Fly Fishing Crane Prairie Reservoir - Oregon

July 2021

Beautiful day on a Beautiful Lake

 

Countless submerged trees

 

Safe nesting for Cormorants

 

Variety of fish eating birds, including Herons and Pelicans

 

Early morning, Eagles warming wings in the sun

 

Me, wearing full sun protection

 

Sandro DiPinto, fly fishing buddy for more than 30 years

We took our first fly tying lessons with Dennis Komatsu at the Fisherman's Spot in Van Nuys California in 1991

We fly fished the Eastern Sierra countless times in the 90's

You couldn't meet a nicer guy, and he will out fish everyone!

 

Sandro rowing his drift boat, lot of work

 

Fly fishing with Sandro DiPinto and Tim Rajeff

 

Tim with plenty of flies

 

Fishing was good! Nice Brookie!

 

Brook Trout soon to be released

 

We mostly caught Rainbow Trout

 

Damselflies

 

Nice Bass

 

Balanced leech flies were productive

 

Plenty of Rainbows

 

Damselflies live most of their life underwater, on the bottom of the lake

This Nymph climbed up the anchor rope, an adult hatched (emerged) out of the old skin

Finally having wings, change color to blue, take flight and find a mate

 

Swarm of Damselflies

 

Tim launching a drone

 

There we are... Fishing...

 

Another Pretty Fish

 

Prolific Reservoir - full of food for all

 

Gorgeous Day

 

Tim fishing a blue fiberglass Echo fly rod

 

Tim is a world champion fly caster, and owner of Echo Fly Rods

 

Sandro's drift boat

I'm grateful for such fun memories!

 

Crane Prairie map by the boat launch

What a magical place to Fly Fish

 

Italians are the best chef's, including Sandro

Thanks Buddy!

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