My fuse won’t light!!

July 2, 2016[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”19″ gal_title=”foggy 4th weekend”]

Good morning and welcome from the very wet and rainy South Platte River Valley!! Chef Chris here with your live morning report from Decker’s/Trumbull, Colorado. Waking up this morning to continued rain showers and fog throughout the valley. Current temperature is 57 degrees with forecasted high of only 68 degrees.  The flow coming out of Cheseman dam this morning was 294 (cfs)  and 432 (cfs) at the Trumbull station. With the feeder creeks, it seems to be right around 350 (cfs) around the Decker’s bridge.  The clarity is a little off this morning with last nights rain showers, but I did see fish this morning rising along the banks at various points from “Hole in the Wall” up to Decker’s. I’m guessing a San Juan Worm would do well this morning!   The caddis hatches have been strong and I’ve also been taking fish on caddis pupa and larva as well. Mid-morning seems to be the most productive for me, then later in the evening I’ve been working on a few dry fly presentations in hopes of raising the behemoth brown I know is lurking behind my house!!

As we get into the full swing of summer and the busiest time of year here in the South Platte valley, we see a number of visitors and tourist to our valley for the first time.  Keeping in mind that the campground space is limited and private cabins are even more scarce, it pays to plan ahead for your visit to the Decker’s/Cheesman Canyon area. If it’s a cabin your desire, a reserved campsite, or even a full day on the South Platte fishing, let livedeckerscolorado.com make all of your planning simple. Just click on our “Things to do” page to start making your exciting outdoor adventure plans for you and your family today!  If you have already spent some time in our beautiful valley, you probably know that cell phone service is not available, nor is their gasoline in Decker’s or Trumbull.  Please  print off any directions you may need  and be sure to fuel up  prior to entering the Decker’s area.  Our campgrounds are full and their are many people out enjoying the river, be it fishing, tubing, rafting, kayaking or just taking a walk along the river road. Please be careful and watch your speed as many people are distracted and it only takes a split second to change lives forever!!  Be safe out there this weekend folks and have a great day!!

Chris