Fishing on Flint Creek has really started to pick up with the temperature drop. The nymphing and streamer fishing have picked up. Hoppers are still working during the day but look for streamers and nymphs to be your best bet early in the morning and later in the evening. There still have small PED and mayfly hatches in the early evening as well. Nymphing with a Duracell or Frenchie has been the ticket, and streamers like a Kreelex are also producing well.
Please respect all private property and fishing signs. At the corral on the Johnson Tuning Fork spot if the sign is up please find another spot to access.
Here are a few tips for fly fishing Flint Creek:
1. Try nymphing in deep pools or under the banks.
2. Fish a single dry on the bank or the bubble lines.
3. Try swinging a streamer or a soft hackle through the ripples.
Here are a few fly suggestions:
1. Kreelex - Gold and Copper size 6
2. TJ Hooker - Brown and Black size 12
3. TJ Hooker - Tan and Brown size 12
4. PMD, size 12-14
5. Jig Frenchie - size 14,16
6. Spanish Bullet - black size 14,16
7. Pheasant Tail Nymph size 16-20
Flows and looking ahead:
Flow: 53 cfs at the time of publishing this report
Here is a link to the Flint Creek USGS Water Information.
Stop by the shop in Philipsburg for the latest report and for everything you need for your trip. We are open Thursday through Monday 7am-4PM and 7am-11am Tuesday and Wednesday. Tight lines!