Dec. 9, 2016 Decker’s Fishing Report
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Good Evening Folks!
In light of the freezing cold weather I haven’t had much personal time on the river until just yesterday! But, when I finally got out to fish, it was pretty fantastic for the amount of time I was in the water! Before we get to the fish stories, backed up with photos of course, let’s update you on the current conditions. Currently it’s 31 and clear, with more sunshine and warmer temperatures on tap for the weekend. Flows remain below 100 (cfs), with about 70 through Decker’s/Trumbull. 39 degrees on the river temperature and the clarity had been improving, but this last blast of arctic air, combined with a chilly water temperature, and you end up with a frozen moss bed that’s now going to die, break off and be a pain in the behind for a few days, most likely starting with the warm-up tomorrow! Be prepared to clean those flies my friends, but don’t be discouraged, it’s worth it. Most of the fishing that I did was in the Trumbull area, while covering some of my regular fishing buddies, Wendy and Chuck, fish bridge area around the Decker’s Resort. The fishing has really been good since the cold and snow came through earlier in the week, as I’ve gotten out a few times since the snow stopped on Wednesday. As the front that brought the snow moved in on Tuesday, the grey RS-2 seemed to do the trick over and over again! Fishing mostly the faster water, with a short, three-fly nymph rig, I was able to catch many fish on a variety of flies! In addition to the RS-2, the pink San Juan Worm, juju’s, WD-40, back Barr’s emerger, and were consistently getting the fish into the net! This afternoon, around 2pm, there was actually a nice rise taking place on what seemed to be an emerger. This is when I stopped nymphing, switched over to a Parachute Adams, size 22, then followed that with the Barr’s Emerger. After just a few casts upstream to a few aggressively feeding fish, I was hooked up. This didn’t last long, but by this time the sun had disappeared behind a ridged and the temperature must have dropped twenty degrees! During these cold winter months I’m usually fishing these days between about 11-3pm, as the fish seem to take a little longer to get going, not to mention me! I hope you enjoy today’s picture gallery as it will include some great shots of some fish we’ve caught in the last two days, plus I’ve finally witnessed my good friend Wendy, catch a fish with her Tenkara rod! We give her a lot of grief for this way of fishing, but it’s actually a pretty neat way of going about it! For more information about Tenkara rods, please visit http://www.tenkararodco.com I’ve also included a few pictures of the frozen moss that covered the bottom of the river the last few mornings, as we’ve had sub zero temps permeate the river bed. That’s all for today my friends! The winter fishing is fantastic and there’s plenty of room on the river and in the cabins! Looking to book a guided fishing trip with a cabin? Stop in and see the friendly and knowledgeable folks at FLIES AND LIES http://www.flies-n-lies.com and book yours today!
Have a great evening!
Chris
