Mountain Trout Streams Fly Fishing Report - June 17, 2026

The native brook trout streams in the Shenandoah National Park are getting low. We have done well on some of the larger streams in the Park but if we do not get some rain in the next week or so the fishing will be very tough. Stay low and hide your approach.  Try not to fish behind someone as what they didn't catch, they have already spooked. Better water levels are by coming in from the lower boundaries of the Park. 

• Murray's Flying Beetle size 14 or 16
• Mr. Rapidan Ant size 14 or 16
• Stubby Chubby, gold size 14 or 16
• Parachute Black Ant size 14, 16
• H&L Variant size 16
• Murray's Yellow Jacket size 14, 16

Mash the barbs down on the flies for easy and fast release of the brook trout.  Try to not have them out of the water more than 30 seconds. 

A good reference book for stream access and hatch charts:  Trout Fishing in the Shenandoah National Park.