Contrary to what everyone believes right now, most of the Upper Yakima is very fishable! Pretty much everything above Diversion has cleared up enough to fish, and even some fish still willing to pick off dries. Overall though, everything is a bit off colored and fishing very well with nymphs. Our best setup has been …
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Summer time is one of the most popular times to fish the Yakima just for the fact that it’s Summer! It gets pretty hot and sunny, and most of us just want to be down on the water. Although fishing is very productive, the average wade fishing is going to have a tough time finding …
The Yakima is known throughout the country as a great dry fly and nymphing river with consistent fishing year-round. An overlooked aspect to the fishery is the incredible streamer fishing! Especially through the lower canyon swinging a big sculpin can get you fish all year, but for the upper sections of the river around our …
Chucking an indicator all day with a big stonefly nymph is a very effective way to catch large amounts of fish fairly easily. Although nymphing is still a lot of fun, it’s hard to beat the feeling of a tight line streamer grab. Whether swinging or stripping, the art of getting a large picky fish …
