The next day we woke up early and drove up to the Gill Trail parking lot. We suited up and headed down to the Cheesman Canyon Section. I thought the hike down to this part was blown out of proportion, most of what I read made it seem like the hike down and up was brutal.......I would say the uphill part took only 10 minutes to climb. Anyway, my brothers got into the Family Hole and I headed up stream. I hooked a huge rainbow within the first 10 minutes on a Rainbow Warrior but didn't get a picture of it. There were tons and tons of fish in each hole of this river, a decent number of fish over 18 inches. Unfortunately what they write about this section is true, very technical with no drag drifts a must. The fish are very smart and see tons of flies on a daily basis year round so they are no pushovers. I landed 5-6 fish, all very beefy and all put up a nice fight. Tricos came off but not many fish were on them. There were plenty of other anglers trying there luck but didn't see too many guys catch fish. The scenery was great and just seeing lunkers in the pools makes this a worth while trip. I wasn't a huge fan of it, it probably fishes better at other times of the year. I wouldn't plan a trip more then a few days to fish here in the future.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
South Platte River: Below Deckers, Cheesman Canyon
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