Appalachians
Rock Creek
Live Conditions
Rock Creek — Rock Creek Near Yamacraw, KY
24-Hr Pressure
28.87 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌦️Drizzle
79° / 62°
Tomorrow
🌤️Mainly clear
78° / 57°
Wed
☀️Clear sky
79° / 58°
Thu
☁️Overcast
85° / 59°
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
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One call. Specific to today's exact conditions on the Rock Creek.
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What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Rock Creek conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Rock Creek · June · Early Summer
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Terrestrials begin — Ants (#18), Foam Beetles (#14). Fresh stockers still around.
River Map
About Rock Creek
Kentucky's most celebrated stocked trout stream — a Blue Ribbon Trout Fishery and Wild River within Daniel Boone National Forest. Over 18.6 miles of public water, all on national forest land. KDFWR stocks 17,000+ rainbow trout annually; fall brown trout stocking adds trophy potential. The 8.7-mile delayed-harvest section (TN border to Bell Farm Bridge) is artificial-only, catch-and-release October 1–March 31. The upper section near the Tennessee border offers some of the most 'western-feeling' small-stream fly fishing in the eastern US.
Regulations
KY Fishing License + Trout Permit required. 8.7-mile delayed harvest section (TN border to Bell Farm Bridge): artificial flies/lures only, catch-and-release, October 1–March 31. Standard trout regulations elsewhere: 8 trout/day, no size limit.