Spring Crooked river trip. April 2-4

greenbuttskunk · 02-17-2004, 08:56 AM

Ok, I'm jumping in and getting this party started.
The wife will be out of town for a week around the 1st of april, so I'm going to hit the Crooked River. Who wants to join me. We can head over early friday in time for the evening hatch,and fish and camp all weekend.
I'm going to pencil it in. Drop me a PM if you need any more info. We can also post info for gear if anyone needs stuff.
Let's get a good group together for this one.
Should be 101 tons of fun. :grin:
See ya there!
Greenbuttskunk

[ 02-18-2004, 08:55 PM: Message edited by: greenbuttskunk ]

lilnorthfork · 02-17-2004, 09:42 AM

I'm in!

I LOVE that crooked little river.
lnf

FallRiverGuy · 02-17-2004, 10:10 AM

Shoulb be able to some if not all of it. However, this time I will not let Riverkeeper keep any white fish dinner.

Redbull · 02-17-2004, 10:52 AM

Can I bring my new Motion on the Crooked? :shocked:

Other wise, I'm out. No, actually, that sounds like a stinkin' great boys weekend. I just don't think I can spend too much time fishing next to Liverwrecker with his hopped up bottle of hooch.

Good times!

Riverkeeper · 02-17-2004, 01:59 PM

Airborne · 02-17-2004, 04:37 PM

Im in but someone will have to pick me up Ft.Polk Louisanna :grin: , wish I could make it to put the hurt on the redsides. Maybe next time

Chromaflage · 02-17-2004, 06:24 PM

WooHoo!!!! I've been waiting for someone to start talking about this again. At this point, I'm there!

Questions to be resolved:

1. Which campground?
2. Solid date?
3. Kids (teens) or no? got 2 OregonRedside smolts that might want to go
4. Everyone on their own for everything?
5. Best patterns for that time of year? Scuds, BWOs, March Browns????

ORS

lilnorthfork · 02-17-2004, 06:40 PM

Gotta warn you guys, Stew, Kodiakfisher and I went to a Crooked R. presentation last week so we'll have the inside edge. Of course, I'll gladly trade hot tips for swills of Bushmills. In fact, I might even let the proprietor fish my 3wt. for a swig.
OR - bring on the family, the more the merrier. You'll probably want to cover their eyes, though, when FRG grills his whitefish.
How about the Big Bend Campground... plenty of room for campers and lots of good water.
lnf

Chromaflage · 02-17-2004, 08:39 PM

I've got a 26-foot travel trailer - hope there's room!

ORS

deschutes2 · 02-17-2004, 09:58 PM

Might have to join you gents for a day or two. I live in the area and have a bit of inside information. Whitefish derby anyone?

-Deschutes2

greenbuttskunk · 02-18-2004, 07:57 PM

It would be friday april 2nd, through sunday april 4th. I'm going to try to head out at noon on friday to get camp set up, drink a brew, and hit the river for an evening hatch.
Hope this date works for alot of you.
GBS

greenbuttskunk · 02-25-2004, 08:04 AM

this thread has been pretty quiet. Anybody else want to join us. What about you stew? We need to share a spot on the water while sucking on some good cigars.

Nymph Dragger · 02-25-2004, 01:09 PM

I'd love to meet up with you guys on the Crooked, April 1st to 4th. But....I can't fish on weekends, because of a family committment.

I will be over there sometime between March 22nd and March 25th for two days. I'll try to post after that with my results.

Good fishing! Remember...there's a fine line between fishing, and just standing by a river.

[ 02-25-2004, 02:14 PM: Message edited by: Nymph Dragger ]

02-25-2004, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by greenbuttskunk:
this thread has been pretty quiet. Anybody else want to join us. What about you stew? We need to share a spot on the water while sucking on some good cigars.

Don't know if I can make it that soon or not. It's been a really tough week for me this week.

TillamookChinook · 02-25-2004, 04:50 PM

I have put it on my calendar.
I'd like to be there.
I will be recently back from vacation and might be swamped at work.
We'll see how badly I need a fishin' fix by then.

I'll bring my fabric fish for anybody who can't catch anything worth taking a picture of.

TC

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Tanner · 02-26-2004, 08:21 AM

I'm In.

greenbuttskunk · 02-26-2004, 09:19 AM

TC, is that beauty a nate? how I do love those spawning colors. May need to bring it from me, hopefully just to sleep on. :grin:
GBS

lilnorthfork · 02-26-2004, 07:47 PM

Royal - Here is what I learned my first time fishing the Crooked.
Campgear - When Greenbutt says he will bring camping gear, somebody is gonna be sleeping on the picnic table.

Flies - I have a couple dozen orange scuds I'll sell ya cheap (not really, so please don't delete this post). [img]graemlins/dork.gif[/img]
River - man, there are fish everywhere in that river.

Seriously, I have extra campgear; just let me know what you need. Some GoTo flies are bwo's, hare's ears and pheasant tails. Check out Westfly for Crooked reports and flies. And super-seriously, there ARE fish everywhere in that river... they just don't always bite.
lnf

greenbuttskunk · 02-26-2004, 08:29 PM

Royal,
Don't listen to lilnorthfork!
I have a picnic table you can borrow, it doubles as a tent in a pinch. :grin:
Don't sweat the gear, I'm sure between to gang we can cover ya.

Royal · 02-26-2004, 11:58 PM

I want to go, and the odds of this happening are lookin fairly good. New job that doesnt require always require me to work weekends. Few areas of concern. Dont know the river. Dont have camp gear (wouldnt fit in my car on the way out here), and what patterns should I start tying?

royal.

PittsburghD · 02-28-2004, 08:56 PM

I'd love to. Gotta check the boss' kitchen calendar first. Never hit the Crooked, but willing to learn. Been a D dude for a long stint.

Got a lot more stuff than I really need. Could share a tent...maybe. Please send a resume with references attached and color photos if possible. :tongue:

I need this badly.

Thanks for bringin' it up.

--D

MarlinMark · 03-01-2004, 04:54 AM

How about mixin' in a little porker roast. Or pork shoulders and leg of lamb......Keg of Mirror Pond Pale Ale...... I must be hungry.

Mark

greenbuttskunk · 03-01-2004, 07:54 AM

maybe tillamook chinook will brew a batch of beer to bring. My wife can help Jim, and we have a keg and C02 for the process.
I like the pig roast idea too.

Riverkeeper · 03-01-2004, 08:08 AM

Hey Brad, since we'll be there for 3 days, maybe you'll have time to shoot a chukar and we can all have a bite. Better bring a couple of hundred shells, eh?

greenbuttskunk · 03-01-2004, 01:46 PM

guess we'll just have to pick up that keg of mirror pond. :grin:

Gizmo Man · 03-01-2004, 02:04 PM

I don't think I can make that weekend. May have concert tickets in one of the boxes for the Rod Stewart concert in Portland on Fri. night and the wife's on vacation that week...spring break.

Giz..

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greenbuttskunk · 03-01-2004, 02:54 PM

I don't know Giz, nobody ever sees you in the flesh. Maybe it's not really you writing this. Maybe the wife killed ya off and burried you in a bunch of wheatley fly boxes. :grin: You've become somewhat of a legend in these parts. A name brought up around the campfire, on a cold rainy night. One to raise the back hairs. Sort of like Bigfoot, only bigfoot has been seen before.

GBS

Riverkeeper · 03-01-2004, 03:14 PM

If you want my body, and you think I'm sexy...

03-01-2004, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gizmo Man:
I don't think I can make that weekend. May have concert tickets in one of the boxes for the Rod Stewart concert in Portland on Fri. night and the wife's on vacation that week...spring break.

Giz..

Oh yeah like you would've gone anyway Giz :tongue:

PittsburghD · 03-01-2004, 05:18 PM

Score. The boss has o.k.'d the vacation request.

I'm alive. I'm alive. I'm alive.

I'm there all up close and personal somewhere around Friday 5ish. I have stuff. The food thing...eh...I need to fish. I can survive on jerkey when on my own.

---D

P.S.

don't change the dates now. I'm in ink.

greenbuttskunk · 03-01-2004, 08:47 PM

Don't worry, I'll supply all the chuckar you can eat, and fallriverguy will have some whitefish being slow roasted over an open fire. Ah, how I love the smell of whitefish in the morning. :grin:

TillamookChinook · 03-01-2004, 11:06 PM

GBS,
I think it's too late to brew a special batch for the Crooked River trip. It takes at least two weeks for the primary ferment, then another couple of weeks in the bottles or keg. I will be gone on vacation from the 11th through 23rd. If I can make the trip I will bring some bottles from my last batch.

I do like the idea of a special batch for a special IFish Flyfish occassion, but I don't think this Crooked River trip will work.

TC

FallRiverGuy · 03-02-2004, 10:15 AM

GBS,

You know that after enough of RK's brew that anything smells and tastes good being slow roasted over an open fire.

03-02-2004, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by greenbuttskunk:
I don't know Giz, nobody ever sees you in the flesh. Maybe it's not really you writing this. Maybe the wife killed ya off and buried you in a bunch of wheatley fly boxes. :grin: You've become somewhat of a legend in these parts. A name brought up around the campfire, on a cold rainy night. One to raise the back hairs. Sort of like Bigfoot, only bigfoot has been seen before.
GBS

Bigfoot is better looking too!

Chromaflage · 03-02-2004, 03:43 PM

Is anyone planning on bringing any teenage kids? My two might enjoy the company. I'll likely only be staying Friday night, returning to the valley Saturday night.

ORS

PittsburghD · 03-02-2004, 07:09 PM

Camp site of choice?

Short of the Bushmills photo, I am in vote of kids. I have 4-year-old that won't be coming, but think our children need to see their parents interacting and catching (trying to catch) fish outside of the home. Also, I don't need to "party." Kids are much more important than that.

The old days of piercing my ear with a BWO after a few brews are gone. On top of that, if you thought I was going over the edge already, I plan on bringing a little Jesus with me too!

And, that obnoxious contemporary Christian music like Skillet and PivotPlex.

Loving All Of You,

:shocked: :grin:

---D

greenbuttskunk · 03-03-2004, 10:22 AM

teenage kids, sure. We'd have river porters, they could wade out to us with lunch and a cold beverage. :grin: I'm certainly cool, the more the merrier. Would just mean that fallriverguy would have to curb the language.

GBS

Chromaflage · 03-03-2004, 10:31 AM

Funny guy, GBS - They'll do my cooking and dishes first, though. :grin: Still kickin the idea around - don't even know if they want to go yet.

ORS

FallRiverGuy · 03-03-2004, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Would just mean that fallriverguy would have to curb the language.

Do you mean like, "Fish ON?" That reminds of a joke: How do you get an 80 year old lady to say a bad word? Get another 80 Year old lady to yell BINGO!

Same thing with a fishman only it would not be BINGO it would Be FISH ON!

greenbuttskunk · 03-09-2004, 02:26 PM

I've got a TON of orange scuds. Got some closeout.
You guys let me know if you need any. I bought 3 dozen.
Looking forward to the crooked trip.
GBS

Blue Tip Spinner · 03-09-2004, 02:42 PM

geeeez...... i want to go soooooooo bad... just wish i could get the time to make it........... [img]graemlins/1zhelp.gif[/img] it's just killing me.......

Gizmo Man · 03-09-2004, 04:06 PM

For the benefit of those going, how about you experienced crooked river guys post a few photos of the flys you think the new guys should have.

I know from experience, that certain go to patterns that are fished successfully, may be different than what the book shows.

Giz...

FallRiverGuy · 03-11-2004, 08:39 AM

I don't personally have any photos of goto flys, but here is one fly that produced some during the last Crooked River Rendezvous. If there would have been some kind of hatch at all it should have produced better.

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blacktail · 03-11-2004, 10:04 AM

I hear the "garden hackle" pattern works well.

Mike

lilnorthfork · 03-11-2004, 10:22 AM

Thanks a bunch FRG... I was planning on bringing a bunch of these and selling them to pay for the trip.

Hoping to tie some of these up. Anybody here who has tied some have any tips for a tying newbie?

lnf

SlamminKokes · 03-11-2004, 10:59 AM

Count me in boys. I will probably make it up friday night, i have to go to a Field trial that afternoon, then will head up the river. Hopefully the weather holds. A friend got 3 really nice ones last friday up there one was over 16 for sure. Anyways, flies and brews, who could ask for more? :smile:

PittsburghD · 03-11-2004, 07:08 PM

News flash. I got to cut the trip short and come home after flickin' bugs early Sunday.

Movers show up at a clients' house on Sunday at 2:00. I gotta show my face.

I know this is really important info to all of you, but I don't have anything much more to say other than posting one of these about my enthusiasm! :smile:

FallRiverGuy · 03-11-2004, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Hoping to tie some of these up. Anybody here who has tied some have any tips for a tying newbie?

lnf [/QB]

Go and knock on Greenbutt's or Riverkeeper's door late some night til they open up and show you how to tie them. :grin: Or I can tie up a bunch and sell you a few. :tongue:

SlamminKokes · 03-14-2004, 07:32 PM

When is everybody expecting to get over here? Just need to let the town folks know to stay indoors where theyre safe! :smile: Also need to know when i should head up myself. Well i will probably be up there somewhat early friday but want to know when people will be pulling in! Thanks

Royal · 03-15-2004, 09:49 AM

Ok ok.. the time is getting near. For a crooked rook does someone want to send me a map, and give me a rough estimate of what gear i should bring? Any help would be appreciated.

Ohhh if i get the weekend off (Im not sure if its 100% yet). I'll get up there around 3 or so on friday, rough estimate of course.

greenbuttskunk · 03-15-2004, 10:55 AM

royal, drop me an email and I'd be happy to fill you in.
GBS

lilnorthfork · 03-15-2004, 12:46 PM

Planning to head East around noon Friday.
Royal - despite what Greenbutt tells ya, if it is raining, bring your raincoat.

Getting close, how about a new count.

HappyFishers · 03-16-2004, 09:08 AM

long time...been real busy with stuff. Anyway, I believe I'll be bringing myself and my pops. We'll get there sometime Friday morning (10-12ish). Now, I only need to know where there is and I'll be set. Never fished the Crook before. GBS, I'll email ya soon (despite all the things I hear from lilnorthfork!)

If you want to see what I caught when I did have the chance to get out, click here: big steelies

HF

lilnorthfork · 03-16-2004, 03:56 PM

How about converging on the Big Bend campground? Plenty of campsites and fishy water.
lnf

SlamminKokes · 03-17-2004, 02:13 AM

lnf, I agree about Big bend, Its a good spot for a big group. Expect high water conditions when you get here!

Bendman · 03-17-2004, 05:24 AM

I was by there a couple days ago. The water is very high and very green/brown.

lilnorthfork · 03-17-2004, 12:14 PM

more green, or more brown

PittsburghD · 03-29-2004, 04:49 AM

Yeah or neah on the whole enchilada?

Nymph Dragger · 03-29-2004, 12:21 PM

I mentioned, a couple weeks ago, that I would be fishing the Crooked on March 24th and 25th. I didn,t go because of the extremely high flows above Prineville.

I did go to the Deschutes below Maupin on Thursday March 25th. Conditions were high and off. As a matter of fact, it's the highest I've ever seen the river, personnally. To make a long story short, we had three rods in the water for several hours. The results...one 11" trout. Pretty rough sleddin'.

Tanner · 03-29-2004, 02:21 PM

Well, It looks like I am out. Months ago a good friend of mine called me and said a buddy of his from St. Louis is going to come to Portland this spring and was dying to try some salmon fishing. I told him that I would be happy to take them out. Well he called me last week and said his friend was going to be here the first weekend in April. Sorry guys, I would love to go but feel I already committed myself to my friend.

Thanks,

Tanner