Although many of Colorado’s tailwaters are higher than their normal historic levels, they still remain the best option during spring run off. Joe Morrissette shows off a beautiful brown trout he fooled with a #18 Buckskin on one of Colorado’s popular tailraces during the high-water season. Here is an up-to-date list of river levels on…

Denver Water is our friend—it’s plain and simple! Currently Denver Water is releasing water from three locations to keep the water temperatures at optimum levels below Cheesman Reservoir. As of late, there is 105 cfs coming off the bottom, 50 cfs coming out of the Jet Valve, and the remainder (approximately 900 cfs) is flowing…

Mark Adams fooled this beautiful rainbow on a Dorsey’s orange UV Scud. The scud bite has been impressive as of late with the above average flows on the South Platte. http://www.bluequillangler.com/Products/Eggs-Scuds-Worms/Dorseys-UV-Scud#.VVndcWDPbdk

Billy Aud fooled this beautiful South Platte Rainbow with a stonefly nymph. Don’t let the high flows fool you, fishing has been excellent as of late. Despite the high flows in many sections of the South Platte River, fishing is still very good! Flows below Cheesman Reservoir are currently 614 cfs. Feeder creeks are adding…

Cheesman Reservoir is spilling and the South Platte trout are happy! Currently there is 770 cfs flowing through Cheesman Canyon with 675 cfs flowing over the spillway (the remainder is coming off the bottom). Dave Bennett from Denver Water plans on mixing the water from the bottom, mid-level valve (Jet Valve) and the upper spillway…