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Crooked River, Oregon
I was able to get a one day trip to the Crooked on Monday. Even though it is 180 miles one way drive I like to hit the Crooked this time of year.
I arrived at 8 AM and fished steady until 1 PM. Fishing was slow for the Crooked. I managed 8 mountain whitefish and 3 redband trout. Ammo was two size 14 scuds under an indicator.
Not any great fish story, no pictures, but it broke the ice as my first fly fishing trip for the year. I left feeling satified.:cool:
Tim
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Tim, nothing like getting out on that first trip of the year. It does a lot for the soul and serves well to drive away the shack-nasties. Well done.
Kelly.
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Yep the first trip of the year is always a good time. Nothing but excitement as you shake off the winter blahs. Glad you had a good trip.
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Glad you got out Tim, plus got some fish for your efforts.
Cheers,
MontanaMoose
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Always nice to get out. Too bad you had to travel so long for this river. It's not what it was. When they did those huge flows a few years back it really destroyed the fishing there. OSU is doing some studies now but those 75 fish days are long gone. I had left it alone for the last two years and had recently started fishing it for a nice quick day trip. But talking to others days can be hit or miss. But it sure is beautiful out there!! Before you know it everything will open up and the bugs will be coming off. Still you have the Fall River and the Middle D, just got to know where to go!
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Luckie. I visit the Crooked this time of year because of the low water flows from Bowman Dam and what it has to offer - whitefish. When I was a kid in Utah pops would take me to the Weber River and we would load up on whitefish to eat. To this day I find a meal of whitefish hard to beat. Lots of people don't think they are worth eating and I hope it says that way.
I can catch those pesky trout on the Klamath or the Rogue which are closer to home but alas they don't have whitefish. Also I have reached the point in life where being called an old man no longer bothers me and I can fish the Crooked with a feeling of relative safety.
Tim
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Whitefish
Tim -
It is so refreshing to hear someone else talk about targeting whitefish, whether for dinner or fishing fun.
Eight whitefish won't last too long, but every mouthful will remind you just how short a trip you took and how worthwhile it was.
John
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Well that is TOTALLY awesome keep and eat all of them you want. Maybe when they shock the river next you can go around with a dip net. Hell I'll buy you two freezers to keep them all in.. The flows this time of year are a lot easier to wade considering how slippery that river is. I was considering going there today just because of the sun and to toss a few whities on the bank. Hope all is well and both of you keep eating those whitefish, just stay away from my Brookies, Bows, and Browns.
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Tongue in cheek ....
.... is fine, if that is what it is, Jake.
But I do hope you are not serious about wasting whitefish by throwing them on the bank. They are one of the few native fishies in the system and they are always wild. Can't say the same thing for the brookies and browns, and maybe the rainbows depending on how they got in the water you are fishing, although I do enjoy fishing for them if they are wild.
I don't eat whitefish, not because I didn't like it the one time I did have it, but because I just don't keep fish for that purpose. I often wonder how many people put down the idea of eating them without actually trying it.
John
P.S. I do believe that in some places wasting a whitefish is against the regulations. On one river in the Central Mountains of Idaho, they are actually a PROTECTED species. You might want to check out your local regs so you don't end up wasting some of your gear if you get caught doing something illegal, which I, personally, would also consider unethical, for what that is worth.
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I agre with John about the Tongue in Cheek. If you are serious I hope the Fish & Game guys catch you and take appropriate action to lighten your wallet.
Tim
PS - I release the trout.