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Yakima River - June 18th, 2004
supplied by: The Avid Angler
RECORDED: 
85 °
FISHING: Good
The Yakima continues to fish reasonably well, however, the river level has come up in the past week and this can make fishing difficult. Keep an eye on the level (click here) and if it gets above 2200cfs, access for the wading angler becomes very limited. Once the cfs gets above 2500cfs, it is mostly a boating show.
Dylan and Dave have had a few recent trips and the best fishing has been nymphing down in the canyon stretch. Surface action has been spotty, but I would still look for PMD's during the day and caddis in the evening. Fish faster moving water around larger boulders and rock gardens. These highly oxygenated flows seem to harbor the most fish, especially as the weather warms.
I wouldn't go to the Yakima right now without:
Speculator 6, 8 Orange and Brown
BH Mangy Caddis in brown 14, 16
Morrish Anato-may in Olive size 14 and 16
Morrish Hot Wire Caddis all colors 14, 16
Lightning Bugs and Copper Johns
X-Caddis 14, 16 in tan and olive
EC Caddis 14
Sparkle Dun in PMD (16), PED (12)
Brook's Sprout PMD 16, 18
Green Drake Parachute 8, 10 (just in case)
It's also a good idea to have a few larger attractor dries such as a Paralyzer (8), Fuzzy Wuzzy (6) and a good ol' Yellow Stimulator in size 8 and 10.
Report submitted by: Nathan Keen
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Yakima River - June 15th, 2004
supplied by: All About the Fly
RECORDED: 
0 °
FISHING: Good
The flows have shown a very slight increase in flows over the weekend and the river is in great shape. The Bureau of Reclamation has stated that the river will flow at below normal flows throughout the months of June, July, and August. As long as the water temps don't rise to much, that can be good news.
The Green Drake mayfly is making an appearance in the lower canyon. Also, the Cranefly and Flying Ants are a good bet throughout the entire river system.
The fishing has been from Average to Good.
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Yakima River - June 14th, 2004
supplied by: The Evening Hatch
RECORDED: 
65 °
FISHING: Good
The overall weather lately has been fishlike. The valley has experienced a substantial amount of rainfall and clouds over the last two weeks. The fishing has been great and the catching has been average to great depending on the day and the stretch of river fished. The Lower Canyon fishing has been decent, but nothing spectacular. The farmlands have fished about the same. The Upper Canyon has turned on a bit in comparison to the past month. The Upper Flatlands has been spotty but good and the Upper Proper certainly worthy. The bug activity throughout the system has been prolific at times recently with PMD's, Large Yellow Mays, Yellow Sallies, Golden Stones, Drakes, Craneflies, Caddis, Tan Mayflies and a variety of Terrestrials present. The river is an GREAT condition. Flows continue to be unseasonably low. In speaking with The Bureau of Reclamation, lately their game plan has been to ride out as much of this natural moisture as possible. Our air temps lately have been rather warm and the amount of precipitation while nothing like the west side has been significant. Most of the moisture lately has been coming by way of rain showers and as an overall rule has not been sustained for any amount of time....Perfect Mayfly (Big Yellow Mays, PMD's, Drakes) weather and has also instigated some good Cranefly activity. Summer Stones are not to far away and their distant cousin the Golden Stone has been quite important over the last few weeks. Combine the aforementioned insects with Caddis and you have quite the selection! Nymphing has been a goto technique in the Lower Canyon and Farmlands lately. on the water daily, fish-on
jack
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Yakima River - June 5th, 2004
supplied by: All About the Fly
RECORDED:
0 °
FISHING: Good
The Irrigation season is starting throughout the valley so we will be seeing a slow (hopefully) and steady rise in the flows of the Yakima. The lower canyon below Ellensburg is not seeing much changes, However the upper sections around Cle Elem have doubled to around 1400 CFS. Still very fishable, but rising.
The hatch activity has been light, the ever present Caddis have been regular as always. A few Yellow Sallies and PMD's and PED's later in the day.
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Yakima River - June 5th, 2004
supplied by: All About the Fly
RECORDED:
0 °
FISHING: Good
The Irrigation season is starting throughout the valley so we will be seeing a slow (hopefully) and steady rise in the flows of the Yakima. The lower canyon below Ellensburg is not seeing much changes, However the upper sections around Cle Elem have doubled to around 1400 CFS. Still very fishable, but rising.
The hatch activity has been light, the ever present Caddis have been regular as always. A few Yellow Sallies and PMD's and PED's later in the day.
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Yakima River - June 1st, 2004
supplied by: Puget Sound Fly Company, LLC
RECORDED:
68 °
FISHING: Great
This Yakima river report is brought to you by the staff of Puget Sound Fly Company, with help from our customers and legendary guide Mark Shimazu. Please feel free to call us at (253) 839-4119 for further details or for help with pattern recommendations.
FISHING: The river is running at unseasonably low levels right now. For anglers, this means taking advantage of the great wading opportunities that are still available. P.M.D's are becoming a very important hatch and expect to see the Summer Stones around the corner. If you choose to float the river, consider a shorter float than you might normally fish this time of year. This will give you plenty of time to get out and fish from shore as well as from the boat.
FLIES: Nymphs: Rainbow Warriors, Speculators, Lightning Bugs, Copper John's.
Dry: P.M.D. emerger, P.M.D. parachute, Hi-Vis P.M.D., Stimulator.
Streamer: Cone-head buggers, Olive Zonker, Marabou Conehead mudder
FLOWS: Click here to get Real Time flows at Umtanum
Shuttle service is available from Red’s Flyshop.
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Yakima River - May 30th, 2004
supplied by: All About the Fly
RECORDED:
0 °
FISHING: Good
The Yakima is running lower than normal for this time of year, which provides lots of wading opportunities for those without a boat.
Large Salmonflys and Yellow Sally's have been showing themselves daily and the Blue Wing Olive's are very active in the lower Canyon. During the first part of the day Nymphing with Stonefly imitations and small beadhead Copper John's and Lighting Bug's have produced some nice fish.
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Yakima River - May 27th, 2004
supplied by: The Avid Angler
RECORDED:
65 °
FISHING: Excellent
Location: I floated the river from Umptanum to the Slabski.
Time Fished: 10am to dusk
Summary: The fishing was generally good. There wasn't much surface activity, but the nymphing was suh-weet! The fish were pushed into all the fast water slicks and riffles and a double nymph rig with a strike indicator about 4 feet above the flies was the ticket. If I didn't hit fish within a few casts, I kept moving until I found willing takers. Once I found the fish, I would work that area until I was satisfied that everyone had been cleaned out!
Patterns Fished: I fished a Speculator in size 8 as my main fly all day. I alternated with BH Olive Hare's Ear (#14), Morrish Hot Wire Caddis in Olive (#14 or #16) and a BH Mangy Caddis in Brown (#14 and #16) at the point. Half the fish took the top fly and the other half took the bottom (50% + 50% = 100%) so that about covers it. I did fish an X-Caddis in tan (#16) and took one nice fish, but that was it for me for the surface activity.
I wouldn't go to the Yakima right now without
Speculator #8
BH Mangy Caddis in brown 14, 16
Morrish Hot Wire Caddis all colors 14, 16
Lightning Bugs
X-Caddis 14, 16 in tan and olive
Sparkle Dun in PMD (16), PED (12)
Para Midge Emerger PMD 16, 18
Green Drake Parachute 8, 10 (just in case)
Yes I know these are all bugs that we sell, but they truly work and will produce fish right now!
Report submitted by: Nathan Keen
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Yakima River - May 27th, 2004
supplied by: The Evening Hatch
RECORDED: 
58 °
FISHING: Great
Yakima River Report May 26, 2004 The Fishing Factor- Good to Great
Everyday is most certainly different. The dry fly fishing throughout last week was average at best. This past weekend however was quite epic in the Lower Canyon despite the dark colored water. One of the senior guides said it was one of the top 5 risefests he has personally ever seen; Another one of the senior guides stated it as the "best he has ever seen". The Blue Wing hatches were out of sight, both Saturday and Sunday. The weekend brought rain showers, thunder heads, dense cloud cover , low pressure and great Mayfly hatches. On Saturday three of our boats moved only an 1/8th of a mile in 5 hours! What that boils down to is....rising fish! The Farmlands produced some decent rises here and there, but nothing in comparison to the Lower Canyon. The weekend was quite cold in the Upper County. The Upper Canyon and Upper Flatlands fished average to good. The Upper Proper was average. The snow level dropped to 4,500 feet in the mountains and there were actually accumulations in the higher elevations. The Caddis activity has slowed significantly...but is still part of the game. The predominant factor in the Lower Canyon this past weekend was the Blue Wing followed by the PMD. Check out May Photos; I finally updated! On the water, The Hatch
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Yakima River - May 17th, 2004
supplied by: The Evening Hatch
RECORDED: 
67 °
FISHING: Great
Yakima Report May 17, 2004 The Fishing Factor- Good to Great
I can only remember one Caddis season over the last 15 when the river was in such stable condition for the entire Mothers Day bloom and the start of PMD's. While every day is different, the last few weeks have been great on the Yakima and a few of those days epic! Recently the Caddis blooms have been less than they were but the PMD's have taken up the slack. Guest appearances by both Mr Salmon Fly and Mr Golden Stone have highlighted some of the fishing as well.
The Lower Canyon clarity is not pretty currently due to the Wilson/Cherry creek system. From the Farmlands upstream the river is in great condition re: clarity. Over the last 48 hours the valley tributaries, specifically Wilson/Cherry, have increased a bit due to the spring showers we are receiving and therefore the Lower Canyon is showing a slight rise in CFS. The overall fishing throughout the system has been good to great over the last two weeks.
I would be stretching the truth if I told you that a # 16 Super Duper is a must to have in your box and that we used it from 9am to 11am and then switched to the # 18 Catch All until dark, and that it too, is a must to have in your box. However, I would be telling you the truth that there a number of patterns that will work on rising fish as long as they are reasonable and presented correctly. Patterns that we suggest for this time of year include;
Dry Flies
Sparkle Duns Parachutes Comparaduns Traditional hairwings such as the Humpy, Wulff etc Elk Hair Caddis X-Caddis ESP's Stimulators Parachute Madam X's Madam X's
Nymphs
K-Stones Hares Ears Flashback Pheasant Tails Copper Johns Brassies Lightning Bugs
Flows on the Yakima will increase over the next month...all due to man made releases, as the 2004 run-off is over! Remarkable! BoR figures they will end up with about 85% of the normal water available for the typical demand. This equates to lower than average Summer flows. We here at The Hatch and Riverside Adventures are looking forward to the rest of the 2004 season.
The remaining 2004 Bugorama includes..... Caddis and more caddis, PMD's, PED's, Goldens and Salmon flies, Drakes, Summer Stones, Cahills, Hoppertunity, Craneflies, Fall Baetis, Fall Caddis, Mahogany Duns and Midges
Respectfully and fish-on
Jack@theeveninghatch.com
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