Rock Creek Fishing Report by Blackfoot River Outfitters 6.24.19
By angelamontana

Posted: June 27, 2019

FISHING CONDITIONS AT-A-GLANCE

Good

BEST TECHNIQUES – Throwing dries!

TIPS OF THE WEEK –

1. Get your float on, but flows are dropping so it will be a little more difficult. Still very doable though.
2. Throw dries!
3. Don’t ignore the side channels.

7 DAY OUTLOOK – Salmonflies are still around. Flows will continue to drop. Summer is here!

Good luck and don’t forget to stop in our Philipsburg shop Flint Creek Outdoors and our NEW JACKALOPE JOE’S coffee bar! We’re open 7:30-5 7 days a week. Be sure to stop in to talk to Josh, grab a coffee and some Orvis gear, and flies from the the best fly selection in the region.

FISHING CONDITIONS

Excellent

THE HATCH

Salmonflies, green drakes, golden stones, yellow sallies, PMD’s,c addis , BWO’s, and Midges.

FLY PATTERNS

NYMPHS – Pat’s Rubber Legs, brown, #6; Hare’s Ear Nymph, #10-14; Pheasant Tail Nymph, #14-18; Pink San Juan Worm, #8-10; Montana Prince, tan, #12-16 DRIES – #4-10 Salmon Flies, parachute green drake #10, yellow sallies #14, Caddis, BWO’s, #16-20; Purple Haze, #10-18 STREAMERS – Sparkle Minnow #6 in Olive; Zonkers #6, 8 in Natural, Olive, or Yellow; Kreelex Fly #6 in Copper/Gold, Gold/Silver, or Purple/Silver.

SPECIFICS

Water Flow

930 CFS at the mouth.

Link to Water Flow Graph

http://on.doi.gov/1omaqKB

Visibility

3′

Water temperature at mid-day

54 deg.

Water Condition

Clear

Best time of day to fish

Late morning through late afternoon

Best stretch

Upper

Best access point

Upper: Gilles Bridge Lower: Valley of the Moon

Fish species

Cutthroat, rainbow, cutt-bow, brown, bull, some brook trout, and whitefish.

Fishing season

Open year round, but catch and release for trout during winter.

Nearest airport

Missoula International Airport

Recommended fly fishing leader

9′ 3x

Recommended fly fishing tippet

3x and 4x top to bottom bug respectively unless you are swinging streamers then bump up to 2x

Best fly fishing rod

Crisp 9′ 5wt for nymphing but super fun spot to swing streamers with switch rods.

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