Rock Creek Fishing Report
Our Rock Creek river fishing report comes to you straight from the river. We are on Rock Creek fly fishing daily during the season and know what’s happening. Check back often for up-to-date Rock Creek fishing reports.
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June 26, 2026
CURRENT REPORT
We're rockin' and rollin' up Rock Creek this week. Great fishing and loads of hatches. It's a special time in Missoula, and Rock Creek is no exception.
Salmonflies have came and gone. The goldenstone is now the big kid on the block. Still, loads of yellow sallies, caddis, PMDs and green drakes keeping anglers busy and trout happy.
Goldenstones, yellow sallies and green drakes have been the main focus. In the evening, you'll see thick hatches of caddis and fish sipping PMD spinners.
Flows are dropping into prime shape. Not quite there yet, but it's getting more wadeable each day.
Dry-dropper fishing has been the most consistent way to fish Rock Creek. Up top, reach for a Chubby Chernobyl, Clark Fork Stone, Dancin Ricky or Fools Gold in sizes #08-12. We are fishing Hatchback Drakes, Flash Cripples and Carnage Drakes for the epic Green Drake hatches on Rock Creek. The best Green Drake fishing happens on a cloudy, drizzly day.
Subsurface, reach for a Pat's RL, Explosion Stone, TJ, Jig PTs, Hares Ears, Shuck-its, Duracells and big Prince nymphs.
In the afternoon, reach for a smaller dry fly like the Plan B, Stimulator, PMX, Purple Haze or Brindlechute.
Stripping and/or swinging a Sparkle Minnow, Bighorn Bugger, or Rusty Trombone has also worked well.
Looking Forward
Lots of rain on the forecast for Missoula and the rest of western Montana. We'll see how it effects river conditions in the next couple days. Stay tuned.
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ROCK CREEK Flows & Conditions
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Rock Creek Flows @ Clinton, MT
MF Rock Creek Flows @ Philipsburg, MT
ROCK CREEK WEATHER FORECAST
See the Rock Creek fishing report weather forecast for the next 7-days. For more information on the forecast or detailed weather data, please visit NOAA Weather Data – Philipsburg, Montana.
