Excellent fishing for trout

Crooked River - Prineville, OR

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
9-9-2025
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Open to fishing all year below Bowman Dam. Anglers report excellent fishing for trout. ODFW staff conducted annual fish population monitoring on the Crooked River June 24-27th between Big Bend and Cobble Rock Campgrounds and found good numbers of whitefish and fair numbers of trout in the 10-14-inch range.

Crooked River anglers may encounter bull trout now that there is volitional passage at Opal Springs. Anglers who catch a bull trout should release it unharmed and report their catch to the US Fish and Wildlife Service at crookedbulltrout@fws.gov.

More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Tuesday, September 9th, 2025

Antelope Flat Reservoir: Fish will more actively feed with the cooler water temperatures
Crooked River: Anglers report excellent fishing for trout
Haystack Reservoir: OHA has issued a Precaution for the reservoir due to algae blooms
Walton Lake: Walton Lake was stocked this week with trophy sized trout
Wickiup Reservoir: Anglers continue to report fair fishing for large kokanee
Antelope Flat Reservoir: Cooler Temperatures

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports

for Monday, September 8th, 2025

Agency Lake: Most anglers are fishing quite aways from the mouth towards the south
Campbell Reservoir: Fishing for 10-14 inch largemouth bass should be good
Gerber Reservoir: The reservoir is at 55 percent full
Upper Klamath Lake: Best fishing is from a boat and covering lots of water
Klamath River - Upper - OR: Klamath River Fishing Report
Lake Of The Woods: Largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing should remain good
Link River : Link River Report
Miller Lake: Fishing can be ok from shore all along the campground section for rainbow trout
Sprague River: Bait fishing near the town of Sprague River can be ok for yellow perch and brown bullhead
Sprague River- North Fork: shing should be excellent for Brook Trout up high near Lee Thomas Crossing
Sprague River- South Fork : Fishing will be very good for brook trout up high
Sycan River: Sycan River Fishing Report
Williamson River: Williamson River Fishing Report
Willow Valley Reservoir: Willow Valley Reservoir Report
Wood River: Flows are good for fishing
Detroit Reservoir: The only usable boat ramp is at Mongold State Park
Henry Hagg Lake: Henry Hagg Lake Report
Santiam River ( North Fork) : The river is currently running at around 1,640 cfs at the gage in Meham
Santiam River (South Fork): Flows are currently at around 1,230 cfs at the gage in Waterloo
Detroit Reservoir: Water elevation is dropping
Santiam River ( North Fork) : Coho Salmon are Migrating
Santiam River (South Fork): South Fork Updates