If your timing is right and you hit the lake during a warming trend you can easily do 40 fish a rod right now.?? Not all of them will take you into the backing, and most of these rascals have only been haunting the midges for a couple of weeks here and are on the small side.?? The lake is as low as I can remember and there are numerous "hazards to navigation."?? You will be amazed at how much water was removed this season.?? If you are not familiar with these low water hazards I suggest you check in at the Crowley Lake Fish Camp Store before you launch your boat and the friendly staff will point the areas out.?? There are some marker buoys set around the larger foul areas north of Pelican Pt. and Big Hilton Bay.?? Other hazards include some strange and mysterious creatures lurking in boats at times.?? Be on the lookout!?? We have provided a picture of one of these monsters...

The hot rig in general is a blood sucking Vanderleech #14-16 with a copper or black tiger midge or Gillie #16-20 as the dropper.?? The smaller midge imitations are tricking the larger and holdover fish more consistently in my opinion.?? The streamer fishing has also been good at times with Loebergs and the Vanderleeches #10-12 working best.?? You will find the most consistent concentrations of fish around Sandy Pt. in 7-10 feet.?? The fish are wrapped around from the parking lot near Sometimes Bay all around Sandy to the last of the Six Bays beach.?? There are also good reports from the Leighton Springs and Six Bays areas depending on the conditions.?? Crowley is perhaps your best choice right now if you are looking for a fish that looks like the "great pumpkin" with a tail!??

I had the pleasure of seeing several of the "chocolate chips" (small browns) planted a short while back from the proceeds of the Still Water Classic.?? These scrappy critters are doing great and have acclimated to the lake in short order.?? IAG put over a ton of half pounders in.???? Check out the net shot...

Dave Lodge from Encino, CA had a great fall trip with "Fill" Therrien on Crowley.?? Dave's big rainbow was attired in a very colorful costume for the picture.??

Fill has been busy on Crowley recently and put Merle Bolton on a "Franken bow" near Sandy Pt. along with his mad fishing scientist friend Brent Hough.?? Judging by this ones girth it has not missed many hatches this season.