May 3, 2017 Decker’s/Cheesman Canyon Fishing Report

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Good Evening Everyone!

Welcome back to www.livedeckerscolorado.com and my daily blog!  Well, I’ve made the move to the Canyon, and I’m starting to fish it daily!  Before I get further into the report for the Canyon, let’s talk a bit about the general conditions we’ve currently got here on the South Platte.  As of just a few moments ago, we’ve got 118 (cfs) below the dam, at Cheesman, with a slightly higher flow at 130 (cfs) through Decker’s/Trumbull.  The weather the last two evenings has been mixed, but the sun finally came back out this evening, as I walked into the canyon at about 5:30 this evening.  I started out this evening on the Wigwam end of the Canyon, working my way only about 4oo yards upstream from the Wigwam club, as I was having pretty good success on a stone fly, trailing a grey Rs-2.  The fish were holding mostly in the riffle, feeding aggressively on pretty much anything passing by! Sticking to the faster moving riffles and working my upstream, I manged to hook into about 4 fish, both on the Stone and the Rs-2.  The fish were sporadically rising, on what appeared to be small midges and a few BWO’S.  As darkness fell upon me around 8:oo this evening, the lazy sipping continued, but nothing really materialized, as far a as a full on rise! Early in the day, we did see a bigger rise on dry’s, as the front moved in and the wind started to blow a bit. It’s looking like sunny skies and increasing warmer temperatures as we head into the Mother’s Day Weekend.  Expect big crowds of Anglers at both Cheesman and the Decker’s area over the weekend. So, if it’s solitude and open water you’re looking for, you may want to consider fishing other parts of the state this weekend! However, if you are coming to the South Platte River Valley this weekend, be sure to check out the rest of www.livedeckerscolorado.com, where you’ll find everything you need while here. Links to local lodging, dining, camping, and and all the other important information you’ll need for a great time in Decker’s!  Today’s picture gallery is from the last two days in the canyon, where I’ll be spending most of my time that I fish for the next 7 months or so! That’s all for today my friends and I hope to see you in the Canyon soon!

 

Chris