The Crooked River is definitely out for fishing for a bit. Maybe 2 weeks longer? 
I never thought Prineville Reservoir had a chance of a snowball in H-E-double toothpicks (Ha ha, that is what my mom would have said) of filling up. But alas, here we are with the Bureau of Reclamation dumping water from the dam to make sure the reservoir doesn’t overflow next week when it fills to 100%. 
I had some concerns from folks about how the fish do in high water. They are fine. If anything, overall a flushing event like this is so good for everything in and around the river that I am joyful to see it. It’s a bummer it cuts into guide trips for the moment, and we aren’t selling flies and tippet to our customers headed to the Crooked for a bit, but long term this is fricken awesome for the Crooked River. Spawning Beds are getting cleaned, rocks are getting cleaned, banks are absorbing water for growth and in some cases and places for releasing water later. 
I thought you might be interested in what my friend Matt researched and shared with us: