Rock Creek Fishing Report – May 26, 2026
Author: Zach Martinez Rock Creek Fisherman’s Mercantile is switching over to our summer hours! We’ll now be open daily from 7am–7pm to help you make the most of the longer days on the water. Flows are still high around 1200 cfs due to runoff, but conditions have been steadily improving as water levels stabilize and […]
Rock Creek Fishing Report – May 4, 2026
Rock Creek Fishing Report – May 4, 2026 Streamflow: 1370 cubic feet per second Water Temp: 47-53°F This past month, both the fishing and the weather were erratic. On one day, the temperature sat in the mid-80s, and then just a couple days later it dipped below freezing and we even […]
Rock Creek Fishing Report – April 2, 2026
Rock Creek Fishing Report – April 2, 2026 Streamflow: 968 cubic feet per second Water Temp: 41-45° Up and down, up and down. That describes both the weather and the water and fishing conditions this past week. A warm trend brought the streamflow up over 1000 cfs, which is very rare for […]
Rock Creek Fishing Report – March 24, 2026
Rock Creek Fishing Report – March 24, 2026 Streamflow: 813 cubic feet per second Water Temp: 40-45° This past weekend, our good fly tying and fishing friend Enzo went up to the Microburst and had himself a day! Using an articulated stonefly nymph he tied himself, he caught a number of rainbow […]
Rock Creek Fishing Report – March 20, 2026
Streamflow: 860 cubic feet per second Water Temp: 38-43°F Rock Creek Fishing Report – March 23, 2026 Our buddy Enzo went out fishing this weekend and had some fresh information to report. He hit up the Microburst this past Saturday and cleaned up with, of all things, an articulated stonefly nymph […]
Rock Creek Fishing Report – Salmon Flies 2025
Streamflow – 1650 CFS Water Temp – 52-58°F Rock Creek Fishing Report – May 29, 2025 On Memorial Day weekend, our old friend the salmon fly finally hatched on Rock Creek! These past few days, they were most heavily concentrated in the lower ten miles of the creek, but with this […]
Rock Creek Fishing Report – Easter 2025
Streamflow – 600 CFS Water Temp – 42-46°F Happy Easter, anglers! It’s time to fire up the fishing reports again for the season. It’s been an erratic spring so far; one day it’s 60 to 70°F and warm and sunny, and the next we are seeing a blizzard. This is […]
Rock Creek Report – June 7, 2024
CFS: 1480 Water Temperature: 52-56 °F Dries: Salmon flies, Green Drakes, Purple attractors Nymphs: TJ Hooker, Pheasant Tail, Perdigon, San Juan worm Streamers: JJ Specials, White Circus Peanuts, Wonderbuggers FISHING REPORT Hello anglers, John here with the salmon fly fishing report as well as some updates on Rock Creek (road, river obstructions, etc.). After what […]
Rock Creek Report – May 17, 2024
CFS: 1450 Water Temperature: 47 – 59 Degrees Fahrenheit Dries: Drakes, Mayflies, Mother’s Day Caddis, and Terrestrials Nymphs: Stoneflies, Spanish Bullets, Perdigons, and San Juan Worms FISHING REPORT Hello anglers, Randi from the Merc here! Runoff is officially upon us. After a clear, sunny streak with great fishing, we are moving into a more challenging […]
Rock Creek Report – May 3, 2024
CFS: 598 Water Temperature: 41-45 °F Dries: Gray Drakes, Blue-winged Olives, March Browns Nymphs: Large stonefly nymphs, Dark Perdigons, Pink Worms FISHING REPORT It’s been a very up and down spring here on Rock Creek, at least in terms of weather. One day, it’s 70 degrees, the river comes up, and people get anxious that […]