Rock Creek is still fishing well. Transitioning from terrestrials and tricos to BWO, October Caddis, and Mahoganies. Cooler weather is also right around the corner so the streamer bite has picked up as well.
Here are a few tips for fly fishing Rock Creek:
1. Try a double dry fly rig and if that is not producing put a dropper on 2. Fish the slow inside bends and deeper pools 3. Even if you do not see fish rising or a hatch, try dry flies. It doesn't get much better than it is right now
Flows and looking ahead:
Fall is here! Fishing in late morning through the afternoon has been good and the evening fishing has been excellent.
345cfs (slightly above average flows for this time of year)
36"+
62F
Clear
Morning to early afternoons, and evenings
Anywhere you can access the river. Options are limitlesss.
Upper: Gilles Bridge Lower: Valley of the Moon
Cutthroat, rainbow, cutbow, brown, bull, some brook trout, and whitefish.
Open year round, but catch and release for trout during winter.
MSO (Missoula International Airport)
9' 3X or 4X for single fly. 7.5' 3X for dry-dropper rigs.
3X-5X will cover almost all of your fishing applications. Don't use less than 2X for streamers.
A 9' 5WT is still going to be your do-it-all rod here, especially when nymphing or dry-dropper fishing, but we like to size down to a shorter 3 or 4WT when fishing dries.
Scientific Anglers Amplitude MPX
A 3ips sink tip is all you need for Rock Creek, unless you are fishing during runoff- then go heavier. We frequently fish streamers on floating lines here.
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275 North Russell Street
Missoula, Montana 59801
Ph: (406) 542-7411
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