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better understand the river divisions in relation to our hatch
reports. The hatches will obviously overlap into sections
of the river, but at times certain stretches will be more
prolific than others with specific hatches.
| Easton Dam |
Cle Elum River Confluence |
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State Boat Launch
(East Cle Elum State of WA Access) |
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Diversion Dam |
| Diversion Dam |
Ringer |
| Ringer |
Roza |
December 30th, 2001 Yakima
River Report
The Yakima has fished well this past
week. A good caster on an average day can expect to hook approximately
30 fish. Overnight lows have been in the mid 20's, and mid-day
highs around 37 which is normal for Eastern Washington at
this time of year and can provide daily water temps that will
spawn good fishing. Early this next week however we are forecasted
to have some lows into the teens which may slow fishing, but
into the next week we will see a warming trend that will put
the trout on the move once again.
Stones continue to be a winter staple
and carrying a variety of sizes and patterns is important.
With big nymphs and a good presentation expect fish to eat
stones within the first few drifts through a run. If they
don't eat, switch it up. Just make sure you are tapping the
bottom each time through.
Basic small nymphs should catch fish.
Princes, pheasant tails, lightning bugs, etc. are all working
equally well. Different days, times, and holes may require
switching it up to find what they are looking for. Presentation
always seems to be the biggest factor though, even during
the winter. Make sure your bugs are on the bottom and drag
free.
Lets go fishing!
Joe @ the Hatch
December 22, 2001 Yakima Update;
The fishing yesterday was average
to good and the clarity of the river is back in!
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 5-6 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 8-9 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7-8feet
KOA to Wilson 5-7feet
Wilson to Roza 4 feet
Fish-on
The Hatch
December 20, 2001
First of all we would like to wish all of you a Safe Merry
X-mas and a Happy New Year. We trust you will enjoy the family
gatherings, food and fun. We most certainly enjoyed the 2001
season and thank all of your for the support, feedback etc.
Feel free to e-mail or call anytime as we value your thoughts
on our services.
The Evening Hatch is excited to announce the opening of our
own Pro Guide Shop. Conveniently located on Canyon road, 200
yards off Interstate-90 at exit 109, the shop will feature
Flies, Rods, Reels, Lines, Tippet, Wading Equipment, Art and
other items for the Fly Fisher. We will serve Classic Casters
Coffee/Espresso. The Shop will be the first of its kind –It
will feature a Walk in and Drive-thru Espresso as well as
a full service Pro Shop. The shop will open May 1, 2002 and
we look forward to serving you.
Since the 12th of this month the Yakima River has been experiencing
level fluctuations due to periodic snow melt and rain. Over
the last three days the valley has received quite a bit of
new snow and the weather would definitely be described as
Winter like. Recently the fishing would be considered average
at best. Of course we are a bit jaded because of the phenomenal
fishing we saw at the beginning of the month. Nevertheless,
the fishing has slowed quite a bit. Clarity from the KOA down
has decreased and especially downstream of Wilson Creek. Flows
are up making the wading a bit more difficult The scenery
and wildlife are inviting. If you are looking to get out,
we would recommend various nymphs and streamers. The water
will most likely stabilize soon.
The Yakima Basin will have snow pack this season and that
is a major plus. The river will experience a run-off similar
to a normal year. The flow  chart
shown here is a representative graph of an average year of
flows for the Yakima. Flows start to increase somewhere around
the middle of April and stay strong until the first of September.
Fishing can be a bit unpredictable between April 15 and June
1 as this is the time that the flows are higher due specifically
to run-off. However during this time the river experiences
some great hatches as well; Specifically-March Browns, Blue
Wing Olives, Caddis Caddis Caddis and Salmon Flies. We recommend
to stay tuned to our report and the flow charts during this
time as the fishing can also be fantastic. After June 1, the
higher flows we see are generally due to specific releases
for irrigation needs. We refer to between Feb 15 and April
15 as fringe months. This fishing can be absolutely exceptional.
If the late Fall of 2001 is any indication as to how the early
Spring of 2002 is going to be, get in line!!!! This period
of fringe months will for the most part be stable water conditions,
decent to great hatches of Midges, Blue Wings, Skwala Stones,
Amelytus and March Browns, no people and gooood fishing!.
God Bless America and fish-on
The Hatch
December 15, 2001
The flows on the Yakima over the
last 36 hours increased dramatically and are now on the subside
again. The wade fisherman will not find as ample a wading
for the immediate time being but the river should drop down
into the 800 cfs mark again soon. Clarity is fine as we speak
and the wildlife is abundant; We will keep you updated!
On the water daily,
The Hatch
News Update - December 13, 2001 by Mike
Mathis
I believe we accomplished our goal
yesterday (12/7/2001) of showing support for
the statewide release of wild steelhead with no exceptions.
In a packed room at the Cascade Park
Inn, the commission began taking
public testimony at 1:30pm. It was scheduled to go until 3:30,
but
due to the number of speakers, it lasted to 4:30. The people
for wild
steelhead release far outnumbered those for killing. I don't
think
there were more than a dozen of them.
One by one, fishing clubs from Bellingham
to Vancouver, fishing
guides from Puget Sound and Forks, Trout Unlimited, and the
Wild
Steelhead Coalition stepped up to voice their support - gear
fishers
and flyfishers, people wearing flannel, people wearing fleece,
elitist-liberal-flyfishers and gearchuckers, radical-right-flyfishers
and gearchuckers, Orvis types, Loomis types, St. Croix types,
Cabela
types, Sage types, along with cityfolk, countryfolk, suburbanfolk.
The parking lot was filled with new SUV's, pickups, small
cars, and
big cars in various colors and shades. And sitting behind
the
speakers, I believe I saw just as many red necks as white
necks. We
were all united behind this single issue. It was great to
see and
hear.
Additionally, the commission received
hundreds, if not thousands, of
letters, email and written testimony from Washington, Oregon,
Idaho,
California, British Columbia, and the east coast as well as
numerous
position papers, including the 100-page paper from the Wild
Steelhead
Coalition. This should provide a lot of late-night reading
for the
commission members.
The commission will vote on the
2002-2003 sportfish rule proposals
February 8-9. Keep your fingers crossed. We're gonna win a
biggie.
December 8, 2001 Yakima River Report
Over the years this weekend has
traditionally been one of the best for dry fly midging on
the Yakima. However, we have not been seeing the typical rises
on midges as the hatches have been fairly light; but the nymphing,
that is another story. The nymphing has been flat out awesome.
We have been hooking big numbers on a daily basis. Smaller
nymphs(#16-20)are generally the deal, however a stonefly nymph
from here on out should be worthy.
Water temps have been starting out around 36 and ending around
38.5. Flows are low and the water clarity is super. Weather
can be a bit cold at this time of year but it is well worth
it. Our boats are equipped with propane heaters to warm yourself
up when needed!
November, December, February and March- some of the best fishing
with no one around!
fish-on
The Hatch
December 2, 2001 Yakima River Update
Aside from Saturday which was nuclear
winds notwithstanding in the lower Kittitas county, the nymph
fishing has been good to great. In fact, I would have to say
that today's nymph fishing was some of the best I have seen
in 13 years of fishing the river.
This isn't guide BS, it was fabulous! Tony Bynum and I stood
in one zone and hooked fish after fish for 2.5 hours. Numbers
aren't everything but if I were to guess on how many fish
we hooked between both of us it would have to be somewhere
around 50.
Incredibly remarkable!!! There was wet snow and rain coming
down, Bighorn sheep on the hill and a Bald Eagle in a tree
watching us. Plain and simple awesome trout fishing. God Bless
America. End of story.........
Respectfully
The Hatch
November 29, 2001 Yakima Update
I bite my tongue(in reference to
my last report) when I basically stated that the fishing would
not be any good. Today, from 11:30am to 2pm the fishing was
awesome! Don't know what it was like prior to 11:30am and
after 2pm, but during that time the nymph fishing was great!
Numbers of fish - a 1/2 dozen large and one that I could not
land and battled for a good 10 minutes.
There is something about fresh snow, no people and trout!
fish-on
jack@the hatch
November 29, 2001 Yakima River Report
The Kittitas valley received its first
snow of the year and it was the real deal. Approximately 18
inches of snow fell in the last 24 hours which intern cooled
the river off a bit! The average water temp for the Yakima
river over the last 24 hours was 37 degrees. The roads were
a bit less than desirable as well. Generally the road crews
are fast and efficient in clearing I-90 for travel, especially
after the storm has subsided. So as the winter progresses
and you feel the itch, have faith in the state in regards
to road travel.
We are hoping for a good snow pack this
winter, as the drought we received last year was no fun for
anyone!
Our recommendations currently are to
stay home, hug the kids and drink eggnog!
On the water daily.........
The Hatch
November 26, 2001 Yakima River Report
While the dry fly fishing has slowed
quite a bit, the shallow and deep water nymphing continues
to produce impressive numbers of trout ranging from 8-20 inches.
For years I have promoted the early Spring and late Fall fishing
as there is little pressure and average to great fishing.
Granted it can be a bit cold, but when dressed properly the
weather is not a major factor. Today's fishing was gooood!
Various nymphs including Stone flies, Brassies, PT's, Lightning
Bugs etc. are the general fare. There is no doubt that fish
can be caught in all water types at this time of year. However,
as the water cools off, focus on the 2-4 foot deep water that
is slower and boulder strewn; especially on an inside corner.
The dry fly midge activity is lighter than last week, but
today we found a few small pods of fish regularly taking adult
midges. The adult midge activity should increase over the
next weeks.
Take advantage of our late Fall Yakima Special.............5
hours of Prime Time for Two People $225.00 plus tax!!!!!
Water temps and flows at 3pm on the 27th are as follows
@Easton 39 degrees and 282cfs
@Cle Elum 43 and 651cfs
@Ellensburg 40.25 degrees and 1100cfs
@Umtanum 41 degrees and 1121 cfs
Clarity is as follows:
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6-7 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 8 feet
KOA to Wilson 6-7 feet
Wilson to Roza 5 feet
On the water daily
The Hatch
Give
the Gift of Fly Fishing!
November 21, 2001----Update
The valley weather yesterday was
cloudy with rain here and there all day. The overall temperature
was a comfortable 48 degrees and the fishing was fantabulous!
The dry fly fishing was a bit less than the day before, but
the shallow water light nymphing, full on deep nymphing and
streamer swinging was two thumbs up. The fish yesterday were
not too picky about the nymphs they were eating. We caught
some very nice fish! In one particular run we landed 5 fish
15-19 inches in about 20 casts.
Watch for the midge game to only escalate over the next 6
weeks and we predict it to be a great late Fall on the Yakima.
The weather does play a big game at this time of year. Currently
the weather pattern shows more of the same with a bit cooler
weather starting on Sunday. The passes as of lately have been
problem free!
Fish-on
The Hatch
November 20, 2000 River Update
We saw no rise in the river from
the last rains we received and the river is in beautiful condition
and Midging is the game, along with nymphing and streamers!
NICE!
the Hatch
November 19, 2001 Yakima River Report
The fishing today on the Yakima
was most definitely on target. The nymphing and dry fly midging
was the name of the game and presentation is the key especially
with midges. Generally when trout key on midges in the late
Fall and early Winter they are keying on single midges and
not clusters. Today there were decent numbers of average to
good size fish rising to the midges.
This type of fishing is a great way for the intermediate to
advanced angler to increase his presentation skills. It is
a bit difficult to see the actual midge patterns as they are
small (20-24), so utilizing some sort of detector whether
it be a small pinch on indicator or a point fly can be helpful.
Trout keying on adult midges will often eat small midge pupas
just under the surface as well. We did see a decent amount
of rain again in the last 24 hours and hopefully the flows
won't increase to much. Currently the clarity is great and
the fishing is good. If your looking to test you dry fly skills
of the late Fall, now is the time!
Water temps and flows at 5pm on the 19th are as follows
@Easton 41 degrees and 309cfs
@Cle Elum 43 and 734cfs
@Ellensburg 42.5 degrees and 1276cfs
@Umtanum 43 degrees and 1261 cfs
Clarity is as follows:
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 7-8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7 feet
KOA to Wilson 6 feet
Wilson to Roza 5 feet
On the water daily,
The Hatch
November 18, 2001 Fishing Report
Recently the Yakima river experienced
a large influx of water due to big rains and previous snow
from lower elevations. The river was at approximately 700
cfs at Umtanum on the 14th and fishing great and by late afternoon
on the 15th the river was at 2500. Certainly an increase in
volume, but nothing compared to some of the coastal waters
that had increases of more then 10 times the previous volume.
The good news is that the Yakima is on the decrease in volume
and the reservoir levels have increased!
The fishing should pick up on the Yakima
and we will keep you updated as to what is happening and not!
For those who wish to experience some other angles the Grande
Ronde is producing Steelhead and a few of the desert creeks
are sporting some decent to good Brown trout fishing as shown
in the above photos..............
Water temps and flows at 10am on the
18th are as follows
@Easton 41.5 degrees and 327cfs
@Cle Elum 42.6 and 785cfs
@Ellensburg 41.5 degrees and 1428cfs
@Umtanum 43 degrees and 1370 cfs
Clarity is as follows:
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 5 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 6 feet
Teanaway to KOA 4-5 feet
KOA to Wilson 3-4 feet
Wilson to Roza 3 feet
On the water daily!
The Hatch
November 8, 2001
Fall fishing does not get much better than this! The leaves
are gold, and the fish are on the take. The bigger fish of
the Yakima are fattening up for their winter fast, and intermediate
to advanced anglers can take serious advantage. Small dries
and even nymphs require precise presentation, hook sets, and
good line handling to bring these trout in. Small improvements
in presentation mean big rewards to the fisher. Beginners
can expect to still have success, but presentation ability
results in an exponential return on number of fish hooked
and size of. Think small to go big. It's a game of inches...
or shall I say centimeters? The essence of drag free drifts
cannot be overemphasized, and if it is not absolutely perfect
the fish will not eat.
Look for the Blue Wing hatch to start at about 12:30 pm in
most zones, and also pay attention to the midge that are beginning
to build up some steam. It is possible to hook big fish on
nymphs, dries, and streamers all on the same day right now.
These fish are trying to put on some weight, so lets go catch
'em!
Respectfully and Fish On,
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
October 30, 2001 Yakima River Update
It doesn't get any better for casting small dries to rising
fish...............certainly a worthy challenge!
The Hatch
Oct 28, 2001 Report and Update
As stated a few reports back.............The
best of the Fall is now! Fishing has been good to great. Of
course every day is different but the are usually
in the last week of October and the first week of November.
The Baetis have been strong and the Mahoganies have been on
the increase!
See our Fall Photo
essay
fish-on
The Hatch
October 25, 2001 Report
The higher elevations most certainly
saw a taste of early Winter the last couple days as Snoqualmie
received 7 inches of snow Monday night. The fishing on Sunday
and Monday was absolutely fabulous in the lower canyon stretch,
while the upper canyon stretch reports were a tad bit slow.
Since Monday night our water levels have increased quite a
bit but we still have good clarity. Our water temps have most
certainly decreased! In fact the starting water temp @ Umtanum
this morning is 46 degrees. Guide reports for Tuesday and
Wednesday were average to good.
We continue to see a major lack of October Caddis, Mahoganies
and Cahills this Fall; However the Baetis have been very strong
and will continue to be for most likely another 2-3 weeks.
The midge game has started, and if you find yourself stumped
on a fish, it may be that the fish is keying in on midges.
Make sure your presentation for all small insects are impeccable
as the trout are quite selective at this time of year.
Fall is a beautiful time of year - coming
soon an illustrated Photo essay
- called Fall Exposure.
@Easton 48 degrees and 303cfs
@Cle Elum 46 and 766cfs
@Ellensburg 45 degrees and 870cfs
@Umtanum 46 degrees and 986 cfs
Upper Proper-October Caddis, Baetis
Upper Flatlands-October Caddis, Baetis
Upper Canyon-October Caddis, Baetis
Farmlands-October Caddis, Baetis, Midges
Lower Canyon-October Caddis, Baetis, Mahoganies, Midges
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 5 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 6-7 feet
Teanaway to KOA 6 feet
KOA to Wilson 5 feet
Wilson to Roza 4Feet
The Hatch
October 21, 2001 Yakima river
The Yakima
continues to fish decent to great depending on the conditions
of the day. The dry fly fishing can begin around 9am and continue
throughout the day. However the best of the dry fly fishing
as of lately is between 10am-3pm. Prior to hatch it is possible
to catch fish on small attractor flies etc. or by nymphing
and streamers. The nymph fishing throughout the day continues
to be automatic; both dead drift techniques and controlled
swing techniques will prove effective.
To find fish rising takes a bit of patience as Fall light
is lower which makes finding rising fish a tad bit more difficult.
The fish at this time of year tend to be very subtle about
their surface feeding -especially with Mayflies. Focus on
searching soft inside seams, defined current/foam lines and
subtle drop-offs. If the hatch is strong enough you will find
fish moving into the shallows to feed on the surface for the
easy food and then moving back out into the riffles and runs
after the hatch.
@Easton 49 degrees and 162cfs
@Cle Elum 46 and 435cfs
@Ellensburg 47.5 degrees and 508 @Umtanum 48degrees 591cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6-7 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 8 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-7 feet
Wilson to Roza 4-5 Feet
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) ,
Baetis,
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Baetis
Upper Canyon-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Baetis,
Cahills
Farm Lands-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) ,Baetis, Cahills,
Lower Canyon- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan), Baetis,
Cahills, Mahoganies
On the water daily
The Hatch
Oct 16, 2001 Fishing Report
The predominant hatch continues to be the small #18-22 Blue
Wing Olive/Baetis of the Fall. Other hatches include the #18
Mahogany Duns, #16 Light Cahills, the smaller #16 Grey Caddis,
the #8-10 October Caddis, and some #24 Midges. Depending on
the day, it is possible to fish to rising trout from morning
on. The key to this is patience and presentation. Generally
longer leaders and finer tippet are in order with this type
of fishing as well. In the slow flat water 12 foot leaders
and 6x can be helpful.
The nymphing continues to be fairly automatic with various
small nymphs. When the fish are keying in on the natural drift
it is imperative to present the nymph drag free, just as you
would with a small dry. There are times when the fish also
like smaller bugs swinging. Various softhackles and other
nymphs can be presented in a down and across method with a
controlled swing.
Streamers are worthy as well. Stripping and or swinging streamers
can be very effective in low light situations and at times
in the bright sun.
Water temps and flows at 6:30am on the 16th are as follows
@Easton 50 degrees and 162cfs
@Cle Elum 48.06 and 427cfs
@Ellensburg 47 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 49.5degrees 655cfs
Clarity is as follows:
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6-7 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 8 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-7 feet
Wilson to Roza 4-5 Feet
Hatches in River Sections
UpperYakima Proper-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) ,
Baetis,
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Baetis
Upper Canyon-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Baetis,
Cahills
Farm Lands-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) ,Baetis, Cahills,
Lower Canyon- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan), Baetis,
Cahills, Mahoganies
On the Water Daily
The Hatch
Oct 13, 2001 Update:
The Grande Ronde Steelheading is on Fire!
End of Update--Fish on
October 11, 2001 Fishing Report
While every day is different on
the water, especially dry fly fishing. Yesterday was excellent
for surface activity. At this time of year an angler can usually
start on the water at 10am casting little dry flies to rising
trout. Some days will be better than others. The past few
days up until yesterday the dry fly fishing had been a bit
tough due to the wind etc..............But yesterday in both
the upper and lower canyon the dry fly fishing was good. In
fact the lower canyons rise was great and the upper canyon
rise was good. Both Mahogany Duns and Beatis were the fare!
Although we have seen a few spattering of the Cahill, they
seem to be almost nonexistent this Fall as with last year.
Yesterday, in both the upper and lower canyon the October
Caddis was almost nonexistent as well.
Watch for the Mahoganies, Baetis and Smaller Grey Caddis to
be the predominant game for a while and towards the start
of November the midge game should start to be fairly consistent.
Check our Fall Specials out
as we have some good ones!
On the water daily, The Hatch
Oct. 10, 2001 Fishing Report
The fishing on the Yakima continues to
be fairly consistent with nymphs and streamers. The dry fly
fishing recently has been a tad bit slow according to the
guides. We continue to use all techniques to fool the trout
and have been fairly successful. The recent weather has been
a bit cool and windy making it a little tough on the casting
for beginners. The best of the Fall is from now on!
@Easton 57.63 degrees and 180cfs
@Cle Elum 48.06 and 480cfs
@Ellensburg 46.83 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 47.2degrees 600cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6-7 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 8 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-7 feet
Wilson to Roza 4-5 Feet
UpperYakima Proper-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) ,
Baetis,
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Baetis
Upper Canyon-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Baetis,
Cahills
Farm Lands-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Summer Stones,Baetis,
Cahills,
Lower Canyon- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Summer
Stones, Baetis, Cahills,Terrestrials, Mahoganies
Our Crew on the Grande Ronde had a very successful weekend
as exemplified by this e-mail we received yesterday.......
Jack, Last weekend we spent floating
down the Grand Ronde with Joe, Pete and Andre. It was a great
trip and I wanted to commend you on establishing a truly incredible
cast! The fishing was great and the food was incredible. There
was actually too much to consume. The guides were paramount
and Joe really knows the river. We had a fabulous time and
look forward to rebooking with you again next year. It was
an incredible experience! Steve Honnen.
We currently have a few slots open at
the end of the month as we have decided to extend our season
this year on the Grande Ronde; The numbers of fish are just
incredible and the best of the Ronde is in the next 30 days
for the 2001 season. We currently have a few slots open 10/
18-20, 10/21-23 and 10/29-31.
I spent this last weekend myself down
on the Henry's Fork with a good friend Mike Watt and we hired
Lynn Sessions from Trouthunter in Last Chance, Idaho to guide
us. I can't say enough about the crew at Trouthunter and Lynn
himself; what an awesome individual...............Former National
Finals Champion in Bull Riding, Family Man, Avid outdoorsman,
Expert Oarsman; Maybe some day I will elaborate a bit more
on our Cardiac Canyon Adventure; but in a few words this sums
it up................ Bears, Moose, Camaraderie, Bugs and
Great Fishing combined with some good catching!
On the water daily,
Jack @ The Hatch
October 4, 2001 Yakima River Update
The Yakima is certainly in Fall Mode...........Low
flows, cooler water temps and bugs. Currently, with patience
an angler could fish dries and emergers for at least half
of the day. There are enough risers to keep you busy. They
can be picky and therefore.......pattern choice and presentation
are critical.
The nymphing continues to be almost automatic.
We continue to catch numbers of small to medium sized fish
with a few handfulls in the larger size!!!
Another day in paradise!
Water temps and flows at 6:30am on the
4th are as follows
@Easton 60 degrees and 180cfs
@Cle Elum 54 and 406cfs
@Ellensburg 52.8 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 49.8degrees 498cfs
Clarity is as follows:
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 4-5 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 8 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-7 feet
Wilson to Roza 4-5 Feet
Hatches in River Sections
UpperYakima Proper-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) ,Terrestrials,
Baetis,
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Terrestrials,
Baetis
Upper Canyon-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Terrestrials,
Baetis
Farm Lands-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Summer Stones,Baetis,
Cahills, Terrestrials
Lower Canyon- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Summer
Stones, Baetis, Cahills,Terrestrials, Mahoganies
Happy Fishing
The Hatch
September 29, 2001 Yakima River Report/Update
The water on the Yakima is at record
lows! The level is making it a bit tough on drifting boats
in the shallow riffles but the upside is it should be great
for the Baetis and Midges of the Fall. It is almost impossible
to float from KOA down currently with a hard shell boat or
bigger raft because of the level and configuration of the
major riffle approximately 500 yards downstream. The outcome
is a major "DRAG" if you get what I mean. There
are other areas that are difficult as well. The Upper Canyon
is flat out impossible to do in one day at this level from
the state launch down to Rills or River Raft. The only way
it can be done with larger boats is to do overnights and/or
pack your boat in and out of Swuak Creek access (I/2 way point)
which is marked NO Trespassing by the RR!
On the brighter side, the last two days we have seen some
great rises to both Mayflies and Caddis. This pattern of activity
should only continue and most
likely get better. The fishing the last two days was good
to great with Dries, Nymphs and wet flies.
On the water daily
The Evening Hatch
September 28, 2001 Yakima River Report
The Yakima river water temps have dropped
significantly do to the recent airtemps and decrease in water
flows. These temps are prime for Fall hatches; Let's cross
our fingers for some good Fall rises. We have been seeing
some rise activity over the last couple days, but nothing
prolific.
The Fall is officially upon us and the
colors should soon be vibrant. Some would say this next month
of fishing is the best of the Yakima; I say it's all good
so bring on the Fall of 2001.
Make sure to have a variety of Mayfly
patterns; Sparkle Duns, Parachutes, Floating Nymphs etc. for
the Baetis, Cahills and Mahogany Duns! Generally the trout
are more presentation oriented and will take a well presented
reasonable imitation. However there are times when they are
presentation and pattern selective. Also continue to have
a variety of nymphs, especially in the 16-18 sizes.
Mahogany Duns #16-18 Rust, Black, Dark
Grey
Cahills #12-16 Cream, Yellow, Tan
Baetis #18-22 Olive, Grey
@Easton 62 degrees and 180cfs
@Cle Elum 52.5 and 417cfs
@Ellensburg 52.33 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 50.5 degrees 555cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 4-5 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 8 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-7 feet
Wilson to Roza 4-5 Feet
UpperYakima Proper-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) ,Terrestrials,
Baetis,
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Terrestrials,
Baetis
Upper Canyon-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Terrestrials,
Baetis
Farm Lands-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Summer Stones,Baetis,
Cahills, Terrestrials
Lower Canyon- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Summer
Stones, Baetis, Cahills,Terrestrials, Mahoganies
Happy Fishing
The Hatch
September 25, 2001 Yakima River Report
Since our last update we experienced
two very warm days which raised our water temps again. We
are now projected to have some cooler airtemps which in turn
will keep the water temps lower. Regardless of the water temperatures,
the fishing has been good to great for numbers and average
for size. Some days we have actually caught 80-100 fish. We
have been defiantly using multiple techniques to fool the
trout. Dry flies, nymphs, streamers and true wet flies have
all been part of the arsenal.
At this time of year with the flows as
low as they are the fish can be anywhere. They can be in 1
foot of water against the bank or out in a 5 foot deep defined
slot; They can be in the head of a fast riffle or in the tail
out as well. As Fall progresses the fish will tend to congregate
a bit more with the water temps dropping and also to key in
the insect "feed me" lines.
Watch for a midmorning emergence of #16-18
Caddis over the next month as well as our early to late afternoon
Baetis, Mahogany's Cahills and our evening October's. There
are still a few Summer Stones around but are for the most
part they are on the way out.
This time of year it is always fun to
use a sink tip and swing down a run in the morning, nymph
back up the run mid morning, and catch the late morning to
the afternoon hatch with dries. Certainly worthy! Expand your
horizons regarding the techniques you choose to utilize in
duping the trout..............Who knows you may learn something
and like it!
@Easton 61.8 degrees and 182cfs
@Cle Elum 57.5 and 494cfs
@Ellensburg 58 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 59 degrees 753cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 4-5 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 8 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-7 feet
Wilson to Roza 4-5 Feet
UpperYakima Proper-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) ,Terrestrials,
Baetis,
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Terrestrials,
Baetis
Upper Canyon-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Terrestrials,
Baetis
Farm Lands-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Summer Stones,Baetis,
Cahills, Terrestrials
Lower Canyon- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Summer
Stones, Baetis, Cahills,Terrestrials
Happy Fishing
The Hatch
Sept 19, 2001 Fishing Report
The water temps lately have lowered due
to the cooler airtemps. Fishing has been average to good in
most stretches of the river. Nymphing as of lately has been
the most productive. The river is producing some very large
Baetis hatches but with no fish actually sipping them off
the surface. Utilizing smaller nymphs has been the game lately.
We have been hooking 40-60 fish daily with large numbers of
them in the smaller size and a couple handfuls of them in
the larger size. The lower canyon has been almost exclusively
a nymph game lately while the Farmland has been a bit of both
dry fly and nymph fishing. The Upper Canyon has been a mystery
lately with the fishing being quite inconsistent; One day
it is good and the next, tough! The Upper Flatlands and Upper
Yakima Propers fishing has been average, utilizing multiple
techniques to dupe the trout.
The last 5 days the water temps were
fairly warm basically quashing the hatches other then the
Baetis. With the cooler water temps we have currently and
if Mr Weather is correct we
should continue to see our water temps stay below 60
which will give us a bit more insect activity. The fall hatches
as an overall rule need the water temps to be in the 48-56
degree marks, not 59-65 degrees! We would hope to see some
good Mahogany Duns and Cahills this Fall besides the Baetis.
We predict to see some great Midge fishing starting in mid
to late November, but prior to that let's cross our fingers
for some good Fall insects besides the Blue Wings.
@Easton 61.8 degrees and 178cfs
@Cle Elum 56.50 and 455cfs
@Ellensburg 56 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 56.63 degrees 1063cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 4-5 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 8 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-7 feet
Wilson to Roza 4-5 Feet
-
Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) ,Terrestrials, Baetis,
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Terrestrials,
Baetis
Upper Canyon-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Terrestrials,
Baetis
Farm Lands-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Summer Stones,Baetis,
Cahills, Terrestrials
Lower Canyon- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Summer
Stones, Baetis, Cahills,Terrestrials
Take a look at our Fall
Specials
Respectfully and Tight Lines
The Evening Hatch
September 14, 2001 Fishing Report
The water temps on the Yakima river are
fairly warm again especially during the heat of the day. With
the water as low as it is and with the air temps as warm as
they have been the daytime water temps in the lower canyon
have been too warm. Yesterday's high water temp was 69 degrees.
Thank goodness for colder nights as the water has been seeing
a swing in temperature due to the nighttime temps.
Mr. Weather shows a general cooling trend
starting Monday with the highs @ 77degrees as opposed to 88
degrees as it is supposed to be today. Lately we have been
using multiple techniques to dupe the trout. Fishing has been
average. We have been catching good numbers of fish but mostly
in the 10-14 inch range.
@Easton 62.32 degrees and 178cfs
@Cle Elum 58.6 and 444cfs
@Ellensburg 60.87 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 62.51 degrees 911cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6-7 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 9 feet
Teanaway to KOA 9 feet
KOA to Wilson 7 feet
Wilson to Roza 5 Feet
----Overall hatches continue to be
are very light except for the late evenings and on cloudy
days!
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) ,Terrestrials,
Baetis
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Terrestrials,
Baetis
Upper Canyon-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Terrestrials,
Baetis
Farm Lands-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Summer Stones,Baetis,
Terrestrials
Lower Canyon- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Summer
Stones, Baetis, Terrestrials
Fish-on
The Hatch
September 11, 2001 Fishing Report
The Yakima is at low volumes and the
wading opportunities are endless. Fishing has been decent
the last two days, depending on where you are in the system.
The upper Yakima proper is almost unfloatable in a big boat
and the fish most certainly seem to be keyed in on being behind
the salmon. The upper flatlands are quite low as well making
it difficult to float easily in that stretch. The Bristol
KRD water return is adding quite a bit of water to the upper
canyon which makes from that point on more navigable by boat.
Typically the KRD return will flow until mid-October.
Yesterday in the upper canyon we met
with a large amount of refusals to our dry flies! Most likely
this is due to the fact that in the last 4 days the volume
of water has dropped significantly and the water temps have
been fluctuating quite a bit. The fish did not seem to want
to commit to the surface. When we did nymph we were fairly
successful. As Fall progresses the Yakima will certainly see
some good hatches and with the smaller Mayfly hatches the
terminal tackle will need to be a bit more fine in presentation
factor. Longer leaders and lighter tippets will be more appropriate
than the summer time terminal tackle of 7 foot 3x leaders!
All in all the fishing has been good
to great through the flip flop until recently where we would
call it average to good. During the evening last night in
the Upper Canyon the October Caddis were fairly prolific,
especially for this early. We were able to squeak out three
big fish to hand on big dries in the last 30 minutes!
Currently we have a few dates available
on Washington's number one private lake system............... As we speak, the dry fly fishing is exceptional-Hoppers
and other various terrestrial are bringing fish to the surface
in good to great numbers. We predict the dry fly fishing to
be great until the first week of October.
@Easton 61.9 degrees and 180cfs
@Cle Elum 56.8 and 450cfs
@Ellensburg 59.6 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 60.71 degrees 944cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6-7 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 9 feet
Teanaway to KOA 9 feet
KOA to Wilson 7 feet
Wilson to Roza 5 Feet
----Overall hatches continue to be
are very light except for the late evenings and on cloudy
days!
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) ,Terrestrials,
Baetis
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Terrestrials,
Baetis
Upper Canyon-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Terrestrials,
Baetis
Farm Lands-Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Summer Stones,Baetis,
Terrestrials
Lower Canyon- Caddis(Octobers#8-10 and #16-18 Tan) , Summer
Stones, Baetis, Terrestrials
Respectfully and Fish-on
The Hatch
Sept 7, 2001 Yakima River Report
The Yakima continues to fish remarkably good through the flip
flop. We have had a few tough days mostly due to the wind
but all and all the fishing continues. The airtemps in the
valley have certainly cooled off in the past week which in
turn has lowered our water temps. The weather for this time
of year is cooler than normal. Fall hatches are just around
the corner, especially if the airtemps stay cool. We have
already begun to see a few October Caddis and Cahills. The
Baetis continue to be fairly prolific in the evenings, while
the smaller Caddis are mostly light. The terrestrial game
has slowed a bit while the Summer Stone activity has increased!
We had a great time with for two days
here in Washington. We spent a day on a desert creek, a night
at our state of the art riverside camp and a day on the Yakima;
and it was a fun time! We will be sure to keep you posted
as to when the show will air! Stay tuned as the Hatch will
be running some great Fall specials!
As usual we continue to cover the river from it's headwaters
to Roza!
@Easton 61.5 degrees and 188cfs
@Cle Elum 57.6 and 1130cfs
@Ellensburg 55.7 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 55.8 degrees 1670cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 8-9 feet
Teanaway to KOA 8 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-7 feet
Wilson to Roza 5 Feet
----Overall hatches continue to be
are very light except for the late evenings and on cloudy
days!
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis,Terrestrials
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Terrestrials
Upper Canyon-Caddis, Terrestrials
Farm Lands-Caddis, Summer Stones,Baetis, Terrestrials
Lower Canyon- Caddis, Summer Stones, Baetis, Terrestrials
Respectfully and Fish-on
The Hatch
Yakima River Report Sept 3, 2001
The water continues to drop on the Yakima
river as the flip flop is in progress. The water in the KRD/Bristol
return was shut off for the Labor Day weekend onslaught of
recreational floaters in hopes of preventing any other unfortunate
circumstances that have laden the upper Yakima as of recently.
The water will be again flowing in the KRD return starting
Tuesday.
Overall the fishing continues to be good.
Summer stones are certainly out and about and we have seen
trout eating them lately. The Terrestrial game during the
daytime continues to be a stronghold and we have been doing
a bit of nymphing lately as well. The dry fly fishing still
continues to be the predominant method among our guide staff
for duping the trout.
Cooler airtemps as of recently combined
with a bit of cloud cover has helped keep the watertemps down
as well. Watch for the Summer stones and the terrestrails
combined with evening Caddis to be the mainstay for the next
few weeks.
at 8:30am on the 3th are as follows
@Easton 62.5 degrees and 351cfs
@Cle Elum 621.5 and 1888cfs
@Ellensburg 61 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 61.3 degrees 2283cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 8-9 feet
Teanaway to KOA 8 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-7 feet
Wilson to Roza 5 Feet
----Overall
hatches continue to be are very light except for the late
evenings and on cloudy days!
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis,Terrestrials
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Terrestrials
Upper Canyon-Caddis, Terrestrials
Farm Lands-Caddis, Summer Stones, Summer Baetis, Terrestrials
Lower Canyon- Caddis, Summer Stones, Summer Baetis, Terrestrials
This chart will help you
better understand the river divisions in relation to our hatch
reports. The hatches will obviously overlap into sections
of the river, but at times certain stretches will be more
prolific than others with specific hatches.
| Easton Dam |
Cle Elum River Confluence |
| Cle Elum River Confluence
|
State Boat Launch
(East Cle Elum State of WA Access) |
| State Boat Launch |
Diversion Dam |
| Diversion Dam |
Ringer |
| Ringer |
Roza |
Yakima River Report August 30, 2001
Note: Due to a
few cancellations we have a few openings on the Grande Ronde
River in October. This should be a banner year on the Ronde
and we offer an incredible two day adventure/float trip.
Report given 7/27
by the state - Daily steelhead counts at Bonneville
Dam continued to increase through the week from approximately
10,000 to 13,000 per day. The cumulative steelhead count at
Bonneville continues to be almost 4 times larger than the
10-year aver-age. Unclipped steelhead represent about 38%
of the total steelhead count at Bonneville Dam. Steel-head
cumulative counts at McNary, Ice Harbor and Priest Rapids
indicate that the number of steel-head migrating to the mid
Columbia and than the 10 year
average. Sockeye cumulative adult counts at Bonneville are
2.5 times more than the 10-year average. Ice Harbor and Priest
Rapids cumulative counts show that the increase in adult sockeye
returns are comprised of mid-Columbia stocks. The cumulative
count of sockeye at Ice Harbor is equal to the ten year average
and only 12% of the 2000 cumulative count for the same date.
Lower Granite sockeye counts are similar to the ten-year average
and only 12% of the 2000 count for this date.
The Kittitas valley once again is experiencing warm air temps
which in turn has increased our water temps. The weather man
shows that the highs for the next week are not supposed to
get over the mid 80's. Lets cross our fingers as we head into
the flip flop, as hot air temps and low water does not mix.
Fishing as of lately has been average. The nymphing and streamers
and starting to play more of a game as the fish are not so
bank oriented with the lowering of the water, and certainly
won't be as the river continues to drop. The dry fly fishing
is obviously still an option but many of the fish that were
looking
for terrestrial and aquatic insects will be relocating and
the angler will need to utilize other techniques at times.
at 8:30am on the 30th are as follows
@Easton 63 degrees and 63cfs
@Cle Elum 62.8 and 2130cfs
@Ellensburg 63.5 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 65 degrees 2673cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 8-9 feet
Teanaway to KOA 8 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-7 feet
Wilson to Roza 5 Feet
----Overall hatches continue to be
are very light except for the late evenings and on cloudy
days!
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis,Terrestrials
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Terrestrials
Upper Canyon-Caddis, Terrestrials
Farm Lands-Caddis, Summer Stones, Summer Baetis, Terrestrials
Lower Canyon- Caddis, PEDs, Summer Stones, Summer Baetis,
Terrestrials
Fish-on
The Hatch
Yakima River Report August 25, 2001
Cooler day and air temperatures over the last week has brought
our water temps back down to a reasonable level. The fishing
has been good. This would most certainly be one of our signature
hopper years out of the last 10. The fish seem to have keyed
on them more this year then most. We continue to fish dries
almost exclusively as the trout have been willing to tip up;
If not in one spot well then most likely in the one just around
the corner. With that in mind we have been covering lots of
water. The trout continue to prefer the drag free presentation
especially in the lower canyon where they have been a bit
pressured.
With the flip flop just around the corner, techniques could
change especially after the river has dropped completely.
Over the years, after the water has dropped sometimes the
dry fly fishing can be a bit testy - We will see. The upper
Yakima proper has now dropped into reasonable levels after
being inordinately high for quite a long time. Fall is in
the air and just around the corner!
@Easton 62 degrees and 490cfs
@Cle Elum 60 and 2269cfs
@Ellensburg 61.00 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 62.76 degrees 234cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 4-5 feet
Cle Elum river confluence to the Teanaway 8-9 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-6 feet
Wilson to Roza 4-5 Feet
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis,Terrestrials
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Terrestrials
Upper Canyon-Caddis, Terrestrials
Farm Lands-Caddis, Summer Stones, Summer Baetis, Terrestrials
Lower Canyon- Caddis, PEDs, Summer Stones, Summer Baetis,
Terrestrials
Fish-on
The Hatch
Yakima River Report August 20, 2001
The cooling trend we received over the
weekend was welcomed. The overall river temps dropped 4-6
degrees and got us out of the danger zone. Fishing continues
to be average to great depending on the day, the caster and
the weather. Mr. weather shows major overcast and showers
starting Tuesday and lasting through Saturday............Which
could very well be great to awesome. We continue to find our
best fishing with dry flies and although we have been covering
the river from its headwaters to Roza, our best fishing as
of lately has been in the farmlands and the lower canyon.............specifically
the lower canyon.
The upper Yakima proper has dropped substantially
over the last 4 days. It is currently flowing at above normal
flows for this time of year but is certainly lower then it
has been. The Bureau of Recs teacup diagram shows our reservoirs
as being quite low.... Keechelus@ 14% Kachess@ 26% Cle Elum@
18% According to the Bur. of Rec by the 10th of September
the flows will be as follows(approximately)........
Out of Easton Reservoir 180cfs; Out of
The Cle Elum Reservoir 180cfs; Out of the KRD Bristol Return
450cfs
From the Tanuem Creek 100cfs; Therefore
at Ellensburg, The flows should be in the 1000cfs range.
at 9:30am on the 20th are as follows
@Easton 63 degrees and 1059cfs
@Cle Elum 64 and 2770cfs
@Ellensburg 61.00 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 63 degrees 3260cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 3-4 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 7 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7 feet
KOA to Wilson 5- feet
Wilson to Roza 4 Feet
----Overall
hatches are very light except for the late evenings and on
cloudy days
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis,Terrestrials
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Terrestrials
Upper Canyon-Caddis,PED's,Yellow Sallies, Terrestrials
Farm Lands-Caddis, PEDs, Summer Stones, Summer Baetis, Terrestrials
Lower Canyon- Caddis, PEDs, Summer Stones, Summer Baetis,
Terrestrials
On the water daily
The Evening Hatch
Yakima River Report August 15,
2001
Yesterdays fishing was awesome according
to the guides. Basically our fishing lately has been with
dry flies exclusively. The valley was blanketed with light
clouds and haze , partly due to the fires in the Wenatchee
area and the fish showed no inhibitions. Our water temps are
certainly high and we have seen a few unfortunate incidents
where trout have floated by most likely due to improper release
techniques. With the water temps as warm as they have been,
it is essential to leave the trout in the water at all times
during release practices. Photos are never the best for fish
and we at The Evening Hatch are quite guilty of being photo
junkies. However, as of lately the guides have all agreed
to take no photos of fish. It is also not a good idea to fish
with large hooks, especially streamer hooks when the water
is this warm as the trout have a tendency to be softer and
therefore more vulnerable. Long extended playing of the fish
is certainly not reccommended and utilizing the heaviest tippet
reasonable is suggested!
The weather man shows that starting on Saturday the highs
are only to reach the mid 80's, which will be a blessing.
The reservoirs are at extremely low levels. The flip flop
is slated for the end of this month. The Upper Yakima is still
flowing at well above normal levels while the Cle Elum river
is lower then normal.
at 7:00am on the 15th are as follows
@Easton 64.92 degrees and 1787cfs
@Cle Elum 64.76 and 2797cfs
@Ellensburg 65.86 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 67.73 degrees 3220cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 3-4 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 7 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7 feet
KOA to Wilson 5- feet
Wilson to Roza 4 Feet
----Overall hatches are very light
except for the late evenings and on cloudy days
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Terrestrials
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Terrestrials
Upper Canyon-Caddis,PED's,Yellow Sallies, Terrestrials
Farm Lands-Caddis, PEDs, Summer Stones, Summer Baetis, Terrestrials
Lower Canyon- Caddis, PEDs, Summer Stones, Summer Baetis,
Terrestrials
Respectfully and fish-on
The Hatch
Yakima River Report August 12,
2001
The Yakima continues to produce
fish through the heat. We have had a few slow days but for
the most part we continue to see average to good fishing.
Currently the dead drift seems to be the ticket as opposed
to twitching and the closer to the bank, the better. Utilizing
presentation casts will be beneficial. The parachute and reach
casts combined with accuracy will produce more fish for you.
We have been catching numbers and numbers of smaller fish
9-14", with a fair share of larger fish mixed in. With
the water temps as warm as they are it is crucial to release
the fish as smoothly as possible. For the boat fishermen we
recommend the long handle rubber basket nets and we also recommend
netting all fish no matter how small they are Literally 30%
of the time after netting a fish in this type of net, the
hook releases by itself! If the hook is still lodged then
we recommend using the Ketchum Release tool as it seem to
be the most hassle free way of removing hooks. This tool is
very helpful for the wading angler as well. Warm water temps
for trout in any body of water aren't the best conditions.
However warm water temps in rivers are better then warm water
temps in lakes as there is a flow to rivers and therefor a
continual source of oxygenated water.
The trout seem to be quite healthy and well fed. Aquatic hatches
continue to be light or non existent during the daytime and
average to good in the late evening. Terrestrial food sources,
nymphs and streamers have been the fare as of lately for the
guide staff, during the daytime. As always we continue to
cover the river from its headwaters to Roza. We have found
average to good fishing throughout the system
at 7:30pm on the 12th
are as follows
@Easton 64.76 degrees and 1787cfs
@Cle Elum 63.6 and 2824cfs
@Ellensburg 65 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 67 degrees 3220cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 3-4 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 7 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7 feet
KOA to Wilson 5- feet
Wilson to Roza 4 Feet
----Overall hatches
are very light except for the late evenings and on cloudy
days
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Terrestrials
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Terrestrials
Upper Canyon-Caddis,PED's,Yellow Sallies, Terrestrials
Farm Lands-Caddis, PEDs, Summer Stones, Summer Baetis, Terrestrials
Lower Canyon- Caddis, PEDs, Summer Stones, Summer Baetis,
Terrestrials
Fish-on
The Hatch
Yakima River
Report August 7, 2001
Water temps are quite high throughout the system, due to the
hot air temperatures and low reservoir levels. Currently our
reservoir capacity is as follows..........
@Keechelus 25%
@Kachess 38%
@Cle Elum 25%
The flip flop is slated for about
the usual time; The first of September. Currently we need
some cool nights up in the Mountains as our reservoirs have
heated up due to low levels. The Yakima is a top water fed
river from the reservoirs and the water temps from the reservoirs
are quite warm. Fishing yesterday was quite slow, in fact
the slowest we have seen it as of lately. Hatches continue
to be very light except for the late evenings. There is no
doubt the trout are eating a few terrestrials and utilizing
various hopper patterns and techniques has been our bread
and butter. For the last two to three weeks most of our guides
fishing has been with dries.
Trout have a tendency to wash
hoppers. Often times they will violently swirl the insect
but not actually eat it. If you leave the pattern on the water
after such a phenomena, 50% of the time the trout will come
back and eat it; Patience is a virtue! If you find fish rising
in the evening, most likely it is to either Caddis, Yellow
Sallies or Baetis!
Caddis--#16-18 Tan and Grey
Baetis---#18-22 Olive
Yellow Sallies---#16 Yellow and Orange
Hoppers---#8-14 Tan, Yellow, Grey and Green
Water temps and flows at 7:30pm
on the 7th
@Easton 64 degrees and 1619cfs
@Cle Elum 62.5 and 2743cfs
@Ellensburg 63 degrees and data missing
@Umtanum 65 degrees 3122cfs
Clarity is as follows:
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 4 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 8-9 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7-8 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-6feet
Wilson to Roza 4-5 Feet
Hatches in
River Sections----Overall hatches are very
light except for the late evenings and on cloudy days
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Terrestrials
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Terrestrials
Upper Canyon-Caddis,PMD's,Yellow Sallies, Terrestrials
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMDs, Summer Stones, Summer Baetis, Terrestrials
Lower Canyon- Caddis, PMDs, Summer Stones, Summer Baetis,
Terrestrials
August 4, 2001Yakima
River Report
The Yakima continues to fish average to great depending upon
day and location. Cloudy days have produced good mid-day dry
fly activity and slower evenings, while hot days have produced
slower days and some prolific evenings. Each day does bring
a good number of nice fish to the fly though, just at different
times.
Caddis continue to show in the evenings along with the tiny
BWO (size 20). Be prepared to throw both of these imitations
should the opportunity arise. It is possible to spot and work
feeding fish in the early evening.
The hopper continues to be a staple in the trout's diet and
should be steady for about the next 5 weeks. The Summer Stone
is also imprinted into the trout's brain. There is really
no substitute for watching big trout hunt big dries!
Overall, the Yakima is consistently producing good numbers
of nice fish each day.
Let's go fishing!
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
August 1, 2001 Yakima
River report
The Yakima river is in full swing summer
time mode. The morning temps ranging from 59 to 62 degrees.
Our guides have been showing average to great fishing reports
depending on the days. The daytime hours that are hazy and/or
cloudy tend to be good to great. Our evenings- as the shadows
hit the water are good to great. Most of our action has been
on dry flies ranging from Caddis to large Summer Stones, Pale
Morning and Evening Duns, Yellow Sallies, Baetis and a variety
of Terrestrial insects.
We have been covering the river
from it's headwaters to Roza dam and have found good fishing
throughout the system. The upper Yak continues to flow at
above normal flows. Currently, Keechelus Reservoir is at 30%
capacity Kachess is at 44% and Cle Elum is at 28%.
@Easton 63 degrees and 1386cfs
@Cle Elum 63 and2690cfs
@Ellensburg 64 degrees and (no data)
@Umtanum 64 degrees 3180cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 4-5 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 7 feet
Teanaway to KOA 6-7 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-5 feet
Wilson to Roza 4 Feet
Respectfully and fish-on
The Hatch
July 21, 2001 Yakima
River Report
Generally the Yakima river during this time of year gets the
majority of its flows from the Cle Elum reservoir but this
is not a typical year. In fact currently, a major amount of
our water is coming from Lake Easton which is fed by the Keechelus
and Kachees reservoirs. This means that the Upper Yakima River
Proper is flowing at non typical levels for this time of year.
On a normal year the Upper Yakima Proper before the Cle Elum
River confluence would be flowing at around 300-500cfs, which
is certainly not the case currently. This may be a pattern
for the remainder of the irrigation season as Lake Kachees
is the richest in water supply.
As a general rule, the river continues to fish average to
good during the day and good to great during the evening.
We have seen quite a few large fish lately during the daytime
refuse our patterns and we have also seen quite a fish big
fish inhialate and or sip them. Hoppers are starting to play
a role in the big bug game and the evening is usually filled
with Caddis and PED's as well as a few Baetis and Summer Stones.
Yesterdays reports were great to awesome. One of our boats
reported over 65 fish to hand! Our
clients are having a great time and we continue to as
well. We once again are having a record year and we thank
you for your continued support.
The entire river seems to be fishing great currently; Just
another day in Paradise!
@Easton 62 degrees and 1152cfs
@Cle Elum 66 and 2907cfs
@Ellensburg 65 degrees and 2560cfs
@Umtanum 66 degrees 3102cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 4-5 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 6-7 feet
Teanaway to KOA 6-7 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-5 feet
Wilson to Roza 3-4 Feet
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Yellow Mays
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Yellow Mays
Upper Canyon-Caddis,PMD's,Yellow Sallies
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMDs, Summer Stones
Lower Canyon- Caddis, PMDs, Summer Stones
Respectfully and fish-on
The Hatch
Based on customer feedback - We have made
2 recent changes to our web site.
- Added a link to this page directly off the home page
- Reduced the size of this page by only putting the last few
reports here. There is a link to the
previous weeks for those that want to see how the river
has been fishing.
August 4, 2001
Yakima River Report
The Yakima continues to fish average to great depending upon
day and location. Cloudy days have produced good mid-day dry
fly activity and slower evenings, while hot days have produced
slower days and some prolific evenings. Each day does bring
a good number of nice fish to the fly though, just at different
times.
Caddis continue to show in the evenings along with the tiny
BWO (size 20). Be prepared to throw both of these imitations
should the opportunity arise. It is possible to spot and work
feeding fish in the early evening.
The hopper continues to be a staple in the trout's diet and
should be steady for about the next 5 weeks. The Summer Stone
is also imprinted into the trout's brain. There is really
no substitute for watching big trout hunt big dries!
Overall, the Yakima is consistently producing good numbers
of nice fish each day.
Let's go fishing!
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
August 1, 2001 Yakima
River report
The Yakima river is in full swing summer
time mode. The morning temps ranging from 59 to 62 degrees.
Our guides have been showing average to great fishing reports
depending on the days. The daytime hours that are hazy and/or
cloudy tend to be good to great. Our evenings- as the shadows
hit the water are good to great. Most of our action has been
on dry flies ranging from Caddis to large Summer Stones, Pale
Morning and Evening Duns, Yellow Sallies, Baetis and a variety
of Terrestrial insects.
We have been covering the river
from it's headwaters to Roza dam and have found good fishing
throughout the system. The upper Yak continues to flow at
above normal flows. Currently, Keechelus Reservoir is at 30%
capacity Kachess is at 44% and Cle Elum is at 28%.
@Easton 63 degrees and 1386cfs
@Cle Elum 63 and2690cfs
@Ellensburg 64 degrees and (no data)
@Umtanum 64 degrees 3180cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 4-5 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 7 feet
Teanaway to KOA 6-7 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-5 feet
Wilson to Roza 4 Feet
Respectfully and fish-on
The Hatch
July 21, 2001 Yakima
River Report
Generally the Yakima river during this time of year gets the
majority of its flows from the Cle Elum reservoir but this
is not a typical year. In fact currently, a major amount of
our water is coming from Lake Easton which is fed by the Keechelus
and Kachees reservoirs. This means that the Upper Yakima River
Proper is flowing at non typical levels for this time of year.
On a normal year the Upper Yakima Proper before the Cle Elum
River confluence would be flowing at around 300-500cfs, which
is certainly not the case currently. This may be a pattern
for the remainder of the irrigation season as Lake Kachees
is the richest in water supply.
As a general rule, the river continues to fish average to
good during the day and good to great during the evening.
We have seen quite a few large fish lately during the daytime
refuse our patterns and we have also seen quite a fish big
fish inhialate and or sip them. Hoppers are starting to play
a role in the big bug game and the evening is usually filled
with Caddis and PED's as well as a few Baetis and Summer Stones.
Yesterdays reports were great to awesome. One of our boats
reported over 65 fish to hand! Our
clients are having a great time and we continue to as
well. We once again are having a record year and we thank
you for your continued support.
The entire river seems to be fishing great currently; Just
another day in Paradise!
@Easton 62 degrees and 1152cfs
@Cle Elum 66 and 2907cfs
@Ellensburg 65 degrees and 2560cfs
@Umtanum 66 degrees 3102cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 4-5 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 6-7 feet
Teanaway to KOA 6-7 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-5 feet
Wilson to Roza 3-4 Feet
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Yellow Mays
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Yellow Mays
Upper Canyon-Caddis,PMD's,Yellow Sallies
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMDs, Summer Stones
Lower Canyon- Caddis, PMDs, Summer Stones
Respectfully and fish-on
The Hatch
July 16, 2001
The river over the last week has fished generally best in
the evening, with dry flies. The nymphing for us during the
day time has certainly slowed down. We have found a bit of
dry fly fishing during the day, here and there.
Aquatic Bug activity is very light except for later in the
day; and then it can be quite prolific with, Caddis, PED's,
Baetis and Summer Stones. The Hoppers are out and about now
and using terrestrials is always a good bet at this time of
year.
Airtemps have cooled substantially and in turn has cooled
the water as well. Flows are at about 66 percent of normal
for this time of year from the Cle Elum river confluence down
and above the confluence the Yakima River Proper is flowing
well above normal flows
Wading overall is fairly limited throughout the system for
those without boats. There is however plenty of bank access
in certain areas of the river.
@Easton 61 degrees and 771cfs
@Cle Elum 59 and 3163cfs
@Ellensburg 57 degrees and 2947cfs
@Umtanum 59 degrees 3160cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 4-5 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 6-7 feet
Teanaway to KOA 6-7 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-6 feet
Wilson to Roza 3 Feet
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Yellow Mays
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Yellow Mays
Upper Canyon-Caddis,PMD's, Yellow Sallies
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMDs, Yellow Sallies, Summer Stones
Lower Canyon- Caddis, PMDs, Yellow Sallies, Summer Stones
July 12, 2001 Yakima
River Report
In general the evenings tend to be the best fishing as of
lately and last night was certainly worthy; especially in
the lower canyon. With the slight cooling trend we are projected
to see, the insect activity should be fairly prolific in the
last three hours of light and key the fish on to the surface.
Decent to great #16-18 Hydrospyche Caddis hatches combined
with #16 Pale Evening Duns , #20 Summer Baetis and #6 Summer
Stones are the current hatches in the Farmlands and Lower
Canyon. The upper canyon report is a bit slower and we hope
things will change there soon as we have been basically catching
a few fish on dries, nymphs and streamers but no substantial
numbers of trout.
On the water daily
The Hatch.
July 10, 2001
Our evenings lately have been average to great. On July 6th
, the last three hours in the lower canyon was awesome. Daytime
continues to be predominantly a nymph game where fishing the
oxygenated riffles and deep slots is most productive. Mr weather
shows a bit of a cooling trend which is a blessing seeing
that the Kittitas valley saw a high of 102 degrees yesterday.
The high water temp in the lower canyon yesterday was 66 degrees,
which is getting pretty warm. We have however seen warm summer
water temps in the past and everything worked out OK. It is
a good idea to keep track of this statistic.
We continue to cover the entire Yakima River with our guiding
efforts and in fact the other day we had boats on almost all
sections of the river; from its headwaters in Easton down
to Roza!
@Cle Elum 57 and 2933cfs
@Ellensburg 60 degrees and 2873cfs
@Umtanum 63 degrees 2934cfs
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 5-6 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 7-8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-6 feet
Wilson to Roza 3 Feet
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Yellow Mays
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Yellow Mays
Upper Canyon-Caddis,PMD's, Yellow Sallies
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMDs, Yellow Sallies, Summer Stones
Lower Canyon- Caddis, PMDs, Yellow Sallies, Summer Stones
Respectfully,
The Hatch
July 4, 2001 Yakima
River Report
It is HOT this week. In fact
the high on the fourth is supposed to be 98 degrees here in
the Kittitas valley. Water temps have been reasonable over
the entire system other then the lower canyon where the temps
during the heat of the day have been hitting 66 degrees.
As of lately the nymphing has been good during the day and
some decent dry fly fishing in the evening. Nymphing with
double nymphs and split shot and using indicators has been
the ticket for the majority of the day. The guides have been
seeing good numbers of fish if the angler is able to pick
up on the ins and outs of indicator/bobber
fishing.
If you have been wanting to learn how to do some nymphing,
this is a good time
Overall, a basic nymph selection has been the ticket. The
guides haven't been using anything extraordinary..............Stone
nymphs, PT's, Lightning Bugs, Zug Bugs, Princes and other
assorted nymphs have been the fare.
The insect life currently is very light because of the heat.
Mr Weather shows a bit of a cooling trend towards the end
of the week.
Water
temps and flows are as follows as of 7am today:
@Cle Elum 55 degrees and 2454cfs
@Ellensburg 58 degrees and 2592cfs
@Umtanum 61 degrees and 2673cfs
Clarity is as follows:
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 5-6 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 7-8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-6 feet
Wilson to Roza 3 Feet
Hatches in River Sections:
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Yellow Mays
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Yellow Mays
Upper Canyon-Caddis,PMD's, Yellow Sallies
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMDs, Yellow Sallies
On the Water Daily, The Evening Hatch
June 28, 2001 Yakima
River Report
The weather continues to be variable here in the valley. The
last few days has been very cloudy with a twelve hour period
of incredible rains. The tributaries obviously raised and
discolored the mainstem Yakima a bit but nothing to be alarmed
about. Clarity should be back to normal quickly.
Kachelus continues to fill from the Gold Creek drainage which
seems to be slow and sure in the delivery of water to that
reservoir. The Cle Elum Reservoir on the other hand is lacking
in supply from any of its feeder streams.
We apologize for the lack of reports as of lately. Things
have been busy. Fishing has been mixed. Some days have been
quite good and others, average at best. The nymphing and dry
fly fishing have predominantly been the main techniques used
recently. The Chinook smolt in the lower river seem
to be lightening up a bit.
Hatches have lightened quite a bit lately. We are looking
forward to the Summer Stones, which most likely should heat
up towards the end of July.
Water temps and flows are as follows as of 7am today
@Cle Elum 53.5 degrees and 2162cfs
@Ellensburg 55 degrees and 1586cfs
@Umtanum 56.5 degrees and 2845cfs
Clarity is as follows:
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 5-6 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 7-8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-6 feet
Wilson to Roza 3 Feet
Hatches in River Sections
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Yellow Mays
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Yellow Mays
Upper Canyon-Caddis,PMD's, Yellow Sallies
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMDs, Yellow Sallies
Lower Canyon- Caddis, PMDs, BWO, Yellow Sallies
fish-on.......The Hatch
June 19th, 2001 Yakima
River Report
Warm temperatures and blue skies has been the weather for
the last couple of days and according to Mr. Weather will
continue for a while. Fishing as of recently has been good.
The evenings are beginning to play a bigger role especially
with the dry fly fishing and the nymphing continues to be
the game overall during the day. We have seen and caught some
incredible trout over the last three weeks.
Stay tuned, as our website will see a major face lift soon
and also watch for details and photos of our incredible riverside
camp
Water temps and flows are as follows as of 5pm today
@Cle Elum 59 degrees and 2072cfs
@Ellensburg 60.8 degrees and 1440cfs
@Umtanum 63.4 degrees and 2364cfs
Clarity is as follows:
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 5-6 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 7-8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-6 feet
Wilson to Roza 3 Feet
Hatches in River Sections
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Drakes, Goldens, Yellow Sallies
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Small Olive Stones,Drakes
Upper Canyon-Caddis, PMDs, Drakes, Yellow Sallies and Goldens
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMDs and Goldens, Yellow Sallies
Respectfully and fish-on
The Hatch
June 13, 2001 Yakima
River Report
Cooler airtemps, clouds, rain and a bit of wind has covered
the valley for the last week or so. Today looks as though
we will see blue skies all day for the first time in a while
it seems. The fishing has been good despite some of the conditions.
In fact the hatches have been strong most likely due to the
cloud cover and lower pressure systems.
We continue to use all methods to fool the trout. Dries, nymphs,
wet flies and streamers have all proved productive over the
last week or so.
Water temps and flows are as follows as of 5pm yesterday.
@Cle Elum 55 degrees and 1675cfs
@Ellensburg 53 degrees and 1276cfs
@Umtanum 55 degrees and 2268cfs
Clarity is as follows:
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 5-6 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 7-8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-6 feet
Wilson to Roza 3 Feet
Hatches in River Sections
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Drakes, Goldens, Yellow Sallies
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Small Olive Stones,Drakes
Upper Canyon-Caddis, PMDs, Drakes, Yellow Sallies and Goldens
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMDs and Goldens, Yellow Sallies
Lower Canyon- Caddis, PMDs, BWO, Goldens, Drakes, Yellow Sallies
On the water daily
The Hatch
June 6th, 2001 Yakima
River Report
People chase Green Drake hatches worldwide. However currently
you only have to go out the back door. Yesterdays Green Drake
hatch was world class and it blossomed throughout the entire
river. The PMD's and Caddis were also prolific. Understandably
the fishing was great as well. The weather man shows partly
cloudy and chance of rain throughout the week and into the
weekend; Perfect weather for hatches.
We do have a few openings over the next 6 days and if you
have ever experienced a Green Drake hatch you would most assuredly
give us a call immediately, as it is amazing. Understand,
we can't guarantee you a great hatch, we can only predict!
The Hatch will be unveiling a new website look soon. The format
is a bit more streamlined and easier to navigate through but
still offering all the information as before!
Stay tuned, Respectfully and fish-on
Jack Mitchell
The Evening Hatch
June 3, 2001 Yakima
River Report
The Bureau of Reclamation stated on the 1st of June that the
flows on the Yakima will be low until the end of June and
then for the months of July and August the releases will be
somewhere between 50% and 75% of normal. Cross your fingers
for cooler summer air temps so that our water temps will stay
lower. According to the BoR the weather man states a cooler
then normal summer! We may see more of our water come from
the Easton dam this year as Kachees at this point shows the
most promise in capacity. Usually the Cle Elum reservoir is
our # 1 source of water. All of this is prediction and can
change due to mother nature which sometimes is hard to predict.
The river continues to fish good. The Drakes have started
to make their yearly emergence. This would happen to be one
of my favorite hatches along with the March Browns and Skwala.
Lately all techniques have been working to fool the trout.
Dry fly, nymphs and streamers have all proved successful.
Water temps and Flows are as follows as of 9am this morning
@Cle Elum 46.5 degrees and 1545cfs
@Ellensburg 50 degrees and 1221cfs
@Umtanum 51 degrees and 1955cfs
Clarity is as follows: (And about as
good as it gets)
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7-8 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-6 feet
Wilson to Roza 3 Feet
Hatches in River Sections
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Drakes, Small Olive Stones
Upper Flat Lands- Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Small Olive Stones,Drakes
Upper Canyon-Caddis, PMD's, Drakes and Goldens
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMD's and Goldens
Lower Canyon- Caddis, PMD's and Goldens
On the Water Daily..........The Hatch
May 29, 2001 Yakima
Report
The valley has received a much needed cool down in the weather.
Water temps have dropped significantly throughout the system.
Yesterdays fishing was average to good throughout the river,
with the wind however a bit relentless. We have been seeing
some rather large trout lately as stated in the last report.
Hooking and landing them has been a bit of a challenge, especially
the landing part. A variety of techniques are being used to
dupe the trout including Dries, Nymphs and Streamers.
The chinook are most definitely in the upper system(above
Roza) and we have been seeing them daily in the farmlands
and into the upper canyon. The law says not to fish to the
chinook in the upper yakima and enforcement is present. If
you as an angler want to fish for the chinook it needs to
be below the Roza dam and make sure you check regs etc as
the season below Roza is limited.
Water temps and Flows are as follows as of 9am this morning
@Cle Elum 48 degrees 812cfs
@Ellensburg 50 degrees 930cfs
@Umtanum 52 degrees 1372cfs
Clarity is as follows: (And about as good as it gets)
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 8-9 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7-8 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-6 feet
Wilson to Roza 3 Feet
Hatches in River Sections
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, March Browns, Small Olive Stones
Upper Flat Lands-March Browns, Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Small
Olive Stones
Upper Canyon-Caddis, PMD's, March Browns
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMD's
Lower Canyon- Caddis, PMD's, Drakes
On the Water Daily-The Hatch
May 27th, 2001 Yakima
River Report
The valley is supposed to get a bit of cooling in the weather
and that will be nice. We were one degree away from an all
time record high the other day set in 1910. The fishing continues
to be average throughout the system. We have seen some rather
large fish lately and been able to catch fish fairly consistently
but nothing like it was prior to the heat wave. Every day
is different! Look for the highly oxygenated water to be your
best bet on the hot days!
Hatches in River Sections--Hatches have
been light as of lately
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Yellow Mays
Upper Flat Lands-Caddis, Yellow Mays, Little Olive Stones
Upper Canyon-Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Yellow Mays
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMD's, True Goldens
Lower Canyon-, Caddis, PMD's, True Goldens, Drakes
Water Temps and Flows for this
morning @ 7:30am
@ Umtanum 58.5 and 1385
@Ellensburg 56.5 and 1060cfs
@ Cle Elum 51.5 and 737cfs
@ Easton 45 and 282cfs
May 24, 2001 Yakima
River Report
The hot weather has slowed the overall fishing. Lately we
would call the fishing average at most. Water temps have increased
significantly and I for one am looking forward to the slight
cooling trend the weather man say is coming. The water clarity
has decreased only slightly with this hot spell...........
pointing to the fact that basically runoff is over.
Hatches in River Sections--Hatches have been light as of lately
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Yellow Mays
Upper Flat Lands-Caddis, Yellow Mays, Little Olive Stones
Upper Canyon-Caddis, Yellow Sallies, Yellow Mays
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMD's, True Goldens
Lower Canyon-, Caddis, PMD's, True Goldens
Water temps and Flows for this morning @ 6am
@ Umtanum 59 and 1781cfs
@Ellensburg 57 and 1344cfs
@ Cle Elum 50 and 1090cfs
@ Easton 47 and 368cfs
Fish-on
The Hatch
May 19, 2001
Good to great fishing if you are
in the right zone at the right time!
fish-on
The Evening Hatch
May 16, 2001 Yakima
River Report
The continues to flow and fish. This may sound repetitive
however it is the truth and some days are better then others....some
are great. Yesterday one of the guides came in and after 8
years of fishing the river he said, "That was the best
dry fly fishing I have ever had........13-19" fish at
will!" One of our other guides in a different stretch
listed the day is a "good day". Every stretch and
every day is different.
We have been seeing a smorgasbord of Caddis lately from size
12-16 in tans, greys and dark olive. The PMD's continue to
show and should be a staple in the trouts diet for the next
two months. Today one of the guides saw a True Golden Stone
get inhaled by a trout. Again, the Drake hatch is just around
the corner.
We have been covering the river from Easton to Roza lately
and have found good fishing in all stretches depending on
the day.
Upper Yakima Proper-March Browns
Upper Flat Lands-March Browns, Caddis, Yellow Mays
Upper Canyon-March Browns, Caddis
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMD's
Lower Canyon-, Caddis, PMD's, and a few Stones
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 5 feet
Cle Elum River to Teanaway 7-8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 6-7 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-6 feet
Wilson to Roza 3 Feet!
Water temps and flows for 5/16 @ 5:30pm
are as follows;
@Umtanum 55 and 1750cfs
@Ellensburg 53 and 1275cfs
@Cle Elum 51.5 and 900cfs
Fish-on
The Evening Hatch
May 12, 2001
The Yakima continues to flow and
fish. Our clarity and levels are very similar to the last
report given. The hatches are as follows:
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Salmon
Flies, March Browns
Upper Flat Lands-March Browns, Caddis
Upper Canyon-March Browns, Golden Stones, Caddis
Farm Lands-Caddis, PMD's
Lower Canyon-, Caddis, PMD's, and a few Stones
Watch for the PMD's to start playing a big part of our day
time fishing and the Caddis in the evening. Remember the Drakes
(Brown and Green) are just around the corner. All techniques
have been fairly successful, including dries, nymphs and streamers.
Be prepared to present the PMD's with a variety of pattern
types including floating nymphs, emergers, cripples and adults.
There are not very many lakes that compare to the Lower Lake
@ Isaaks in the Northwest. Never a guarantee for numbers,
this spring fed scabland lake produces trophy size rainbows.
These fish are not fed and or released into the lake as 2-4
pound non-finned brood stock, but put in as juvenile 7-10
inch fish. The biomass of the lake just grows incredible trout;
Rich with Scuds, Damsels, Dragons, Chironimids and Calibaetis,
the lower lake at Isaaks is The Real Deal. The Average fish
in the lower is 23", no BS. The largest we landed their
on the 9th of May was 32"! These fish are hot like a
Steelhead. It is a headhunt! It is The Real Deal!
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May 7, 2001 Yakima
River Report
The Yakima continues to fish good as an overall rule. Lately,
we have found the mornings and afternoons to be better then
the evenings. However that could change in a heartbeat; everyday
is different re: hatches and weather. Currently the weather
is beautiful. Our days have been warm with cold nights. If
that continues we shouldn't see much water fluctuations. Expect
to see water levels change with rain and or warm nights. The
following info is current for this day..................
@Umtanum 57
@Ellensburg 52.5
@Cle Elum 54
Headwaters to Cle Elum River-Upper
Yakima Proper
Cle Elum River to Teananway-Upper Flat Lands
Teanaway to Diversion Dam-Upper Canyon
Diversion to Wilson-Farm Lands
Wilson to Rosa-Lower Canyon
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6 feet
Cle Elum river to Teananway 8-9 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7-8 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-6 feet
Wilson to Roza 3 Feet!
Upper Yakima Proper-Caddis, Salmon
Flies, March Browns
Upper Flat Lands-March Browns, Caddis
Upper Canyon-March Browns, Golden Stones, Caddis
Farm Lands-Caddis, March Browns
Lower Canyon-March Browns, Caddis, PMD's
Fish-on
The Evening Hatch
May 5, 2001 Yakima
Report
Every day is different on the water. While Thursday was a
smorgasbord of Caddis almost all day long and numbers of big
fish to cast to Friday was a short lived rise and most of
the fish were small. Regardless every day on the water is
a good day and we continue to have fun waterside!
Fish-on
The Hatch
May 3, Update
An absolute blizzard Caddis hatch is currently taking place;
Yesterday was good but the hatch today is 4 fold in comparison!
It doesn't get any better than this!
On the water daily
The Evening Hatch
May 2, 2001 Yakima
River Update
The Yakima is in good condition and the fish are keying in
on dry flies again. Today the Caddis were strong again in
certain stretches. The American Grannoms generally emerge
from 10am to 2 pm. This combined with good flights of Egg
Layers will bring the fish to the surface, which definitely
happened today. Look for the next 4 days to be good fishing!
Post Caddis emergence and flight today we also were successful
nymphing.
Clarity Chart
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 5 feet
Cle Elum river to Teananway 7-8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 5-6 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-5 feet
Wilson to Rosa 3 feet
Temperatures @ 5pm today
Cle Elum 51.75
Ellensburg 50
Umtanum 53
On the water daily
The Evening Hatch
May 2, 2001 Yakima
Report
The river is and has been in decent to good fishing conditions
for two days now. The hatches have been very light due to
the drop in water temps from the colder weather we received.
Yesterdays fishing was decent with nymphs, streamers and some
dries. The water level never got real high with this last
heat blast, we just lost clarity. The weather man says we
are to warm up a bit which should spur some insect activity.............We
will keep you posted!
fish-on
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
April 26, 2001 Yakima
River Update
The warm weather was bound to release a bit of snow and change
the color of the river, and it has..........................
The following is a clarity chart for the river @ 5:30 pm for
April 25th.
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 4 feet
Cle Elum river to Teananway 5-6 feet
Teanaway to KOA 5 feet
KOA to Wilson 3-4 feet
Wilson to Roza 2-3 feet Note: yesterday morning @ Bighorn
the visibility was 1 foot because of Wilson Creek................it
cleared as the day went on.
The river is going to fluctuate in color and level with the
warmer weather we are receiving. Unfortunately, the water
from the Cle Elum resevoir will be held back as much as possible
(according to the Bureau of Reclamation, 4/25 ) and it definetly
adds clarity to the system. So as things unfold this Spring,
we may see a bit less clarity overall throughout the system.
Yesterday the Bureau of Reclamation said that they are going
to try and not release at all, other than required amounts
and their goal is to use the influx of the tributary waters
for irrigation needs for the next month or so. They are trying
to conserve as much water as possible for peak irrigation
demands during the months of July and August where the releases
may be close to normal when needed.
Fishing yesterday was tough throughout the system. Every day
is different on the water!
Fish-on
The Evening Hatch
April 25, 2001 Yakima
River Update
As predicted with these warm days................We are in
the middle of a Full Blown American Grannom Mothers Day Caddis
Hatch for the 2001 season!!!!!!!!!!
Catch the Hatch with The Evening Hatch
April 24, 2001 Yakima
River Update
The Yakima is fishing good and the next three days will most
certainly explode with Caddis again because of the predicted
warm air temps. High airtemps for Wed are supposed to be 75.
Last Thursday through Saturday was fairly heavy Caddis, while
Sunday and Monday were quite a bit lighter due to the cooler
weather. Sunday and Monday still showed some good dry fly
fishing in isolated zones. We expect to see some incredible
American Grannom hatches and flights over the next three days
with the predicted warm weather. We are also seeing a few
Salmon Flies and True Golden Stones. The fish have not seemed
to key in on the adults however a large amber or black stone
nymph has worked effectively when needed. Caddis pupa subsurface
has also been a good pattern.
High Water temps for April 23
@ Umtanum 52
@ Ellensburg 5
@ Cle Elum 51.5
Starting Water temps for April 24, 7am;
@Umtanum 48.5
@Ellensburg 47
@Cle Elum 43
Headwaters to Cle Elum River-Upper Yakima Proper
Cle Elum River to Teananway-Upper Flat Lands
Teanaway to Diversion Dam-Upper Canyon
Diversion to Wilson-Farm Lands
Wilson to Rosa-Lower Canyon
Upper Yakima Proper- Light Blue Wings, Skwala and March Browns
Upper Flat Lands-Light March Browns, Blue Wings and Caddis
Upper Canyon-Light March Browns and Caddis
Farm Lands-Light March Browns, Caddis and Light Salmon Flies
Lower Canyon-Light March Browns, Heavy Caddis and Light Salmon
Flies
On the Water Daily
The Evening Hatch
April 23, 2001 Yakima
River Fishing Report
The Caddis hatch and flight on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
was  very
good on the lower Yakima. Using Adult patterns, Egg layers
and Emergers all proved successful. Sunday's fishing was quite
a bit lighter in the overall picture, however there were still
some zones that produced well. The March Browns showed decent
throughout the river Thursday through Saturday. The Skwalas
and March Browns are on their way out. We will continue to
see them here and there but over the next two weeks they will
most likely be a hatch of the past for the 2001 season; The
Caddis will be the food of choice. We are also seeing numbers
of active Salmon fly and Drakes nymphs, so got ready! PMD's
aren't too far off as well.
On the Water daily,
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
Caddis from the 19th of April.....Bugs
o' Plenty
April 20, 2001 Update
The American Grannom Caddis are happening on the Yakima in
the lower river. Today there was a large emergence of the
Brachycentrus with good flights and the fish definitely keyed
in on them. The guides we had on the lower river described
it as about half of a full blown Mothers Day Blizzard! There
were also a few True Golden Stoneflies out and about today.
At about 1pm there was also a good March Brown Hatch!
The weather will dictate how the Caddis will behave. On warm
days they will definitely play a major role in the next month
and a half of fishing. The guides described the fishing today
as great!
On the water daily
The Evening Hatch
April 20, 2001
Beautiful weather has hit the valley for the last three days
and the warmer temperatures have sparked some larger Caddis
emergences--The Caddis we have been seeing are predominantly
#16 & grey but that will soon change because we are not
to far away from the Mothers Day Blizzard of American Grannoms.
The March Browns, Skwala and Midges continue to be part of
the trouts main course. The True Goldens that were seen in
the upper canyon have not been evident lately.
The water continues to run low and clear with our morning
water temps today as follows.......
@Umtanum 47.35
@Ellensburg 44.5
@Cle Elum 42
Yesterdays high water temps were as follows
@Umtanum 50.5!
@Ellensburg 47.5
@Cle Elum 45.5
On the Water daily
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
April 16, 2001 Yakima
River Report
The Beat goes on! The fishing continues to be good to great................End
of Story.
Upper Yakima Proper-Blue Wings and Skwala
Upper Flat Lands-March Browns, Blue Wings and Skwala
Upper Canyon-March Browns, Blue Wings, Skwala, Golden Stones,
Midges
Farm Lands-March Browns, Blue Wings, Skwala, Caddis and Midges
Lower Canyon-March Browns, Blue Wings, Skwala, Caddis
On the water Daily
The Evening Hatch
April 14, 2001
High water temps for yesterday.....
Umtanum @ 5pm 46.80
Ellensburg @ 4:30pm 43.90
Cle Elum @ 4:30pm 45.28
Headwaters to Cle Elum River-Upper
Yakima Proper
Cle Elum River to Teananway-Upper Flat Lands
Teanaway to Diversion Dam-Upper Canyon
Diversion to Wilson-Farm Lands
Wilson to Rosa-Lower Canyon
Upper Yakima Proper-Blue Wings and Skwala
Upper Flat Lands-March Browns, Blue Wings and Skwala
Upper Canyon-March Browns, Blue Wings, Skwala and Golden Stones
Farm Lands-March Browns, Blue Wings, Skwala, Caddis
Lower Canyon-March Browns, Blue Wings, Skwala, Caddis
The Skwala seems to be lightening up a bit currently, but
with the warming trend just around the corner according to
Mr. Weather most likely we will see a resurgence. The #18
Caddis hatching in the farmlands and lower canyon doesn't
seem to be of major significance yet. With the warming weather
that is inevitable soon the Caddis will begin to play a major
role. The March Browns will continue to play a major as well
as the Blue Wings. The surprise of the week are the True Goldens
evident in the upper canyon.....It seems a bit early for them!
They are usually a late May emergence. There certainly aren't
numbers of them, but the trout will definitely have them imprinted
in their feeding pattern.
The River continues to fish good considering the cold temperatures
we have been receiving. This is actually typical weather patterns
for the first two weeks of April. Over the years the weather
during the first two weeks of April can be a bit inclement.
Depending on where you are and being there at the right time
of day can be your ticket to paradise. We have seen some incredible
hatches lately where large pods of fish are keying in on them.
Prior and post hatch may be a bit spotty, especially with
dries. The lower canyon hatches seem to be a bit longer lasting,
however the farmland hatches have been quite intense as well.
We have been on the water daily and usually in numerous stretches
and the fishing has been good throughout the system. Our clients
lately have had there share of casting to rising fish!
Don't hesitate and book your fishing date with The Hatch!
On the water daily, The Evening Hatch Guide Service
April
11, 2001 Yakima River Report
The Yakima continues to fish good. Water conditions are excellent
in clarity and our water temps have dropped a bit due to colder
temperatures. Clients yesterday had their fill of casting
to rising fish during the Hatch. Generally the March Browns
start up around 1:30 to 2 and last for a good hour or more.
Intermixed with the Browns are some Blue Wing Olives. At times
the fish may change preference for the type of May fly they
want to eat, so be aware of that. After the March Browns stop
usually we can find another hour to an hour and a half of
fish eating Blue Wings in isolated zones.
Casting to rising fish is always fun and can be challenging.
The fish have plenty of adults and emergers to eat and their
feeding lane is very narrow. Therefore it generally isn't
the first cast that will catch you a fish. Calculated techniques
and presentation is the game and utilizing the Drag Mend,
Reach Casts, Positive Curve casts, Feeding Line, Slack Line
Casts, Dump Casts etc. are all techniques that will catch
you more fish.
On the water daily..............
The Evening Hatch
April
8, 2001 Yakima River Report
The fishing over the weekend has been good, not great just
good fishing. The March Brown and Blue Wing hatches were lightened
a bit due to some rain and cooler airtemps, but overall the
fishing held strong. The dry fly action continues to be a
good part of our game utilizing various patterns matching
the Blue Wings, March Browns, Midges and Skwalas. The returning
Skwala adult action was a little lighter this weekend but
the fish still keyed in on the big bug at times.
The farm land and upper canyon midge game was good as well
as the March Browns and Blue Wings in isolated zones. The
lower canyon March Browns and Blue Wings were good in many
isolated zones. Some times the fish can be very selective
and at other times not at all. We pulled in on a small pod
if fish obliviously eating cluster midges the other day and
tossed big Stimulators at them and met with great results.
However another time that day we found fish eating Blue Wings
and the only bug that they seemed to want was a Sparkle Dun!
Having an assortment of bugs is a good idea. Also, during
an intense hatch, your fly may be one in a hundred floating
by the fish and it is essential to present they fly directly
in the fishes feeding lane which can be difficult to pinpoint.
One technique that is very helpful is called the drag mend.
I have mentioned this technique before, but the value of this
simple technique is often overlooked.........
The Drag Mend
One technique that will help out beginners to advanced anglers,
is the "drag mend." A great technique for all anglers.
The basic concept of the drag mend is to...Overshoot your
target and then lift your tip up and drag the fly into the
feeding lane and at the same time reach up river to manipulate
a mend; Once this is accomplished, drop your tip and allow
the fly to float into the "window of opportunity".
Obviously this technique needs to be done up river of feeding
fish. However, if this technique is done to far upriver, the
result will be an unnatural float.
Water Clarity is as follows (WOW!)
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6 feet
Cle Elum river to Teananway 8-9 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7-8 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-6 feet
Wilson to Roza 4-5 Feet!
Water temps and flows for the river @ 10am this morning are
as follows.................
@ Umtanum 43 degrees and 1300 CFS
@ Ellensburg 42 dgrees and 1060 CFS
@ Cle Elum 39.66 and 866 CFS
On the Water Daily
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
April
5, 2001
Attention Anglers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Of course every day fishing is different but the dry fly fishing
has certainly turned on lately and should be a main focus
from here on out! The last four days in certain stretches
of the river have been absolutely awesome
dry fly fishing with great hatches of March Brown and
Blue Wing Olives.
Currently, you don't need to go trout fishing anywhere else
in the states, because right out your back door it is hot!
We have openings for you to come fishing as we have a large
guide crew. We are staying busy and having fun on the water
and would like to make you a part of the adventure. As an
added bonus, when you book a trip with us we will send you
a sheet of coupons so that when you visit Ellensburg to fish
with us you have an incentive to see what else the Kittitas
valley has to offer!
This Spring is slated to be epic.
Lower and cleaner water conditions than normal should make
the next three and a half months of Hatches
Awesome.................Here are the upcoming events!
April - March Browns, Blue Wing
Olives, Light Caddis
May - Mothers Day Blizzard Caddis,
March Browns, Blue Wing Olives and Salmon flies
June - PMD's, Caddis, Salmon
Flies, Green Drakes and a few Golden Stones!
July - PMD'S, Caddis
We look forward to being waterside with you! Stay tuned to
our website as it is updated frequently!
Respectfully and fish-on
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
PO Box 1295
Ellensburg, WA 98926
1-866-482-4480 Toll Free
509-962-5959 Phone
April
4, 2001 Yakima River Fishing Report
The Yakima again fished well on the 3rd, in fact it fished
awesome ................Same hatches; The March Browns are
starting to show stronger and stronger and the Blue Wing Olives
have been good. In fact this would happen to be the best Blue
Wing Spring I have seen in a few years. The weather always
helps Mayfly hatches and we have been blessed with great Mayfly
weather.
Another day in paradise,
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
April
3, 2001 Yakima River Report
The Yakima fished good on Monday with dry fly fishing being
good to great according to our guide reports. Just as stated
in the last report...............Every day is different! Decent
Blue Wing and Skwala activity kept the fish looking up most
of the day!
Respect the rivers and fish-on
The Evening Hatch
April
2, 2001 Weekend Report for the Yakima
A variety of reports from this weekend most certainly substantiate
that every day and area of the river will fish different.
Friday's weather was very stable, light wind and fairly warm.
Reports from the lower canyon showed fairly tough fishing
while the farmlands produced some good fishing. Saturday's
weather was significantly cooler with dense low clouds and
light precipitation and the fishing was good to great in all
stretches. We had boats in the upper canyon to the farmlands
and down into the lower canyon. Sunday's weather was unstable
with windy conditions and high clouds. On Sunday the farmlands
produced mixed reports from slow to good fishing and the lower
canyons report was good.
The Midge hatches have resumed in the upper canyon and farmlands.
They were quashed for a couple days  while
the river was on the rise but most certainly have returned.
Blue Wing Olives in isolated areas were certainly a big hit
this weekend especially on Saturday and Sunday. Our best pattern
this weekend for the Blue Wing was the old standard.............Sparkle
Dun. Skwalas are still happening and if you pay close attention
the rewards are good. There were numbers of Skwalas this weekend
and the fish definitely keyed into them in certain locals.
As of yet, the number one and two day for the 2001 Skwala
action was Friday and Saturday the 23rd and 24th. March Browns
made their mark stronger this weekend especially in the canyon
where we found fish eating them. There was a decent March
Brown hatch in the farmlands, but we didn't find numbers of
fish eating them. The upper canyons March Brown Hatch was
very light.
This weekend we found fish eating Midge clusters, Blue Wing
Olives, Skwalas and March Browns. All in all not a bad weekend!
The nymphing showed mixed reviews but certainly produced fish
and the streamer action showed thumbs down.
High water temps for April 1
@ Cle Elum 45.8
@ Ellensburg 44.4
@ Umtanum 46.3
Tip Pool
Water temps are still fairly cool, and for the dry fly action
as of lately, Mr. Slow Water has been good.
Clarity Chart is as stated before and the flows are stable
currently. Respectfully and fish-on
On the water daily,
The Evening Hatch
March 30, 2001 Yakima River
Report
The fishing is average to good depending on techniques used.
The dry fly fishing has slowed a bit but could spark up anytime
with the coming of the March Browns. There have been isolated
fish on Blue Wings. The midge fishing has slowed incredibly
since the increase in flows and the Skwalas are there but
not in hoardes. The Nymph fishing has been good and should
continue to be.
Water clarity is as follows
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 4-5 feet
Cle Elum river to Teananway 6-7 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-6 feet
Wilson to Roza 4 feet
High water temps yesterday
@ Cle Elum 43.5
@ Ellensburg 43.5
@ Umtanum 46
On the water daily
The Evening Hatch
March
28, 2001 Yakima River Report
Nuclear Winds notwithstanding today and a deluge of rain over
the past two days has been the weather report as of lately.
Remarkably the river is in satisfactory condition. Airtemps
have been rather cool and it is nice to see the much needed
precipitation. Above 3500 feet the snow was sticking and below
that elevation it was not, for the most part.
Talking with the Bureau of Reclamation yesterday was not alarming.
Currently the water storage is at approximately 37 percent.
I asked how that will affect flows for the season and the
repsonse given was that during peak water demand time (July
and August) the river will flow at almost normal traditional
irrigation flows, somewhere between 3000 and 3500 cfs. However
in the other months the flows will be less then normal. Now
this is all guestimated. Things do change, etc etc etc.................
What that means is that the spring hatches should be good
and for the most part we will meet with good water quality.
According to long range forecasts the weather for the Spring
is to be cooler and wetter then normal. The weather for the
summer is supposed to be cooler then normal. This was the
information I received from the BoR yesterday. He also stated
that even though those are the projected long range reports,
things do change etc. etc. etc..........................
We may see warmer then normal water temperatures later in
the season but if all is true that is stated above, it should
be great season!
Yesterdays fishing was good with nymphs!
Currently water clarity is as follows as of 1pm on Wednesday.
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 3 feet
Cle Elum river to Teananway 4-5 feet
Teanaway to KOA 5-6 feet
KOA to Wilson 3-4 feet
Wilson to Roza 3 feet
On the water daily................
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
March
26, 2001 Yakima River Update
Flows are up and the clarity is down due to the heavy rains
we received over the last 48 hours. Flows in the lower canyon
are at 1850 cfs and two days ago they were at around 1400.
Both the Big Creek and Teanaway basins were hit hard with
rain and both of the creeks show increased flows. Most likely
the river will tame down in the next 24-36 hours. In fact
the Teanaway river is already subsiding as we speak. Today's
fishing will most likely be tough but everything should settle
within the next two days.
fish-on
The Evening Hatch.
March
23, 2001 Yakima River Report
It doesn't get any better then this for March weather. The
last three days have been gorgeous with highs hitting 65 in
Ellensburg. Dry fly fishing has certainly picked up over the
last week and yesterday's high haze in the sky triggered the
fish even more to key in on the dries. Today looks as if our
weather is more of the same! Should be gooooood fishing.
Clarity Chart is as follows
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 6-7feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 8-10 feet
Teanaway to KOA 7-8 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-7 feet
Wilson to Roza 3-5 feet
The river is in incredible condition. This spring should be
awesome! lower water flows, cleaner water and Bugs!
Water Temps @ 7am for this morning..............
@ Cle Elum 39
@ Ellensburg 42
@Umtanum 43
On the water daily.................fish-on
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
March
22, 2001 Yakima River Report
The weather has been incredible here the last two days and
the fishing has been good. We are definitely seeing Skwalas
and the fish have been looking for them as well. On the Yakima
as well as the Bitteroot and Clarkfork the idea that you will
see hordes of Skwalas is farfetched! However if you take your
time and start looking in the right zones, they are there.
We saw good number of adults today and some very nice bows
have been keying in on them.
The upper canyon and the farm land midge hatches have been
incredible. This spring midge hatch rivals 1994's! Cluster
patterns in isolated zones and to rising fish has been a good
game to dupe the trout.
The nymphing over the last few days has been ok in the lower
canyon but a bit slow in the farm lands and upper river. The
streamer action has been quite slow for us lately.
On the water daily,
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
March
20, 2001 Yakima River Report
Every day is different on the Yakima. While our weekend fished
good, Monday was a completely different day with nuclear winds
and an unstable barometer. Heavy Rains from Sunday in the
higher elevations also increased the flows of some of our
tributaries and decreased the clarity a bit overall but nothing
to be alarmed about.
Flow comparison Chart...............
1100 CFS on Sunday and 1400 CFS on Tuesday @ Umtanum
1050 CFS on Sunday and 1450 CFS on Tuesday @ Ellensburg
650 CFS on Sunday and 750 CFS on Tuesday @ Cle Elum
While Monday was quite unstable, Tuesday looks as though the
weather is going to be absolutely beautiful with a high of
around 55 degrees and at most light a variable winds!
While every day is different, lately we have been experiencing
some good bug activity. Here is a summary of some of the aquatic
insect activity.
#16-18 Blue Wing Olives Parachutes, Sparkle Duns, Comparaduns,
Transition Duns
Generally an early to late afternoon hatch
#18-22 Midges Cluster patterns seem to be the best ticket
when the Trout are keying on the midges
Can be all day long especially on cloudy days
#10 Skwalas Para Stimis, Stimiluators, C-Ants, The Big Dog
Stone, Madam X's
Generally the trout key on the females when they return to
lay eggs on the water as well as when both male and female
stones become spent.
#10 Caddis Stimis, Madam X's, Large Grey Pupas
Currently a light mid morning emergence
#12 March Browns Hares Ear Soft Hackle, Parachute Hares Ear,
Comparaduns
Not much happening yet but should be just around the bend
as the nymphal activity is busy.
#16 Caddis X-Caddis, Pupas and Elk Hairs in olive, grey and
amber
Currently a light mid morning emergence, as well as at dusk.
Respectfully and fish-on
The Evening Hatch.com
March
19, 2001 Yakima River Report
We had quite a few boats on the water Saturday and all of
them met with good fishing. Both nymphing and dry fly fishing
produced throughout the day and the river. Insects present
on Saturday included;
BWO's #16-18
Brown Stone #16
Skwala Stone #10
Midges #18-22
Large Caddis #10
Smaller Caddis #16
Saturday's weather was high haze and clouds with quite a bit
of warmth.
In the upper river we found some very nice fish eating clustered
midges and BWO's, as well as looking for the stones. In the
lower river we found fish looking for the stones and also
rising to the BWO's.
Clarity is as follows ( This clarity chart can change in a
short period of time especially at this time of year)
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 5-6 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 8 feet
Teanaway to KOA 8-9 feet
KOA to Wilson 5-6 feet
Wilson to Roza 4-5 feet
High water temps on Saturday were as follows
@Cle Elum 43.6 @ 4pm
@Ellensburg 44.0 @ 2:30pm
@Umtanum 46.4 @ 4pm
Sunday's weather was completely different with dense clouds
and a light rain all day. The nymphing was a bit tougher then
Saturdays but there were some decent pods here and there on
Blue Wings.
On the water daily,
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
March
17, 2001 Yakima River Report
So much for quoting Mr. Weather.com at least for today. According
to the report yesterday by weather.com today was supposed
to be rainy with a chance of snow! Our weather today is perfect
fishing weather with a high cloud haze, high airtemps to 55
degrees and the water temps to 46 degrees! As I did shuttles
for the guides today there were small brown stones present
#16 and a few Skwala stones present as well! Will update again
soon!
Moral of the story is Mr. weather.com is not always right!
respectfully and fish-on
The Evening Hatch
March
16, 2001 Fishing Report-Yakima River
According to Mr Weather we are in for a mostly cloudy and
rainy with a chance of snow weekend! Much like we have seen
the last three days. The Skwala action has been stifled due
to the weather and we really haven't seen much other dry fly
activity. There has been light BWO's and fairly heavy midge
activity but not much feeding on the surface. Stomach samples
over the last few days shows the trout are eating Midge Pupa
and various Mayfly nymphs predominantly.
The Weather forecast shows a general day time warming trend
to start on Tuesday. That is the kind of weather we need for
the Skwalas to due some egg laying and for the trout key in.
It started last weekend but was quashed by the cold, snow
and rain received. Our water temps have taken a serious drop
over the last few days as well................
Water temp for this morning are as follows
8am @ Umtanum 38.5
8am @ Ellensburg 36.62
8am @ Cle Elum 36.29
Respectfully and fish-on
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
March
12, 2001 Yakima River Fishing Report
The fishing on the Yakima over the last 4 days has been at
best average. In fact a couple of days were rather poor. On
Friday the 9th, the lower canyon was plagued with ugly brown
water due to Wilson Creek. It has since cleaned up and in
fact the clarity in the canyon on the 11th was great. We dealt
with nuclear winds Saturday and Sunday. We had boats on almost
all stretches of water throughout the system this weekend
and met with mostly slow fishing. Sunday was our best day,
where the nymphing early was spotty but managed to hook us
some fish. We were pleasantly rewarded with some decent afternoon
dry fly Skwala action even though the wind was relentless.
We saw decent numbers of adult Skwalas on Sunday and ended
up hooking quite a few fish with our dries. One of our boats
was in the upper canyon on Saturday and saw blanket BWO hatches
for a good part of the day with not a fish to be seen eating
them. The nymphing was very poor that day in the upper canyon
as well.
Look for the fish to start keying in the Skwalas from here
on out as Sunday afternoon was certainly a decent indication.
Our water clarity is as stated in the last report and maybe
even a touch better in all stretches. The river is in good
shape and hopefully the infamous Kittitas valley winds will
let up a bit. These past few days the barometer was not very
stable and we also had a full moon.
On the Water Daily...........
Fish-on
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
March 9, 2001
Fishing Report
The warmer weather and some rain in the elevations is starting
to release the snowpack and some of our tributaries have increased
in flows and decreased in clarity. No reason to stay home.
The river is still in great shape through out the system!
The overall clarity is as follows....................(remember
this changes on a daily basis)
Clarity Chart
Headwaters to Cle Elum River 5-6 feet
Cle Elum river to Teanaway 6-7 feet
Teanaway to KOA 5-6 feet
KOA to Wilson 4-5 feet
Wilson to Roza 3-4 feet
High Water Temps for the 8th of March
are as follows
@ Cle Elum 43.6 at 3:45pm
@ Ellensburg 44.5 at 3:30pm
@ Umtanum 45.6 at 2:45pm
The overall hatches are light but prevalent.
We are seeing a few..............................
Blue Wing Olives-Beatis #16-18
March Browns-Rithrogena #12
Spring Stone-Skwala and Aureus #10
Little Brown Stones-Nemoura #16-18
Large Spring Caddis-Limnephilidae #10
Lately the dry fly action has started to emerge.
By no means have we seen consistent good dry fly action but
we have managed to fool a few trout with adult Skwala patterns.
Predominantly our fishing lately has been with nymphs and
streamers.
Staying up close and personal with the Yakima
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
March 7, 2001
Fishing Report Yakima River
The weather in the valley has been gorgeous the last two days
and Mr. Weather says it is supposed to last through the week.
The lower canyons water is up a approximately 200 CFS and
the clarity down predominantly due to Wilson Creek. The fishing
in the canyon has been average over the last couple days.
The high water temp in the lower canyon yesterday was 46 degrees
and the high water temp near Cle Elum was 44 degrees. We are
beginning to see a bit of dry fly action. There were Skwala
adults present today as well as a few mayflies. The farm land
fish seem to be on the spawn as some of the fish we have been
catching in this stretch show signs such as being paired up
and spilling. Overall, the fishing currently is average to
good with beautiful days!
Respectfully and fish-on
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
March 4, 2001
Yakima River Fishing Report
The river for the last few days has only fished average. No
apparent reasons but the fishing has certainly been slower
than it was. Mr. Weather shows a major warming trend which
should spark some real bug activity. We will keep you updated!
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
February 28th
Fishing Report
The weather lately has been beautiful
clear blue skies and our days have been warming up to the
high  40's.
Our nights however have been getting quite cold. Lately the
have been dipping into the teens. Water temp yesterday started
out at 35 in the morning and topped out at 41 in the afternoon.
The nights should warm up considerably over the next week
according to Mr. Weather. Our daytime highs are projected
to range from low to mid 40's to 50 on the 9th. So much for
the inevitable dry fly action for Skwalas and Blue Wings in
February, I bite my tongue.
Yesterday our clients did very well from
1:30 pm on. The early game was very slow, however the afternoon
made up for it and they went home with smiles! The colder
weather hasn't stopped the Skwala stone nymphs (see picture)
from priming themselves to hatch on the right day. Looks as
though the weather for the 5th through the 9th might be conducive!
Respectfully and fish-on
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
Yakima River Update February
26th, 2001
The Yakima continues to fish good. According to the weather
reports the 1st through the 7th of March the air temp highs
are to reach mid to high 40's and the lows to only around
freezing. This is definitely ideal early season fishing weather.
Dates are filling fast so don't wait and book your date.
Take advantage of our early season discount of 10% in the
month of March!
Daytime highs lately have been in the
high 40's and our lows have been dipping into the 20's and
high teens. The dry fly fishing is just around the corner.
Reports show that the fish are starting to look up. Our best
bet lately has been the nymphing, however, with the upcoming
weather pattern dries might play a better game!
Respect the rivers and fish-on
Jack Mitchell
The Evening Hatch
PO Box 1295
Ellensburg, WA 98926
1-866-482-4480 Toll Free
509-962-5959 Phone
509-962-6794 Fax
www.theeveninghatch.com
jack@theeveninghatch.com
February 25th, 2001 Yakima River Report
The Yakima continues to fish very good with nymphs. A few
adults Stones and Blue Wings have been seen, but no numbers
yet. Daily midge hatches continue to happen and fish can be
found eating on the surface in isolated areas on the midges.
The game for us has been the nymphing and streamers. Yesterday
was an absolutely beautiful day here in the valley and our
airtemps topped out at 50 degrees with our water temps hitting
42.5 degrees. All our boats met with good to great success.
One stat listed 20 fish caught and released in the 15-20 inch
class. It was a guides day out yesterday as we didn't have
any clients on the river! The water continues to run @ 50%
of the volume it was running at last year at this time. The
fishing lately has slowed down quite a bit in the late afternoon
and early evening. The best angling has been from 10am - 3pm.
Staying up close and personal on the Yakima,
Respectfully and fish-on
The Evening Hatch Guide Service
February 23,
2001 Fishing Report
The early season on the Yakima is going strong. I personally
did the shuttle for our clients and guide today and watched
them fish the first hole. In a period of 45 minutes or so
the two anglers had approximately 25 fish eat their nymphs,
they hooked about 20 of those and landed 12! Now that is fishing.
We have an absolutely beautiful day over here currently. Every
day is different when it comes to fishing but you can almost
bet that with the next forty days....... 10 of them are going
to be awesome, 10 are going to be great, 10 are going to be
good and 10 are going to be just average.
The weather report from now until the 5th of March shows day
time air temps to be in the low to mid 40's and the night
time air temps to be in the mid to upper 20's. This is good
people. The fishing for the next week and a half should be
goooood!
Today started out awesome and our water
temp in the canyon currently is 43.7!!!!!! Skwalas, Blue Wings
and Midges. Obviously the nymphing is good currently, but
with the water temps we are seeing today, it is quite possible
we may run into dry fly action on Skwalas and Blue Wings in
February. In fact I would say it is inevitable!
Don't Hesitate, Book your Date Now! 15% discount in February
and 10% in March!!!
Staying up close and personal with the Yakima
The Evening Hatch Guide Service.
PO Box 1295
Ellensburg, WA 98926
1-866-482-4480 Toll Free
509-962-5959 Phone
509-962-6794 Fax
www.theeveninghatch.com
jack@theeveninghatch.com
February 22,
2001
The Yakima fished exceptionally well today. The nymphing was
spectacular and we predict the next 5 days to be as good.
The midge fishing was decent to good as well today. Things
are starting to happen. In years past the earliest we have
seen adult stones was on the 22 of February.
We haven't seen adult stones yet but the nymphs are certainly
working.
The Tip Pool:
Don't underestimate the skinny water!
Respect the rivers and fish-on
The Evening Hatch
February 21,
2001
The Yakima River water temps hit 42 degrees today and we should
see the same water temps for the 22nd as well. The nymphing
over the last few days has been ok. It seems it should have
been better. Our best success was met with casting to rising
fish. There has been some decent early spring midge activity
and using a brassie just below the surface proved to be the
ticket. Every day is different! According to past years we
should begin to see a few adult Skwala stones soon. When the
fish are keying in on nymphs they most definitely have been
eating the stone nymphs. The best of spring is just around
the corner. The next week of weather forecast shows daytime
temperatures between 40-48 degrees with lows in the upper
20's! This is good stuff people. For all of you who are itching
to get out, the fishing should be good. The way it looks we
might be seeing some adult insect besides Winter stones and
Midges sooner then anticipated.
Fly suggestions for the next few weeks
Stone fly dry patterns #8-12--Olive, yellow, orange, black
Stimulators with and with out rubber legs
Parachute Stone fly
Madam X
Stone Nymphs #8-12 with beadheads or
without
K-Stones Olive, Amber, Black
Brooks Stones Olive, Amber, Black
Blue Wing Olive Dry Flies #14-18
Sparkle Duns
Comparaduns
Transition Duns
Other Nymphs #12-18 with beadheads or
without
Prince
Hares Ear
Brassies
Lightning Bugs
Other Dry Flies #12-18
Parachute Adams
Royal Wulf
Royal Parachute
Standard Adams
Staying up close and personal with the Yakima River...........The
Evening Hatch Guide Service
February 16,
2001
Fishing Report The Yakima River continues to run at low flows
and fish decent to good. The weather shows a warming trend
coming at the first of the week which should bump the water
temps up a bit. Currently the temps are ranging between 35
and 38 degrees. Nymphing, streamers and midging continue to
be the games to play.
Up close and personal with the Yakima
The Evening Hatch
jack@theeveninghatch.com
February 11,
2001
Snow flurries and frozen line in the guides have been our
nemesis as of late. Although water temps are peaking at about
35-37 degrees the fish have remained relatively active and
can be caught. Yesterday the high water temp was just over
35, yet we still had success. Both nymphing and streamers
brought fish to hand.
A warming trend is expected that will bring daytime highs
to 46 degrees from Tuesday through Thursday this next week.
These warmer temperatures should result in some excellent
fishing and hopefully will mark the beginning of our spring
on the Yakima.
Respect the rivers and fish on!
jack@theeveninghatch.com
February 7,
2001
Clear and cold is the prognosis for the remainder of the week.
The water temps dropped 6 degrees last night! Not a good thing.
Watch the weather forecasts.............If we are receiving
clear and cold with lows in the teens, stay home or fish somewhere
else. At this time of year if the forecast shows nighttime
lows in the mid 20's to low 30's and with daytime highs in
the mid 30's to low 40's you are in good shape. Water temps
at this low flow can change for the good and the bad overnight!
respectfully and fish-on
jack@theeveninghatch.com
February 5,
2001
Below is a comparison of Flows and Water Temps from last year
to this year. There is a major difference in flows which may
be a consistent difference this year as our snowpack is certainly
less then average. We are looking forward to an awesome spring
and season as well. The season has already started out to
be good fishing. The lower flows are nice, however if the
lower flows continue through out the year we may see some
warmer than usual water temps in the summer months.
Feb 4, 2000 12noon CFS @ Umtanum was 1440 and the Water Temp
was 34.5
Feb 4, 2001 12noon CFS @ Umtanum is 763 and the Water Temp
is 38.5
The Evening Hatch will have a booth at the Sportsman Show
this week...........Come on down and see us!
respectfully and fish-on
jack@theeveninghatch.com
February 4,
2001
The Yakima River on the 2nd of February hit 41 degrees. We
would like to have been on the water but unfortunately had
other commitments. Yesterday the high water temp was 39.5
and the beginning water temp this morning is 38.5 Fishing
yesterday was ok. It seemed like it should have been better,
however we did manage to land some nice fish and one that
measured close to 24 inches (see home page). This fish ate
a streamer but the nymphing lately has been quite effective.
We have been generally running tandem nymph set ups and the
fish definitely seem to be keying in on the stone nymphs,
which are obviously migrating.
Respectfully and fish-on
Jack Mitchell
The Evening Hatch
PO Box 1295
Ellensburg, WA 98926
1-866-482-4480 Toll Free
509-962-5959 Phone
509-962-6794 Fax
www.theeveninghatch.com
jack@theeveninghatch.com
January
31, 2001 Yakima River Report
The weather looks good for water temps. In fact the water
temps hit 39.5 in the lower canyon today. The fishing was
decent to good. The next 5 days should be good according to
the predicted forecast. The water temps should be getting
up into the high 30's daily and possibly in the low 40's.
Thursday: Patchy dense morning
fog...Otherwise increasing clouds.
highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Light Southeast wind.
Thursday night:
Areas of rain or snow. Lows 30 to 35. South wind 5
to 10 mph.
Friday:
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of morning showers.
highs in the 40s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph...Becoming Northwest
10
to 20 mph late.
Extended forecast:
Saturday:
Dry with patchy fog. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
upper 30s to mid 40s.
Sunday through
Wednesday: A chance of rain each day. Breezy at
times. Lows 25 to 35. Highs 35 to 45.
Respectfully and fish-on
jack@theeveninghatch.com
January 29,
2001
The water temps on the Yakima are in the ok zone currently.
It is remarkable how fast they can change at this low water
flow with the influence of the weather. By Thursday according
to the predicted weather forecast the water temps should be
in the fishy zone again. The report says lows in the upper
twenties with highs in the low forties. We will keep you updated...............
fish-on respectfully
jack@theeveninghatch.com
Jan 27, 2001
Report
The Yakima has changed face in the last 36 hours with the
bitter cold we have received. The water temps dropped about
6 degrees throughout the system overnight. Stay home currently,
or fish another water shed with more favorable conditions.
As quick as the river has changed for the worst it can be
back for the best. Prediction for turn around according to
weather reports would be Wednesday.
In tune and up close and personal with the Yakima,
respectfully and fish-on
The Hatch
January 24,
2001 Yakima River Report
Currently the trout fishing on the Yakima is good . Water
temps are ranging between 36-39 degrees and the fish are eating.
You will find fish in all types of water. We have been catching
fish in shallow fast riffles, slow deep pools, heavy deep
riffles, shallow slow water and in tailouts. Techniques will
obviously vary depending on the type of water you are fishing.
The magic water temps for decent dry
fly fishing (besides midging) are a consistent 42-44degrees,
which is usually around the first to second week of March.
Last year, one of the first good days of consistent dry fly
fishing was the 12th of March. High temp that day was 43.5!
Remember, some of the best fishing on the Yakima is from now
until run-off - personally, my favorite!
The dry fly midging has been OK lately. The best of the winter
midging has passed, however, we should see a spring hatch
as well.
The best midge water is generally medium to slow. The inside
corner of a riffle can be a likely spot where fish will congregate
on midges assuming there is a hatch. Usually we find that
the cloudy days are better, as there tends to be less breeze
on those days and the fish can respond to the hatching midges.
A variety of patterns can be used to dupe the trout that are
eating midges. Some of our favorites include........... Lashas
Raccoon, Paramidges and Catch alls. At times fishing a small
brassie or chironimid suspended just below the surface can
be very effective as well.
The nymphing is always and continues to be - a very effective
technique at this time of year. Yes, bobber fishing! It is
very effective and produced some beautiful fish today. With
the Skwala stones just around the corner, one of the likely
choices is to fish a stone nymph. Today both black and olive
stone nymphs worked well. When the fish really begin keying
in on the Skwalas they can become a bit picky and that is
when using the correct stone pattern will catch you more fish.
Remember, the Skwala is not a very large stone in comparison
to some of the others. Nymph patterns in the 8-12 size are
a good choice. K-Stones in amber, olive and black are fairly
good replications. Sometimes we will use even more simpler
patterns that incorporate a soft hackle collar as opposed
to the traditional rubber legs and wing cases that the k-stones
have. Running a trailer behind the Stone is always a good
choice and a variety of nymphs can be good. Here are just
a few that we use.................Lightning bugs, princes,
hares ears, double whammies and brassies.
Streamer fishing with dry lines and sink-tips can be very
exciting at this time of year. Probably the technique of choice
amongst most western guides, because of the action; especially
dry line streamer fishing. The take
is generally vicious and visual and thus certainly fun. One
of the keys to dry line streamer fishing is line control.
It is essential that you are able to manipulate your line
by stripping and mending. Remember mending doesn't always
have to be up river! In fact, a down river mend can induce
strikes because of the action it imparts on your streamer.
When you mend down river it makes your streamer more threatening
to the trout. There are numerous methods and techniques one
can use with streamers.............Get creative.
Before we find fish actually feeding on adult Skwalas this
season we will most likely see trout feeding on the little
Brown Stones #16-18, Blue Wing Olives #16-18 and also Midges.
Stay tuned. We're in touch, so you be
in touch! Coming soon, The Evening
Hatch on ESPN2. Also coming soon, "A serious and not
so serious look at the 2001 season!"
Respectfully and fish-on
The Evening Hatch
jack@theeveninghatch.com
January 22,
2001
The Yakima River water temps are back into the fishy winter
zone!
respectfully and fish-on
jack@theeveninghatch.com
January 17,
2001 Yakima River
Water temps have dropped significantly in the last three days.
They are currently ranging between 32-33 degrees. Stay home,
go steelheading or go to Rocky Ford. Keep tuned in as the
water temps on the Yakima can be back in shape within a couple
days, assuming we get a warming trend.
respectfully and fish-on
jack@theeveninghatch.com
January 14,
2001 Yakima River Report
The Yakima River is currently fishing good. The water temps
for the last four days have been between 35 and 39 degrees.
Recently the dry fly midging has been a bit more difficult
and technical than it has been. The streamer and nymph techniques
have been good and were the techniques of choice yesterday.
Nymph choices in the winter and early spring can be fairly
simple. From now until mid April a #8-10 skwala stone nymph
with a smaller nymph trailer is always a good bet. Often times
a small indicator and a single #14-18 brassie fished shallow
is a very simple and easy nymph technique.
The weather report is calling for colder evening air temps
this upcoming week which could, in turn drop the water temps.
We will keep you updated...........
respectfully and fishon
jack@theeveninghatch.com
January 12,
2001
Water temps on the Yakima are back in the 36-40 degree range
and the fishing should be good.
Will update within 12 hours to give you the skinny.
respectfully and fish-on
jack@theeveninghatch.com
January 7,
2001
Beautiful clear blue sky days lately and cold nights have
dropped the water temps significantly over the last three
days. Low water temp at Umptanum today was 32.5 and four days
ago it was 36. Fishing has slowed quite a bit. We should see
the water temps increase with the slight warming trend and
cloud cover predicted over the next week. We will keep you
updated!
Respectfully and fish-on
jack@theeveninghatch.com
Fishing Report Jan.
2, 2001
Fishing continues to be good with our water temp today in
the lower canyon almost hitting 40 degrees.
fish-on
jack@theeveninghatch.com
January 1,
2001
The Yakima River has been fishing quite well lately. Water
temps have been in the mid to upper thirties and the Dry Fly
Midging, Nymphing and Streamer techniques have all been worthy
techniques. The Bumstead party had a fun time waterside with
us on New Years Eve Day as displayed by the photo ensemble
above. The steelhead style swing was definitely a good option
Dec 31st as we landed about 7 fish in an hour all over 14
inches and hooked a couple more as well.
Staying up close and personal with the Yakima river
respectfully and fish-on
jack@theeveninghatch.com
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