YAKIMA

We had a couple days there last week after the rain that was TOUGH.  The river bumped up in flows and the clarity decreased but the biggest culprit   was the 6 degree drop in water temp  from the release of water out of the  Cle Elum reservoir.  We are back on track now as everything has evened out.

The Yakima  Clarity is as follows..

5 ft Upper Proper
6 ft Upper Flatlands
5 ft ft Upper Canyon
5-3 Farmlands
3 ft Lower Canyon

Hatches 
-Blue Wings
-March Browns
-Salmon Flies
-Salmon Smolt

Just around the corner
-Mother’s day Caddis
-PMD’s
-Drakes

Nymphs
Salmon Fly Nymphs
#12-16 Pheasant Tails
#14 Duracel
#4-6 Sparkle Minnows
#10-12 Prince Nymphs for the active Drake nymphs
#12 Trigger nymph

Dry Flies
#4-8 Salmon Fly Adults – Chubby’s , Glommers etc…
#10-16 Parachute Adams
#10-14 Irressitable Adams
#10-14 March Brown Standard Thorax

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KLICKITAT

The Klickitat is in great shape. It is flowing at 1530CFS at Pitt which is historically lower then normal and will most likely be the case for the season.  This fact does lend itself to a good opener which is the Saturday before Memorial day …May 23!
We will be offering an early season special…..more to follow!

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UPPER COLUMBIA

Hatches are kicking in with Blue Wings and Caddis.  Both are reasonably light currently but the nymphing has been productive.  This time of year is cool because we usually catch a few Brookies during the early season as the one pictured above.  19 inches and heavy.