Posts by Pat Dorsey

Bill Wegner fooled this beautiful South Platte brown trout yesterday with a PMD imitation. PMD hatches are intensifying by the day. Anglers need to carry a thorough assortment of nymphs and dry flies to match the PMD hatch. As far as nymphs/emergers are concerned, I would recommend carrying #18 Barr’s Emerger (PMD), #18 Mitchell’s Split…

Matt Donahue fooled this stellar rainbow on a size 16 Graphic Caddis! The caddis hatches remain strong throughout the majority of the South Platte watershed!

Cheesman Dam continues to spill. There is approximately 275 cfs coming off the bottom valves, the Jet Valve is currently shut off, and there is approximately 100 cfs coming over the spillway. The water temperature coming off the bottom of the reservoir is approximately 47 degrees and the water coming over the spillway is approximately…

George Baird fooled this 19 inch brown trout a few days ago with a size 18 Barr’s Graphic Caddis. The caddis hatches remain strong throughout the entire South Platte watershed.

It’s caddis time on the South Platte River near Deckers. An assortment of larva and pupa is effective mid day. I recommend having plenty of #18 Buckskins, #16-18 Barr’s Graphic Caddis, and #16-18 Mercer’s Swing Nymph. Anglers are picking up a few on the adults too. Three of my favorites are #16 Puterbaugh Caddis, #16…