Washington State Fly Fishing
Trout - Yakima River
Guide Service - Brazdas Fly Fishing
Washington states official "blue-ribbon" trout
stream is the Yakima River. The Yakima river starts
in the Cascade Mountain Range, near Snoqualmie Pass. It flows
southeastward about 200 miles past Ellensburg and Yakima to
join the Columbia River near Kennewick in Benton county. The
Yakima river canyon, the stretch of river between Ellensburg
and Yakima draws most anglers and guide services. You will
find mostly rainbow trout in the Yakima, and some cutthroat
trout can be found in some areas.
As summer progresses around the first full
moon in June, we start to see the summer stone nymphs
migrate to the shallows, soon after, the adults. It is these
robotic little carnivores that make the Yakima a great fishery. By
the full moon in July, summer stones will be available in some
form to the trout everyday. At the same time hoppers
will be doing their thing, as well as under the currents. It’s
a different migration of aquatic insects everyday. Now,
with most things in nature, bugs are cyclical and all seasons
vary. So, as for trout fly fishing, up to the minute info is
crucial for the best success!
| Guided Float Fishing
Fishing (2 anglers) |
$375 |
| Guided Float Fishing
Half Day - no lunch (2 anglers) |
$275 |
All trips unless otherwise specified include lunch
and flies.
Washington's Yakima River Fly Fishing Report as of July 23,
2007
Summer stones are emerging nightly and some great dry fly action
is to be had.
Hoppers and terrestrials are working well
in the upper canyon and stones in the lower canyon. Nymphing is automatic in specific
zones as well as on the move in the canyon below Ringer. Caddis
are still coming off sporadically in the late evenings, try nymphing
serendipity.
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