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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 — ...

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) - Prineville Reservoir resembled an enormous natural bathtub on its way to being completely drained. All of the boat ramps were closed, and still are, because the water is so low ...

FISHING — Solid winter trout fisheries are hot items. Check out this report from Mark Morical of the Bend Bulletin about Central Oregon’s Crooked River, a trout stream that lures fly fishers from far ...

An angler fishes a section of riffle water on the Crooked River. The Crooked River below Bowman Dam near Prineville offers anglers a chance to fish for both wild rainbow trout and whitefish. The river ...

Early season hiking can be difficult in Central Oregon, as many trails are still covered in snow, ice and mud. But the trails near Crooked River Ranch offer some ideal options for March hiking.