Come
and join us at our 40 acre ranch for a 2-4 night/day fishing
package. Enjoy the wild and scenic Klickitat river daily and
our conveniently located ranch nightly which features a beautiful
double mountain view, Bonanza style ranch like comfort and homestyle
cooking. Guest occupancy is 6 anglers. Two anglers per room
and boat. All inclusive except licenses and alcohol.
2008
Dates/Itineraries
Cell
phone reception at the Ranch is as follows...
US
Cellular - Fair
ATT/Cingular - Poor
Sprint - Avg. to Good
Verizon - Avg to Good
While
we are on the water, there is no cell reception.
The
Ranch/Lodge will also have a land line and wireless internet
is available. The land line # is 509-773-3460
Directions
and What to Bring
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What
is included in your day trip; Your Full day trip
includes a riverside lunch, non-alcoholic beverages and snacks
that while not quite gourmet will most definitely satisfy, all
your flies, rods and reels if needed, tippet, floatant
and of course all your guides wisdom. All trip rates are
based on two anglers per guide
What
is not included; Washington State fishing license, alcoholic
beverages, waders and boots.
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The
headwaters of the Klickitat originate on the slopes of Mount
Adams. The topographic map shows an incredible myriad of small
streams combining to form this glacial waterway and the river
is home to a strong Fall Chinook and Summer Steelhead run.
The
landscape is unique and predominantly a combination of scrub
oak, pine trees and cottonwood. The watershed is home to a large
population of deer, turkey, cougar and elk.
The
drainage is quite steep and in fact some of the lower portions
of the river are not navigable due to class 5+ falls. The river
tumbles into the Columbia approximately 90miles from the salt
and some of the steelhead that inhabit the Klick are of the
Skamania strain. This can equate to some rather large summer
run steelhead.
During
the heat of Summer the fishing can be a bit sketchy due to the
lack of clarity in the river. However, once the weather patterns
cool down a bit, the river's clarity will typically be in the
3 to 5 foot range.
We
fish the river with the nymph and on the swing. Spey rods are
a useful tool as are single handers. While the Klickitat is
not in the Olympic Peninsula like the Hoh river is, it shares
some of the same characteristics. It is a glacial river that
can change significantly in specific stretches and be a completly
different river from year to year. Come spend a day with us
on the KLICK.
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