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South Platte River Tomahawk | Santa Maria Ranch

        It must be fall when we start fishing the Middle fork of the South Platte! The weather was very cold in the morning and the valley is already getting heavy frost at night.  This means the big fall browns have been triggered to spawn.  It is still early and the huge …

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South Platte River Deckers Reports | S. Platte Fishing conditions

South Platte River See Most Recent South Platte Fishing Reports I had the opportunity to fish with client Jim Noone today.  We had a great day together and caught several fish.  The river is in great shape.  The water temps are finally nice and cool and the river is back to normal.   This means small …

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South Platte Deckers Fishing Report | September 18th

Fall is here on the South Platte which means a few things- smaller crowds, smaller bugs, and lower flows.  This report is for this past weekend as well as the last few weeks, as we have seen a transition from typical summer flows and fishing to true fall fishing. In addition to our guide trips, …

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South Platte Carp Fishing Report

September 7, 2011 Flow: 48cfs Clarity: Clear with a slight tint (as always) Water Temp: 70 Weather: Overcast The time of year has arrived where the carp feed hard. The flows are low and the carp are easily reached. Yesterday I had the best carp day I have ever had. I was able to hook …

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Fly Fishing Cheesman Canyon | South Platte River

Jim and I woke up super early to be the first ones into Cheesman Canyon yesterday.  This meant a 4am wake up call and a hike in the dark, but it was all worth it!  Cheesman fished very well yesterday and the dry fly action was the best I have seen in a long time.  …

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2503-Client Shawn Miller with a healthy Cutbow in the lower river

August Hopper Fishing | South Platte River Deckers, CO

August 13, 2011 Flow: 389cfs @ Trumbull Clarity: Gin Clear Water Temp: 54 rising to 62 Weather: Clear HOPPERS!!!! Finally the day has come and the fish in Deckers are truly looking up and eating hoppers aggressively.  I’ve spent a lot of time on the river in the past 3 weeks both guiding and fishing …

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South Platte Tomahawk Report August 10, 2011

Had a great day fishing Tomahawk yesterday!  It fished better than ever!  The DOW put a ton of rainbows in the river last year, and those fish are growing and doing well.  I arrived at the river early, around 730AM.  Things were fairly quiet to begin with, so this led me to start off nymphing.  …

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Small Creek Fishing Report – July 26, 2011

The creek fishing in the South Denver area continues to improve and get even better!  Bear Creek is finally back to normal levels after the monsoons from last week.  The flow has been hovering around 30CFS and the water in gin clear again.  Fishing has been best in the mornings.  By the afternoon, the water …

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South Platte Fishing Report: Deckers, Cheesman, Dream Stream, 11 Mile Canyon

How’s the Fishing Been?  (Worth a Read) -Make it about the challenge, less about catching, and inevitably catch more fish! How’s the Fishing? That’s the question I get asked more than any other question through the summer months. If you don’t feel like reading my ramble the short and sweet is runoff is over, the …

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