Rock Creek has stabilized at 1660 cfs and a bit dirty. With the rain and overcast conditions in the coming forecast, we’ll see another bump in flow along with some clarity change. Don’t worry though, That’ll also bring on some top water mayfly action in the flavors of blue wings and drakes today, hopefully. The Salmon flies have also started popping, but not in any big numbers yet. It sounds like the fish have started keying in on the big bugs but that’ll change quick as the hatch hits full throttle in the coming days/week/s. With the onslaught of giant trout eating big stupid bugs, you’re gonna want to have some big rogue salmon flies, flutter bugs, orange chubbies, 64 impalas, and some purple hazes, never-sink caddis, parachute BWOs, and D&D cripples until the salmon flies get going. For subsurface junk use big peacock stones, big black double beaded stones, dark Pat’s rubber legs, skipper stones, and San Juan worms. Fishing a tandem nymph rig through the deeper pools and along the banks has been pretty successful too.

HATCHES: Salmon Flies, Caddis, and Baetis

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