Lots of friends were out on the Crooked

Crooked River - Prineville, OR


by The Fly Fishers Place
1-27-2025
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I saw a lot of friends were out on the Crooked River since the water dropped to a lovely 140 CFS and the fishing is good. It seems like most anglers are getting in the 10 to 20 fish an outing right now, and most of the action has been on small nymphs like Perdigons (a Purple one is a great choice, plus the Fire Starter is a shop favorite), 2 Bit hookers, Micro Mayfly, Zebra Midges and small Eggs. 
Keep an eye out for a good Midge hatch around 3 PM and have emergers and dries and either 6x or 7x tippet to get the best drift with such a small fly. 
At the shop today I heard Aaron was talking to a customer about a trip he recently had on the Crooked and doing well on black leeches too. Fished Euro Style for him of course. 
***Just as I was about to hit the Publish button, my good friend Chester called me as he was driving home from the Crooked. He said the afternoon midge hatch was epic today. Tons of midges hatching and the fish were feeding heavily on dries from 2 to 3 ish when he left. They were still going strong but he said it got cold and he was done for the day regardless of fish rising or not.




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