South Fork of the Platte River, Colorado

[jrtuna]

I got to go back to the Platte last thurs, fri, and sunday. fished the section below Trumbull and the begining of the private water, the fishing was great, water flow around 150, nice and clear. Cold with some rain and wind on thurs., small Caddis hatch, friday sun and warm, Caddis going off and on all day with a bid cloud of them going off around 5:30 pm, fishing was great mainly before noon Sunday was light rain on the way up, turned out nice but lot's of wind, fished till noon (had to get to the airport), . I had real good luck using #22 black beauties and a few on #20 copper johns and RS2's.
If you get a chance to fish the S. Platte do it, the fish eat small flies, #20 -#22, I have good luck nyphing 2 fly set up, some soft weight, strike indicator. Caught mostly rainbows and a few browns. Hooked at least 35 fish but lost a lot, netted around 20, kind of rusty on my fly fishing but felt good that I was able to get them to take the flies. A #22 is a small little hook.
I love this river, use to fish it a lot when I lived near Denver, and always feel great when I get to come back. I'm still on a fishing high!
They were releasing a lot of water down the north fork, the highest I've ever seen, that thing was raging, up to the bank top in the Pine Junction valley.

[Samurai]

Thanks very much for your report. I'm going to the South Platte for the first time for 4 days the end of July. Where is Tremble? I haven't heard of that spot/area. Thanks. Tom.

[jrtuna]

It's just below Deckers, check Colorado Fly Fishing with the Blue Quill Angler Fly Shop for stream report, they fish the river all the time, a great fly shop in Evergreen, Co.
Cheesman Canyon is a few miles upstream from Deckers (you have to hike in , get there early ) , there is also good water across the road from the Deckers stores (a good spot is where the dirt road makes the first big left headinh upstream.
I've fished this section off the Platte hundreds of days when I lived there, there is at least 5 miles from Deckers to the bridge at the North fork. Had days where I hooked 20 and days I was skunked, a few "bows" over 20" lots in the 16" range. The water works adjust the flow all the time and it can affect the fish.
If your not going w/ a guide let me know and I'll try to put a map together for you, or if you have any questions let me know.

[Samurai]

Thanks very much. I am going with a guide for the first two days but I will try to check out your spots the other days. Thanks again.