08-18-2004, 03:07 PM
South Platte River - Spinney Mountain Ranch - August 15th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
Flow: 153 cfs
Clarity: Good
Water Temperature: High 50’s to mid 60’s
Major Food Organisms : Midges, caddis, micro caddis, pmd’s, yellow sallies, and tricos
Hatches: Midges, caddis, micro caddis, pmd’s, yellow sallies and tricos
14 Day Forecast: Anglers can expect excellent hatches of pmd’s, caddis, and tricos. Spinney Reservoir is full now, in fact, Antero is beginning to fill with some water too. Look for good flows for the remainder of the summer season.
Tips and Other Information: Flows are conducive for good fishing at the “Dream Stream”. Expect the best fishing to be in the morning between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. during the trico hatch. Fishing is slow in the afternoon from the lack of hatching aquatic insects and the warmer water temps (mid to high 60’s). You’ll see a few midges, a sporadic pmd, but that’s it until the trico duns hatch just before dark. Between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., Stalcup’s CDC Trico Comparadun has been working well for the duns, spinners and drowned tricos after the hatch. During the non-hatch periods, nymphs of choice have been #18 Mercury Flashback Pheasant Tails, #22 Barr’s Emerger (baetis) and #18 Buckskins. Cover lots of ground and sight nymph when possible; it will pay dividends in the long run.
Effective Patterns: #16-20 Dorsey’s Mercury PMD, #16 Barr’s Emerger (pmd), #18-20 Churchill’s Sparkle Wing RS II, #22 Green Machine, #18 Micro San Juan Worm, #18-20 Dorsey’s Mercury Flashback Pheasant Tail, #18-20 Buckskin, #20-26 Parachute Adams, #20-24 Griffith Gnat, #20-24 Hi-Vis Baetis, #22 Stalcup’s CDC Trico Spinner, #16 CDC Biot PMD, Cannon’s Bunny PMD, #12 Yellow Stimulator, #16 Elk Hair Caddis, #16 Puterbaugh Caddis, and #22 Cannon’s Bunny Midge.