The Rock is always a good option this time of year. After a brief spike earlier this week, flows have come back down. Clarity is great, and the fish are biting. The creek is in its summer pattern of hatches. Look for PMDs in the mornings and again the evenings, caddis almost all day, scattered […]
River – Rock Creek
The mad dash for Salmonflies on the Rock is over. From all reports, it was a pretty good year. Now we can look forward to a long summer of caddis, PMDs and hoppers. With all the rain recently, flows are starting to eek back up. This has impacted the fishing somewhat, as the fish are […]
Floating on Rock Creek, at least from a fishing point of view, is closed for the season. The good news is that flows have receded enough to the point where wading is easier (slower flows help when you’ve got old knees like me). The Salmonflies are all but gone by this point, as are golden […]
Yesterday, as you can see from the flow chart, caused the Rock to jump in flows a great deal. However, they are returning to normal levels now. Water clarity is not great, but certainly fishable. Looking out my window as I write this, it looks like it is going to be a beautiful day. I […]
The Salmonflies are out in force on the Rock. Look for them higher up on the water. Flows have bumped up somewhat due to the rain over the past few days. The water will be up and a little more dirty, but it should not affect fishing that much. Look for flows to bump again […]
Finally, after much waiting, Rock Creek is about to become one of the hot waters in the state. Flows have dropped back down to manageable levels and the water is clearing. The warmer weather this week will get the big bugs moving and the trout looking for them. Salmonflies are very, very close to coming […]
Rock Creek has been improving. Flows have dropped almost 1,000 cfs over the past day or so and the water is starting to clear up. Last I heard, the visibility was almost a foot, maybe a little more. There is still a lot of water in the creek right now, so please use caution when […]
Rock Creek is still blown out. Don’t even think about trying to fish it right now. As you can see from the flow chart, a new record level for today has been reached. Flows pushed up over 5,000 cfs in the last few days. Salmonflies should be showing up here soon, we’ll let you know […]
For the time being, the Rock is gone. Flows are at almost record levels and are still going up. Needless to say, visibility is shot to hell. Chocolate milk anyone? The Salmonflies will be showing up as soon as the water clears. A great thing about the Rock is the fact that it always clears […]
I must admit that I was almost surprised when I got a call from a friend of mine yesterday saying that Rock Creek is still fishing decently well. I had figured that it would have been blown out by now. The cooler weather this week has kept flows at a manageable level, 1290 cfs as […]
Rock Creek is damn near the only fishable water in the area right now. Well, not the only fishable water, but probably the best. With everything else blown out with high flows, the Rock is staying pretty stable. Flows have come up this past week, but seem to have stabilized for the moment. Even though […]
Wow, where is the year going? It seems like 2009 just started and already it is May! When you get to be my age, you appreciate and notice these things much more, trust me. What better way to bring in a new month than a day out on the water? Rock Creek is doing much, […]
I have some bad news my friends. Rock Creek is blown out. She is currently flowing at almost 2,000 CFS, and is full of mud. The hot weather this past week really brought down a lot of melt. Rock Creek is almost always the first river in the area to blow out and among the […]
From the sounds of things, it is going to be a good weekend on the Rock. A couple buddies of mine were over there yesterday and had a great day. Flows are dropping and the water is warming up, so look for some good dry fly fishing this weekend. Highs are going to be in […]
Rock Creek is fishing pretty well right now. But it is only going to get better. There have been several reports of Skwalas on the lower portion of the creek. There should be more and more popping up as the water warms up this weekend. March Browns are still thick in some areas, making for […]
