NEW Kids Fishing Opportunity
Announcing our new After School Fishing program! As we wrap up summer check out our adventures including whitewater fishing on the White Salmon River.
See Where Trout Hold Under Water
My favorite referral to finding trout, foam is home. That stands true for the most part, on this snorkel trip majority of the trout spotted were on eddy lines. Between the main current and the slack water to the side (eddy) a trout can choose its most comfortable current speed and happily sit while food drifts to them.
Yakima River Fishing Report September 5 (Flip Flop)
Flip Flop, it's a big deal. Basically the irrigation supply shifts from our valley to the next one down (Tieton/Naches). All summer long they drain our reservoirs in upper Kittitas County keeping the Yakima River running high (3000+cfs). While its unnatural, it does benefit the fishery by keeping the water temps down in the heat of summer. But now the levels are dropping to a more natural state heading into fall and winter. Check out a little video action from the beginning of flip flop! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGQOz4dWkNY&t=1s It's one of my favorite times of the year right now. Great weather, great water, great fishing! With cooler nights the daytime water temps are staying low and you can fish any time of day. The video was afternoon/evening but today I went out at noon and caught too many fish to count in just a one mile section! Fishing a dry dropper set up works well, here you can see I use a foam bug (stone or caddis are my go to) to suspend a small heavy nymph. Euro style jig nymphs are great droppers, they get deep fast and are overall simple and effective. Aim at the usual trout waters; shallow riffles, drop offs, inside bends along the eddy line. But really try anywhere, these trout all have to shuffle around now that their comfy hold up along the bank is going dry. Go find them! Facebook
Yakima River Fishing Report March 29
The warmer weather of spring has produced some phenomenal fishing on the Yakima. Have you ever fly fished with a spinning rod? We did.
Yakima River Fishing Report Winter 2019
With the right tactics and fishing the right spots even the coldest winter won't stop us from catching fish! Winter fishing on the Yakima is predictable and that's what we love about it.