Fly Fishing Report

Well it's almost the end of the season. It's been a wonderful year on Crowley Lake. The fishing has been awesome, better than it has been in many years thanks to lots of stocking.

We have had some storms in the last few days which have affected the bite, but in between the storms,  fishing has been okay. The fish have moved mostly in the North Arm including Layton/Alligator and even the Christmas area.

The surface water temperature has dropped to 57° and may drop even lower with this next storm, but perfect for the trout.

Finding them between 9-12', I have been marking them out deeper if you don't mind fishing in 20' to avoid the fleet.

Using midges such as albinos, copper tigers and zebras seem to be working. Don't put away your perch fry yet for upper flies, because the trout will still take them thinking they are baitfish.

Still time to come up in the next 2 weeks to get the last of your Crowley Lake fishing in for the season and to enjoy the last of the fall color in the local area.

Rob

Trolling Report

 Hello Crowley Lake Trolling Fans,

The fishing here just keeps getting better and better!

 The most productive fishing seems to be in 20-30 feet of water, 3 to 4 colors deep. 

Here are some of the top spots that have been producing:

 *McGee Bay

* Sandy Point to The Willows

* Alligator Point

* Hilton Bay big and small

As for what's working best, here are a few recommendations:

Tasmanian Devils: Frog and fish patterns are all effective in any size. Try trolling speeds of 2.5-4 mph.

Needle Fish and Thomas Buoyants: Black Dot Frog, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout (Blue and Silver, Black and Silver), and Perch patterns are working well in all sizes. 

Rapalas: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Black and Silver Countdown models are producing good results. A trolling speed of 3-5 mph with a ripping action appears to be most effective.

All fish species are biting, Cutts, Browns and Rainbows 

Wishing you tight lines, and I hope to see you out on the lake!

Best of luck,

Ryan Kitts Guide Services 

Bait and Spin Report + Perch

Crowley Lake is now in it’s no bait season. No live or scented baits may be used and you can only keep two trout that are a minimum of 18 inches in length. Barbed hooks are allowed, as are unscented plastics and jigs. The Perch limit is still 25, but same rules for artificial.

The fishing is fantastic these days!! The trout have moved into the shallows (10 - 15ft) and are taking Kastmaster and Thomas Bouyant lures in fish and frog patterns, try some more muted colors. Plenty of legal fish out there too. Perch can still be caught as well using Sierra Slammers or old fashioned feather jigs.

Trolling and fly fishing is also is also hot, check out those reports too.

Perch-

Perch are still plentiful! They can be found in the North Arm to Green Banks
Trolling, 20-25ft of water, 3-3.5 colors down. Try Jointed Rapalas or Flicker Shads
Spin, 13-18ft of water. Use Kastmasters, Perch Pattern Spoons, or unscented plastic jigs.