FIRE RESTRICTION IN PLACE FOR JEFFERSON AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES
FIRE BAN
Good Evening Folks!
!!!!!!PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING!!!!!!!
STAGE 2 FIRE BAN IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO
https://www.jeffco.us/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=Fire-Ban-for-all-County-Lands-68
STAGE 1 FIRE BAN IN EFFECT FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO
http://www.dcsheriff.net/stage-1-fire-restrictions-now-in-place/
Ok! Now, with the most important business taken care of, lets take a look at all that’s going on in Decker’s this Independence Week and upcoming weekend. It’s been a hot dry summer so far, but we’ve finally seen a bump in the flows of the South Platte, River, running from Cheeseman Dam, working it’s way through Decker’s, and downriver to Night Hawk. Currently, we’re at 105 (CFS). With temperatures getting as close as you can get to 100 degrees, the water temperature is between 55-60 degrees from the Dam, down through Decker’s and Trumbull, warming as it shallows and gets direct sun. Clarity is off a bit due to the increase in the flows, resulting in that pesty moss that gets on your flies and all over your body, as you casually fish or tube along the South Platte! Speaking of TUBING! Let’s talk about that for just a bit, shall we? Ok, here’s the deal on tubing around the Decker’s area, and downriver to Nighthawk. Because of Colorado Law about floating and fishing on private lakes and rivers, I’m going to save us both some time, and me perhaps a law suit, and just give you this link to what the State Law of Colorado reads. http://coloradowhitewater.org/river-access. As a Decker’s resident myself, I would like to share a bit of information about the general area that’s best for tubing access, which I hope will help you enjoy your float down the South Platte, and also respect the private property and no tubing signs along the river.
BEST PLACE TO START YOUR FLOAT!!!
