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South Platte River

Small Creek Fishing Report – July 18, 2011

Last week I was able to explore several small creeks in the high country.  A good option, since a few of our rivers are still a little high.  Every creek I made it into, was perfectly fish able and a few were even low!  At goose creek, the water level is right where it should …

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South Platte – Cheesman Canyon Report | July

July 6, 2011 Flow: 802 @ Cheesman Water Temp: 56 Degrees Clarity: Gin Clear Weather: Clear I had the day off today and my good friend Travis and I headed up to Cheesman to see what 800cfs really looks like in the Canyon.  Although 800cfs is a lot of water, Cheesman is far from blown …

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South Platte – Cheesman/Deckers July 6, 2011

July 6, 2011 Flow: 752 Water Temp: 59 Degrees Clarity: Clear with a slight tint Weather: Clear All the boys from Colorado Skies piled into rafts for the second annual holiday Deckers float.  The river is looking good, but it is larger than you are probably used to.  The flow has been climbing up to …

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South Platte Deckers Float fishing

Fishing Report for the Deckers Section of the South Platte River Mid Summer Stream Flow: 459 CFS (FINALLY!!!) Water Clarity: Cloudy Recommended Flies: Rubberlegs #4-8, 20 Incher Stones 8-14, Mercer’s Golden Stone #8-12, Barr’s Tungstone #10-14, Possy Bugger #8-12, #10 Hot Worms and Tungsten Worms in Pink, Red, Rusty, Wine & tan, #6 Bootlace Worm …

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South Platte – Cheesman/Deckers June 21, 2011

June 21, 2011 Flow: 100 Water Temp: 56 Degrees Clarity: Gin Clear Weather: Clear & Sunny I had the day off yesterday and my good friend Travis and I made it up to Deckers for the afternoon.  Even though other parts of the state are experience runoff like conditions and high water, there is no …

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South Platte – Elevenmile/Dream Stream June 10, 2011

  June 10, 2011 Flow: 95 Water Temp: 51 Degrees Clarity: Gin Clear Weather: Clear Matt, Travis and I made it up to South Park yesterday.  The forecast called for little to no wind, but that turned out to be a lie!  As soon as we arrived, the wind began to blow.  Our plan was …

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South Platte – Deckers Fishing Report: June 8, 2011

June 8, 2011 Flow: 81 Water Temp: 61 Degrees Clarity: Gin Clear Weather: Clear Runoff….What runoff?.  Deckers is low, clear and fishing excellent.  Now is the time to get to Deckers this spring.  This is the best that it has fished for the past couple months.  The fish are finally more active and we are …

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Deckers/Cheesman Fishing Report: May 27

Month: May Flow: 154 CFS then dropped to 97 CFS throughout the day Water Temp: 57 Degrees Clarity: Gin Clear Weather: Clear Get used to seeing reports from Jim.  Jim is a long time customer, who fishes Cheesman 2-3 times a week.  You can always see his truck parked in the first spot at 4am.  …

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1972-Deckers/Cheesman-Rubberlegs

Deckers/Cheesman Report: May 23, 2011

May 23, 2011 Flow: 295 rising to 380 CFS Water Temp: 52 Degrees Clarity: Clear with a slight stain Weather: Clear in Morning/Overcast Afternoon The caddis are here!  Finally we are seeing some caddis at Deckers.  The fish are not quite looking up yet.  We need a steady stream of caddis to come off to …

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Elevenmile Canyon Fly Fishing | South Platte River

Elevenmile Canyon offers fantastic year round fly fishing. Fed from the bottom of Elevenmile Reservoir, the canyon stays ice free year round.   Generally we will start off by fishing the lower canyon and let crowds disperse up top. Until recently, we were  just like all the other anglers and head straight for the catch …

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