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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.

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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

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 :))

Definitely had a bump in the river from this last weather pattern.  Everything is dropping into shape currently. The streamer fishing along with the nymphing has been game on.  The dry fly fishing has been worthy as well in isolated location and time with Blue Wing hatches.  Otherwise, the dry fly fishing is non existent.

Fall Colors

Fifteen days until this awesome river closes. Recently the water has been up and down with some cancellation due to clarity  The catching has been good throughout based on the day.  The swing fishing has been good based on the day as well – we have had to go to heavier tips recently due to the colder water temps and more volume.  The nymphing continues to catch ’em.

Gaylord with a nice buck

Beautiful fish – photo by Ricky

Cool looking Chinook for Gaylord