Rock Creek Fishing
Fishing Rock Creek is ideal for fishermen of all skill levels. It's a place that challenges fly fishing skills, and where you can implement new techniques. But the fish are smart and they utilize the river's obstacles quite effectively. Sometimes landing them becomes and adventure in itself!
Rock Creek is best known for consistently providing fishermen with steady action throughout the season. The river supports an amazing number of trout with many fish in the 13" to 18" range.
The river has good, solid hatches of mayfly and caddis throughout the year, and excellent dry fly fishing after the runoff. To catch the bigger trout, educated fishermen match the hatches with the smaller flies.
Rock Creek is busiest in June and early July as anglers chase the salmonfly hatch. This, however, is not the best time to fish Rock Creek. Many guides state that the best fishing is in autumn when the big browns move from Clark Fork into Rock Creek to spawn.
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Tributary of Clarks Fork Yellowstone River.
Total Length: 62 miles
FWP Region: Region 5
Fishing District: Central Fishing District
Species Present
Game Fish Opportunities:
Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout
All Species Present:
Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Goldeye, Longnose Dace, Longnose Sucker, Mottled Sculpin, Mountain Sucker, Rainbow Trout, White Sucker, Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, Mountain Whitefish
NOTE: There may be game fish present (including Species of Concern) that are not listed in the game fish category due to low numbers for that fish or special regulations. Until you identify your catch, please handle all fish carefully. Thank you.
Fishing Regulations
Standard Fishing Regulations for the Central Fishing District. The standard fishing regulations for the fishing district(s) apply. Please check your copy of the regulations.
Exceptions to Standard Regulations
Applies to entire water body:
Open entire year.
West Fork Rock Creek is closed to fishing from the Red Lodge water intake to 1,000 feet upstream.
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