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Live Conditions

Crooked RiverCrooked near Prineville

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⚠ Stale data — Gauge offline — last reading 12663d agoView on USGS ↗

24-Hr Pressure

27.12 inHg · → High/stable

Falling (good)RisingHigh/stable

Local Weather

75°FOvercast
Wind 6 mph27.12 inHg Low & stable

Tough conditions — fish deep

Today

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Partly cloudy

78° / 38°

Tomorrow

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Overcast

84° / 42°

Wed

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Overcast

71° / 53°

Thu

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Overcast

73° / 44°

Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.

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🪰 Hatch Calendar

Crooked River · June · Early Summer

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JanDec

PMDs (size 14-16). Caddis (size 14-16) evenings. Yellow Sallies. Hopper-dropper productive.

PMDCaddis

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About Crooked River

Central Oregon tailwater below Bowman Dam — consistent cold releases create year-round fishing in a high desert canyon. Heavy populations of small redband rainbows and the occasional whitefish, with reliable midge and BWO action through the cold months.

MidgeBlue-Winged OlivePale Morning DunCaddis

Regulations

Artificial lures and flies only in the catch-and-release section below Bowman Dam. Check ODFW for current section boundaries and limits.