Great Days at RCA

After a few weeks of snow and rain things are finally starting to feel a bit like summer here in the Bighorn mountains of northern Wyoming. We're still in the midst of runoff, but the water making its way off the mountains has been coming down slow and steady - allowing the fishing to remain good to very good throughout the process. Although not too many fish have been looking "up" for dries just yet the nymphing and streamer bites have been nothing short of phenomenal. In the next few weeks as the water continues to warm, look for the bugs to pop, and the dry fly fishing to become the world class stuff that we're used to out here.

We've seen many trophy browns taken out of our stretches of private water during the past week - fish in the 20-22 inch range have been landed, and we've had some clients lose a couple that were bigger than that.

In summation, we're anticipating another banner summer here at Rock Creek Anglers. With another year of above average snowpack, water levels should remain great throughout the season. If you're in the area, and looking to take a day and fish some of the best, yet least known water of the Rocky mountain west, or want to float the world famous Bighorn or North Platte give us a all at 888-WILD-TROUT.

Late May at RCA

Late spring is one of the most beautiful times to find yourself in northern Wyoming. Around this time of year, the snow pack deposited through the winter months begins to make its way in to the streams. Runoff length depends on the size of the watershed, type of stream, temperatures at elevation, and, of course, how much snow is really up there!

On streams like Rock Creek, runoff can be as short as a couple weeks. On giant western rivers like the Yellowstone and Snake, runoff can last much longer than that. However, a lot of western rivers remain fishable throughout these runoff periods. Just think deep and slow, and you'll be sure to tie in to some trout.

What do you do when everything looks good except the water? Well, first take a look at the scenery around you...


And second, check your indicator, because fish like this are eating anyways!

Saddlestring

Snowed about an inch last night. Got the dust out of most of the Fly Shop today. Rock Creek looks great and should be coming up soon.

First Post

Welcome to the blog of Rock Creek Anglers. We're hoping to update this periodically throughout the summer with recent stream conditions, fishing reports, and anything else we find moderately interesting or amusing.

We're looking forward to a great summer. Snow pack levels for the area are just over 100%, so we'll have great water conditions throughout the summer. Anyone interested in booking a trip with us in 2009 please reference our website (www.rockcreekanglers.com) for trip offerings and descriptions, rates, and contact information for the shop.