Open to fishing all year below Bowman Dam. Based on the current reservoir contents, and inflows, the Bureau of Reclamation is continuing with flood control operations at Prineville Reservoirs. Anglers should expect high discharge in the Crooked River from Bowman Dam for the foreseeable future. High flows may affect water clarity and fishing.

Anglers are reminded that steelhead may be present in the Crooked River and that rainbow trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead and must be immediately released, unharmed.

Crooked River anglers may encounter bull trout now that there is volitional passage at Opal Springs. Anglers who catch a bull trout should release it unharmed and report their catch to the US Fish and Wildlife Service at crookedbulltrout@fws.gov.