YAKIMA RIVER REPORT 5/1/15

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Hatches of the week;
Salmon Flies – Waning
March Browns – Waning
Blue Wings – Waning

Brown Drakes – #10 to 12
Caddis –  #14 to #18’s
PMD’s – #16’s

Water Clarity Chart;
Upper Proper – 5 Ft
Upper Flatlands – 7 ft
Upper Canyon – 6 ft
Farmlands – 6 to 5 feet
Lower Canyon – 4 feet

Remarkable clarity with low flows.  Fishing has been avg to great depending on the day or zone.  With 70 miles of river, the catching can be variable depending on the zone.  We fish the entire system.  On a 1-10 scale, I would say the river fished on avg a 7 this past week :))