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Good evening and welcome to the daily fishing report! Hungry fish and great weather have dominated for most of October! Today was no different, as the bugs are plentiful, the fishery is healthy, and the weather couldn’t be better! Flows continue to remain at their low levels, Trumbull/Decker’s at 70 (cfs) or so, with the Canyon at 64 (cfs). Looking ahead to the weekend in Decker’s, we’re expecting to see quite a few people on the river. Got some information today from some folks who had a planned trip to the Dream Stream, that because the flows have been dropped there, that they are moving their trip to Decker’s. If this is the case, expect larger crowds around the Decker’s area. With that being said, don’t pass up your options downstream from Decker’s, as the fish generally see less pressure and your chance of finding some solitude are much greater! I got out on the river today at about 3:30, and pretty quickly pulled a few trout on a single BWO, size#24. After the rise quieted down and nymphing seemed like a better option, I put on a yellow egg, followed with a olive Rs-2, trailing a juju-beatis. Caught a couple of smaller Rainbow’s and one larger brown, in the neighborhood of 16-17 inches! With the increase in the temperatures and a sunny forecast, I’m hoping to get out a little earlier tomorrow, in anticipation of a thicker hatch. This has been the pattern when the skies are clear and the temps quickly rise. I only took a few pictures today, but I did manage to get some good shots of a herd of deer in our yard this morning! Some of the other shots are from the last week or two around the Decker’s/Trumbull area, hope you enjoy!
That’s all I got on the fishing front, but there is some other information I would like to pass along. 
Effective at 6:00 p.m., October 19, 2016, the Jefferson County Sheriff will enact Stage 1 Fire Restrictions for all unincorporated Jefferson County. These restrictions are being enacted due to current dry conditions favorable for the possibility of a wildfire, and limited availability of fire control resources. Conditions will continue to be monitored and restrictions will be adjusted in the coming weeks as necessary. For more information, visit http://jeffco.us/sheriff/wildfire/fire-restrictions-and-bans/. The same goes for Douglas County, effective October 17, 2016. Well, that’s all for now folks! Until next time, have a great evening, GO CUBS! and I hope to see you on the river soon!
Oct. 31, 2016 Fishing Decker’s!
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Happy Halloween Everyone!
Welcome back to the update my friends, let’s talk about current conditions before I get to what was working on the river today! Flows are unchanged, with Decker’s/Trumbull around 68 (cfs), 65 below Cheesman Dam. Warm temperatures have dominated October, to the point where the wildflowers are beginning to bloom again! It was a little bit breezy at times today, but the fish were actively feeding both above and below the surface. The weather is looking great for the rest of the week with highs in the low to mid-60’s, warming up as we head into the weekend. I got out on the river today at about noon, just as the sun was warming up the water and small midge/bwo hatch blanketed my back yard. Not being able to ignore the sipping trout near the surface, I threw on a fresh, size#24 Parachute Adams, and quickly hooked up on two Rainbow’s. After those two fish, things seemed to quiet down a bit, so I switched over to a nymph rig and headed for some faster, shallower water. Being a creature of habit myself, I couldn’t forget about the success I had on Friday with Fire Midge. I tied on a rubber legs, followed it with a pheasant tail, and trailed the bright red midge about 12 inches below that pheasant tail. Only fishing in about 10 inches of water, I held off on the split shot and just let my two trail flies float just under the surface. Two drifts of this rig and I was hooked up on a nice Cut-bow that took the fire midge as it fell off a shelf and into a deeper pool. As the afternoon sun started to set and wind died down, the dry fly action picked up again as I went back out around 5:45 and caught three fish, all on a size#24, single BWO. I’ve noticed more fish spawning in the last week, so be on the lookout for the “redds” and move away and fish somewhere else. REMEMBER! If you see the fish paired up, don’t throw to them! That’s all for today my friends! Hope to see you out on the river soon!
Chris
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Oct 30, 2016 South Platte River Report
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Hi Folks!
Haven’t forgotten about the fishing report! Had to run to Denver to get a new vehicle! Fished all day Friday, and the fish are very active! Looking at flows around 68 (cfs) through Decker’s, Canyon at 64.5 (cfs). Not quite 75 degrees anymore, but still nice to be in a t-shirt and no waders in October! Heading back to the river this afternoon and I’ll fish the river this evening! Friday was hot with the BWO, then took some really big browns underneath with a red zebra midge! More later when I returned to the South Platte! Until then, get out there and catch some fish!
Chris
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Oct. 27, 2016 Bug, Fish, and Conditions Report!
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We’ll Summer ever leave us?
Hi folks! The high pressure continues to dominate our region, resulting in summer-like temperatures, plenty of sunshine and lots of bugs on the water! Still down on the flows, most likely will be seeing a continued flow of 70 (cfs) for the time being, at least until we start to see some moisture. Similar conditions in the Canyon, with just a slight bit slower flow at 64 (cfs). Up side of the low flows, fish are congregated and feasting on the abundant buffet of dries that hatching throughout the day. Pressure up here on the South Platte, Decker’s/Trumbull has been average to busy by mid-morning, but there is plenty of room to find a spot to toss a fly, with over 15 miles of quality fishing! Heading downstream tomorrow to fish the Platte River Campground area, just about a mile down from where I live. Today was all about the dry-fly for me, with my buddy Ike on the nymph rig when the rise died down. We both did well by finding small runs along bubble lines, where the trout were casually sipping the surface, with the occasional big fish going “big air” after a bigger bug. Both browns and bow’s were taking BWO’S, along with a grey, RS-2. Got to run for now my friends! Have a safe Friday and I’ll be back tomorrow! Remember! Stage 1 Fire Resrictions are in place for both Jefferson and Douglas County. THAT MEANS NO OPEN BURNING.
Chris
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Oct. 26, 2016 Decker’s fishing update
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Good evening and welcome to the daily fishing report! Hungry fish and great weather have dominated for most of October! Today was no different, as the bugs are plentiful, the fishery is healthy, and the weather couldn’t be better! Flows continue to remain at their low levels, Trumbull/Decker’s at 70 (cfs) or so, with the Canyon at 64 (cfs). Looking ahead to the weekend in Decker’s, we’re expecting to see quite a few people on the river. Got some information today from some folks who had a planned trip to the Dream Stream, that because the flows have been dropped there, that they are moving their trip to Decker’s. If this is the case, expect larger crowds around the Decker’s area. With that being said, don’t pass up your options downstream from Decker’s, as the fish generally see less pressure and your chance of finding some solitude are much greater! I got out on the river today at about 3:30, and pretty quickly pulled a few trout on a single BWO, size#24. After the rise quieted down and nymphing seemed like a better option, I put on a yellow egg, followed with a olive Rs-2, trailing a juju-beatis. Caught a couple of smaller Rainbow’s and one larger brown, in the neighborhood of 16-17 inches! With the increase in the temperatures and a sunny forecast, I’m hoping to get out a little earlier tomorrow, in anticipation of a thicker hatch. This has been the pattern when the skies are clear and the temps quickly rise. I only took a few pictures today, but I did manage to get some good shots of a herd of deer in our yard this morning! Some of the other shots are from the last week or two around the Decker’s/Trumbull area, hope you enjoy!
That’s all I got on the fishing front, but there is some other information I would like to pass along.
Effective at 6:00 p.m., October 19, 2016, the Jefferson County Sheriff will enact Stage 1 Fire Restrictions for all unincorporated Jefferson County. These restrictions are being enacted due to current dry conditions favorable for the possibility of a wildfire, and limited availability of fire control resources. Conditions will continue to be monitored and restrictions will be adjusted in the coming weeks as necessary. For more information, visit http://jeffco.us/sheriff/wildfire/fire-restrictions-and-bans/. The same goes for Douglas County, effective October 17, 2016. Well, that’s all for now folks! Until next time, have a great evening, GO CUBS! and I hope to see you on the river soon!
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Oct. 25, 2016 River update and Report
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Hey there folks, another fine day here on the South Platte River, Decker’s Colorado! Little less sunny this morning, but warmed up nicely by mid-afternoon! No change on the flows, we’re still sitting at 70 (cfs) here in Decker’s/Trumbull, with a little less in the Canyon. Today was nice, but certainly not as sunny as it’s been for the last three or four days. Biggest difference in the conditions this morning was the lack of thick hatches that we’ve been seeing before 11am. Although the fish were sipping just under the surface all day long today, they were a little more selective on the dries, as we did our best to commit to fishing the surface bugs. Funny how the fish can completely act in a different way one day to the next, however, we did manage to hook up on about eight to ten fish before we called it a day. Most the success we had today was with the small stuff, size #22/24 on the midges and the dries. First fish I took was on a single Parachute Adams, of which I later added an emerging bug, as the surface action seemed to die off around 2:30pm. About 3pm we had a little rain shower that lasted all of five minutes, which afterwards got the fish pretty turned on again, as the sipping resumed! Seeing that the trout were moving up and down the water column, I went ahead and added an emerging bug to my freshly tied BWO. This tactic seemed to get the attention of several eager fish that were sipping along a bubble line that met the main stream flow, along a granite wall. In just a short period of time, I hooked into two fish, both on the trailing Sparkle-Wing RS-2, size #24. Having a shoulder injury, I prefer to toss a dry fly when it’s productive, but the nymphing will usually put more fish in the net. With that being said, I do regularly nymph, but have an adapted version of the proper technique! Underneath, the guys and gals I usually fish with have been doing well with a three-fly rig, with a variety of bugs, but a few that have worked lately have been the flashier midges and emergers, trailing an egg or worm. The weather for the rest of the week looks fantastic, so be sure to make some time to get up here and fish! That’s all for today my friends. Until next time, have a great evening and I’ll hopefully see you in the Valley soon!
Chris
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