flies and Lies http://www.fies-n-lies.com to pick up a few more dries, I was torn between running up there or taking my chances with the single dry Caddis I had already on my pole! Of course I couldn’t consider leaving a river of rising fish, so I tied on a grey RS-2 about 14 inches below the Caddis. No problem! By my third or fourth toss of this combo, I was hooked up on a nice rainbow. This went on for four hours straight! The only time I was not catching fish was when I was tying on a new fly, due to the abuse that each bug was taking after about three fish and multiple hits! I kept the Caddis, even catching a couple on it, then replace my bottom fly as needed with everything from a BWO, Chocolate Thunder, juju baetis, tan RS-2, barr’s emerger, and olive-split case midge. I went back out at about 5pm and picked up another 5 fish on the Caddis/Parachute Adams combo that I was fishing yesterday. The crowds have been about average with the good weather that we are having, but expect this weekend to be much busier with such a good forecast. It’s also a great time to camp in the Decker’s area, so if you are looking to make a reservation for the Lone Rock Campground, just follow this link http://www.reserveamerica.com and you’ll be connected directly to the reservations page for the campground. Today’s picture gallery is pretty weak on the fish pics, as I didn’t have my waterproof camera with me today, only the good camera was out this morning. I took a few this morning to show you the low flow around the “hole in the wall” section of the river. Also, our dog Bailey had to show her Frisbee skills, as she snatches one that got away from me! That’s all I’ve got for today my friends! Until next time, have a great Friday and I hope to see you on the river soon!
Chris
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Oct.19, 2016 Update on the Trout Fish’n!
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Hello my fellow fishing friends!
Let’s talk about this glorious day we had on the South Platte River, Decker’s/Trumbull, shall we? First of all, we’ve got a current flow of 92 (cfs) here in Trumbull, with 62 (cfs) below Cheesman Dam. Not having the sustained wind or gusts all day has helped with the amount of debris floating down the river, especially the pine needles! It wasn’t nearly as bad as it had been the prior three days. However, be sure to adjust your depth on your strike indicator when nymphing, as you are sure to be picking up the bottom along the way! Myself, I’ve been sticking to mostly deeper runs above and below the areas downstream from the Decker’s Bridge. Today we fished behind our house from about noon until 4 pm. It was a non-stop, hatch after hatch of small BWO’S, real small, about size #24. Being unprepared and not properly equipped with, said little blue-wing, I was left with the choice of leaving the river, or taking my chances with the size #24 Parachute Adams. My other choice was a second rod I had rigged up from a previous outing, with a hare’s ear, trailing a tan RS-2, with one split shot and no strike indicator! As my buddy Ben was tying on his small BWO, I walked out, made two casts along a bubble seem that is usually the gateway to a pretty strong eddy, and wham! Fish on! Picked up a few fish with this rig until the small, size #24 bwo hatch covered the run. I switched over to that larger #24 Parachute, but this time I added a grey RS-2 behind it, to simply float below the surface. At this point, fish were rising left and right, and within a few more casts, picked up another four or five fish! This patter went on until 4pm, when my buddy had to leave and I had to get out of the sun. Otherwise, we could have continued to pick up fish on dries all night! It’s always nice to be out on the river and meet people that are new to the area. Today was no different, and with their permission, shot a few pics of a nice gal from Chicago, enjoying her annual trip to the South Platte River, to try her luck on a trophy trout! We were also treated to a nice fly-over by a large Red-Tailed Hawk, that’s also in today’s fantastic picture gallery! I also like to include a little about my fitness quest a couple of times a week, if anyone’s interested in how I’ve managed to shed almost 100 pounds in one year! The food pictures that I post are what I create for myself each day, as I have learned the value of a healthy, mostly plant-based diet. That’s all for today folks. Until tomorrow, stay safe and I hope to see you on the river!
Chris
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Oct.18, 2016 Your daily fish stuff
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Hello everyone!
Finally put the kite down and picked up the fly pole! After two days of some serious winds, we finally had a calmer breeze blowing today, although breeze is probably an understatement. Flows around Decker’s/Trumbull are holding at 90, with 70 just below the dam. I got out this evening aroun d 4, with a pretty decent midge hatch blanketing me for about 4o minutes, nonstop! Now, this didn’t mean that I was having a spectacular fishing experience as a result of this hatch, I’m just going to point out that it was happening. Honestly people, I switched back and forth, completely dedicated to the “dry’s” tying on a single parachute, then a parachute with an emerger, then back to a single parachute, still nothing! After being mocked repeatedly by these little bastards, I decided I would go with something a little larger and tie on a Caddis fly with a tan RS-2 about 12-14 inches behind. Finally, a stinking fish! I managed to hook up on another 3, however I didn’t get them all to the net. Seemed that they were sipping pretty aggressively and a dry bug was a sure thing, but I certainly didn’t “kill it’ this evening. Doesn’t matter though, I’m completely O.K with an evening on the South Platte River. The weather for the next three days looks really nice, with winds under 10 mph, temps in the mid 60’s and mid 70’s by Thursday!
A big thanks to all of you that are following along with the blog. With your help following and your visits to the websites other pages, I’ve been able to move up to page #1 when you do a Google Search for “Fishing reports, Decker’s, Colorado” I am truly blessed to live in such a beautiful place that offers some of the best fly-fishing in the world. Since I launched the website back in June, my fitness quest has been the other main focus in my life. I’m happy to report, that as of today, I have lost a total of 80 pounds and feel fantastic! I basically live on Brown Rice, Assorted Beans, Lentils, eggs, bananas, oatmeal, root vegetables and a variety of nuts and other fresh vegetables. I do a 25 mile bike ride, 5 days a week, here in Decker’s/Trumbull/Scraggy View, and hike 3o to 4o miles a week shooting pictures around the valley. My key to success up to this point has been pretty simple, consistency with the exercise and a commitment to the foods I outlined above. Because I’ve gotten into cycling at a pretty serious level in the last two years, I’ve learned how the “right foods” are key to having the energy to do a 100 mile bike ride in one day! I adopted this way of eating, after attending a cooking demonstration this past summer, by a wonderful Chef from South Bend, Indiana. His name is Mark Anthony. Along with his culinary and showmanship talents, Mark has a delightful Christian message of getting closer to your higher power through taking care of the body, which in turn will get you closer to your soul, and ultimately your higher power! Please visit him @http://www.chefmarkanthony.com. When I first met Mark, it was kind of scary how similar our backgrounds were so similar. We were both Chefs that struggled with our weight from working in the Food and Beverage Industry so long that we forgot about ourselves, constantly YO-YO’ing with our weight, not having energy, and suffering joint pain and other pre-diabetic symptoms. Mark has been a big influence in my life in the last year and I look forward to sharing more of his recipes and tips that have been a key to my success with my weight loss, and more importantly, becoming a better me! Thanks for sticking around tonight and reading my blog. Once again, I’m honored to have you take a few minutes of your day to see what’s going on with the South Platte Valley, and a little bit about me. Until next time, have a good night and I hope to see you on the river soon.
Chris
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Oct.17 2016 Decker’s Conditions update
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Hello!
Another windy day up here on the South Platte River my friends! We had sustained winds today at about 14 mph, with some gusts approaching 50 or 60 mph! Unable to resist the rising fish out my back yard, I went out at about 9:30 this morning to try my luck on some sippers, but they were rather picky and not really that interested in what I had to offer! What a difference one day can make up here folks! Yesterday, it was non-stop rising action on dries and dry-dropper rigs, today it was a completely different story. First of all, we’ve seen another drop in the flow which has got the fish relocating to cooler and faster moving water. The faster water is more oxygenated, and if the fish are feeding, you’ll most likely have more success in the riffle. This doesn’t mean that you can’t catch fish in slow moving or still water, but you’ll certainly have more fun when you find out where the fish are feeding in the water column. Currently, we are sitting a 99 (cfs) here in Trumbull, with a measly flow of 70 below the Cheesman Dam. Looking at a high temperature of 67 for tomorrow, mostly sunny with winds blowing 10-20 mph. With the decreased flows and lower water levels, their is obviously less water to fish in the immediate Decker’s area, so be sure to take a ride downstream and fish some of the wonderful spots along Hwy.67 towards Sedalia. Today’s gallery is made up of just a few shots to show you the low flow! Hope you enjoy! That’s all for today folks! Until next time, have a great evening and I hope to see you on the river soon!
Chris
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Oct.16, 2016 Fishing Report
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Hi Gang!
It doesn’t get much better when you can spot fish rising all day long and get em’ on dries! We’ll get more to today’s fun in just a few, but here’s the latest on the conditions. We’ve seen a big drop in the flow over the last four days, with two decreases in the amount of water being let out of Cheesman Dam. If you are interested in learning more about the dam and it’s current history, here’s a link http://www.denverwater.org/Recreation/Cheesman/ Right now in Trumbull, we’ve got 118(cfs) and just 99(cfs)below the dam. As a result of the lower flows, and strictly from my observations and success over the last week, the fish have changed locations a bit, moved out of some of the shallow areas, as some of the sand/rock bars are now exposed to the surface, and have moved into the more oxygenated, faster water or the deeper pools with cooler water. The dry fly hatches have been THICK! BWO’s, midges, even some caddislfies are flying about all day! We’ve had some wind to deal with, pretty gusty at times, but the fishing has been just too good to let that get in the way! This morning I started out fishing with a single BWO and picked up three nice browns, then played around with a nymph rig that had a San Juan Worm, followed with Copper John-size 18, trailing a grey Rs-2, picking up two more nice fish, both Rainbow’s.
Tomorrow weather looks alright, with sunny skies and warm temperatures, but we’re expecting winds at 14 mph. Keep in mind their are spots along the river that block the wind, so don’t let a little 40 mph gust stop you from catching that Trophy-Trout! After fishing a few hours this morning, I decided to go on a 3 hour hike between fishing excursions to get some pictures of the river, so that I could show you what 118(cfs) looks like in Decker’s. In addition to the shots I took of the stretch of river around the Decker’s/Trumbull area, I took the good light I just happened to stumble upon, and snapped a few pictures of the little fishy’s sipping bugs off the surface. Fall is truly a great time to be on the South Platte River, Decker’s. It’s a great place to view wildlife, such as Mule Deer, Elk, fox, coyote, black bear, bobcat, mountain lion and a variety of waterfowl. Soon, the Bald Eagles will return from their summer grounds and return to the valley for the winter. So, why not book a guided fly-fishing trip and a cozy cabin for a night or two in our beautiful, riverside community? Check out http://www.southplatterivercabins.com or visit http://www.flies-n-lies.com for all the information about the cabin rentals available in Decker’s/Trumbull. That’s all for now folks! Have a great evening and I hope to see you back here tomorrow with another update and hopefully some good fish stories! Take Care!
Chris
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