October Fishing Report – Rock Creek 2021
CFS: 226 Water Temp: 42-48°F Dries: Caddis, Blue-winged Olives, Mahogany Duns, Terrestrials (Bees, Ants, etc.) Nymphs: Small stoneflies, Copper Johns, Hare’s Ears FISHING REPORT The fall foliage has been vivid this October, and the leaves on the deciduous trees are a deep golden color. Although not every day of fishing is going to be stellar […]
Fall Fishing on Rock Creek 2021
CFS: 228 Water Temp: 49-55°F Dries: October Caddis, Mahogany Dun, Blue-Winged Olive, Purple Haze, Hoppers Nymphs: Pheasant Tail, Orange Serendipity, Perdigon, Pat’s RL FISHING REPORT There is a distinct chill in the air now, and the daylight hours have been noticeably shorter. Although there are still lots of bugs flying (mahoganies, October caddis, etc.), the […]
Rock Creek Report – Family Fishing at the Microburst – September 1, 2021
CFS: 241 Water Temp: 52-60°F Dries: Hoppers, Stimulators, Purple Haze, Caddis, Mahogany Dun Nymphs: Pat’s Rubber Leg, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Prince Nymph, Perdigon FISHING REPORT Yesterday, my wife, kiddo and I drove 25 miles up Rock Creek to the Microburst and tried our luck with some fishing. We decided to wet wade, and though it’s […]
Rock Creek Report – Reign of the Perdigon – August 13, 2021
CFS: 245 Water Temp: 60-69°F Dries: Hoppers/Ants, Small Parachute Adams and Purple Hazes, CDC Cripples Nymphs: Copper Johns, Prince Nymphs, Hare’s Ears, Perdigons FISHING REPORT Although we’ve had a few spells of rain the past couple weeks, the temperature unfortunately keeps rising into the low-to-mid 90s shortly thereafter, which is keeping the water temps too […]
Rock Creek Fishing Report – Smoke on the Water – July 29, 2021
CFS: 331 Water Temp: 60-68°F Dries: Hoppers/Ants/Beetles, Purple Attractors, Spruce Moths, Crippled Emergers Nymphs: Green Copper John, Pat’s Rubber Leg, Hare’s Ears FISHING REPORT This summer has been beastly hot, creating a multitude of poor water conditions and fishing restrictions across Montana. Fortunately, Rock Creek hasn’t had any closures at this point in time. The […]
Rock Creek Fishing Report – July 10, 2021
CFS: 453 Water Temp: 58-69°F Dries: Purple Haze, Red/Royal Patterns, Stimulators Nymphs: Prince Nymphs, Purple Prince, Pheasant Tail FISHING REPORT This summer, we have been embroiled in unusually hot weather, with temperatures consistently in the low-to-mid 90s. Occasionally, we are also hitting 100°F. Because of this, Rock Creek’s water temps have been very high in […]
Rock Creek Early Summer Report 2021
CFS: 898 Water Temp: 57-61°F Dries: Golden Stones, Yellow Sallies, Purple Haze, Caddis, Dark Stimulators Nymphs: Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Copper Johns, Hare’s Ears FISHING REPORT The water has receded quickly over the past couple weeks, and the number of float fishermen is dwindling rapidly. Although the cfs is still a little high to safely wade, […]
Rock Creek Salmon Fly Report 2021
CFS: 2720 Water Temp: 51-56°F Dries: Salmon Flies, Caddis, Mayflies, Purple Attractors Nymphs: Beaded Stoneflies, Pat’s Rubber Leg, Hare’s Ear, San Juan Worm FISHING REPORT The past few weeks have been up and down, in terms of both weather and fishing. Two weeks ago, we had heavy rain and a couple days of snowfall, which […]
Rock Creek Runoff Report – May 11, 2021
CFS: 1600 Water Temp: 41-45°F Dries: Blue Winged Olives, Gypsy Kings, Purple Haze Nymphs: Big Hole Crawlers, DB Stonefly, Pink San Juans, Yellow Streamers FISHING REPORT After a few days of warm weather followed by some heavy rain, Rock Creek spiked in streamflow and plummeted in water temperature. Fortunately we have had mild weather the […]
Rock Creek Spring Fishing Report 2021
CFS: 713 Water Temp: 38-44°F Dries: March Browns, Skwalas, Purple Haze Nymphs: Pat’s Rubber Leg, Double-bead Stonefly, Beaded Prince, Hare’s Ear FISHING REPORT April is a fascinating month for fishing on Rock Creek. One day, it will be raining/snowing and the next it will be 60 degrees and sunny (which is the current weather trend […]