Bugs of the Month-

Tips of the Month...

1) March Browns are clingers. They live in riiffles. Blue Wing Olives are swimmers. They live in boulder strewn runs!

2) Caddis hatches can be perplexing. There are multiple phases of the hatch that can be of importance to the trout's diet. To summarize, I have listed the stages below;
---> Pre emergence
---> Emergence (both sub surface and in the surface film)
---> Egg Laying
---> Spent

The Caddis life cycle represents a complete metamorphisis similar to that of a Butterfly. In contrast, the Mayfly is an incomplete metamorphisis. The complexity of a metamorphosis cycle adds many variables to the stages of the Caddis hatch. One of my favorite stages of a Caddis hatch is the 'Spent' phase. This is the last stage... the Caddis has already emerged and perpetuated the species and is in its final leg of life. The Caddis falls to the water and will soon die and is basically 'Spent'.

Learning to fish all stages of a Caddis hatch will make you a better angler as Caddis are an integral part of most rivers biomass. There are over 800 types of Caddis....Wow!

The Yakima fishing recently has been quite good during the afternoon. Casting to rising fish with March Brown and Blue Wing patterns has been the game plan. Prior to the hatch, the fishing has been a bit spotty but certainly worthy. Post hatch has been more reliable then pre hatch.

'Caddis Madness' special on The Yakima - We predict the 2010 Mother's Day Caddis Hatch to be game on, just like the March Browns and Blue Wings are currently. Typically low water/snow pack years are good to great Caddis, PMD and Salmon Fly action on the Yakima. Between May 1 and May 15th we are going to offer a full day of fishing for $345.00 total - Flies, lunch, all your guides wisdom ... Call Jack @ 509.773.3460 or 509.859.2280

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Up River Bright Chinook! May 17th - 28th
The third and fourth week in May we will be offering a new trip for 'Upriver Bright Springers'. The cool thing about these Chinook is that they are BRIGHT, fresh, strong and great to eat. We will be fishing multiple locations within 45 minutes of The Ranch. You will only be able to land one out of six. Bring a 10-12 weight and hold on. The numbers of fish this year are going to be great. We will run the program from The Ranch. Two nights and two days of fishing for $550 each. One night and one day of fishing for $295 each. Call Jack @ 509.773.3460 or 509.859.2280

Rods and Reels provided if needed!

Last minute opening on the UC ... April 19-21 Upper Columbia

Pics of the Month

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Julian Dow with a first



Waterside smiles



Just swingin

The Cool Factor...

Paul Anderson - New to the guide staff. Paul has probably forgot more then most have learned, but he wouldn't tell you that. His early years were spent chasing trout in the desert lakes with Paul Lasha. Paul Lasha, while not an every day common name in the fly fishing world, was instrumental in some of the most innovative fly pattern developments for lake fishing in the early days. Anderson feels at home on both rivers and lakes. We are excited to have Paul on the crew.....Just watch what happens down at 'The Ranch' this season. Combining our knowledge with Paul's knowledge will add a world class twist to 'The Ranch'

www.thisisfly.com Definitely a new age fly fishing publication with a whole new perspective.

The Steelhead below was spotted on a day hike (4/11/10) alongside a desert stream (no wider then 20ft across) The stream is a direct tributary to the Columbia... how cool is that! My wife and I actually spotted quite a few more in the stream that day. The little buck pictured below was a bit on the 'rough condition side' and was about 20 miles up from where the stream entered the Columbia.

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We now are featuring a new scheduling system called The Fly Book. The system allows you to view all pricing points we offer and even schedule yourself online if you would like You do not have to schedule online. Check it out, we are excited about it!

We're just having fun; Out with the old and in with the new and a good attitude...

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