Crooked River below Bowman Dam

Irishrover · 04-30-2008, 10:50 AM

The Crooked River below Bowman Dam is a great get away place. The BLM has some camp grounds right on the river so it's a short walk and you are fishing. I use my fly rod and fish with scuds or pheasant tail nymphs. Blue wing olives sometime hatch out so I'll switch and go up top with them. The river always seems to look a little merky but that doesn't seem to bother the fish. The river is fairly shallow so I wade a lot and the cast are short. The place is not all that great in mid summer best in the spring and fall. Nice place to relax

JTLunker · 04-30-2008, 01:13 PM

Thanks for the info Irish and welcome to the site.

Irishrover · 04-30-2008, 01:56 PM

Thanks, glad I found this site it's a good one.

GraphiteZen · 04-30-2008, 10:36 PM

Ahhh My old stomping grounds. How I miss it so.. I grew up in Prineville and used to fish that river before turned into the mecca it is now. Back then, you could go any day of the week and hardly see anyone. My favorite spot was Rattlesnake Park. Go up river a little from there and it is literally sheer 100' foot cliffs up both sides of the river. So close you hardly have room to walk in some spots. Fishing there I had a little baby rattler come up on a rock 2 feet from my leg. I started to inch away and it rared its head back like it was going to bite me and as soon as I got out of range I was running across the top of that damn water I guaranty. Had I been bit I would have had to hike out and drive like 15 or 20 minutes to town. Ahhh good times

I hate the town but I miss the terrain.

04-30-2008, 10:50 AM	#1
Irishrover Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sandy Posts: 41	Crooked River below Bowman Dam The Crooked River below Bowman Dam is a great get away place. The BLM has some camp grounds right on the river so it's a short walk and you are fishing. I use my fly rod and fish with scuds or pheasant tail nymphs. Blue wing olives sometime hatch out so I'll switch and go up top with them. The river always seems to look a little merky but that doesn't seem to bother the fish. The river is fairly shallow so I wade a lot and the cast are short. The place is not all that great in mid summer best in the spring and fall. Nice place to relax

04-30-2008, 01:13 PM	#2
JTLunker Master Angler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tigard, OR Posts: 478	Thanks for the info Irish and welcome to the site. __________________ JT FISH ON!!!!

04-30-2008, 10:36 PM	#4
GraphiteZen Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 362	Ahhh My old stomping grounds. How I miss it so.. I grew up in Prineville and used to fish that river before turned into the mecca it is now. Back then, you could go any day of the week and hardly see anyone. My favorite spot was Rattlesnake Park. Go up river a little from there and it is literally sheer 100' foot cliffs up both sides of the river. So close you hardly have room to walk in some spots. Fishing there I had a little baby rattler come up on a rock 2 feet from my leg. I started to inch away and it rared its head back like it was going to bite me and as soon as I got out of range I was running across the top of that damn water I guaranty. Had I been bit I would have had to hike out and drive like 15 or 20 minutes to town. Ahhh good times I hate the town but I miss the terrain. __________________ When I die, screw some hooks into my spine and head for the deep water.

04-30-2008, 01:56 PM	#3
Irishrover Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sandy Posts: 41	Thanks, glad I found this site it's a good one.

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