After way too long, Mary Ann and I finally got out for a couple of days of fishing on the Crooked River in Central Oregon last week.\u00a0 The water level was nice but we found fishing success was a little slow.\u00a0 Some bugs were flying in the afternoon (caddis, BWO, and midges) but very few fish were coming up.\u00a0 Mary Ann tried swinging streamers with one of my 10′\u00a0 6″\u00a0 5 wt bamboo switch rods but the fish didn’t seem to want the larger flies.\u00a0\u00a0 I\u00a0tried an 8′\u00a0 0″ slow action 5 wt bamboo rod from my Spring Creek Series and had decent success with French nymphing techniques and indicators.\u00a0 The slow action of this rod cast the lightly weighted nymphs well and the soft tip helped with detecting light strikes.\u00a0\u00a0 We both managed to pick up some decent rainbows and whitefish\u00a0in the 10″ to 12″ range, typical sizes for\u00a0the Crooked River.\u00a0 A small #18 black AP nymph or a #8 stonefly nymph fished on the bottom with French style indicators proved to be the most successful.\u00a0Here are a few\u00a0photos from our time on the Crooked River last week:<\/p>\n
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<\/a>French Nymphing on the Crooked River<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>A nice rainbow from the Crooked River<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Mary Ann and some two-handed casting with a bamboo switch rod.<\/p><\/div>\n
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After way too long, Mary Ann and I finally got out for a couple of days of fishing on the Crooked River in Central Oregon last week.\u00a0 The water level was nice but we found fishing success was a little … Continue reading