February 17, 2017 Decker’s Fishing Report
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Hi there Friends!
Well, after finding a new place to live, new job, new car, and finally got my internet moved in the forest, I’m back to reporting to you more frequently! Thanks for the emails and phone calls about my well-being, as it’s been a tumultuous couple of weeks making all of this happen! However, I must be honest and tell you that while I’m back to a full-time job, I’ve found much more time to fish, as if I wasn’t fishing enough! Ok, not going to give you a long and drawn out fishing report today, just going to let you know that the weather is great, the fishing has been on fire, and the river has been pretty crowded! Flows are still in the upper 60’s/low 70’s from the Cheeseman Dam, downriver through Trumbull. Clarity is ok, with some moss to deal with, but the water is gin glear. Fish are feeding actively in both the sunny shallows and the riffles. Most success has been deep, but with this warm up in the last few days, the above surface activity has shown some promise, as we’ve seen some dry midges later around mid afternoon. We’re starting to see some spawning fish, so please do your best to steer clear of them as you work your way upstream. This morning I actually saw two fish paired up, so some early pre-spawning is certainly taking place! On the bug end of things, the Grey RS-2’s, rainbow warrior, Pat’s rubber legs, black bead-headed beauty, San Juan Worm, chocolate thunder, and even the olive wooley bugger stream have all caught fish! There are probably another dozen or so patterns that we’ve been having great success with, so instead of me just listing what’s working for me, I invite you to use the blog comment section to share “what’s working for you” on your latest visit to the Decker’s/Trumbull area of the South Platte River. Today’s picture gallery is a collection of shots I took over the last week or so! Some of these fish are taken on private river just below the Trumbull bridge and fire station. Most of the others are taken from the area around “hole in wall” in Trumbull. There’s a little bit of everything in the gallery, so I hope you enjoy. Now that I’m getting settled with my new life and career in place, I’m planning on getting back to more frequent updates on the fishing and the surrounding area! Thanks again for your patience and I hope to see you on the river soon!
Chris
