Missoula
Rock Creek
Live Conditions
Rock Creek — Near Clinton
7-Day Flow
→ Stable
24-Hr Pressure
24.34 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌫️Foggy
39° / 32°
Tomorrow
❄️Snow
36° / 32°
0.14"
Mon
☁️Overcast
40° / 31°
Tue
☁️Overcast
45° / 33°
Snow in forecast — check road conditions before heading out.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
What should I fish today?
⚡ AIAI-powered recommendation using today's live flow, temperature, and hatch data.
6.6
Time of Day
Using: 314 CFS · 43.2°F · Midges. BWOs on mild afternoons. Sections beginning to ice. Late-season fishing for the dedicated.
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Rock Creek conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Rock Creek · November · Late Fall
🟡 Approaching — within 5°F of trigger range
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Midges. BWOs on mild afternoons. Sections beginning to ice. Late-season fishing for the dedicated.
🟢 Active · 🟡 Approaching · ⚪ Seasonal only
River Map
About Rock Creek
Blue Ribbon tributary of the Clark Fork east of Missoula. Wade-only pocket water with one of the most reliable Salmonfly hatches in the West and excellent westslope cutthroat fishing through summer.
Regulations
Bull trout federally protected — release immediately. Wade-only after July 1 in upper sections — check FWP for current float regulations. Native Westslope Cutthroat C&R in many stretches.
Learn More
Guides to help you fish Rock Creek with more confidence.
Montana Fishing Regulations for Fly Anglers
Montana's Conservation License prerequisite and AIS pass, the third-Saturday-in-May to November 30 general stream season, blue-ribbon special regs on…
Trout Species of Montana
Montana's six salmonids and how to tell a harvestable brown from a release-required cutthroat or a protected bull trout. Missouri and Yellowstone…
Seasonal Guide to Montana Fly Fishing
Montana rivers are a completely different game each season — Salmonfly in late May, PMD and caddis in July, technical Trico on the Missouri in…