Yakima River Fly Fishing Report – 10/25/10

I have spent a few days on the Yakima River in the last week and a half. One day in the upper river and one in the lower canyon. In the upper river, the trout are still coming up to October Caddis patterns and Blue Wing Olives. The choppy water and inside seams have been where we have been getting most our fish. In the Lower Canyon nymphing has been good, and there are some fish still looking up to the surface for dries. No matter where you are at on the Yakima, don’t nymph too deep right now. The fish seem to be in the middle of the water colunm. We have been catching fish 3′ under an indicator in over 10′ of water. There are many fish in the 16″ range coming to hand. Nymphing has been the most productive, but if you find fish sipping BWO’s take advantage of it. Flies: #16-18 BWO, #12-10 Foam October Caddis, #16-18 Soft Hackle PT, #18 Olive WD-40, #12-10 October Caddis Pupa, #10-6 Pat’s Stone Fly (Brown, Black, Orange), #16-18 Pearl Lightning Bug