KLICKITAT RIVER REPORT - 6/27/15

Say bye bye to this one for awhile... With this heat  the river clarity has gone by the wayside.

UPPER COLUMBIA - 6/24/15

Overall the fishing has been steady to good.  We have been seeing a smaller average size fish on the Upper Columbia recently....Everything is cyclical.  The Drake hatch started 2 weeks earlier then normal and has provided some good dry fly action.  In addition, the Kettle has provided some good opportunity as well.

Hatches include - Drakes, Caddis, Yellow Sallies, PED's

Bug of the week - The Drakeometer

Moesly / Leland Crew

From the deck

KLICKITAT RIVER REPORT - 6/24/15

The fishing has actually been worthy....but to get em' you definitely have to fish hard. It is certainly not a numbers game.  The hatchery fish are perfect for the barbecue and the wild ones are hard to land :)) Pictured below is Charlie Dow with his first Steelie and his proud bother, Ben.  Tactics used lately include Swung flies, Streamers on the move and a few Blue fox spinners here and there.  Clarity is great currently with 3-3.5 feet.  This however is going to change for the worse as the upcoming heat wave will have a negative affect.

YAKIMA RIVER REPORTS - 6/23/15

The fishing on the Yakima has been consistent and good.  A mixture of dry flies, nymphs and streamers have proven effective lately.  We have been on all stretches of the river....from The Upper Proper to the Lower Canyon.

Water temps are good so far ranging from 52-61 depending on where and time of day - See the new reel time links on the right side bar.  Flows are lower than normal but that is to be expected.  Reservoir levels are reasonable considering...

Bugs de jour continue to be Yellow Sallies, PMD's/PED's, Caddis, Ants.

Patterns of the weeks
#8 Pats Stone in Tan and Brown
#14-16 PMD Trigger Nymphs
#14-18 Lightning Bugs
#8 Golden Chubby
#6 Streamer Pre Madonna

KLICKITAT RIVER REPORT 6/18/15

Let me make this short and sweet....recently, TOUGH catching.

UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER REPORT - 6/16/15

The UC is in great shape.  Fishing has be steady and the water temps are par for a normal year. Predominant bugs include Caddis, PMD's, Western Quill and Baetis.  Nymphing, Soft Hackles and Dry Flies have all proved worthy.

The Upper Columbia River will have no shortage of water this year.... it might be a little lower, but it is all relative.

Columbia Fly Box

Recent happy angler!

and another  :)

YAKIMA RIVER REPORT - 6/16/15

Fishing subsurface has been gooood lately.  Dry fly fishing has been a bit spotty but there has been some opportunity.

Predominant bugs as of late...PMD's, Ants, Yellow Sallies, Caddis and Summer Stone nymphs.

River Clarity Chart

Upper Proper - 5 feet
Upper Flatlands - 6 feet
Upper Canyon - 6 feet
Farmlands - 6 to feet
Lower Canyon - 2 feet

Summer Stones and Hoppers should kick into gear this year by mid to late July.  The Summer Stone is technically a cousin to the Golden Stone.  The male is almost wingless, hence the name "Shortwing Stone".  The Female on the other hand is fully winged.  The Summer stone is very light in color as shown below. Immediately after hatching the Summer stone can appear to almost 'glow'. This nocturnal creature is Yakima's premier Stone fly.

KLICKITAT RIVER REPORT - 6/11/15

Clarity improved to 1.5+ feet of visibility today. Should improve daily based on forecast...

KLICKITAT RIVER REPORT - 6/10/15

The heat caught up with us....Looks as though the river should improve for the better based on the upcoming cooling trend.  As of now, we have one foot of visibility; We will keep you updated.

KLICKITAT RIVER REPORT - JUNE 7, 2015

We continue to see some great fishing and some good catching for this time of year.   Over the last few days we have seen fish eat
1) Skaters,
2) Flies just under the surface,
3) retrieved streamers and
4) Flies under the bobber.

River has held  through this heat wave with marginal loss in clarity.

Best Bugs -
Rusty's Stone
Black Muddler
Zee Clouser
The Bead

KLICKITAT RIVER - JUNE 5, 2015

Great river conditions lately...The clarity will most likely be marginalized by the current heat wave. We will keep you updated.  Recent fishing has be GREAT.  Recent CATCHING has been average for us. Definitely need to work for the fish.  No dry fly action for us since the opener.

Wahooo!

Kristian with a hatchery buck:))

YAKIMA REPORT - JUNE 2, 2015

The fishing recently on the Yakima has been spotty.  this is a relative statement as what is spotty for us might be great for some.  Bugsde jour include #16-18 PMD's, #14-16 Yellow Sallies, #12 Green Drakes, #14-18 Caddis and a few #6-8 Golden Stones.

PMD Patterns

Nymphs - Trigger Nymphs, Bubblebacks, CDC PT

Adults/Emergers - Sparkle Duns, Parachutes, Sof Hackles

Green Drake Patterns

Nymphs - #10-14 CDC Prince

Adults/Emergers - Paradrake, Quiglies

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Yellow Sallies

Adults - Red Butt Yellow Stone

Nymphs - Trigger

Golden Stones

Nymphs - Pats Stone Etc...

Adults - Chubbies, Stimulators, C-Ants

The river is completely different at the Blue Ribbon origin below Lake Easton than it's final stretch in the Lower Canyon near Roza Dam.  It is for this reason a single report is difficult to summarize the entire river's activity. That being said,   throughout the system, the overall nymph game has been stable to good and the dry fly fishing about the same or a tad bit less predictable.

We are starting to see a few hoppers as well....Remember, Ants are trout candy.

Little Yellow Sally Stone