Rock Creek Fishing Report – Summer 2023
CFS: 1120 Water Temperature: 56-62 °F Dries: Pale Morning Duns, Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Drakes, Purple Attractors, Brindle Chutes Nymphs: Hare’s Ears, Pat’s Rubber Legs, Pheasant Tails, Perdigons FISHING REPORT It’s finally starting to feel like actual summer here in Western Montana. The month of June was good fishing but colder and wetter than usual. We […]
Rock Creek Fishing and Road Report
CFS: 778 Water Temp: 38-40°F Dries: Blue-winged Olive, March Brown, Purple Haze Nymphs: Double-bead Stonefly, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Perdigon, Black Streamers FISHING REPORT Hello fly fishers! It’s been a minute since my last report, in no small part due to the long brutal winter we had this year. It started snowing and freezing up Rock Creek […]
Rock Creek Fishing Report – Labor Day Weekend
CFS: 258Water Temp: 58-66°FDries: Hoppers, Caddis, Mayfly Spinner, Purple Haze, Cripples and Soft HacklesNymphs: Perdigon, Hare’s Ear, Pheasant Tail, Zebra Midge FISHING REPORT August was a rough month for fly fishing. With the exception of a few days of rain, the heat pushed into the 90s almost every day. Several rivers underwent hoot owl […]
Rock Creek Fishing Report – Hot Weather Fishing
A fishing report on how to fish Rock Creek during hot weather and warmer water days. Bring your water thermometers and your spruce moths!
Rock Creek Fishing Report – July Fishing 2022
CFS: 970Water Temp: 55-61°FDries: Yellow Sallies, Green/Gray Drakes, Caddis, PMDs, Purple HazeNymphs: Hare’s Ears, Pheasant Tails, Small Stoneflies, Perdigons FISHING REPORT Both salmon flies and the float fishing season are officially over here on Rock Creek. It’s that time of year again where we transition to our general wading/foot fishing as well as […]
Rock Creek Report – Salmon Fly Days 2022
CFS: 2360 Water Temp: 48-52°F Dries: Salmon Flies, Purple Chubby Chernobyls, Green Drakes, BWOs Nymphs: Pat’s Rubber Leg, Bitch Creek, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Pink San Juan Worm FISHING REPORT Salmon fly season is underway here on Rock Creek! A cold, wet start to June has stifled the dry fly fishing, but incoming warmer weather should […]
Runoff Report – May 13, 2022
CFS: 967 Water Temp: 42-47°F Dries: BWOs, Gray Drakes, Purple Hazes, Small Stoneflies Nymphs: Double Bead Peacock Stones, Pink San Juan Worms, Perdigons, Pat’s Rubber Legs Runoff season is officially underway on all the rivers of western Montana, and like years past, it’s a roller coaster in terms of streamflow. As you can see in […]
Rock Creek Fishing Report – April 14, 2022
CFS: 394 Water Temp: 33-40°F Dries: Parachute Adams, Purple Haze, March Brown Nymphs: Perdigon, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, TJ Hooker, Copper John FISHING REPORT We are almost a month into spring, and with the exception of a few nice days, it’s felt more like extended winter. That is the way of Montana sometimes, but it is […]
Rock Creek Fishing Report – Early Spring 2022
CFS: 321 Dries: March Browns, Skwalas, Brindle Chutes Nymphs: Hare’s Ears, Pheasant Tails, Perdigons, San Juan Worms FISHING REPORT After what felt like a particularly long winter, we are finally starting to see some warmer, sunnier days on Rock Creek. Given that our geography means most of the creek lies in a narrow valley, the […]
Rock Creek December Fishing Report – 2021
CFS: 272 Nymphs: Pat’s Rubber Leg, San Juan Worm, Pheasant Tail, Perdigon FISHING REPORT After a big snowfall and a stressful day of driving to and from Missoula, I felt the need to hit the water for a few hours the following day. I honestly wasn’t expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised at how productive […]