{"id":1192,"date":"2016-04-26T16:31:56","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T16:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2016-04-26T16:31:56","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T16:31:56","slug":"crooked-river-fishing-with-bamboo-rods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/?p=1192","title":{"rendered":"Crooked River Fishing with Bamboo Rods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mary Ann and I got the chance to get out on the Crooked River yesterday for a few hours.\u00a0 The water level has finally dropped down to a fishable level (350 CFS)&#8230;high but fishable and off-color.\u00a0 I was using my 8&#8242;\u00a0 3&#8243;\u00a0 5 wt Signature Series bamboo rod for some EuroNymphing with small nymphs.\u00a0 A bug sampling we\u00a0took showed\u00a0plenty of\u00a0nymphs in the water&#8230;scuds, sowbugs, lots of mayflies, a few caddis, and even one stonefly.\u00a0 Although we didn&#8217;t get a lot of fish, the\u00a0rainbows we picked up were nice sized fish.\u00a0 #18 Blue Zebra Midges and #16 Pheasant Tail Nymphs were the best patterns.\u00a0 Here are a few photos of our day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1193\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/?attachment_id=1193\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1193\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1193\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1193\" src=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/P4240001-580x326.jpg\" alt=\"The Crooked River at 350 CFS.\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/P4240001-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/P4240001-580x326-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Crooked River at 350 CFS.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1194\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/?attachment_id=1194\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1194\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1194\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1194\" src=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/P4241069-580x326.jpg\" alt=\"Bug Sampling from the Crooked River.\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/P4241069-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/P4241069-580x326-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bug Sampling from the Crooked River.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1195\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/?attachment_id=1195\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1195\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1195\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1195\" src=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/P4241092-580x326.jpg\" alt=\"A good bend in my 5 wt bamboo rod.\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/P4241092-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/P4241092-580x326-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A good bend in my 5 wt bamboo rod.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1196\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/?attachment_id=1196\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1196\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1196\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1196\" src=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/P4241094-580x326.jpg\" alt=\"A nice Crooked River Rainbow that took a #18 Blue Zebra Midge.\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/P4241094-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/bamboopursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/P4241094-580x326-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nice Crooked River Rainbow that took a #18 Blue Zebra Midge.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mary Ann and I got the chance to get out on the Crooked River yesterday for a few hours.\u00a0 The water level has finally dropped down to a fishable level (350 CFS)&#8230;high but fishable and off-color.\u00a0 I was using my &hellip; 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