YAKIMA

The Yakima is coming back into shape.  Clarity is as follows..

3 ft Upper Proper
3-4 ft Upper Flatlands
3 ft Upper Canyon
2.5-3 ft Farmlands
2 ft Lower Canyon

We will still see some Skwalas here and there but after 40 years of fishing the river, statistically once we see a blow out during the end of the actual Skwala hatch time frame, typically the hatch becomes less important.

If I were guiding today it would be ‘ Turds and Worms’  aka
Stoneflies and San Juan Worms.  A Streamer here and there, or more,  isn.t a bad idea as well.

Hatches 
Skwala
Blue Wings
March Bowns

….Just around the corner
Salmon Flies
Caddis

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UPPER COLUMBIA

The river is in great condition. Mostly nymphing and swinging currently.  Water temps is 43 degrees.

Light and variable bugs currently.

Blue Wing Olives and Skwala….Caddis, just around the corner.