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