The Crooked River has been a masterpiece of Central Oregon fall fishing this month with a warmish November and lots of whitefish spawning this fishing is good.
Blue Wing Olives have not petered out quite yet, they will return in March in good numbers but kind of trickle in the winter months, some days not showing up well at all. Midges take up that slack for hatches and are by far the most important food item for the Crooked Fish of all stripes and scales.
Zebra Midges and Winkers in Black, Purple, Olive and Red #18-24 are good choices. Try them on a NZ Wool indicator for the best luck. Add some dry fly midge options in Black and Grey #20-22 and have 6x tippet for sure and if you are confident with it have 7x too. Now and over the next weeks ahead the water is low and clear and the fish can be choosey about drift, and if you read my reports I take drift very seriously and drag free is enhanced by lighter tippets. Here, in this case use a nylon tippet material in 6x and 7x to eliminate micro drag fluorocarbon can create with its density it will sink a bit and add dreaded micro drag.
Did you know a small Parachute Adams is a great winter fly on the Crooked when the fish want to look up? Add a BDE, Purple Comparadun and a Knock Down Dun this week and you should be set on the dries, and don’t forget your nymph box should also have scuds in there.
For one more week we are offering the November Guide Trip Special for $375 for 2 people on the Fall and Crooked Rivers.