YAKIMA RIVER REPORT - 12/22/15

CLARITY REPORT

Upper Proper         4 feet
Upper Flatlands     5 feet
Upper Canyon       4-5 feet
Farmlands              4-3 feet
Lower Canyon       2 feet

THE SPARKLE MINNOW

The rivers levels are back down to close to normal.  Efficient tactics currently for us would include...

1) Streamer fishing on the swing or retrieved

• Streamers -  #4-8 JJ's, Sparkle Minnows, Sulpzillas, Bow River Buggers, Zonkers
• Sink tips are based on depth and flow
       
  Single Hand Sink Tip Options
  -Integrated Sink Tips reffered to as 'Streamer Tips'
  -Versa Tips attached via loop to loop to a standard floating fly line
  
  Two Hand Rod with a
  -Standard head that sink tips can be attached; Mow tips, Sinking VersiLeaders
  -Multi density head that sink tips can be attached to; ; Mow tips, Sinking VersiLeaders 

2) Nymphing with the quintessential Stonefly and a dropper;

• Droppers to include, but not limited       to... #12-16  Formerly Known as Prince, Lightning Bugs, Caddis 
• Stonfley Patterns
• Other -  Although streamers are effective on the swing and retrieved, they can also be very effective under the bobber.
  
  
  
  
  

YAKIMA RIVER REPORT 12-15-15

Clarity Report

Upper Proper - 2 feet
Upper Flatlands - 3 feet
Upper Canyon - 2 feet
Farmlands - 2 to 1 feet
Lower Canyon - 1 foot

Little tough currently.... should be on track shortly.

Washington State's current Snow/Water equivalent .   Use this Link to stay current with this statistic!

YAKIMA RIVER REPORT - 12/10/15

This one is blown out........

KLICKITAT REPORT 12/1/15

The Klick closed yesterday.   Remarkable river.  On a year when most watersheds
1- Received 50 percent or less of their water &
2- Water temps were HIGH

The Klickitat was well above those statistics.  In addition the Klickitat receives fresh fish from the time it opens June 1 until they day it closes Nov 30...  Remarkable river.

Bitter/sweet to see it close,  but good to give the river a rest.  We want to thank everyone who hung out with us this year at The Steelhead Ranch and on this awesome watershed......

Couple images from 'Guides Day Out' the day before the closure :))

KLICKITAT AND YAKIMA RIVER REPORT 11/25/15

Klickitat

Clarity 3+       Water Temp  38     Fishing and catching has been good on both the nymph and swing since the river came into shape.  The water is cold and reasonably big so we have found the fish in 'softer' water recently.  5 days until this one closes......

Yakima

Clarity report:
Upper proper   5 feet
Upper Flatlands 6 feet
Upper Canyon 5 feet
Farmlands 5-3 feet
Lower Canyon 3 feet

Lots of Midges and some Blue Wings recentlyl A few isolated fish keying in on them, but not many.  Regardless, good fishing currently.  Swingtastic and striptastic with streamers - Patterns include but not limited to Sculpzillas, Matukas etc etc etc.....

Wishing all a safe and happy holiday :))

YAKIMA AND KLICKITAT CLARITY REPORT 11/21/15

Klickitat @ Twin Bridges 2PM  20 inches of visibility

Yakima  River
     Upper Proper        20 inches
     Upper Flatlands    2.5 feet
     Upper Canyon      2 feet
     Farmlands            18 inches
     Lower Canyon     12 inches