Oct.19, 2016 Update on the Trout Fish’n!

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Hello my fellow fishing friends!

Let’s talk about this glorious day we had on the South Platte River, Decker’s/Trumbull, shall we?  First of all, we’ve got a current flow of 92 (cfs) here in Trumbull, with 62 (cfs) below Cheesman Dam. Not having the sustained wind or gusts all day  has helped with the amount of debris floating down the river, especially the pine needles!  It wasn’t nearly as bad as it had been the prior three days.  However, be sure to adjust your depth on your strike indicator when nymphing, as you are sure to be picking up the bottom along the way! Myself, I’ve been sticking to mostly deeper runs above and below the areas downstream from the Decker’s Bridge. Today we fished behind our house from about noon until 4 pm. It was a non-stop, hatch after hatch of small BWO’S, real small, about size #24. Being unprepared and not properly equipped with, said little blue-wing, I was left with the choice of leaving the river, or taking my chances with the size #24 Parachute Adams. My other choice was a second rod I had rigged up from a previous outing, with  a hare’s ear, trailing a tan RS-2, with one split shot and no strike indicator!  As my buddy Ben was tying on his small BWO, I walked out, made two casts along a bubble seem that is usually the gateway to a pretty strong eddy, and wham! Fish on!  Picked up a few fish with this rig until the small, size #24 bwo hatch covered the run. I switched over to that larger #24 Parachute, but this time I added a grey RS-2 behind it, to simply float below the surface. At this point, fish were rising left and right, and within a few more casts, picked up another four or five fish! This patter went on until 4pm, when my buddy had to leave and I had to get out of the sun. Otherwise, we could have continued to pick up fish on dries all night! It’s always nice to be out on the river and meet people that are new to the area. Today was no different,  and with their permission, shot a few pics of a nice gal from Chicago, enjoying her annual trip to the South Platte River, to try her luck on a trophy trout! We were also treated to a nice fly-over by a large Red-Tailed Hawk, that’s also in today’s fantastic picture gallery! I also like to include a little about my fitness quest a couple of times a week,  if anyone’s interested in how I’ve managed to shed almost 100 pounds in one year! The food pictures that I post are what I create for myself each day, as I have learned the value of a healthy, mostly  plant-based diet.   That’s all for today folks. Until tomorrow, stay safe and I hope to see you on the river!

Chris