June 22, 2016

Good morning everyone!! Chef Chris here with your morning river conditions,  here in Decker’s, Colorado.  The water is looking fantastic! It’s cleared up from yesterday evenings rain.  The temps are in the low 60’s and warming up to the  low 80’s by this afternoon. The flow at the Trumbull bridge was 422 cfs, and looking clear.  Late afternoon storms possible with thunder and lighting. Be sure to seek shelter if you get caught in the storms!! Fly-rod and lightning are no Bueno!!!  I didn’t fish yesterday, but walked the Y-camp road and the PMD’s were thick throughout!! Looks like another great weekend ahead to spend some time with in Decker’s. Check out all the exciting activites and maps of our area in the “THINGS TO DO” page.  Have a great day! and remember, take a kid fishing!!

Chef Chris

 

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June 21, 2016

Good morning and welcome to the first day of the 2016 Summer season!!! After some pretty serious thunder and lightning storms last night, we are waking up to some cooler temperatures and clear skies,  but it’s going to warm right back up today folks!!! As of 5:45 this morning, the Trumbull Station is reporting discharge flow of the South Platte at 540 (cfs). Just got back from my morning walk on Y-CAMP Rd and it was glorious!! Nothing but sunshine and warm temps. At 7:30,  it’s already about 65 Degrees and going to warm up to about 87!   Due to all of the rain and hail last night, the run-off into Horse Creek was pretty intense. It’s caused some cloudiness below the bridge, but much more clear as you go upstream from Decker’s.   Yesterday morning, I fished between “Ray’s Run and the “Turn Hole.” I did real well with my bug of choice lately, the size #10, Olive Wooley Bugger. I caught two Rainbows and one Cut-bow with about a dozen casts of my bug! I caught them on the swing as well as on the dead drift, as I would simply give it a little “jig” at the end. Prior to the wooley bugger glory, I had some success with a prince nymph and a grey rs-2 up by the Lone Rock Campground. Be sure to say hi to Jerry, your Lone Rock campground host. Make your campground reservation right here at http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/lone-rock-campground. Just click on the “Things to do” page and click on the link.

Since I began writing my blog, I haven’t had a day off from my day/night/all the time job, to do much other than report to you the river conditions and what the bugs are doing around Decker’s.  Well, finally with a day to myself, I packed up the day-pack with some water, the Canon T5 DSLR camera, and I was off on my first full day of reporting on whatever interesting subject or topic would present itself. I headed out of Decker’s to the east on my walk to Trumbull, hoping to get a few good shots with the camera. Trumbull has a full time residential population of about 30! A pretty big metropolis to someone like me who lives in a town of one! This time of year, the wildflowers found throughout the South Platte River Valley are in full bloom and host a variety of bees, birds and other wildlife that feed on the sweet nectar of the various flowering plants. I invite you to come on up and see for yourself why it’s such a special place to call home. I hope you enjoy the picture gallery that includes some great shots of “Chicago Jack” legendary billiards player from the “Windy” City, and calls Trumbull his summer home. He has a knack for his humming birds and they seem to be right at home with him! Have a great day! Remember! Take a kid fishing.

Chef Chris

June 20, 2016

Good Morning to everyone!! Chef Chris here with your daily “Decker’s” report! Busy weekend up here in the foothills! I hope everyone enjoyed their time in our lush mountain valley. The river was at 405(cfs)at the Trumbull station this morning at 5:45am. The water looks fantastic and I sighted several fish this morning aggressively feeding along my walk this morning. Personally, I didn’t fish over the weekend, but from what I heard the usual suspects were working. Slump busters trailing an assortment of bugs worked well the last time I fished. A few I used in the evening were the grey#20 Rs-2, stone-fly’s, and even my olive wooley bugger took a fish early. Don’t forget, you can make your campground reservation right here on this website! Simply “click” on the “Things to Do Page” and under the Camping hub, follow the link for “Reserve America”.

Have a great day! and take a kid fishing!!!

 

Chef Chris

June 19, 2016

Good morning from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains!!!  Chef Chris  here, with your morning “Bug” and conditions report from Decker’s Corner, Colorado.  First of all, I would like to wish all the father’s out there a Happy Father’s Day!!  The river flow at Trumbull station is showing 421 (cfs) at 5:45 this morning, with good clarity and easily allCurrently, it’s 64 degrees in Decker’s, with a forecasted high in the mid-seventies.  The bugs coming off last night were thick! Midges, Caddis, and still a few BWO’S are bringing these fish up late, more towars the 8-9pm hours, but nymphing in Decker’s right now is really working well. The parking lots are filling up early on the weekends, so be prepared to get here early.  I walked early again this morning back to the “Wire”, didn’t see as many Midges or PMD’s like I did yesterday. There also seems to be fewer people parked on the YMCA river road, but the area will continue to get crowded as everyone is trying to escape the high heat by heading to the mountains.  Keep in mind that there is plenty of room downstreams from Decker’s, offering anglers plenty of pocket water, riffs, gravel bars and deep holes to try your luck and landing that record rainbow!! Have a great day and do something nice today, take a friend out for Ice Cream!!!

Chef Chris

June 18, 2016

Good Morning from the beautiful South Platte river!! Chef Chris here with your morning weather and river conditions here at Decker’s.  My friend and I got an early start this morning, about 6 to be exact, and we walked YCAMP road  back to the “wire,”  where there were already several cars heading back to get a spot on the river, on a day that is sure to bring lots of people to the Decker’s area. We’re currently at 64 degrees with a forecasted high today of about 71 degrees. It’s going to be much cooler than Denver and the Front Range communities today, so come on up and enjoy the river!   The river flow at 5:45am was 440 at Trumble and looking quite clear as I stood on the Decker’s  bridge this morning! PMD’s and some midges were coming off up near “Ray’s Run. I saw a few fish being taken at the “Turn hole” with what looked like to be on a dry fly that was being thrown to some rising fish.  Stop by Flies-n-lies, http://www.flies-n-lies.com  to pick up what you need to catch the big one! It’s a great day for Ice Cream and a refreshing beverage! Be sure to stop into the Decker’s Corner Café, http://www.deckerscorner.com and say hello!!!  Please use caution as you enjoy our peaceful river valley. Traffic is heavy and people are distracted!! And please remember, YOU WILL NOT HAVE CELL SERVICE IN DECKER’S COLORADO!!

 

Chef Chris