Rock Creek Fishing Report

Tip of the Week:

Adding split shot to your indicator nymph rig is very important when wade fishing.  The added weight of the split shot will get your flies in the strike zone faster, resulting in more opportunities for fish to eat on each drift.  We like to use split shot even when fishing tungsten bead flies.  Shot is less important when fishing from a drift boat or raft because you can achieve much longer drifts, but we still use it when fishing flies that are weightless or have small beads.

7 Day Outlook:

The upper end of the creek is going to be cold and snowy, but conditions on the lower end look better.  

Best Techniques:

Nymphing the deep pools and tailouts of Rock Creek will prove most effective when the water is cold.  A slowly stripped or jigged streamer can be a great way to get the bigger fish to move.

Streamers: Wooly Bugger, Kreelex, Sparkle Minnow, Chicago Overcoat, Jig Sparkle Yummy, Zonker

Nymphs: San Juan Worm, Trina’s Squirm, TJ Hooker, Sili Leg Stone, Prince Nymph, Duracell, Jig PT, Lightning Bug, Copper John, Zebra Midge

Dries: Midges