WINTER STEELHEAD REPORT 2/11/15

The last water occurrence was a BIG ONE. We are excited to be back on the water :))).  If your fishing using a  boat there will undoubtedly be some new 'ISSUES',  So be careful as big water occurences can change rivers dramatically.

Excited to fish the Ultra Spey and Salar Finder this next week.  These multi density lines can and will get the fly down better in the  typical 3-5 foot deep glides. They will also SLOW the fly down which can be very helpful.  These lines are best suited to fish the traditional 'swing glides'

These lines however, are not the best in the 'slotty fast' waters where the Skagit head with a heavier tip and heavier bug would be more appropriate, like you might find on the OP's  Duc or Clearwater.

So the moral of the story is....'One cannot have enough lines'  for the two hander,

YAKIMA RIVER REPORT 2/11/15

CLARITY CHART - 2/11/15

Upper Proper - 2.5 foot
Upper Flatlands - 4 feet
Upper Canyon - 2.5 feet
Farmlands - 2 feet
Lower Canyon - 1foot

Fishing above the Teanaway has been good.  Below a bit spotty based on clarity as an overall rule....River is settling and should be rockin' throughout the system sooner then later.

Here is a beautiful sea going rainbow that bit the fly the other day on the Yakima.....

YAKIMA RIVER REPORT 2/7/15

With all this rain.....The river below the Teanaway is By By momentarily.  Should be back in soon based on weather forecast.  Between the Teanaway and the Cle Elum confluence is your best bet today.

Water clarity chart... as of 10 AM - Saturday

Upper Proper - 1 foot
Upper Flatlands - 2.5 feet
Upper Canyon - 1.5 feet
Farmlands - 1 foot
Lower Canyon - 6 inches

WINTER STEELHEAD REPORT 2/4/15

Unfortunately, most of the rivers are going to go out with this deluge.  It appears to be short lived. Perfect for next week!

This past week was fabulous...

Both the nymph and the swing have produced well recently.  Swing fishing lately has been worthy. Used some cool lines recently; The Ultra Spey and the Nextcast Solar.  Both of these lines offer an intermediate density sinking portion integrated into the body prior to the separate addition of the final sink tip.  The outcome is a line that has a longer portion that sinks and at different rates.  Ultimately these designs allow you to get deeper if needed and definitely slower.  Two thumbs up!  Flies that have produced include Cottrell's Bucket Bouncer in red, a medium size Intruder in yellow, pink, orange and Mike's Snot Rocket.

Some of the nymph days on the South OP have been crazy goood.  In fact, a lot of them.  Side drifting the indicator with various terminal choices including beads, yarn, jigs and the like, have all proved effective.

Photo by Brian Chou

YAKIMA RIVER REPORT 1/28/15

The river is back on track!
Clarity chart as of 9AM  1/28/15
@Easton 3 feet
@Cle Elum 4.5 feet
@Ellensburg 3 feet
@Umtanum 2 feet

YAKIMA RIVER REPORT 1/25/15

UPDATE
Clarity chart as of 4 PM 1/25/15
@Easton 1.5 feet
@Cle Elum 2.5 feet
@Ellensburg 2 feet
@Umtanum 1 foot

The river is dropping and clearing quickly
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The river is out of shape....11,000 foot snow level, WOW! We will keep you updated as conditions change....

YAKIMA RIVER REPORT 1/21/15

The river is back in shape!