Yak2008reports

Reports are posted as frequently as time and changing conditions dictate. We concentrate on the river from Gladmar to Roza, which generally has the largest and most consistent hatches and most consistent fishing. So our reports are heavily weighted towards this stretch.

Nymphs				Drys
Mayfly	12,14,16, 18, 20		Pheasant Tail Bead Head Pheasant Tail Copper John Lightning Bug	BWO PMD PED Heptagenia Epeorus	20 16 16 12,14 14,16	light to dark olive pale yellow, rusty yellow cream, pale yellow cream, yellow cream, yellow	Compara dun Sparkle dun Parachute Thorax dun Quigley Cripple Transition dun
Stonefly	6	brown, black	Kaufmans rubber legs stone	Summer Stone Yellow Sally	6, 8 14	tan yellow	Chernoble Ant Madame X Stimulator
Caddis	14,16 16,18 14,16 18	olive pupa bright green pupa tan pupa pale green pupa	Deep Sparkle Pupa Mercer's Z-Wing	Grannom Cheumatopsyche Hydropsyche Glossosoma	16, 18 18 14, 16 18	olive brown to black dark olive tan tan/pale green	Elk Hair Caddis Parachute Caddis X Caddis

7/3/08 Still a little high, but dropping fast with good clarity.

7/1/08 High water conditions currently. Lots of snow in the mountains still, hard to predict when the river will be in good shape.

6/6/08 The Yakima is back in shape and fishing is beginning to pick up. PMD hatches have been very good.

5/15/08 The river is blown. Levels.

5/6/08 The Yakima is up and off color due to warm weather. Poor fishing. Should be O.K. after the river drops for a few days.

4/29/08 The Yak is on the rise. Color is still good, but fishing has been poor.

4/15/08 Off color from the Teanaway down. Conditions may not be good above the Teanaway, due to releases from Easton Reservoir this morning.

3/24/08 The Yakima is in great shape, although water temps are a little cold for the time of year. BWOs are emerging in fishable numbers and Skwala are still on the water. Not many March Browns yet.

3/11/08 A few Skwalas. Decent Dry Skwala fishing. The Yak is on the rise, but color was good yesterday. Not many BWOs yet.