Its definitely the winter season on the South Platte now. Overnight lows in South Park have conditions pretty frosty until around 10am. Standard bug fare and techniques for the winter season...Midges with some lingering Tricos, and nymphing will most definitely be your best method.
Flowrate above Elevenmile Reservoir: 59.8 cfs
Clarity: Clear
Its turning into a Trico and Midge game on all sections of the South Platte. The Fall and Winter fishing on these sections is a small bug game for the most part...with some streamer fishing mixed in. Productivity will be best subsurface, but do be prepared with hatch matchers. Technical indicator nymph rigs and tight-line euro rigs will be your best bet with long leaders and light tippet. Definitely fun to have a streamer rod on had for any migratory fish as well, so keep that in your wheelhouse. **We have not seen heavy hatch activity on the Dream Stream since the big storm in early September, however that should resolve itself with time.
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Conditions are in good shape on this stretch although we are into that Fall/ Winter low flow window. This isn't a stretch where you'll find mass quantities of fish, but we are finding some good fish all the way from the lake to Hartsel. This can be a really fun stretch in the Summer with waning productivity as flows get lower into the Fall/ Early Winter timeframe...
Flowrate above Spinney Reservoir: 26.4 cfs
Clarity: Clear
Its turning into a Trico and Midge game on all sections of the South Platte. The Fall and Winter fishing on these sections is a small bug game for the most part...with some streamer fishing mixed in. Productivity will be best subsurface, but do be prepared with hatch matchers. Technical indicator nymph rigs and tight-line euro rigs will be your best bet with long leaders and light tippet. Definitely fun to have a streamer rod on had for any migratory fish as well, so keep that in your wheelhouse.
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With lowering flows and a ton of pressure, definitely getting more technical in the Canyon. Fish will be found in deeper seams and tailouts with these conditions, and its definitely turning into a primarily Trico and Midge scene.
Flowrate near Lake George: 69.3 CFS
Clarity: Clear
Its turning into a Trico and Midge game on all sections of the South Platte. The Fall and Winter fishing on these sections is a small bug game for the most part...with some streamer fishing mixed in. Productivity will be best subsurface, but do be prepared with hatch matchers. Technical indicator nymph rigs and tight-line euro rigs will be your best bet with long leaders and light tippet. Definitely fun to have a streamer rod on had for any migratory fish as well, so keep that in your wheelhouse.
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