As the weather gets colder, Rock Creek, and all the surrounding rivers for that matter, get less pressure. In fact, in the winter, Rock Creek can be pure solitude. This is what we have to look forward to. For now, use your mayflies, caddis, and hopper/dropper rigs with reckless abandon. For dry flies, use chubby Chernobyls, stimulators, PMDs, BWOs, bullet head stones, half downs, parachute adams, purple hazes, elk hair caddis, and para wulffs. For sub surface patterns use micro stones, pheasant tails, Pat’s rubber legs, San Juan Worms, caddis pupae, double beaded stones and batman nymphs.

 

Weekend Fishing Tunes: Miles Davis, Kind of Blue

This is probably an unexpected throw-back, but it’s the best jazz album in history, so it’s worth a listen.

 

HATCHES: hoppers, nocturnal stones, PMDs, yellow sallies, caddis

FLIES: Prince nymphs, rogue stone, carnage stone, parachute adams, elk hair caddis, hoppers, stoneflies/nymphs, streamers.

WEATHER:

A Review of the Winston Fly Rod

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