Rock Creek is still hanging in there. Flows have been steadily coming down for a while and are just above 280 cfs as of this morning. The hot weather and lots of sun has not really been helping much.
Despite the unseasonably warm temps fishing is not too bad. The upper half of the creek is fishing better. Mayflies and caddis are the main hatches, with lots of terrestrials still around. I haven’t been over in a while, but a friend was there yesterday throwing beetles with great success. The hoppers will be with us until a hard frost.
If I had to fish with one fly on the Rock right now, I would probably pick the purple haze. It can imitate a lot of insects and is a very versatile pattern. Nymphing has also been working with small, flashy nymphs. The standard pheasant tails, bead head hare’s ears and princes are a good bet.
Once the weather does finally cool off and get cloudy again, we will start seeing better mayfly hatches.
Tags: River - Rock Creek
