The South Platte at Cheeseman and Deckers has fished well recently, despite some crowded weekends. The flows have been bumping up out of the basement, and this should help move some food around, as well as melt some of the ice shelves on sections of the river. Reports have started to see fish moving up into riffles and faster runs to feed on hatching midges. Midges are starting to move, and although dry fly fishing is only starting, it is a sign of things to come. Try smokejumpers, Fore and Aft, or a Transitional Midge when you see noses. Spooky fish for now, but the reports have been better over the last two weeks. Fish a nymph rig with smaller mayfly and midge patterns behind a pheasant tail, stone, annelid, or egg. Small RS2's are great fly in March, and if the flows kick up try larger bugs on point. Streamers are better on cloudy days, but fished well for anyone willing to cover water. On the upswing for the season, but still sometimes a fickle one. Heard that sporadic BWO's have been seen around Deckers during a recent warm trend. Anticipation of things to come.

Dream Stream is starting to see a much anticipated bump in flows. This will undoubtedly bring some lake run fish into the system. There should be more fish in the river each day. The low flows were keeping the lake run numbers down BUT, a bump in flows just after a full moon should be all the kick start needed. Try leeches, san juans, scuds, sow bugs, pheasant tails, hares ears, copper johns, larger midges and chironomids, princes, and streamers. The warmer temperatures should keep overnight ice to a minimum, and keep the fish acvtive, moving, and eating. The next two weeks has the potential to really be good. The higher the flows the more fish in the river. Dream On....go catch a 10 pounder!

Ice is gone through most of 11 Mile canyon, and the fishing has really started to take off. Dry fly fishing has started on the upper reaches with midges, and soon we will see olives. Time to get excited as this section wakes up. Midges are hatching thick on some days, but if the overnight lows are below freezing, it may take a while for things to get going. Try stones, annelids, or huevos on point, with a midge larva or pupa behind. Small RS2's and slender baetis nymphs have been more and more effective as things start to warm up Nymphing with 5x and 6x has been good, especially in deeper pools and runs. Look for the fish to come off the bottom if the midges start hatching, and even more as baetis mix in the hatch. They will be up suspended for as long as the bugs are moving, then return to the bottom when the bugs stop. Starting to fish, and should get better and better as we move deeper into spring.