Crane Prairie Reservoir - Crane Prairie was very good this week after opener

Crane Prairie was very good this week after opener

Crane Prairie Reservoir - Sunriver, OR (Deschutes County)

by The Fly Fishers Place
4-25-2026
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Crane Prairie was very good this week after opener on Chironomids. Access with the new permanent dock at Crane Prairie is great! And also the Quinn River ramp (never a dock there) is open too.
Balanced Leeches, Damsel Nymphs and Balanced Minnows, plus Black Double Down CDC Nymphs and Red PT’s will be good choices this week.

More Reports

The Fly Fishers Place Reports

for Saturday, April 25th

Metolius River: Metolius River Report
Deschutes River- Lower: The Lower Deschutes opened a few days ago and it was a cold, wet and windy opener
Deschutes River: The Middle Deschutes has no confirmed Salmonfly hatch yet
Fall River: The Fall River is a consistent and good place to head this week
Crooked River: The Crooked River is ramping up for the big Mother’s Day Caddis hatch
McKenzie River: The McKenzie Wooden Boat Festival is today
Paulina Lake: Paulina Lake Report
East Lake: East Lake will be an interesting opener since ice off occurred quite a while ago

The Fly Fishers Place Reports

for Sunday, April 19th

Metolius River: The Metolius River was fishing really well this past week
Deschutes River- Lower: The Lower Deschutes opener from Warm Springs to Trout Creek is on Wednesday, and is what a lot of us are most excited about!
Deschutes River: Fishing is quite good here
Crooked River: The Crooked River is fishing nicely
Fall River: The Fall River was excellent over this past week
McKenzie River: The McKenzie River is fishing well for our guides already
Crane Prairie Reservoir: Crane Prairie is opening on Wednesday 4/22
Diamond Lake: Diamond Lake is fishing well and is showing off some really quality rainbows already
Lake Billy Chinook: Lake Billy Chinook Bull Trout and Smallmouth bites are good
Haystack Reservoir: Haystack Reservoir Fishing Report
Ochoco Reservoir: Ochocco Reservoir is fishing well
North Twin Lake: North Twin and South Twin Lakes are fishing nicely