One of the Yakima MVP’s lately….   Golden stone #6  =   Golden Chubby:))

Best combo lately – #6 Golden Chubby and a #14 PMD Nymph

Small mouth in the basin – All Topwater!

YAKIMA RIVER

YAKIMA river predominant bugs include;
PMD’s
Golden Stones
Caddis
Green Drakes

CLARITY is GREAT throughout:))  Fishing has bee average to good depending on the day.

MVP’s include
#4-6 Sparkle Minnows
#14-16 Prince Nymphs
#10-12 San Juan
#14-16 PMD Trigger nymphs
#8 Golden and Purple Chubby
#16 PMD Parachute

UPPER COLUMBIA

Dropping into GREAT shape itself. Bugs have been a bit sporadic recently but are building:)

Klickitat is in GREAT shape.   There were some fish caught this past weekend on the opener :))

KLICKITAT REPORT

The Klick is in great shape for the opener,  June 1.  Clarity is about 3 feet.
Level is @ 1860!!!

YAKIMA REPORT

The Yakima is in GREAT shape.  Clarity is as follows….

BUGS INCLUDE…
Caddis #14-18
Flying Ants #12
Green Drakes #10-12
PMD’s #16

UPPER COLUMBIA

Record flows for the past 10 years…… We have about 2.5 feet of clarity with our main tactic being the nymph. Scratching out a few fish but a ‘little tough’ right now.

The extended river forecast for the Yakima looks GREAT.  In fact the river is ‘fishable’ today and will get only better over the ensuing days!

YAKIMA RIVER REPORT

The graph tells all…..

UPPER COLUMBIA

Generally the Upper Columbia can fish through run-off….On the water manana and will report:)

RESERVOIRS  are full and the Yakima is in full run off!

OUT OF SHAPE CURRENTLY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM………

YAKIMA

Clarity Chart

The clarity on the Yakima is ‘not so good’ below the Teanaway   – See  chart above.   As per usual at this time of year we are going to see some good to great fishing between now and stabilization;  we are also going to see some tough fishing.

Above the Teanaway is the place to be currently:))

Stonefly nymphs, Worms, Sparkle Minnows, Catch All’s,

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UPPER COLUMBIA

The lake is filling currently as the Kootenays, Selkirks etc… have ample snow.

When fishing the Upper Columbia you are actually fishing water from the Blackfoot and Bitteroot,  as they both flow into the Clarkfork, which then flows into the Pend Orielle, which flows into the Upper Columbia! Regardless, flows are managed and the Upper Columbia is one of those rivers that hardly ever blows out.  There will be some days that will be tough, but generally the fishing can be good, even great through run off.

Current bugs dejour
Baetis
March Browns
Caddis

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KLICKITAT

River looks great.  Floated from Stinson to Icehouse the other day to enjoy the day and observe any major changes in the river.  There are few changes and one complete blockage about 3/4 of a mile below Stinson.

The river was flowing at 2300 cfs that day and I was able to push around the tip of the tree pictured below…

The projected forecast for Columbia river summer steelhead is better than last year……
->2018 – 190,350 upriver summer steelhead predicted
->There were 116,841 in 2017