Deckers: The Complete Fly Fishing Guide to the South Platte
Everything you need to fish Deckers — access, hatches, fly selection, flows, and regulations for the South Platte Gold Medal section.
River guides, fly selection, and seasonal content. Gear reviews are in the Gear Reviews tab. Hatch reports have their own section.
Everything you need to fish Deckers — access, hatches, fly selection, flows, and regulations for the South Platte Gold Medal section.
Month-by-month hatch guide for the South Platte River tailwaters — Deckers, Cheesman, Dream Stream. Flies, timing, and what actually matters each season.
What actually matters when choosing a fly rod for South Platte tailwater — weight, length, action, and the specific demands of Deckers and the canyon sections.
February is peak ice fishing at Eleven Mile Reservoir. Why it's better than January, where the fish are, and what changes about the bite as winter peaks.
Exactly what I pack for a South Platte day trip to Cheesman or Deckers — not the aspirational gear list, the actual one built over years of getting it wrong.
The specific gear that works for ice fishing Eleven Mile Reservoir — rods, electronics, shelter, auger, and layering for Colorado's South Park cold.
The complete guide to getting kids into fly fishing in Colorado — the right water by age, gear that helps, ice fishing, safety, and keeping the day fun.
December through February on the South Platte — midge fishing in Cheesman Canyon, gear for cold-weather wading, and why the off-season crowds are gone.
Everything you need for ice fishing Eleven Mile Reservoir — access, best spots, target species, regulations, and what the ice looks like in January.
How to get a Colorado fishing license, what a South Platte Habitat Stamp costs, Gold Medal designations, and the regulations that matter for tailwater fishing.
The eight South Platte nymph and dry fly patterns that produce more fish than anything else — how to tie them and why they work on technical tailwater trout.
The Pueblo tailwater on the Arkansas River is Gold Medal water an hour from Colorado Springs with fewer crowds than the South Platte. How to fish it, when to go, and what to throw.
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