Fly Fishing at South Platte (Deckers), Colorado
Rating: 5/5
Current River Conditions
Thu Jul 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Great flows continue to push through Cheesman Reservoir! The ample water has brought cold water temps and lot's of oxygen, which has made the fish happy and the hatches thick. PMD's, caddis, summer baetis, and midges are the hatches right now. Keep an eye out for the golden stoneflies as well, this hatch is extremely hard to time up, but when it's going there's nothing better. With the higher flows, there's no limit to what you can throw on your nymph rigs; jig flies, leeches, scuds, worms, and small stonefly imitations are all on the table!
Dry Flies:
- Mole Fly
- Bunny Midge
- Jake's Hatchback
- Zelon Cripple
- Guide Winna Spinna
- High Rise Foam Caddis
- Amy's Ant
- Swisher's Foam PMX
- Hackle Stacker Quigley's
- Bigsky Hopper
Nymphs:
- Frenchdipity
- Disco Midge
- Tunsgsten Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail
- Dick's Interstellar Driver
- Jig Caddis Pupa
- Jig Buckskin Caddis
- Hilbert's Day Saver May
- Thunder
- Split-Case
- Silverman's Caddis Larva
