Cache la Poudre River – near Fort Collins Flow: 111cfs at Canyon Mouth Weather: Sunny and 80 all day Flies: 6mm Glow Roe Troutbead, 6mm Chartreuse Troutbead, Sands’ STD Beatis #20, Jujubaetis #18-20, Worms (Red, Pink, Rusty) #12-16, Prince Nymphs … Continue reading →

Brandon and I made it down to South Park this week and got blown away on the Dream Stream.  Despite relentless South Park winds, we were able to escape the crowds and find some nice fish! We didn’t tie into … Continue reading →

South Platte River Carp fishing has been nothing short of phenomenal all Spring on both guided trips & on our own time.  With  warmer days, the windows of  opportunity has really opened up and the warmer water temps have fish … Continue reading →

Stream Flow Above 11 Mile Reservoir: 58CFS Clarity: Cloudy Weather: WINDY-Gusts up to 70MPH Flies: 6mm Troutbeads (mottled glow roe, glow roe, mottled white, Lemon drop), #16-18 Flashtail San Juans (red, pink, tan), #12-14 no bead prince nymph,  #14-18 red … Continue reading →

Flows: 50CFS Below Chatfield Clarity: Clear from Chatfield to Union (off color Union to 6th) Hatches: Heavy Midges, starting to see some BWO’s Flies: Nuke worms, red annalids, impalers, reef worms, pine squirrel leech, Rs2, Jujubeatis, BHFB Pheasant Tails 118-20 … Continue reading →

Flow: 150 CFS Below Cheesman Clarity: Clear Above Deckers Bridge Cloudy Below Recommended Flies: Above Deckers Bridge- Flashtail mini eggs, flash tail San Juan Worms (Tan), #18 Pheasant Tail (if they don’t look like the umpqua one, don’t bother), Top … Continue reading →

South Platte Deckers Stream Flow: 118 CFS Water Clarity: Clear Above Horse Creek, Slight Tint Below Horse Creek Hatches: Midges Recommended Flies: Nymphs- flash Tail Mini Eggs, Micro San Juans (tan, pink, red), pegged eggs (white, micro orange, dead egg), … Continue reading →

South Platte Through Denver 12/16/2011 Flow: 30cfs at Englewood Water Temp: 37-42 degrees While the carp fishing may be cooling off on the South Platte through town, the trout fishing is heating up! I’ve had a chance to get out … Continue reading →

San Juan River November 29, 2011 Flow: 350 rising to 459 CFS Jim Mann, one of the shop regulars, made it down to the San Juan River in New Mexico.  We are giving you this report because there is something … Continue reading →

Breaking The South Platte “Deckers is not a Streamer Fishery Myth” -In search of a fun & productive alternative to winter nymphing For the longest time, everybody I have ever talked to (including myself) has told me that fishing streamers … Continue reading →

Any one curious what lies beneath the river at Deckers? One of our CSO regulars, Jim Mann, was there to find out. The Colorado Division of Wildlife did their annual fish survey and electro shocking of the South Platte in … Continue reading →

A Dream Team on the Dream Stream Question: What would happen if you were to take  the 2010 & 2011 Teva Mountain Games winners, team them up on the same guide staff, and send them to South Park to guide … Continue reading →

South Platte fishing report from the Dream Stream today for Colorado Skies Outfitters guided trips was BENT RODS & BIG BROWN TROUT.  Not a bad way to kick off our fall trips in South Park! Congrats to Raul and his … Continue reading →

October Dream Stream Forecast: After seeing such quality fish in so early we are eagerly expecting a run of browns like we have never experienced.  Many of those going on guided trips with guide Brandon Soucie this month will  break the … Continue reading →

South Platte River October 4, 2011 Clarity: Gin Clear Weather: Sunny and 75 Water Temp: 55-65 The carp fishing downtown has been epic the last few weeks.  The water temps are ideal for carp feeding (55-65 Degrees).  Water levels are … Continue reading →

Clear Creek September 25, 2011 Clarity: Gin Clear Weather: Sunny and 75 I had a chance to get to Clear Creek this past weekend, and had no problem finding a few fish.  I fished from Golden up through the canyon, … Continue reading →

South Platte River Downtown September 26, 2011 Flow: 30cfs Water Temp: 58-67 Degrees Clarity: Clear Weather: Sunny I was finally able to get revenge on the carp this week.  After losing several fish in the railroad ties of Santa Fe … Continue reading →

South Platte River September 23, 2011 Flow: 37.5cfs Clarity: Clear Water Temp: 49.1 Degrees Weather: Sunny and 60s..Perfect! Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking Dave Olsen fishing on the Middle Fork of the South Platte.  I can tell you … Continue reading →

South Platte River September 20, 2011 Flow: 254cfs Clarity: Clear Weather: Sunny/Passing Clouds 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.  … Continue reading →

South Platte River September 1-18, 2011 Flow: 254cfs Clarity: Clear Weather: Sunny and 60s..Perfect! 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 … Continue reading →

If you are new to fly fishing and you just want to catch a fish, then South Boulder Creek is the perfect choice for you.  The flows are perfect and there is no angling pressure.  I made my way up … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

August 25, 2011 Flow: 324cfs Clarity: Gin Clear Water Temp: 58 rising to 65 Weather: Clear Jim and I woke up super early to be the first ones into Cheesman Canyon yesterday.  This meant a 4am wake up call and … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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.  … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

July 16, 2011 Flow: 500 CFS Water Temp: 49 Degrees Clarity: Gin Clear Weather: Clear Theo and I made it up to the Dream Stream this week.  It was nice to finally have some consistent dry fly activity.  You can … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

Fishing Report for the Deckers Section of the South Platte River Date: June 29, 2011 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 … Continue reading →

  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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

June 01, 2011 Flow: 87 CFS Water Temp: 46 Degrees Clarity: Gin Clear Matt and I made it up to Boulder Creek yesterday.  The river is in phenomenal shape and fished lights out!  We began on the upper river, right … Continue reading →

May 27, 2011 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 … Continue reading →

May 26, 2011 Flow: 44 CFS Water Temp: 52 Degrees Clarity: Gin Clear The flows at Bear Creek are continuing to improve. The fish are more relaxed this week compared to last week.  The clarity of the creek is perfect.  … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

May 17, 2011 Flow: 64 CFS Water Temp: 44 Degrees Clarity: Gin Clear Weather: Clear Skies and Sunny Matt and I made it into Elevenmile yesterday.  The fishing was fantastic.  We started off in the lower canyon, something I have … Continue reading →

May 14, 2011 Flow: 117 CFS Water Temp: 47 Degrees Clarity: Gin Clear One of our good friends made it into Cheesman yesterday.  Below is his report. Tough fishing early in the AM. The combination of low flow & gin … Continue reading →

The Salt Guide Jeff Lyon recently sent us a pic of his latest catch and we figured it should make the weekly report.  BIG CUDA! South Platte The water has been a little “funky” and the bite has slowed down … Continue reading →

South Platte: Denver Trout fishing has been pretty hit or miss this week, but the carp fishing has been on fire! Yesterday ended up being more of a guided carp trip and we could pretty much catch carp at will.  … Continue reading →

Deckers and Cheesman  Fishing Reports A couple trips went down to the Deckers and Cheesman area this week and reports were good! Eggs are still the name of the game (glue eggs, flashtail mini’s, CSO Specials) trailed by a #18 … Continue reading →