Deckers fishing report today On fire — save your energy for the evening.

Questions people ask about Deckers

Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Deckers.

Is it worth fishing Deckers today?

8 out of 10 — on fire. Drop everything. Go. The strongest stretch is 3:49 AM–5:49 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level.

What time should you fish Deckers?

Today's major windows run 3:49 AM–5:49 AM and 4:20 PM–6:20 PM, with minor windows at 12:15 PM–1:15 PM and 9:29 PM–10:29 PM. Sunrise is 7:26 AM and sunset 6:01 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.

What is the water temperature at Deckers?

No gauge on Deckers measures water temperature. US reservoir gauges report height, not temperature — so rather than estimate it, this page leaves it out and leans on the windows and the pressure trend instead.

What is the water level at Deckers right now?

3.21 ft, read at 7:45 AM from USGS station 06701900. Over 24 hours it is down 0.00 ft.

Are water levels rising or falling at Deckers?

Holding steady. The lake is unchanged 0.00 ft in 24 hours and unchanged 0.00 ft over the week. Over the last 8 days it has held between 2.87 and 3.25 ft. Every figure here is a difference between two gauge readings, not a forecast — what the level does next depends on rain and on what the dam releases.

Can you eat the fish you catch in Deckers?

That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where a baseline mercury guidance covers every water, with added PFOS advisories at Barr Lake, Runyon Lake and Chatfield Reservoir. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.

CDPHE fish consumption advisory

Do you need a licence to fish Deckers?

Yes. A Colorado fishing license covers this water, required from age 16. CPW sets the rules and is the one that counts.

What a Colorado license costs, and who is exempt

What size fish can you keep in Colorado?

It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: trout, arctic char, grayling and mountain whitefish, kokanee salmon, walleye, saugeye and sauger, largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.

Trout, Arctic char, grayling and mountain whitefish limits · Kokanee salmon limits · Walleye, saugeye and sauger limits · Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass limits · Check a length against the rules