Crooked River Trip Update

[Doc Spratley]

I had been asked to let you know how my trip to the Crooked River turned out. In a word, COLD!!! :shocked: On Saturday, there was two inches of snow outside of Sisters, where my friend's house is located. Between the snow and the wind, we bagged it. I did go into the fly shop in Sisters to ask about local fishing. The guy behind the counter reported that the Crooked was producing the best of all the rivers, but he agreed that Saturday would not have been a good day to drive over there.

With time running short on Sunday, I gave my friend some casting instruction on the Metolius, not far from the hatchery. Beautiful day. Never saw a fish rise, no hatch activity to speak of during the mid-day hours we were there. Since we were concentrating on teaching him casting basics(he had never done any fly fishing before), I really wasn't concerned about catching. I did see three other fishermen on the rivers, all were nymphing, but without success.

I think he is hooked, another trip will push him over the edge. I will use the info you gave me and take him over to the Crooked. Again, thanks to all that took a moment to give me some suggestions. :cheers: It just did not work out this weekend.

[drbfish]

are there trout 5-6 miles up the mouth of the crooked?

[drbfish]

the crooked is much lower then sisters so it is usually much warmer

[BuKuBass]

Actually, the river below Bowman Dam and Sisters is within 100' of the same elevation. However, Prineville is about 40 miles further from the Cascades. Yesterday at East Lake the flurries blew in from the NE around 3pm.
BTW, the salmon fly hatch is happening on the Crooked 5-6 miles up from it's mouth. Watch out for the buzztails and cliffs.

[BuKuBass]

Yep, there're trout. Used to be primarily redsides but that strain has become diluted by stockers. Fished there yesterday aft/eve; cot 28, biggest 16", most 10-12". The salmon fly hatch has just started, a few bugs flying and in the bushes, any large pattern with a hint of orange will work. However, since there were some nymphs emerging onto the rocks to go shuck their hide, I used a black blade and body Vibrax spinner to good effect. Access to this section is diffcult due to the terrain-mostly vertical. It's as steep as God can pile rock; not much room to backcast either.