With the smoke gone and the mild rain storms we’ve been having, the fishing has really picked up.  The water temps are staying in the low 60s and the flows are giving some historically good wade fishing access.  It’s everything you can expect as fall gets closer.  The morning fishing has been great with PMDs and BWOs.  There have also been some mahoganies and hecubas spotted.  A dry dropper rig has been tough to beat through the afternoon.  Using big chubby chernobyls and hoppers with a micro stone, san juan worm, double beaded stone, or hares ear is a good bet.  In the evening, the caddis have been a lot of fun.  Use elk hairs, dancing caddis, x-caddis, and caddis pupaes till after dark.

 

 

HATCHES: hoppers, BWOs, PMDS, Caddis, ants

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Rock Creek is in a lot better shape, water temp wise, than the other area waters. But is still very low for this time of year. FWP has not enacted the hoot owl closures up here yet, but that could change as summer stumbles on. The dry fly fishing has been very good in the mornings and evenings, but the middle afternoon has been slow in the heat. For top water morning patters, use a parachute PMD, low riding yellow sally, or small goddard caddis. Hopper/dropper rigs during the afternoon is the ticket. There are caddis hatches in the evening, and golden stones, PMDs, and yellow sallies available during the rest of the day. For dry flies, use chubby Chernobyls, stimulators, bullet head stones, half downs, parachute adams, purple hazes, elk hair caddis, yellow sallies 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.

 

HATCHES: Golden stones, BWOs, PMDS, yellow sallies, Caddis

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