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July 25, 2016
Top of the morning to you my friends!! Currently, it’s 54 degrees in the valley and we’re looking at mostly sunny skies with a high of 86! Checking the flows just a few moments ago, we’ve got 190 (cfs) at Cheesman dam, about 230/240 (cfs) through Decker’s, and we’re sitting at 252 (cfs) at Trumbull. The fishing has picked up since last week with Tricos big in the mornings and late in the evening, along with substantial caddis and the return of a few BWO’s. I’m also noticing the increasing amount of terrestrials, such as grasshoppers, that are really starting to come on as well. Over the weekend, I covered plenty of water and spoke to many Angler’s from all over the front range and beyond! The big consensus this past weekend was the overwhelming number of Brown Trout taken in relation to the other species we have here, cut-bow’s (stocking fish), rainbow’s, and even the occasional brookie! Particularly on Saturday evening, I spent most of my time photographing some friends fishing “hole in the wall” where every 4 out of 5 fish were brown trout. Most of the fish I saw taken this weekend were with smaller midges, such as the grey RS-2, olive hairs-ear, chocolate thunder, split-case olive midge, and a bead-head black beauty. We didn’t see or pull many large browns, but we caught several healthy fish in the 12 to 15 inch range. This is a good sig n that our fishery is healthy and improving all the time. I’m about to head out for a hike and scour the river for bugs and rising fish! I’ll be back a little later to share my observations and some photographs of today’s Trophy-trout fishing waters of the South Platte River, Colorado. Until then, have a great day and get outdoors!
Hey folks! it’s 11:08 and I’m back from a nice hike and further investigation of the activity on the South Platte, from Trumbull through Decker’s. Wow! Saw some “huge” hatches of which I’ve added to the picture gallery. This hatch was occurring just downstream from the 2nd Decker’s bridge as I was hiking back. I didn’t see much activity on the surface, but the clarity has greatly improved and the number of anglers in the back parking lot numbered about 5. I hope you enjoy today’s picture gallery and I’ll see you back here tomorrow! Please visit, and if you would, share my new Facebook page for livedeckerscolorado.com( https://www.facebook.com/livedeckerscolorado/?ref=br_rs) on your timeline and with as many friends as possible! Today is my 47 the blog and I look forward to sharing much more with you as I continue on my path to optimal health and wellness! Coming soon will be my formula for my weight loss success up to this point. I will soon be adding my daily diet and exercise regiment, along with some tips on controlling stress, managing life through good living and hopefully motivating a few of you to come along with me on my quest to loose another 50 pounds! To date, after blogging the first time on June 8, 2016, I’ve lost approximately 45 pounds and have taken roughly 5 inches off my waist. I’m sharing all of with you daily to help keep me motivated and hold me accountable for what I put into my body each and every time! Each Monday morning, I will be posting a weekly weight with some fitness numbers that I will have recorded throughout the week. I will also be sharing with you my daily meals and snacks that I eat throughout the day. My goal is to achieve optimal health by truly changing my lifestyle, so all the good choices become “who I am” not “what I do.” In order complete this lifestyle change, or in my case, serious lifestyle adjustment, I’ve changed my 30 year source of income, my place of residence, my outlook on life, and even my outlook on life! For my current income, I’m relying on everything from website management, advertising sales, E-commerce, landscaping, other odd jobs, and even some wild animal removal, which isn’t always so pleasant! With that being said, I would also like to share with you the link to my other E-Commerce business, Sedalia Designs. Please visit http://my.sedaliadesigns.com/10094/ and order your hand crafted jewelry today! Your support is what allows me to continue to share with you a little bit of my life here in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado, each and every day! By making a purchase at Sedalia Designs, you are not only contributing to my continued path of wellness, you are contributing to a wonderful company that donates a portion of the companies proceeds towards several non-profit organizations in the Front Range Colorado Communities. Once again, thank you for following along with me each day. Take care of each other and have a great day!
Chris
Berries, Bears, and Bergamot!
Fishing Conditions, fishing report, hikingJuly 26, 2016
Hello and welcome back to my daily, South Platte River conditions and bug report! Here’s your numbers on the South Platte for the day. We’ve got 181 (cfs) at Cheesman, 215ish!(cfs) in Decker’s, and 241 (cfs) in Trumbull. Things have been pretty much the same the last couple of day. I’m seeing a pretty consistent early rise on the Tricos and hooked a few yesterday afternoon with a two-fly rig consisting of an Amy’s Ant, trailing a yellow caddis stimulator. The crowds have been smaller as we come out of July, but from the bridge in Decker’s, upstream to the Wigwam Club, I tend to see the river the most crowded. The evening fishing has been pretty good too lately, using that same rig. I have also hooked up on a few larger fish on my favorite, “Olive Wooley Bugger”, which you can pick up at Flies and Lies http://www.flies-n-lies.com. They also carry a great line of rental gear that you can rent for a day on the river at a very affordable cost. In my opinion, $30 is a pretty good deal, considering you typically couldn’t go skiing for less than $80 or $90 bucks a day. Realizing my blog title today reads about berries, bears, and bergamont, I’ll save that for later with a nice picture gallery from our hike in the Pike National Forest that took place at 5:30 this morning! I’ll be posting again a second time this evening with an update on my fitness mission, daily picture gallery, current healthy dietary choices, and a recap of the physical activity that is leading to all of my weight loss. For now, have a great afternoon and I’ll see you a bit later!
Chris
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Dry fly Monday Morning!
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July 25, 2016
Top of the morning to you my friends!! Currently, it’s 54 degrees in the valley and we’re looking at mostly sunny skies with a high of 86! Checking the flows just a few moments ago, we’ve got 190 (cfs) at Cheesman dam, about 230/240 (cfs) through Decker’s, and we’re sitting at 252 (cfs) at Trumbull. The fishing has picked up since last week with Tricos big in the mornings and late in the evening, along with substantial caddis and the return of a few BWO’s. I’m also noticing the increasing amount of terrestrials, such as grasshoppers, that are really starting to come on as well. Over the weekend, I covered plenty of water and spoke to many Angler’s from all over the front range and beyond! The big consensus this past weekend was the overwhelming number of Brown Trout taken in relation to the other species we have here, cut-bow’s (stocking fish), rainbow’s, and even the occasional brookie! Particularly on Saturday evening, I spent most of my time photographing some friends fishing “hole in the wall” where every 4 out of 5 fish were brown trout. Most of the fish I saw taken this weekend were with smaller midges, such as the grey RS-2, olive hairs-ear, chocolate thunder, split-case olive midge, and a bead-head black beauty. We didn’t see or pull many large browns, but we caught several healthy fish in the 12 to 15 inch range. This is a good sig n that our fishery is healthy and improving all the time. I’m about to head out for a hike and scour the river for bugs and rising fish! I’ll be back a little later to share my observations and some photographs of today’s Trophy-trout fishing waters of the South Platte River, Colorado. Until then, have a great day and get outdoors!
Hey folks! it’s 11:08 and I’m back from a nice hike and further investigation of the activity on the South Platte, from Trumbull through Decker’s. Wow! Saw some “huge” hatches of which I’ve added to the picture gallery. This hatch was occurring just downstream from the 2nd Decker’s bridge as I was hiking back. I didn’t see much activity on the surface, but the clarity has greatly improved and the number of anglers in the back parking lot numbered about 5. I hope you enjoy today’s picture gallery and I’ll see you back here tomorrow! Please visit, and if you would, share my new Facebook page for livedeckerscolorado.com( https://www.facebook.com/livedeckerscolorado/?ref=br_rs) on your timeline and with as many friends as possible! Today is my 47 the blog and I look forward to sharing much more with you as I continue on my path to optimal health and wellness! Coming soon will be my formula for my weight loss success up to this point. I will soon be adding my daily diet and exercise regiment, along with some tips on controlling stress, managing life through good living and hopefully motivating a few of you to come along with me on my quest to loose another 50 pounds! To date, after blogging the first time on June 8, 2016, I’ve lost approximately 45 pounds and have taken roughly 5 inches off my waist. I’m sharing all of with you daily to help keep me motivated and hold me accountable for what I put into my body each and every time! Each Monday morning, I will be posting a weekly weight with some fitness numbers that I will have recorded throughout the week. I will also be sharing with you my daily meals and snacks that I eat throughout the day. My goal is to achieve optimal health by truly changing my lifestyle, so all the good choices become “who I am” not “what I do.” In order complete this lifestyle change, or in my case, serious lifestyle adjustment, I’ve changed my 30 year source of income, my place of residence, my outlook on life, and even my outlook on life! For my current income, I’m relying on everything from website management, advertising sales, E-commerce, landscaping, other odd jobs, and even some wild animal removal, which isn’t always so pleasant! With that being said, I would also like to share with you the link to my other E-Commerce business, Sedalia Designs. Please visit http://my.sedaliadesigns.com/10094/ and order your hand crafted jewelry today! Your support is what allows me to continue to share with you a little bit of my life here in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado, each and every day! By making a purchase at Sedalia Designs, you are not only contributing to my continued path of wellness, you are contributing to a wonderful company that donates a portion of the companies proceeds towards several non-profit organizations in the Front Range Colorado Communities. Once again, thank you for following along with me each day. Take care of each other and have a great day!
Chris
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Sunday Review
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July 24, 2017
Good Morning everyone!! Up early and about to go hike the river and bag a couple hundred pounds of ice!!! Let’s get to the current river report. Alright, at 4:45 this morning, just a few moments ago, the flow out of Cheesman is 193 (cfs), Trumbull at 258 (cfs), and the Decker’s Bridge area is at about 245 (cfs). Clarity keeps improving, but the moss has increased as well! We really started to see the fishing activity pick up the last two days, Tricos have been abundant, as well as the caddis the last two evenings. I’m also a big fan of the dry/dropper approach, so I pulled up this video of local legend PAT DORSEY, demonstrating the use of this productive rig. I’ve seen fish rising the last two mornings on my hike, pretty aggressively around the Decker’s bridge, as well as near the Lone Rock Campground, so if you’re interested in camping at this campground, keep in mind it’s only one of two in our area that take reservations. You can make them right here by clicking on this link. http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/lone-rock-campground-co/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=70054. Today, after my hike and workout, I’ll be posting a second time today with the update on the river conditions and what’s happening in the South Platte River Valley!
Have a great day my friends, see you again soon!
Chris
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Saturday Review
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July 23, 2016
Good morning everyone! What a mix of different water and weather we had this week! Looks like we’re getting back into another dry and hot pattern with the chance of the occasional afternoon thunder boomer! Alright, it’s getting late, so here’s the latest! Looks like we’re up a little bit today. At 9:45 this morning, Cheesman was at 193(cfs), Trumbull running at 258 (cfs), and from what I observed this morning in Decker’s, about 245 (cfs). Things are looking up after a pretty slow week on the river. All that chocolate milk we had to deal with earlier in the week has cleaned up nicely and I have seen considerable hatches all morning! The tricos were coming off big this morning through Trumbull, check out shot I took of the hatch occurring behind my house just a few moments ago! I fished last night with my neighbor and pulled two fish, one with a single hopper, after loosing my other two flies in the willows the previous cast! and the other was with another favorite “muddy bug” the Black “wooley bugger”. I’ve put together a small picture gallery for you to see some of the activities and adventures I’ve been on the last few days! I want to thank all of the Angler’s that have been so receptive to my presence on the river each day, along with listening to me explain why I’m out there doing what I’m doing. I will be writing a story this evening about a group from TROUT UNLIMITED https://www.cutthroatctu.org/, who are up here today doing volunteer work at the YMCA Camp Shadybrook. https://www.campshadybrook.org/ For more on today’s project, visit https://www.cutthroatctu.org/?tribe_events=musk-thistle-remediation-along-the-south-platte . You can also find out about upcoming volunteer opportunities right here in the Decker’s area! Tomorrow, I will be adding my fitness and diet information to my daily blog, along with a weekly picture to share the results of my mission to achieve optimal health and spiritual wellness, through lifestyle change, hard work, and passion for life! Take care my friends and I look forward to seeing you on the river or on the trail. Have a great day folks!
Chris
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Clearing up!
fishing reportJuly 22, 2016
Good “early” morning folks!! Getting on the trail early this morning, but first, here’s your South Platte River conditions report. We’ve got a slightly higher flow this morning out of Cheesman, running at 178(cfs) and 281 (cfs) at Trumbull. Decker’s is running at about 230-240 (cfs). The fishing has started to pick up a little in the last few days. Last night the trout really seemed to turn back around my house in Trumbull, with lots of rising trout around 8pm. I also saw many fish stacked up yesterday along the river from Trumbull that were chasing the occasional grasshopper or other terrestrial I saw floating downstream. It’s heating up again, so stay hydrated out there and be aware of lightening associated with the monsoonal afternoon showers we’re expected to see over the weekend. I’ll be back later this afternoon to update you on the river and all the action here in the South Platte River Valley. Have a great day!
Chris
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