Fly Fishing Colorado Fly Fishing Colorado

3/1/08

The morning of Saturday March 1 was one of those Colorado days where the weather was trying to make up its mind to be warm or not.  A gray overcast covered most of the Denver metro area.  But the weather gurus had promised a day in the high 60’s or low 70’s air temperatures.  However, there was a front coming in later in the afternoon with blustery winds and snow starting in the evening through Sunday.  And they were right on.  Sunday has been close to blizzard conditions in the metro area.  On the plains I-70 is closed in both directions.  I-70 westbound is closed at Lookout Mountain just west of the metro area. Formiddagen lørdag den 1 marts var en af dem, Colorado dage, hvor vejret var at forsøge at gøre sit sind at være varm eller ej. En grå overskyet dækket de fleste af de Denver metro område. Men vejret guruer havde lovet en dag i det høje 60 eller lave 70's luft temperaturer. Men der var en front kommer ind senere i eftermiddag med blustery vind og sne begynder i aften til søndag. Og de havde ret til. Søn har været tæt på myriader betingelser i byområde. På sletterne I-70 er lukket i begge retninger. I-70 vestgående retning er lukket på Lookout Mountain lige vest for byområdet.

By 10 AM, Saturday morning was glorious.  Sunshine temperatures in mid 60’s and rising.  No major winds.  A great day to check out the South Platter River south of Chatfield Reservoir in the southwest corner of the metro area. Ved 10 AM, lørdag morgen var strålende. Sunshine temperaturer i midten af 60's og stigende. Ingen større vind. En stor dag for at kontrollere den sydlige Platter floden syd for Chatfield Reservoir i det sydvestlige hjørne af metro-området. I was looking forward to seeing how the river looked and fished because I had not been on this stretch in some 30 years. Jeg var ser frem til at se, hvordan åen så ud og fisker, fordi jeg ikke havde været på denne strækning på omkring 30 år.

I parked in the South Platte River parking lot in the south end of the park.  After getting geared up, I talked to several fly fishermen that tried the river on Friday and Saturday morning.  They had not seen a fish, no rises, no hatches and no one had caught any thing.  Some of the spin fishermen I talked to said they had not even had a strike. Jeg parkerede i South Platte River parkeringsplads i den sydlige ende af parken. Efter at have fået rettet op, jeg talte med flere flyve fiskere, forsøgte floden på fredag og lørdag formiddag. De havde ikke set en fisk, ingen stiger, ingen luger og ingen havde fanget nogen ting. Nogle af spin fiskere, jeg talte med sagde, at de havde ikke engang haft en strejke.

Ah but not to worry, I was there to try out a new Orvis Clearwater II fly rod, the Thingamabobber strike indicators and take stream pictures to include in the Real World Fly Fishing pc game.  The day was beautiful.  Just the chance to wade in a stream was worth the drive. Ah, men ikke at bekymre dig, jeg var der for at afprøve en ny Orvis Clearwater II flyve stang, Thingamabobber strejke indikatorer og tage streame billeder at inkludere i den virkelige verden Fly Fishing pc-spil. Dagen var smuk. Bare chance for at vade i en strøm var værd drevet.

Water Flow = 60 CFS low but fishable Vandgennemstrømningen = 60 CFS lav, men fiskbare
Water Temp = 40 degrees Farenheit Vand Temp = 40 grader Fahrenheit
Water Clarity = Excellent 3 feet with bottom structure visible Vand Klarhed = Excellent 3 fødder med bunden struktur synlig
Insect Activity = none - no hatches and no underwater activity either.  The stream bottom everywhere except in runs was coated with a fine silt.  I did see some 1/2 inch analid worms attached to the top of rocks and a couple of rock caddis cases attached to the sides of fist sized rocks. Insect Aktivitet = ingen - ingen luger og ingen undervands aktivitet enten. Stream bunden overalt, undtagen i løbegårde var belagt med en bøde silt. Jeg gjorde se nogle 1 / 2 tommer analid orme fastgjort til toppen af klipperne og et par rock caddis tilfælde knyttet til sider af knytnæve store sten.
Fish Activity = None — None spotted, no rises forms, no flashes nothing.  But I suspect in a couple of weeks that will be different.  When flows get to 120 consistently, I expect to see some fish moving up from the reservoir. Fisk Aktivitet = Ingen - Ingen plettede, ingen stigninger former, der ikke blinker ingenting. Men jeg har mistanke om et par uger, der vil blive anderledes. Når strømme get til 120 konsekvent, jeg forventer at se nogle fisk bevæger sig op fra reservoiret.

About a stream mile from the bridge near the parking lot is a beaver dam.  The beaver has built his overflow by a downed big log.  The water is fast and narrow with a nice pool on the far side of the outlet.  Just downstream is a large pool that is some 3 feet deep at 60 CFS.  When we hit runoff, that pool will be about 8 feet deep. Om en strøm mil fra broen i nærheden af parkeringspladsen er et Beaver Dam. Bæver har bygget sin overflow ved en downed store igen. Vandet er hurtig og smal med en dejlig swimmingpool på den anden side af forretningen. Just nedstrøms er en stor pulje, der er nogle 3 meter dyb på 60 CFS. Når vi rammes runoff, at puljen vil være ca 8 meter dyb. Several large rocks and some medium ones on the bottom offer pretty good fish shelter. Flere store sten og nogle mellemstore virksomheder på bunden tilbyde temmelig god fisk husly.

If we do get a runoff of 800 or 900 CFS for a couple of months this year, the beaver dam will be out in the lake.  Then the Park Rangers will not have to remove it.  Also the fish will have an easier time moving up the stream in the summer and fall. Hvis vi får en afstrømning på 800 eller 900 CFS for et par måneder i år, Beaver Dam vil være ude i søen. Derefter Park Rangers vil ikke have at fjerne det. Også fisk vil have en lettere gang på vej op streamen i sommeren og falde.

I did get some great stream shots of pretty water that should hold fish later this year.  All in all a nice morning to be out.  Oh yes, the Clearwater II rod casts like a dream. Jeg har få nogle store stream shots smukke vand, der burde holde fisk senere i år. Alt i alt en hyggelig formiddag til at være ude. Åh ja, Clearwater II stang kaster ligesom en drøm.

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