The opening days at Crowley were extremely crowded and near record amounts of anglers took advantage of the mild weather and ideal conditions. We found fish in some of the less frequented areas but due to the abnormal amount of folks on the lake I can not give you an accurate assessment of the prime areas we would target under less pressured circumstances.

The fish we did locate were plugged with chironomids and very thick for this time of year. Crowley had a very mild winter with only about 45 days of sheet ice. Drifters crystal tigers #16-18, blood sucking Vanderleeches #14, 16, and gilled chironomids #18 (Gillies) got the opening day trio of Tim Huckaby, Bill Scripps, and Jim Schnieders a Crowley "grand slam." Rainbows, Browns, Cutthroat, and the lethargic but numerous Sacramento Perch. Big Hilton, Sandy Pt. and McGee Bay all have fish?Ķand boats. The fish are a little shallower than expected for this time of year and you should concentrate your efforts around the ten foot range give or take a foot if you choose the Stillwater technique as your arrow.