Mary Ann and I hit the Crooked River yesterday for some January trout action. It was a chilly 32 degrees but the sun shining brightly…you gotta love winter trout fishing in central Oregon! The water level in the river was abnormally high due to some recent dumping from the reservoir but we were hoping the fish would still cooperate. I chose an 8′ 3″ 5 wt bamboo rod for my day on the river. There were no bugs out of any kind so it was time for nymphs with a EuroNymphing setup. While my standard go-to zebra midges and bwo nymphs were of no interest to the rainbows in the river, I managed to pick up a few decent fish on a #12 Tellico Nymph. The Tellico Nymph is a great imitation for a small golden stonefly nymph. Here is my first fish of 2015, a nice feisty 12″ rainbow!
A Crooked River Rainbow in January – My First Fish of 2015!
The beautiful Crooked River
Mary Ann,
Looks like a cold yet a productive day on the river. Thank you for sharing.
Looking forward to casting one of the Bamboo Switch Rods at the 2015 NW Fly Tying Expo, Albany Oregon.
See you and Dave soon.
Whitney
Hi Whitney,
It’s great to hear from you. I will not be making it to the Albany Expo this year but Mary Ann will be there. But, we’re both heading down tomorrow to Northern California to The Fly Fishing Show in Pleasanton this weekend, so I’m sure we’ll see you there. I have a new faster taper on one of my switch rods…I would love to get your input on it at the show.
See you in a couple of days,
Dave