YAKIMA

Summer Stone

The Yakima continues to be in great condition.  Water temps are ranging from 58-64 depending on time and zone.

The Lower Canyon continues to have some limited but good head hunting in isolated shaded zones…Eating Caddis or PMD’s generally.
Nymphing predominant seams and lines throughout the river has been reasonable. Streamers at low light have caught a few as well.

Probably one of the best techniques for running and gunning currently would be a Dry/Dropper>

6 ft Upper Proper
7 ft Upper Flatlands
6.5 ft ft Upper Canyon
6.5-5 Farmlands
3.5 ft Lower Canyon

Hatches
-Salmon Smolt
-PMD’s
-Summer Stones
-Caddis
-Terrestrials

Nymphs
#14-16 Pheasant Tails, Super Caddis, Blow Torch, TJ Hooker
Duracel, TNT, PMD Trigger
#4-8 Sparkle Minnows, Sculpzilla
#6-8 Pats Stone

Dry Flies
#4-8 Summer Stones Chubby’s , Glommers, Gypsy Kings etc…
#10-16 Parachute Adams
#12-16   X-Caddis, Egg Layers, Lafontaine Pupa, Yellow Humpy, Sparkle Duns
#8-12 Hoppers, Ants and Beetles.

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UPPER COLUMBIA

Christina with a UC smile!

We are winding down our Hatch season on the UC.  Thanks to all who have  joined us.  We will open the lodge back up at the end of August for our Fall season.  There is no doubt some good fishing between now and then, but the consistency can be difficult!

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KLICKITAT

This photo was taken just below Slide put-in  at 9AM — Water clarity was about 18″.  The afternoon at the same location would be about 6″ of visibility

 

The river stayed in great condition this month from the opener until yesterday.  In fact, this might be one of the longest “good water” stretches we have seen in the early season.  Current, conditions are not so good based on the hot weather pattern.  18″ in the AM at Slide Access and 6″ at 4PM