I’ll just go ahead and start an hour East of Sisters this week and tell you more about the Crooked River. Water levels are steady, and fishing is getting better and better each week. Rainbows and Whitefish are healthy and strong.
BWO hatches are beginning to improve so afternoon dry fly action should be expected. We love the Furminsky BWO Dun on the Crooked, it is always a solid choice for a dry fly on this river, but add some Film Critics, Knock Down Duns, Comparaduns and Parachutes to make sure you have what they want to eat. You can count on seeing some midges hatching too, and for that you’ll want Zebra Midges, Winklers & Griffiths Gnats.
Micro Mayfly, Skinny Nelson, Olive Perdigon, Purple Perdigon, Brown Perdigon, Frenchie, PT and Scuds will round your spring collection until Mothers Day Caddis show up in about 7 weeks.