There's something special about fly-fishing the Crooked River. Surrounded by an arid, Mars-like landscape straight out of a spaghetti western, you stand knee-deep in an ice cold, frigid oasis. The ...

CENTRAL OREGON — I had never touched a fly rod, let alone gone on a fishing trip. Yet, here I was, wading in the assertive waters of the Crooked River, tipping my line and watching it unfurl like a ...

View of the Crooked River from overhead. In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness and outdoors intern Charles Gearing talk about the glories of the Crooked River. They talk ...

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to ongoing drought and low water, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday it is closing fishing in the Crooked River and Ochoco Creek from Saturday until ...

The Crooked River below Bowman Dam near Prineville offers anglers a chance to fish for both wild rainbow trout and whitefish. The river in that area cuts through a rugged canyon and is lined by ...

I’m not much of a fisherman. The sport has never held much appeal for me, I admit. Perhaps it’s for a lack of trying. Or an aversion to staying still, casting into the chilly waters and hoping — ...

BEND, Ore. — Flowing among rugged canyons and twisted juniper trees, the Crooked River below Bowman Dam offers an ideal High Desert escape in November. Just be sure to bring your fly rod. This time of ...