Yakima River Fly Fishing Report – 8/27/08

Trout fishing has been good. We have been getting fish to look up and big dries all week. Chernobyls, Stone Flies, Hoppers, and PMX’s have been producing durring the day. Brown, tan, olive, green, orange, and red have been working, which is a very large variety and in sizes 6-12 with rubber legs. So, I think it is more about getting your flies tight to the bank. 95% of out fish were caught within 6″ of the bank (the closer the better) and the other 5% are in the seams where two channels are coming together. If you swing a streamer in that seamline you may be suprised. Pat’s Stones, Copper Johns, and San Juan Worms have been working for nymphs, but why go down and dirty when you can get them on top? Double digit numbers are the norm right now. The only tough thing right now is getting past the small fish so a hog can take it. Caddis has been producing well in the evenings.