Fishing Update 10/3/16

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Windy Windy Windy

Good evening friends! Coming to you from the ever so windy foothills of the South Platte River Valley, Decker’s/Trumbull, Colorado. 6th day without a flow bump has got us at 418 below the dam at Cheesman, with just a hair under in Trumbull/Decker’s at 417.  The wind today didn’t really keep the fish from the bug buffet that has been present each morning and early afternoon, as my friend and I did rather well nymphing and dry-dropping from about 11 this morning, until about 3:30. Previous to us fishing “hole in the wall” my friend had spent the earlier hours throwing a streamer between the Decker’s bridge, upstream to Lone Rock campground http://www/reserveamerica.com. with good success in the faster moving water. We’re a little early for the fall spawn of the brown, as I’ve yet to see any fish paired up at this point, nor have I caught a few spewing eggs! With that being said, I suppose I’m looking for someone to share with me why I’ve had such good success throwing a yellow and orange egg? This is why I write this stuff folks! I’m out there to learn and try new things, so feel free to leave me a comment! With gusts upwards to 50 or 60 mph, dry-fly fishing just wasn’t worth the effort! Sticking to the banks with a dry midge in a bend that was protected by the wind, pulled a nice rainbow that was tucked underneath a broken willow limb. With the pounding winds all day long, the pine needles and other forest debris was pretty heavy for the remainder of the afternoon.  It’s looking like the weather for tomorrow is looking a little less windy, with  winds of 5 to 10 mph and mostly sunny. No rain in immediate future with the slight chance of a shower on Thursday. Bugs that were doing the trick today were the yellow and orange eggs, with a black zebra midge. My buddy took two browns, one on a wooley-bugger type streamer, then he caught a nice rainbow with a tw0-bit hooker that was trailing a copper John, and a San Juan worm up top. Today’s picture gallery is from the last couple of days of my adventures! Living in the high desert of the Colorado Rocky Mountains is truly a blessing! I invite anyone who has never experienced Colorado to be sure to put the South Platte River Valley on their “bucket” list!  As we go into the fall months, I hope to cover more fall related activities in our area, with updated links to add to the “THINGS TO DO” page of the website.  That’s all for now my friends. Until next time, have a great evening and I hope to see you on the river soon!

Chris