Fly Fishing Report

Crowley continues to fish well especially early in the mornings. Later in the morning the bite can be off and on.  There can be a good afternoon bite also on the non-windy days. The weather has been cooperating with non windy days. 

Surface water temperatures are about 65°. Finding fish mostly from 9-13', anywhere in the water column from the bottom to feeding on the surface, which means using midges, to perch fry, even stripping streamers near the surface will get you bit.  You might have to change colors to find out what's working that day, but early in the morning, albinos seem to be the best choice.

You will find more concentrations of fish in McGee and the North Arm, and you might have to move around a little in those areas to stay with the fish. There are a few other places around the lake such as Hilton, if you want to stay away from the crowds.  But the trophy trout that Crowley is known for are being caught every day and so worth the hunt.

The Stillwater Classic is this Saturday and there is still time to enter this fun competition which helps to stock the lake & has excellent prizes offered. Please see the website for more information.

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: Bleeding Frog, Bloody Ripper, Orange Perch, and Pink Frog 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

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.

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