Good Evening my fellow fish enthusiasts!
Blogging to you today from Bethany Beach, Delaware. However, as promised, I’m here to at least deliver to you the current river flow conditions and the basic “lowdown” on the current bugs catching the fish! Fortunately, I have some waders and boots on the ground to give me a little head’s up to what’s happening with the bugs around Decker’s and Trumbull in my absence! Mornings hatches of Midges and Tricos are consistently doing well, along with Blue winged olives, but they seem to be more prevalent in the evening time. Mid-day, a combination of dry-dropping and nymphing has been productive with an Amy’s Ant, trailing a variety of emerging bugs such as the Chocolate Thunder, jujubeatis, and Mercury Flashback RS2. With a three-fly nymphing rig, consisting of either a San Juan Worm or egg pattern up top, with something like a buckskin or other small midge like the fire or miracle midge as a trailer is getting the attention of the eager trout! Flows have been consistent, with a 445 through Trumbull/Decker’s, and a comparable flow in the Canyon, giving us good clarity and a break from the heavy moss we saw when the flows were being adjusted. The weather outlook for the weekend looks good, with mostly sunny skies, high temperatures in the mid-60’s and overnight lows in the 40’s. Remember! Book a night in a one of the eight cabins available through Flies and Lies or the Decker’s Country Store. Simply visit our SERVICES page for more information on rates and availability! Also, if you’re visiting Decker’s, stop in the the Decker’s Corner Cafe for a Stellar Breakfast Burrito and great cup of Joe! Visit http://www.deckerscorner.com for the full menu and business hours! Thanks for spending a few minutes with me each day, as I try to provide you the most up to date fishing report available from the beautiful South Platte River Valley, Decker’s, Colorado, whether I’m physically there or not! Until next time folks, have a great evening and I hope to see on the river soon!
Chris
Decker’s Fishing Report 9/24/16
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Hello Folks!
Making my way back to Colorado as we speak, but not before stopping off in Baltimore to see my O’s pick up a few games on Boston, as we head into the Major League Playoffs! 445 cfs below Cheesman Dam this morning, with a slightly lower flow in Decker’s/Trumbull at 434 cfs. Going to be mostly cloudy to day with patches of sunshine, temps in the mid-60’s. This fishing has been pretty consistent for the last couple of weeks, with just a few off days due to the bump in flow earlier in the month. But, in reality, the fish just tend to hang a little deeper during these periods, which usually lasts for about a day or so. Once again my friends, I do not claim to be the guru of the river!! I simply am blessed to live on the South Platte river and get to see, fish, and experience the wonders of this historical river and surrounding area each and every day! When you’ve had enough of being skunked on the South Platte in Decker’s, be sure to check out the great guide service, equipment, and friendly folks at Flies and Lies, or visit them on the web at http://www.flies-n-lies.com I’ll be returning to my full reports on Tuesday, with updated “bug life” information, current hatches occurring, along with some new video of some subsurface action I’ve been able to catch on my GoPro! http://www.gopro.com. If your like me and love to see the action underwater, I highly recommend purchasing one of these cameras! The campgrounds in the area are pretty much wide open, but to be safe on the upcoming fall weekends, be sure to book your reservation at the Lone Rock Camp Ground right here at http://www.reserveamerica.com. Also, join me next week as I’ll be sharing with you some of my art work production, centered around wildlife and landscape photography from the South Platte River and surrounding areas! Until then folks! Have a fantastic weekend and I’ll be hopefully seeing you all on the river soon!
Chris
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South Platte/Decker’s fishing report 9/23/16
fishing reportGood Evening my fellow fish enthusiasts!
Blogging to you today from Bethany Beach, Delaware. However, as promised, I’m here to at least deliver to you the current river flow conditions and the basic “lowdown” on the current bugs catching the fish! Fortunately, I have some waders and boots on the ground to give me a little head’s up to what’s happening with the bugs around Decker’s and Trumbull in my absence! Mornings hatches of Midges and Tricos are consistently doing well, along with Blue winged olives, but they seem to be more prevalent in the evening time. Mid-day, a combination of dry-dropping and nymphing has been productive with an Amy’s Ant, trailing a variety of emerging bugs such as the Chocolate Thunder, jujubeatis, and Mercury Flashback RS2. With a three-fly nymphing rig, consisting of either a San Juan Worm or egg pattern up top, with something like a buckskin or other small midge like the fire or miracle midge as a trailer is getting the attention of the eager trout! Flows have been consistent, with a 445 through Trumbull/Decker’s, and a comparable flow in the Canyon, giving us good clarity and a break from the heavy moss we saw when the flows were being adjusted. The weather outlook for the weekend looks good, with mostly sunny skies, high temperatures in the mid-60’s and overnight lows in the 40’s. Remember! Book a night in a one of the eight cabins available through Flies and Lies or the Decker’s Country Store. Simply visit our SERVICES page for more information on rates and availability! Also, if you’re visiting Decker’s, stop in the the Decker’s Corner Cafe for a Stellar Breakfast Burrito and great cup of Joe! Visit http://www.deckerscorner.com for the full menu and business hours! Thanks for spending a few minutes with me each day, as I try to provide you the most up to date fishing report available from the beautiful South Platte River Valley, Decker’s, Colorado, whether I’m physically there or not! Until next time folks, have a great evening and I hope to see on the river soon!
Chris
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9/22/16 Decker’s Fishing Report
fishing reportHowdy Friends!
Please excuse the absence of my full fly-fishing conditions and report for today. Current river flow for Trumbull/Decker’s is always presented in the RSS feed on the blog introduction!! Back again tomorrow! While in Decker’s, be sure to stop and visit the folks at Flies and Lies for the latest bugs that are catching the big ones! Need a cabin for a night or weekend??
Chris.
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Decker’s, Colorado Fishing Report 9/21/16
fishing reportWelcome Back to the only daily fishing report available on the web, from Decker’s, Colorado! In just a few more days I’ll be returning to the valley and picking back up with the full fishing and conditions report on the South Platte River, with an up to date bug selection and hopefully some great pictures of the beginning of the “fall” spawn of Brown Trout! In the meantime I’ll just give you the latest on the flow of the South Platte, from the Dam, down through Trumbull. We’re slightly up from yesterday, with 445 cfs. below the Cheesman Dam, and Trumbull/Decker’s at 445 cfs. If you were lucky enough to catch some of the action from the 36th FIPS Mouche World Fly-fishing Championships, you chose your time wisely! The results are in can be found right here at http://www.wffc2016.com It’s looking like a great weekend ahead in Decker’s, with mild to cool temperatures and a small chance of a passing shower. For a current list of what’s working right now in Decker’s, stop in a say hello to the folks at Flies and Lies http://www.flies-n-lies.com and they’ll get you on the fish! Doesn’t mean you’ll catch them, but you’ll have everything you need except that perfect drift, that’s on you! That’s all for today folks! Hope to see you on the river next week!
Chris
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Fishing report 9/20/2016
fishing reportGood Evening!
Keeping things pretty basic again tonight folks, as I inch closer to my return to Decker’s on Tuesday…Flows have been pretty consistent for the last week, allowing the heavy moss we have been seeing to settle down a bit. Looks like we’ve got some real fall weather heading in for the weekend, but temperatures will be in the upper 70’s and low 80’s for Wednesday and Thursday. Please refer to the USGS feed for current flows…Thanks for following along with me each day, as I explore and report the daily conditions of the South Platte River, Decker’s, Colorado..Until next time, have a great evening and I hope to see you on the river soon!
Chris
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