Crooked River Fishing Tips Central Oregon Flyfishers · Presentation •Different than most...
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Crooked River Fishing Tips
Central Oregon Flyfishers
By
Frank Turek
&
Bill Seitz
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Presentation
• Different than many presentations
– Bunch of fish photos
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Presentation
• Different than many presentations
– Bunch of fish photos - nope
– Bunch of scenery photos
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Presentation
• Different than many presentations
– Bunch of fish photos - nope
– Bunch of scenery photos – nope
– Bunch of fishing stories
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Presentation
• Different than many presentations
– Bunch of fish photos - nope
– Bunch of scenery photos – nope
– Bunch of fishing stories - nope
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Presentation
• Different than most presentations
– Bunch of fish photos - nope
– Bunch of scenery photos – nope
– Bunch of fishing stories - nope
• 1. Chuck and duck rig
• 2. Crooked River flows
• 3. Fishing chuck and duck
• 4. Favorite spots on Crooked River
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Only Fish Picture
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Only Scenery Picture
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1. Chuck and Duck Rig
Fly lineLeader 5X
Strike
indicator
Split shot
Lead fly
weighted
First dropper
Second dropper
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Flies
• Chuck and duck uses subsurface flies
• Dry fly fishing
• I like #18 parachute BWO
– Fish like it
– I can see it
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Chuck and Duck Rig
Fly lineLeader 5X
Strike
indicator
Split shot
Lead fly
weighted
First dropper
Second dropper
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Leader
• I use 5x flurocarbon
– No need to go finer or heavier
• 5X will fit through #20 eye
• Start with 9 ft tapered leader
• Try to keep length fly line to lead fly about
8 ft or so
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Chuck and Duck Rig
Fly lineLeader 5X
Strike
indicator
Split shot
Lead fly
weighted
First dropper
Second dropper
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Strike Indicator
• My favorite is corky
• Easy to adjust and I adjust often
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Strike Indicator
• Deep pools I set strike indicator about 5 feet above lead fly
• Shallow areas I set strike indicator about 18 inches above lead fly
• I change depth rather than flies
– Deep pools change 12 inches
– Shallows change 6 inches
• Should touch bottom about half the time
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Strike Indicator
• Remember:
IT IS AN INDICATOR NOT A BOBBER
• If it moves or pauses or stops or does
anything different than a normal drift
STRIKE
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Chuck and Duck Rig
Fly lineLeader 5X
Strike
indicator
Split shot
Lead fly
weighted
First dropper
Second dropper
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Split Shot
• I like
– bb size in irrigation season
– #1 or smaller shot in non irrigation season
• Put it about 12 inches above lead fly
• Should be called Slip Shot
– Tends to slip down when casting
– If it gets within 4 inches of lead fly - hits stop
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Chuck and Duck Rig
Fly lineLeader 5X
Strike
indicator
Split shot
Lead fly
weighted
First dropper
Second dropper
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Flies
• Lead fly - #14 weighted Peeking Caddis
• First dropper - #18 Olive Bead Head Scud
• Second dropper - #20 Happy Pulik or #20
Peacock fly
• Whitefish spawning season, egg pattern
for second dropper
• About 12 inches between flies
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Fly Patterns
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For Fish That Hit Indicator
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Fly Setup
• I don’t use fancy knots
• Improved clinch knot
– Tie fly to tippet at eye
– Tie droppers to bend of hook
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2. Crooked River Flows
• Two main seasons of flow
– Non irrigations season 60 to 80 cfs
– Irrigation season 230 to 260 cfs
• Check out river in low flow
– Learn pools, riffles, pockets and seams
– Learn where fish lie
– Learn where to wade and cross
– Apply that in high flows
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Crooked River Flows
• Remember cfs is a volume
• Velocity varies with depth and width of
channel
• Consider a river section 2 feet deep, 50
feet wide
• If flow doubles - 100 to 200 cfs then
velocity doubles BUT force against you
quadruples
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3. Fishing Chuck and Duck
• Because of road most folks fish with flow
from left to right
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Fishing Chuck and Duck
Deep Pools and Runs
3
1
12
9
210
11Set up and
sink zone
Drift zone
Drag and fly
rise zone
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Fishing Chuck and Duck
Deep Pools and Runs
3
1
12
9
210
11Set up and
sink zone
Drift zone
Drag and fly
rise zone
Brussel Sprouts Zone
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Drift with Drag
Fishie
Current
Line & Leader
Flies
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Drift with Drag
Fishie
Current
Direction of
force
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Drift with Drag
Fishie
Current
Result = Good hook set
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Fishing Chuck and Duck
Shallow Riffles and Small Pools
3
1
12
9
210
11Set up and
sink zone
Drift zone
Drag and fly
rise zone
Brussel Sprouts Zone
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4. Favorite Fishing Spots
• Big Bend to Lower Palisades
• Greater percentage of rainbows to
whitefish
• Downstream greater percentage of
whitefish
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Big Bend Area
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Big Bend Area
Area I normally fish
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Big Bend Area
Shallows and riffles
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Big Bend Area
Nice pools
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Big Bend Area
Areas of deep runs/pools
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Big Bend Area
Road Crossing
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Chimney Rock
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Chimney Rock
Area I usually fish
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Chimney Rock
Shallows and riffles
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Chimney Rock
Area of runs and pools
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Chimney Rock
Rock and platform
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Chimney Rock
Wood platform
The rocks
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Chimney Rock
Shallows and
riffles
Pocket pools
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Chimney Rock
Pools and
holes
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Chimney Rock
Nice runShort run
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Lower Palisades
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Lower Palisades
Wheel chair
structures
Area I usually fish
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Lower Palisades
Shallows and
riffles
Shallow but limited
fish
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Lower Palisades
Nice deep pool
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Lower Palisades
Good crossing
area
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Palisades Canyon AreaUpper Palisades
Lower
Palisades
Area I usually
fish
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Palisades Canyon AreaUpper Palisades
Lower
Palisades
Deep slow pool
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Palisades Canyon AreaUpper Palisades
Lower
Palisades
Riffles and
pools
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Questions Later
and now
here’s
Bill