YAKIMA
Fishing remains consistent . Water is LOWWWW and CLEAR. This is the ‘far and fine’ of the Yakima. If you are targeting fish on the surface eating the Blue wing olives I would highly suggest a 12 foot leader terminating in 5-6X. When nymphing, terminal tackle needs to be flourocarbon and 4-6X depending on the size of the bug- Suggestion -> #10-12 4X, #14-16 5X, #18 and smaller 6X
Predominant bugs include:
Crane flies #10 Craneflies are waning but will still work
Caddis #16 Hydros generally hatching in the late morning and soon
October Caddis #8-10 Waning but will still work
Fall Baetis #18-20
Upcoming food sources
Whitefish spawn
Skwala nymphs
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KLICKITAT
This season has been good so far. The numbers over Bonneville are above the 10 year average. The pressure has been heavy. There are a lot of Chinook and steelhead in the system.
Techniques vary but getting creative is probably a good idea. Recently – Last 5 days, the water temps have dropped significantly-at least 7 degrees in the last week. This drop has made the catching quite a bit tougher then prior to the temp drop.
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UPPER COLUMBIA
The 2024 season at Black Bear Lodge on the upper Columbia just ended. There certainly are fish to still be had up there but things get a little bit more difficult as the fall progresses as there are less and less bugs. This fall was a little tough as the flows were not very consistent and there was quite a bit of pressure on the river for sturgeon season. Regardless it was a fun season. We are currently filling dates for the 2025 season.
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ALASKA
We just finished our Alaska season for 2024. It was highly successful. Fabulous guests and fabulous fishing:)) Actively filling this program and all our others for the 2025 season!
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OLYMPIC PENINSULA
We are getting ready for our upcoming season starting February 1 operating until the end of March. Hopefully the numbers on the Olympic Peninsula this winter reflect what the last year and a half has been. According to creel surveys, the return this past winter was better then the past couple decades!
