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Yakima River - July 6th, 2004
supplied by: All About the Fly
RECORDED: 
0 °
FISHING: Good
The Yak, although running full for irrigation, has settled a bit in the last couple of days. If you want to fish dry's (and who doesn't ?). Early and Late in the day will be your best bet, "TIGHT" against the bank. A Hopper and dropper system will work during the hotter parts of the day.
The lower Canyon, below Ellensburg is going to be your best bet. And there is a serious log jam just below the State boat launch below Cle Elum, so avoid that area until it cleans itself out.
Fishing from a boat is pretty much the only option now. Fishing has been from Average to Good.
Fishing info provided by guide Bill Loder.
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Yakima River - July 1st, 2004
supplied by: The Avid Angler
RECORDED:
80 °
FISHING: Good
As of this date, the Yakima is flowing at 3300cfs which means it is definitely a boater's show. For you waders, I would try the Cedar, Snoqualmie or some of the forks of the Yakima. Stop by the shop and we can help in this department.
Check on the river level here (Yak River Level) to stay tuned in to the flows.
I would plan on fishing large stonefly nymphs and smaller nymphs (such as copper johns, lightning bugs, Morrish Anato-mays and bead head mangy caddis) in tandem. Dylan has been guiding recently and found that surface activity picks up greatly after 7:30pm or so. He has been using larger attractor dries in general. I would have some golden stone fly imitations (Paralyzer - 8, Terranasty - 8, and yellow stimulators - 8, 10), Fuzzy Wuzzy (4, 6) and plenty of caddis dries (X-Caddis 14, 16 and Cutter's Caddis 14, 16).
Report submitted by: Nathan Keen
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Yakima River - June 25th, 2004
supplied by: The Avid Angler
RECORDED:
80 °
FISHING: Good
Location: Ringer to Reds
Time Fished: 11:30am-9:00pm
Summary: We had 4 or 5 fish over 12", the largest was pushing 16”, and we had several in the 12” and under class. Deep nymphing produced marginal success with the majority of the action occurring on droppers and large bushy dries. Fish till black to take advantage of a great evening bite which had many fish looking up after 8:00pm
Patterns Fished: Double bead K-stone, anato-may nymph in olive (14, 16), foam body stone flies, rubber leg stimis, copper johns, large hot butt caddis.
Report submitted by: Dylan Rose
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Yakima River - June 24th, 2004
supplied by: The Avid Angler
RECORDED:
80 °
FISHING: Good
As of this date, the Yakima is flowing at about 2700 cfs, which means that wading access is limited. Plan on fishing from a boat until the cfs drops down to 2200 or less. This doesn't mean the Yak won't fish well, it just means that those of us without boats will have very limited ability to wade and fish easily.
Check on the river level here (Yak River Level) to stay tuned in to the flows.
I would plan on fishing large stonefly nymphs and smaller nymphs (such as copper johns, lightning bugs, Morrish Anato-mays and bead head mangy caddis) in tandem. For dries, I would still look for PMD hatches and a good old sparkle dun in size 16 and 18 will suffice here. I would also have some golden stone fly imitations (Paralyzer - 8, Terranasty - 8, and yellow stimulators - 8, 10) and plenty of caddis dries (X-Caddis 14, 16).
Report submitted by: Nathan Keen
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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
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Yakima River - June 5th, 2004
supplied by: All About the Fly
RECORDED:
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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:
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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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