we love fall on the Crooked, especially this time of year when the water is still up and the hatches are coming on strong. Our guides are reporting excellent hatches of BWO, PMD and Mahogany Duns, midges and some caddis, plus some hopper action along the grassy banks. Nymphing has been very good on Perdigon's, … Continue reading Crooked River fishing report 9/14/19

Our guides are seeing improving fishing with less weed/algae drift lately. Water levels came up in the 300 cfs range. There are good hatches of BWO, PMD and Mahogany Dun mayflies now, and as we move into September and October those will be even better. Nymphing with Euro techniques has been best for our guides. … Continue reading Crooked River fishing report 8/24/19

Our guides are back on the Crooked and finding most days a little less algae flow, and some increased hatches. This week was the best PMD and BWO hatch of the summer. So far. We have been ESN fishing a tight line and a perdigon with good success. Micro Mayfly Nymphs to imitate PMD and … Continue reading Crooked River report 8/9/19

jeez, there are still days with pretty high moss clumps in the flow, and it's certainly possible to work around them by moving to other areas of the river, you may also be patient enough to fish through it and just accept the fact sometimes you have to clean your flies off. Interesting results from … Continue reading Crooked River fishing report 7/20/19

The FFP guides have been hitting the Crooked nearly everyday, and we are happy to report the drifting algae is not gone completely, but way better. Most of the catch8ing has come with a nymph. Jigs, Perdigons, Scuds, Micromay's and Zebra's are great. Some dry fly fishing with PMD's, Parachute Adams, Griffiths Gnat, Ants, Hoppers … Continue reading Crooked River fishing report 7/13/19

Out of all the fishing in Central Oregon, the Crooked is pretty much the slowest of the bunch because of all the algae drifting down river. Our FFP guides have found moving down river farther away from the dam it improves and fish can be caught. We've seen this drifting garbage before and it can … Continue reading Crooked River report 6/28/19

Water flow level is great at 208 cfs, but currently there is a lot of algae debris drifting down the river. We've seen this before and it'll happen again, but its messy on your nymphs at the moment. Hope it clears soon. Fishing is fair, but not as good as usual. Nymphing is best, but … Continue reading Crooked River fishing report 6/15/19

The river levels are running perfect at 235 cfs. There have been a light mix of hatches; Caddis, PMD, Baetis, Mahogany Duns and Midges. You can try to match what you see or we've been having luck on the Renegades and Purple Haze type attractors on top. Nymphing is great, perdigons, Jigs, Micro May, 2 … Continue reading Crooked River fishing report 6/10/19

The Crooked is back down to under 300 cfs and that's great news. We've been seeing a good number of Mother's Day Caddis still, and the fish have been eating a mix of adults, spent egg layers, and soft hackles. Our best luck has been on Perdigon's and 2 Bit Hookers Euro Nymphing. Scuds, Ray … Continue reading Crooked River fishing report 6/4/19

The water came back down to 470 (+/-) overnight, but that is still high. Fish can be caught along the shoreline with a well presented nymph, either under an indi or ESN. Zebra Midges, Mercury Midges, 2 Bit Hookers, Micro Mayfly, Psycho Prince, Scuds, Ray Charles and Perdigons. You might get some fish to look … Continue reading Crooked River fishing report 5/31/19