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
August 25, 2016 Fishing report
fishing reportGood morning everyone!
Well, it’s sunny and beautiful right now, but more rain is on the way! Up here, we don’t complain much about a good soaking in late August, as we tend to have a second fire season in September. Flows below Cheesman this morning are 281 cfs, and a bit higher at the Trumbull station, measuring 311 cfs. Fishing was pretty flat for me yesterday, as I battled the ever frequent rain showers and fish that just didn’t seem to care that I was even there! Perhaps another hunger strike, or they simply went back to school! Tip here my friends, you have to cover lots of water to find feeding fish when fishing the Platte! The moss can be a bit of a pain, but when the fish are feeding, who cares! I’m starting to see more blue-winged olives and PMD’S in the evenings, with lots of grasshoppers in the thicker grass banks. It’s a good idea to tie on one of these terrestrials with trailing bug such as an emerger, dropper, or even a small dry such as a Parachute Adams. This is a good approach after the morning hatch, if there is one, to work along the banks on sipping fish. Crowds have thinned due to the kids back in school, so come on up and grab a spot on the Platte! Have a great day!
Chris
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August 23, 2016 Fishing report
fishing reportGreetings Everyone!
Started out this morning with a 20 mile round trip bike ride! It’s a great way to check out the morning conditions as I get my workout in for the day. This morning at about eight, I headed downstream from Trumbull to Nighthawk. Pretty much from Bridge Crossing, downstream to Nighthawk, I saw fish rising on the Trico’s that were thick the entire way to the end of the pavement. About ten-Thirty I got in the river and still had a single Parachute Adams tied on from the night before. Two quick tosses to a sipping brown I noticed near the granite wall and I was hooked up! Realizing the fish was big enough to break off my 7x tippet, I had to let it run while trying to keep it from running deep, tangling and breaking me off. After a few runs upstream and then back down, I was able to work the fish to a shallower rock bar and netted the nice 16″ brown trout. As the rising settled down, I switched over to a two-fly nymphing rig with a grey stone fly, trailing with a bead-headed black beauty. I took two more browns with this combination, almost back to back. I didn’t go out again this evening, as the rain has moved into the valley. Flows today below Cheesman were 284 cfs, Trumbull, below brush creek was at 304 cfs. Clarity is great, but their is some moss to deal with. Back tomorrow with another update. Have a great evening!
Chris
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August 22, 2016 Fishing Report
fishing reportGood Evening!
Welcome back to my fishing report, courtesy of my good friend Joe, ,who has found a way for me to blog while my site undergoes an update. Thanks Joe! The 8/8:30am trico hatch is still producing until about mid-morning, then it’s been mostly nymphing until the evening hours. Underneath, I’ve seen and had good success with the black two-bit hooker #20-22, chocolate thunder, grey sparkle wing RS-2, and even took a few aggressive browns on my second fly, which was a purple San Juan worm. On the dry side of things, we’ve seen a multitude of flies pulling fish, from Decker’s through Trumbull. As I road cycle Platte river road each morning, I’ve been covered in Trico’s from Nighthawk, then all the way upstream to Bridge Crossing. Later , about 9:30, when I returned to Trumbull, I saw a big hatch Blue-Winged Olives, occurring along the banks. Heading into the evening, we’re catching fish on dry-dropper rigs with a Chernoble, Amy’s Ant, and a yellow sallie, then trailing with a variety of dropper flies, some of which are the #20-26 Parachute Adams, griffiths gnat, and a bwo or pmd. The crowds have thinned since school began and the weather is great! More to come tomorrow with updated flows, clarity and more involved bug report! Have a great evening!
Chris
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August 21, 2016 Back to fishing
fishing reportGood evening folks! Sorry for the absence of the daily fishing report and blog. Although I have the internet in the National Forest, I’m currently experiencing a problem specific to my location at the bottom of a canyon. I have found a temporary fix that will allow me to continue to post a daily blog, however, I will not be ale to add pictures at this time. The daily fishing report will return tomorrow, along with current river flow and a “bug” update! Thank you for your patience as we remedy this situation.
Chris
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August 3, 2016 Morning River Report
fishing reportGood 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
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