Impressive Afternoon Midge Hatch

Crooked River - Prineville, OR


by The Fly Fishers Place
1-31-2025
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The afternoon midge hatch on the Crooked River continues to be impressive with plenty of rising fish to the emergers and adults late afternoon, and pre hatch nymph action is good too. 
Besides Midges, try some Fire Starters and other various Perdigons like a Purple with a Silver Bead and Pink Hot Spot, Rainbow Warrior, 2 Bit, Micro BWO, Skinny Nelson and Scuds. 
Aaron at the shop also told me he had good fishing on some black leeches on a dead drift. 
Water levels are back just under 100 cfs now. Euro Rigs and Indicator set up (we always prefer the NZ Wool Indicator, but the tiny Oros are gaining my confidence for the light rigging and shallow water you’ll be experiencing along with soft bites this time of year. If you want really interesting feedback on drift angle use 2 micro Oros spread apart 4 to 5 inches. 2 will show you the line of the drift better, and 2 will be more noticeable to detect a subtle slide of the indicator which on cold days is more likely that an indicator getting pulled under.




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The Fly Fishers Place Reports
for Monday, January 27th

Metolius River: Lovely month to fish the Metolius
Crooked River: Lots of friends were out on the Crooked
Fall River: Fishing reports were also mostly positive