Video and Fishing Reports for Yakima, Klickitat, Upper Columbia, Methow, Naches and Kettle Rivers
Video, Fishing Reports, Water Temperature/Flow and Weather

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Derek Bechtel, Evening Hatch Guide Staff with a Yakima Steelhead release


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River
Date
Rating
Vis.
Water Temp
Weather
Flows
Report
Yakima
2/7
****
Naches
Closed

see below

Klickitat
closed

Closed

 

Klickitat @Pitt


see below
Methow
1/31
**.5
6-9 feet

37-38

Methow @Pateros

see below

Kettle
Closed
 
.
Kettle @ Ferry
see below
Upper Col.
1/29
**.5
8 Feet
see below

 

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The Yakima Yakima Report  The Yakima is On Fire!!!!!!!!!!!

The Upper Columbia

Fishing this past week was average. We hooked some fish on the swing but we had to work for em'. A Type VI 15' foot head was the best line. Best fly - Black wooly bugger

We have openings for our early season fishing, March 15th - April 15th .....Certainly one of my favorite times of year!! Call 509-773-3460

See us on Cabelas TV. Ultimate Adventures featuring Columbia Rainbow Trout will air the week of February 8th and will re-air the week of May 10th. It can be seen on Outdoor Channel in the US and WILD TV in Canada according to the Eastern Time schedule listed below:

Outdoor Channel
Thursday at 10:30 pm
Friday at 8:00 am
Friday at 4:00 pm

WILD TV
Monday at 12:30 pm
Tuesday at 7:00 pm
Thursday at 8:30pm
Sunday at 6:00 am

 

To help insure the future of the Upper Columbia Fishery please download, read, sign and return the UCNFA (Upper Columbia Native Fish Alliance) PDF document!!

The Klickitat

This is a very popular program for us and if you are interested in 2010 at 'The Ranch", we would suggest you reserve a date asap as we are 80% full in October and 60% full in September already...

River is closed until June 1, 2010 - Wow, what a season. A big thank you to the great staff we had down at 'The Ranch'... Keven, Travis, Rory, Jason, Glenda, Jennifer and Rachel - We couldn't have done it with out you! A really big thanks to our guests who make it all possible for us to be in 'Our Office, Waterside'!

Check out Jennifer Mitchell, Evening Hatch Guide Staff, in Catch Magazine's T-Motion Video!

The Methow

Pretty much ice free currently. Fishing has been good on the Methow; The catching has been sporadic. It seems the best zone to be in for numbers is in the first 7 miles of river.

If you are nymphing, 'get trouty'. When swinging, don't be afraid to go through the run a couple times and use different sink rates of line.
_____________________________________________________

News Release 10/15/09

Additional section of the Methow River
to open for steelhead fishing Oct. 21
Action: Open the Methow River from the second powerline crossing upstream of Pateros to the first Highway 153 Bridge.
The daily limit will be four adipose fin-clipped, hatchery steelhead, 20-inch minimum size.
Mandatory retention of adipose fin-clipped hatchery steelhead.
Selective gear rules apply, no bait allowed.
A night closure is in effect for the duration of the fishery.
Release any steelhead with one or more round holes punched in the caudal (tail) fin.
Boats with motors are not allowed.
Location: The Methow River from the second powerline crossing upstream of Pateros to the first Highway 153 Bridge.
Effective date: Oct. 21, 2009.
Species affected: Steelhead.
Other information: Anglers are required to release all steelhead with an adipose fin. Any steelhead caught with an intact adipose fin may not be removed from the water and must be released immediately.
Reason for action: Sufficient numbers of wild steelhead have moved upriver from this section, allowing anglers additional opportunity to harvest adipose fin-clipped steelhead with minimal impact to wild fish. The fishery will reduce the number of excess hatchery-origin steelhead and consequently increase the proportion of natural-origin steelhead on the spawning grounds. Higher proportions of naturally produced spawners are expected to improve genetic integrity and stock recruitment of upper Columbia River steelhead through perpetuation of steelhead stocks with the greatest natural-origin lineage.
Information contacts: Jeff Korth, Region 2 Fish Program Manager, (509) 754-4624, Bob Jateff, District 6 Fish Biologist, (509) 997-0316

The Kettle

Closed for the season

The Naches

Closed for the season



Video Library
Note: Some of these clips will be for pure entertainment,some will be hopefully educational, most will be of amatuer grade...
21 Inch Bow on the Yakima Jan 16, 2010 - coming soon
Winter Run - Dry line swing!! Jan 2, 2010 .
Catch Magazine's T-Motion Video - 'Spey Style' - Featuring Jennifer Mitchel/Evening Hatch Guide
Upper Columbia Video July 7, 2009
Upper Columbia Video July 5, 2009
Neil and his first Steelhead ever - Klickitat - Sept 09'
The Spey Cast's basic three parts
Just Going Fishing
Jack hooked up on 'The Jurassic' - March 28, 2009
Tony and Dave - Upper Columbia - March 24, 2009
Westy's International Fishing - American Reach - UC 4/5/09
Nooiiccee Columbia Bow March 2009
Adult Skwala
Secondary drops

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