We've had some beautiful days here in Cle Elum even though things are starting to cool off. Even though its getting cooler, the bright side is that we've had some great October Caddis and Blue Winged Olive action on the surface. Fish have also been eating sculpins, and euro-nymphing has been very effective. The best …
Continue reading "October 16th, 2021 – Yakima River Fishing Report"
** After careful consideration, we have decided to cancel our 2021 Fall steelhead season on the Grande Rhonde and Klickitat Rivers. ** With 2021 being the lowest steelhead returns in recorded history, we have decided that guiding and adding extra pressure to this fishery is not in the best interest of the fish. It has …
Continue reading "September 27th, 2021 – Yakima River Fishing Report"
The river has been on the drop and it's finally getting in to wading season! The Upper Yakima is getting much more accessible, and the fish have been loving these cooler days. We've been having great dry fly action on hoppers, summer stones, and craneflies as well as some fish eating streamers. We have a …
Continue reading "September 1st, 2021 – Yakima River Fishing Report"
The water has been slowly dropping and we should start seeing more wade fishing spots open up in the upcoming weeks. Fish are still looking up for big dry flies and droppers, and we're even starting to see a few crane flies starting to bounce around on the upper river. Streamers have also been fishing …
Continue reading "August 19th, 2021 – Yakima River Fishing Report"
Things have been warm on our side of the mountains, but luckily the Lower Cle Elum River is keeping the Upper Yakima nice and cool, and these summer morning have been providing some amazing fishing. We've had a lot of great days catching big fish on big dry flies, without a need for a dropper! …
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