The Crooked River has still been fishing decently well through out the day! The fishing really begins to turn on mid morning (10 am) and then slows down by early afternoon. However, in the lulls of “good fishing” the fish has remained consistent. The fish push to deeper pools when the sun gets high so …
August is here! Which means the fishing on the Crooked River is going to improve. August is arguably one of the best times out on the Crooked. The fishing has been turning on and staying on for a few hours! This has provided for some fun days out on the Crooked. We still have not …
The fishing on the Crooked River has been a blast! We are having some great days out on the Crooked. Whether we are nymphing through the day or blind casting dries, we have been picking up a decent amount of fish. If you have the summertime blues and are sick of nymphing, blind casting small …
There are PLENTY of fish in the Fall! The guys at the hatchery have indicated that they are stocking the river weekly at this point. Not hundreds at a time, but, a decent amount of fish in each of the 3 common drop locations. It is nice to see fish back in the river given …
The Crooked River has been fishing great! We are seeing a decent PMD hatch a few times throughout the day. The first one popping off around 11 am, lasting for a few 20 minutes or so. We have seen an afternoon hatch coming off around 3-4pm. Be sure to have size 16-18 PMDs. You can …
The fishing has been decent on the Crooked River. We are finding some very nice whitefish and a handful of decent trout. Our guides have been getting decent numbers for small trout with a few nice fish mixed in there. Unfortunately, there has not been much of a hatch or many rising fish, so we …
We’ve been running a ton of trips out to our favorite little tailwater lately. The guides are all reporting surprisingly good fishing from early morning to last light throughout the eight miles of public access. None of knew what to expect when the flows finally came down so this is for sure some of the …
The fishing is beginning to improve on the Crooked. While most days are not high numbers, we are getting into some quality fish. We have been getting into fish from the 14-16 inch range, that are thick and healthy. The dry fly fishing is still pretty dismal, but the nymphing can be productive. Focusing on caddis …
The flows are finally receding from the dam a bit, we are now under 1000 cfs, but bad news the river is still at 998 or so and we would like the river to be around 300 or below for fishing. Those looking to get out to the Crooked, know the fishing will be tough. …
The Crooked River has had a rough couple months with very high fluctuating water levels that haven’t receded for some time. With around 1400 CFS coming out of Bowman Dam, I would imagine the fishing to still be very tough, and until the water recedes I don’t image a huge improvement. For those adventurous enough …
