Fly Fishing Rock Creek, Montana - beautiful scenery and lots of fish

[@carlstritzinger6724]

I have fished Rock Creek 3 different times and spent a toal of 14 days . The opening scene of this video I can well remember because I was wadeing when a brown bear cub came out of the woods behind me, across the road, through the creek and at a dead run ran up those pile of loose rocks. I froze thinking what if mama shows up now and I waited about 5 minutes and was relieved that nothing more happened. At the same campsite one morning my friends and I woke up to a herd of wild sheep that were feeding on the grasses and were within hand reach of the front of the tent. Absolutely amazing! I cannot tell you how many trout we caught but it must have been over 100, all released except for a few for dinner. I have fished the creek from the campsite to the main road and will never forget. For you that get to go there, have a great time.

[@johnlane932]

Rock Creek is and always will be my favorite trout stream in all the US. I have fished in 48 states and the scenery, the wildlife, the abundance of fish in the 70's and 80's at Rock Creek was incredible. I love the place, wish I could go back.

[@BackyardBassin]

Couldn't agree more with that assessment! Never saw the stream back then but all I know is it's still an awesome place. The three of us agreed, that of all our campsites on this trip, that rock creek was our favorite!

[@tylerbrown4866]

So did you have to buy a fishing license in each state?

[@noelslater822]

Wow that trip looked Epic! Great scenery, great fishing, great campsite, great company. What else do ya need? Awesome!

[@huntjunky1]

Heck ya! Caught a delicious bass...Gawd!

[@rrmerlin3402]

I fished Rock Creek for the first time 40 years ago. They say you never forget your first and that's true. I have never seen such massive trout activity on a river.

[@BackyardBassin]

It is definitely a special river, that is for sure! Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment!

[@kernguy06]

Awesome video, Rock Creek is my absolutely favorite place I’ve ever fished! Brought back some good memories.

[@BackyardBassin]

It is such a great stream! Glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching!

[@Jerflyfisher]

Nice Bull at 12:12! Lucky catch

[@BackyardBassin]

+Jeremy Stafford thanks man! Definitely was neat to see a bull and cutthroat double being caught! Thanks for watching!

[@WoolyBugged]

Nice video guys, beautiful footage.

[@BackyardBassin]

+Wooly Bugged thank you! It truly was an amazing place to fish for the scenery alone. Driving almost the whole way across the county though and seeing all the different landscapes really puts it in perspective though as to how fortunate we are to have the beautiful scenery back here in PA too. Thanks so much for watching!

[@X_explorer]

Cool vid! I love watching earth, explore and meditate...

[@BackyardBassin]

+eXplorer thank you for the kind words and thanks for watching!

[@bradfriesen560]

Awesome place to fish. I spent 4 days on Rock Creek, and I can’t wait to go again. I call rock creek 41 miles of pure fly fishing gold! I would like to see you guys show more action shots for us novice fisherman. (I.e casting mending the line and drifting the fly so we can learn from you guys)

[@BackyardBassin]

We are currently in Missoula as we speak and plan on shooting another rock creek video! I'll definitely be sure to incorporate some of your feedback. Should have the video edited some time late this fall. Thanks for watching!

[@thebitdog]

@@BackyardBassin Thanks you guys. I've never been but plan on fishing it. Any tactical tips would be greatly appreciated, look forward to seeing casting, mending the line, and drifting the fly, and rig set up.

[@X_explorer]

Cool channel!

[@boyera24]

Awesome video guys.

[@BackyardBassin]

Appreciate the comment! Thanks for the support!

[@Happycamper1998]

Great video. Heading out in June hopefully waters not too high.

[@BackyardBassin]

My cousin lives in Missoula and said they are on track for average snow pack. Should be decent based on that. Best of luck to you in June!

[@RushVoorhisOutdoors]

Another great MONTANA vid! nice job guys, maybe next year we can link up!

[@BackyardBassin]

+Rush Voorhis Outdoors thanks Rush! We're always down for some Montana Fly Fishing! Also, if you're ever back East again, hit us up! Still haven't had a chance to watch the last two of your salmon vids but they are on my watch later list and I'm looking forward to them!

[@OldDominionTroutBum]

Was that a map I saw?? CRAZY. Awesome vid👊🏼

[@BackyardBassin]

+Cory Cuje yes it was lol but it was opened up to a random page for the shot haha. Thank you for watching!!!

[@alleghenynative]

Great video guys!! Keep up the great work! Tight lines👍🤘

[@BackyardBassin]

+Allegheny Native thanks for the kind words fellas!

[@lts_smokey11yt56]

I go fishing there all the time

[@RGJR02]

Awesome video.

[@BackyardBassin]

Thank you and thanks for watching/commenting!

[@x412x4]

Awesome video! I was there in 2016 and caught a few big ones out of there. loved every second of it and cant wait to go back!

[@BackyardBassin]

+x 412 x looks like you're a Pittsburgh guy! I currently live in Monroeville. Rock creek was one of my favorite places we fished out there! Lots of fish and beautiful scenery. Thanks so much for watching! -Doug

[@maxboi9096]

Are you at lower rock Creek because the lake up the way is cool and a lot of fish

[@BryceHasquet]

Great video! By the way it looks like the fish at 12:12 was most definitely a bull!

[@BackyardBassin]

+Bryce Hasquet we were hoping that some people would weigh in on whether it was a bull or brook! Since none of us had ever caught a bull before we aren't sure but thought it didn't quite look like a brook trout. Thanks for pointing that out and thanks for watching!

[@samstockton2322]

Bully for sure no brookies in rock creek that I’m aware of

[@BackyardBassin]

Is there any particular identification feature that you look for in order to tell then apart? They seem to look very similar when they're small. Pretty neat though to catch a bull trout. We don't have any of those back east haha

[@BryceHasquet]

Backyard Angling bulls are gray with pink/white spots and no black spots at all. Brookies are more of a dark blue/green with blue, red, and yellow spots with black squiggly patterns on their back.

[@BryceHasquet]

Sam Stockton there’s brookies in rock creek. I’ve caught a couple, not many though.

[@pawoodsnwater7551]

Hey great video guys! You got into some really nice fish, wish I'd hooked into some of them when I was there. I fished the Upper Rock, looks like you fished the lower, they just opened 17 miles of the lower a few days before we got there and guys were hammering it. The middle section was still closed, wouldn't even allow us to walk in, but we did have fun on the upper section, wish we could've fished it one more day. Oh well, all good memories. Nice job! 👍🏻

[@BackyardBassin]

+PA WOODS N WATER we were camped at the Bitterroot campground and fished mostly between there and the ranger station. Sounds like we hit it pretty good from what you are saying. Some people were even telling us that the water was too high. It's really interesting hearing how your trip went though. Sorry you weren't able to get full access to the stream but like you said - good memories none the less. Besides, I guess it gives you an excuse to go back ;)

[@johnstanton8334]

I noticed Penn State T shirt on a member of your party. It is nice to hear that Penn State isn't just for football but u guys love to fly fish for trout. Best wishes for the future and tight lines. U guys should check out Baxter State Pk in Maine. Great fly fishing for beautiful Brook trout.

[@BackyardBassin]

John Stanton that would be my brother wearing the shirt. I am actually the treasurer of the Penn State fly fishing club and our club advisor always says that Penn State was fly fishing U before they were linebacker U! It's a great place for trout fishing! We have a video on our channel called life of a Penn State fly fisherman that you might like. I am actually going to look up Baxter state park now haha. Always looking for new places to fish! Thanks for the lead and thanks for watching!

[@chicken_953]

Nowadays they're so many fishermen in Rock Creek that nobody is going to fish there anymore

[@gp4708]

Way over fished now

[@mtarmygrd]

I miss fishing in Montana and not seeing 300 Californians

[@anthonyharvey6608]

Same

[@OlufsWaterview]

Nice video! Keep up the good work!

[@BackyardBassin]

+Olufs Waterview thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching!

[@Belbivdevoe]

Have you guys ever fished that microburst spot ?

[@BackyardBassin]

Yes, we have. Decent water up that way. We really like Rock Creek in general since it reminds us of the streams back East.

[@12jordandavid]

great video cant wait to fish here. i am curious at 3:45 as to how you mounted that GoPro on your backpack strap?

[@BackyardBassin]

+Jordan Palm it really is a fantastic place to fish! As for the gopro mount our video here kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6vPoWp4qpl3eKs shows how we did it around the 7:35 marker. Essentially all I did was take the mount from the gopro packaging, cut it to size, drill a hole in each corner, and thread zip ties through it. Works fantastic! Hope this helps.

[@santasa8888]

we in Bosnia have a trout with the mouth just like these on "white", even more muzzled, when hooked fish suddenly jumps out of water meters and than spends more time in the air, jumping like a mad ....

[@guitarmike1125]

Enjoy the beautiful scenery and leave the fish alone to live out their lives as you are doing.

[@BackyardBassin]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching!

[@nonewherelistens1906]

Saw your Kettle Creek video right before this one. Big difference in the west vs. the east, eh.

[@BackyardBassin]

Definitely a big difference! One thing they both have in common though is that they are both beautiful!!! Thanks for watching!

[@MTmixer84]

Keeping them out of the water long enuf?

[@samjohnson6754]

Do you ever keep any trout to eat?

[@BackyardBassin]

In Pennsylvania we release all wild trout. When we fish for stocked trout we keep a few towards the end of the season. They taste great!

[@WildBlueDiscovery]

Great footage. Love Rock Creek. Fished it in 2016. Whats the main camera you are using?

[@BackyardBassin]

+Blueline Overland thanks for the great comment! Our main camera is a Sony A6000 but we also use our phone a fair amount which are Samsung Galaxy s7's.

[@WildBlueDiscovery]

Backyard Angling But alot of your Montana videos were shot with the A6000?

[@BackyardBassin]

+Blueline Overland correct! 90% of the clips were on the A6000. Love the camera! Only complaint is that the LCD screen can't flip around for filming yourself. Other than that it is the perfect camera for what we do.

[@WildBlueDiscovery]

thanks! impressive camera....i have been checking it out today

[@katyfaber599]

Which campground did you stay at?

[@BackyardBassin]

I think we were at Bitterroot flats if I remember correctly. Harry's flats and Dalles are also nice ones

[@xfire301]

When were you there? How was the fire damage?

[@BackyardBassin]

+Bruce Harris we were there the second week of July and never saw any signs if fire other than the helicopters. No smoke or anything. We know another guy who lives in PA and has a KZbin channel (PA Woods and Water) that was there in the end of July I think and said most of Rock Creek road was closed and there was a lot of smoke.

[@slaytonjames5776]

Amazing video man! what time of the year did you guys go up there? looks like a fly fishermans dream trip!

[@BackyardBassin]

+Slayton James thanks for the kind words! We were there about the second weekend of July. From what I hear it's a great time of year to fish it. Unfortunately for us the water was a little high due to last winter's snow pack but still fished half decent. The wildlife and beautiful scenery more than made up for the okay fishing! Thanks for watching!

[@Joseph2637-]

Awesome vid! What rod wt/action did you guys use?

[@BackyardBassin]

+Joseph Custer my dad and I used a 9' 5wt GLoomis NRX LP so more of a fast action mid flex. Dan used a 9' 5wt GLoomis GLX Stream Dance which is a fast action. Can't go wrong with a 9' 5wt for a very versatile rod. Hope this helped! Thanks for watching?

[@Joseph2637-]

Thanks man. I just bought a Cabelas LSI 9' 5wt medium fast action rod. Can't wait to use it!

[@BackyardBassin]

+Joseph Custer that should work perfect! Especially for dry flys! Good luck out there!

[@Joseph2637-]

Thanks man. I subed BTW.

[@Dinoxt12]

Good time 4Sure.

[@BackyardBassin]

Sure is! Thanks for watching!

[@stayanddrown]

Rock Creek road. More pothole than road.

[@BackyardBassin]

Haha that is a fact! When we were there this summer again we actually saw them filling potholes but I don't think they went past valley of the moon. Thanks for watching!

[@stonefly69]

Good vid. I hope you switch to a touch-less release tool, like Ketchum Release, for better survivability. Those fish probably didn't make it.

[@TG-jd7td]

Guys -- make your videos private. All you are doing is making these Montana rivers more and more crowded. Stop. No one needs to see these videos, except maybe your friends. Make … them … private.

[@aintgottime2bleed78]

You guys handle the fish too much.

[@gp4708]

I 100% agree! They need a lesson in catch and release technique.

[@rogerlindahl6621]

Give me a break, get over yourself. Trout in cold waters are way hardier than you think. Mid August, maybe some stress, but this was July.

[@alfredrobertson7852]

These tourists need to stop pulling the fish out of the water and stressing them for the sake of their shit video.

[@BackyardBassin]

Alfred Robertson all fish were returned to the water unharmed. Thanks for watching

[@harrisbaker4723]

this a-hole needs to stop making a-hole comments

[@Fishthe406]

All the fish were hooked in their face, they were all harmed lol.

[@BackyardBassin]

Lol that is true. I can't imagine having a hook in your lip would be very comfortable...

[@rsearun2620]

Learn how to handle fish, please.