Streamer Fishing Tips - Sage VXP Fly Rods -
The 6 Weight
is the right rod for streamer fishing with big streamers and
sink tips.
It gives you the extra oooommmmphhh!!! you need to get that
fly PAST the fish to swing it across them.
Sage
VXP and Lamson Guru Combo -
Have
you heard of the Sage VXP? If not, you should learn more. We
call this the best fly rod for the money. Why? It is the
only $500 rod that we have found that plays so close to the $700 models
its scary. Hence the title, "the best fly rod for the money".
When paired up with a Lamson Guru, it is an amazing value.
Who
Wants to Go Fishing After This?
- Check this out, spring creek fishing is so cool. This is a
T-Motion Film and there will be a bunch more like this played full
screen with big sound at the
Red's Rendezvous III on March 24th!
See you there, but come early because we can't save you a seat!
Enter
to Win a Guided Fly Fishing Trip and Lodge Stay!
We have a great Facebook page that we update all the time, the problem
is nobody knows about it! So we are giving away a free guided fly
fishing trip and lodge stay to some lucky winner that "likes"
Red's Fly Shop Guide Service, Lodge, and Outfitter.
Everyone that likes us will automatically be entered into the drawing
which will take place on March 1st! Yes, it sounds crazy but we
want to keep you informed!
Yakima, Naches,
Methow, Wenatchee, and Klickitat River Fishing Reports
Do you like catching sweet wild
Rainbows like this? We sure like netting them, and it just so happens
that Red's knows where a whole bunch of fish like this live!
Sounds like a deal, give us a call at 509.933.2300 and we'll jump in the
boat together. We'll row, guide, tell jokes, cook lunch, and you catch
the fish.
2/21/2012 - late pm
The Yakima River is gonzo, it blew up today in the afternoon which is a
real bummer. We had stellar fishing yesterday that was hardly even
believable. Not easy fishing, but if the drift was right it
was almost automatic. In the cold water it was actually quite
technical. There was a big difference in the result between good
drifts and perfect drifts. Slow the bug down and put some upstream
tension on your indicator to slow the indicator down to the same speed
as the fly (which is near the bottom in much slower currents). If
you simply fish the indicator drag free it will drift way ahead of your
flies and drag them along. In cold water, the fish are sitting in
hydraulics that are not moving much. This means getting your flies
slowed waaaayyy down is key. Some of the water the fish are
sitting in is very fast on the surface... very slow along the bottom.
Big upstream mends to slow the drift is so important. Streamer
fishing was DEAD, we were as likely to snag a fish as get one to eat
yesterday. The nymph was the game, no fish on dry flies. Check out
this
Skwala Nymph, it was the best bug yesterday... again! When the
river clears it will be game on, likely with a few on dry flies.
Today when leaving Red's at a bit after 4 pm (en route to the UPS store
and Post Office - no doubt shipping one of your packages.... yes its on
the way but the mountain passes were closed today and UPS had the day
off so be patient... its coming), the river was clear at Red's, decent
with a hint of green at MM20, and absolute Mocha at Bighorn. It
was a pretty abrupt change. For those of you unfamiliar with those
land marks that means it was a wall of mud coming downstream from all
the heavy rain. This was an unexpected event. It feels like
a Pineapple Express in the Yakima Canyon right now. Warm, windy,
but very wet. Not typical weather for us out here.
We are heading to
Rocky
Ford tomorrow for sure, it is a great place and we always get
reminded of how cool it is every time the Yak gets dirty. We are
hosting an on the water class this Saturday that we encourage you to
join. Big fish, consistent water, and no boat required to catch
some big fish. Just the right formula for a lot of you DIY guys
out there.
It was cold, wet, and nasty yesterday but the fishing was rockin' in the
lower Lower Canyon. Most of our fish were on a Skwala style nymph,
the
20"er Stone Nymph. We did get one fish on a dry fly though
late in the day. After being bright and sunny the prior 2 days,
the dark clouds and rain brought the big fish to the dinner table.
The angler skill set was fairly novice but with some good coaching in
the morning we got their casts strong enough to cover water effectively.
Good casting is not about the pure distance, it is about being able to
change lengths of line very quickly and efficiently. Which is
learned by developing the skills of line speed and distance casting.
Make this the year that you get your rod out and have some fun
practicing casting in your backyard. On the river, the angler is
required to transition from some short casts over boulders and ledges
immediately to the bank under some sticks which requires shooting large
amounts of line very quickly and accurately. The angler that can
do this with minimal false casts and accuracy (line speed) will almost
always catch more fish (take luck out of the equation). So
practice your casting and get yourself a fly rod and a good fly line
that will shoot for you. Fly casting has a lot to do with your
success, don't be the angler that hopes.... be the angler that hunts.
In fact, at lunch one guest caught 3 fish swinging a streamer on a sink
tip yesterday. His first fish ever on a streamer after he got a
casting lesson. This technique requires a pretty long length of
line to be effective and without a strong fly cast that is 3 less fish
(very nice fish!) that he would not have had. Casting matters.
It is doubtful that yesterday's "big fish bite" will hold on through
today or tomorrow, but it should still be worthy. The average size
fish is great right now. Be sure to handle them with care!
Finally! One
fish up on a dry fly yesterday, a big one. A handful were on
Skwala Nymphs and some bruisers on a
Dolly Llama. We fished dries for hours and only rose one but
the momentum will shift in the next 10 days. Being here on the
first day or two of the hatch is usually the best fishing so keep it on
your radar and don't wait for us to post "its hot" because then you
might have missed the best of the best! Start looking to the shallow
water along the fringes of the big pools, in the morning we did well in
the deep slots and mid day the fish definitely pushed out to the edges.
Our staff will be at
the Central Washington Sportsman's Show in Yakima all weekend with great
deals on a few Simms products, Redington RS4 Fly Rods (a DEAL on both 5
and 8 weights), wading boots and lots more. It is our last show of
the season so the prices will be dropping on select items. If you live
in the area, definitely come by and see us. We have Simms Skiff
Shirts and Turneffe Shirts in all sizes and colors for 50% off, Korker's
Riverguard Boots (reg. $225) on sale for $99, along with a ton of other
closeout items.
Sunshine
is so nice!! Not a soul on the river yesterday, 4 trout and 6+ YT's at
the launch alone. 10+ fish landed yesterday. Very nice day on the
river. Clear water all day. Most caught on Skwala nymphs couple on
SJ worms. Solid day. Call for real time info and advice,
we're here at the shop and would love to help with anything you need.
Gear, advice, flies, trip planning, or get signed up for a class.
We are doing a Rocky Ford Class on February 25th, join us and learn how
to catch those giant Rainbows out there! 509.933.2300
The Yakima Canyon is
back in great shape today and we're looking at good conditions for both
weather and water this week. Fish the inside seams and corners as
the river drops because that is where the fish were holding while the
flow was dirty over the weekend. Consider using a
Pink San Juan Worm #12-14 or a
Red San
Juan Worm #12-14 and get it near the bottom.
2/11/2012 - late pm
(always see our Facebook Wall for the most up to date river reports in
the event we have mud flow or sudden condition changes)
Tough day today, the
flows shot up overnight in the Lower Canyon and made the river pretty
dirty down there. One of us fished the Farmlands and it was lean,
one nice trout to the boat and a few good hookups but that was it.
We did see a nice fish slurp in a back eddy and fished a Skwala dry to
it but no love was returned. In 48 hours we should be right back
on track with continued success on nymphs and streamers. It is
easy to get excited and start talking dry fly fishing but realistically
we are weeks out from any type of "predictable" dry action. Any
day we'll start catching a few but now is the time for fishing with no
crowds, nymphs, streamers, and big trout. Right now we are trophy
hunting for big healthy bows and its not coincidental that this time of
year is when you see A LOT of experienced guides fishing on their days
off. In fact, that is the only traffic we saw today! Knowing
you are fishing at the same time that WE want to be fishing is a good
thing. Of course there will be some tough days in the next month,
but there will be a few that are unbelievable. Just remember that
if you want to experience the good ones, you'll have to sometimes
weather out some tough ones, as was the case today. At least we
got to throw a fly rod, float the river, eat a steak, take some
pictures, tell funny stories, and hook a few trout. Not a bad days
work. We'll be fishing and guiding our brains again starting early
next week, join us if you want to!
2/11/2012
Anglers: Troy L.,
Johanna J.
Location: Farmlands
Yakima Report: Good fishing! Saw the first Skwala stone today flying
around!!!
Yesterday Troy floated the Farmlands section near Ellensburg and took a
brand new angler. Not just new to fly fishing but brand new to
fishing.... and it was a female and she didn't even complain about cold
hands. More than we can say for some of the guys we take fishing!
LOL I'll bet nobody complains tomorrow after reading this. They
landed a few nice fish and had a few more hooked up on the line. Johanna
hooked and landed one of her first fish ever and it was taped at 19”.
Troy saw the first Skwala stone of the season buzzing around but didn’t
see enough to switch over to dry flies, but we're thinking this weekend
the first fish taken by Skwala dry might happen! Think slow and deep
water in the early and late hours and focus more on the riffles in the
middle of the day, those fish will start to move as the water temp
increases. Good luck see you this weekend.
2/10/2012
Anglers: 4 of the usual suspects, Steve J. and Joe R. (Stefan fished
another section)
Location: Lmuma to Slab (Slab has a snow bank in the way, sort of tricky to
take out, not recommended for someone by themselves)
Results: About 4
nice Rainbows landed per boat (15-18"), along with some other hookups.
We landed some
great fish yesterday, not many but very high quality trout! The
mantra for the day was... "bigger is better.. bigger is better".
We had most of our success on streamers and emphasized that most of the
day. We had an angler in the boat that has been on a lot of guide
trips and never streamer fished. What better time to learn?
It was a kick. Long casts, large trout, and tight line grabs make
streamer fishing fun even if there is less fish. Its not an easy
task though. If you are in a guide boat flopping an indicator over
the side that is usually more productive, but if you want to learn a new
skill and launch some serious line then come out and streamer fish with
us. If you are on foot and want to streamer fish then focus on a
traditional swing. Use a
15' Type 3 Sink Tip
and swing much like a
steelhead fisherman would, very strategically working your way down
river. However, instead of a dead swing like you would for steelhead
work some jigs and snaps into the presentation instead. Casting
distance is king. Much of the time further is better so maybe this
will motivate you to get the rod out and practice a bit and learn to
drive some line. Good quality rods really make a difference here
as well. A
fast action 6 weight fly rod is the best. In this arena the
guy that can get the extra 10' with ease often gets the fish (as was the
case on almost every fish yesterday).
The nymph fishing
was pretty tough for us in the Lmuma to Slab area, it started off with
several nice hookups and then flatlined about 2 pm. Stefan was
floating from Umtanum to Red's and did pretty well on a
Pink San Juan Worm #12-14.
The fish are starting to spread out (good news!) and we hooked a few
nice big fish in about 18" of water. Start looking to the fringes
of the big pools to be holding most of the trout and over the next week
or two they will be migrating out of the gallows. Right now is the
time to fish if you like above average size trout and want the river to
yourself. It looked like there was a total of 4 boats in the
entire Yakima Canyon yesterday. Certainly there will be more this
weekend, but not a lot. The temperature is comfortable and it
would be a great kick off to the new year whether you are wading or
floating.
2/8/2012
Things are looking
good from inside the lodge, at least for some of us that are wishing we were
fishing. Obviously more than a few of you reading this on a
Wednesday afternoon from wherever you are can sympathize! We have
a couple of guides on the water right now and the fishing conditions
couldn't be much better. The clouds over the Yakima Canyon held
the heat in last night and the water temps are favorable. We'll
provide some more input tomorrow on what the hottest flies are. We
got a truckload of new patterns this spring (by the guides' requests)
and are looking forward to sharing these with you. Fish streamers
in the morning, nymphs during the day, and watch for fishing rising on
midge. The fish were feeding on dry flies in flat water today (we
could see them from the road), and 2 days ago at Pac-man there was a
steady rise. The fish are tough to get on midge because they
wander back and forth quite a bit but if you find a fish that remains
relatively stationary... get 'em. Any small parachute black midge
will work, if it doesn't then use a Griffith's Gnat.
2/6/2012
Conditions are
perfect this week on the Yak, fish on! We have waited months for
this warm up. Highs will be in the mid 40's this week, ideal!
Keep your expectations reasonable though, it is still cold at night.
Look for big fish in small numbers especially if you are
streamer fishing. The Skwala hatch is still a month out but we
are getting really excited. This is the time to get your trips
planned and get your gear ready. Here is a quote for you.....
"the most
successful anglers are also the most prepared"!
Get some dates on the
calendar whether it is guided or not and organize your tackle bag.
It is almost go time!
2/3/2012
Anglers: Troy L, Charles, and James
Location: S. Cle Elum to State
Flies: sz. 6-10 olive Pat's, sz. 14 Hare's Ear, sz. 12, 14 Sparkle Prince, sz. 4 Sculpzilla (olive)
Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Results: 6 Rainbows landed, 2 other Hook ups (12"-18")
We decided to head upriver yesterday and had a great float. The entire river has completely cleared up and the ice has disappeared. We nymphed all day with no sign of adult Skwalas hatching, even though they're on every guides brain right now! The weather was great all day and we did not see another angler. Nymphing a large stone or streamer under an indicator provided the most consistent action. If you’re looking to catch a nice trout or want to just enjoy a beautiful day on the water call the shop to book a trip. It's looking like a good Spring with lots of Skwala activity! Joe and Shan have checked in several times from MX with reports of Tarpon and Bonefish, but no Permit yet. They have one more day on the flats before heading home - finish strong guys!
2/2/2012
Anglers: Todd, Frank, and Craig
Location: MM10 to Roza (still ice shelf at Mahre's)
Flies: sz. 6-10 olive Pat's, sz. 16 Lightning Bug, sz. 4 Sculpzilla (olive)
Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Results: 2 Rainbows landed, 5 other LDR's (13", 19")
We are experiencing some very MILD conditions in the Yakima canyon. The snow is melting quickly and water temepratures are on the rise! The big fish yesterday were keyed in on the stonefly nymph - which is not a surpise as we are only a few weeks away from Skwala season. February can be one of the best months of the year to fish the Yakima, as the Rainbows have come through the cold winter and begin feeding voraciously to get ready for the Spring spawn. The weather forecast looks great for a good fishing weekend on the Yakima. I (Steve) made it back from a fantastic trip to Ascension Bay MX with a fun group of anglers. We all had a great time and even enjoyed some SUNSHINE!
1/27/2012
We have been taking
some online orders and answering a lot of questions about wading boots
this week so we wrote up a short Buyer's Guide above. There is a
lot of excitement surround the
Simms Rivertek BOA boot. If you haven't heard of the BOA
system, check it out
http://youtu.be/LrQQHUUWQng It never loosens up or comes
untied!
1/26/2012
Enjoy the newsletter
and give yourself plenty of time to get through it, lots of good stuff
in there. It looks like the boys are heading to Rocky Ford today
for another slug fest. Pulling little buggers out there has been
really good. We have a few small leech patterns in the shop that
have been whacking 'em. Give us a call on the phone if you want to
be hooked up with a few bugs. Our first class at
Rocky Ford is February 25th. If you haven't been there or had
much success, join us, we'll show you how.
Winter 2012
1/25/2012
The Yak
is looking delicious today after 3 weeks of freeze up. We plan to
fish tomorrow and rip some lips somewhere, maybe the Lower Canyon maybe
the Farmlands? We won't be going down to the Slab or Mahre's
though. The ice build upon the edges has made it all but
impossible to get a boat out down there.
We might
even bring a shotgun and jump a few ducks on the
way through the Farmlands. It is hard to predict the future,
but historically the trend is that after a dormancy in the fishing the
bite is ON. Hopefully that is the case tomorrow, it should be
great. We'll be sure to post a report if we make it out.
Between the sports shows and the trips to Mexico, fishing the Yak is
still a treat.
Start
thinking about getting prepared for spring fishing. Decide what
new gear you need and start doing your research so that you make good
choices. We would encourage you to kill some time today and really
look through our online store.
We are trying to take a no BS approach to selling gear with the best
possible price. We also want to give you the pro's and con's of
the products without a canned sales pitch that was written by the
manufacturer. We want to be able to have the same discussions on
our online store that we have in the shop. This means showing you
competing products side by side (or with hyperlinks) and explain why
some people might choose one widget over the other. This is a very
different approach than most online retailers, most descriptions for
products online simply say "buy this one it is awesome" or
something to that effect with a little more vocabulary surrounding it.
The vocab usually has something that incorporates the terms "nano",
"polymer", "lunar", "modulus", and some other jargon that is truthfully
meaningless and not helpful at all. We want to explain to you "how
can this help me catch more fish?". What we want to do is
introduce a product and give you the proof that it works and show you
what other products you should also consider. At this point, the
consumer will be able to make a good choice based on what they plan to
do with it. We want to bring our pro shop to the internet.
Give it a browse, it is a constantly evolving creature.
1/24/2012 - update
This is
just too funny not to mention, for anyone that hasn't spent any time on
Moldy Chum, do so. Here is their category titled
"chicks". Take a look. Yes, I know Powerhour should have
a topic labeled chicks of the Yakima Canyon, but Moldy Chum seems to be
better at rounding up sweet picks of girls fishing in bikinis.
We'll leave that up to them and we'll focus on making fishing videos of
dudes catching fish with ice bergs on the river... which now that it is
in print doesn't sound nearly as exciting. In addition to a lot of
whacky stuff, there is some awesome fishing content on Moldy Chum.
Check it out.
1/24/2012
You know it is cold when the
gauge
on your home river is frozen again. The last reading was a water
temp of 32.2°. The Lower Canyon around Red's Fly Shop is severely
iced up, but the Ellensburg section is fishable a few hours per day on
some days for the devout angler. It is supposed to warm up, so if
you are itching to try out that new Christmas present the next couple of
days look decent and should be ice free. There will be lots of snow
to deal with along the banks, a
Vibram Sole Wading Boot is much better in the snow and ice because
it doesn't collect ice build up like felt. A felt sole can have
you walking on platforms with an extra 10 pounds of snow and ice on the
sole of your boots! The river at Pac Man is frozen all the way
across. There is a nesting pair of bald eagles in the pine trees
on the west side of the river between PacMan and Red's so if you are in
the Canyon bring some optics.
When the weather is like
this and the fishing is dead, take a look at something new.
Everyone always wonders what kind of flies flats fish like Bonefish,
Permit, and Snook eat. See -
Flies for Ascension Bay Steve Joyce, the Red's GM is wading
the flats right now hooking up with a ton of Bonefish. They were
skunked on Permit yesterday but the Bones have been aggressive and the
weather is warm. We are booked nearly full for this year, but
think about this trip for 2013, learn more on our
Ascension Bay Fly Fishing web page.
1/19/2012
Much to our surprise,
the Yakima River is still slushy. It probably wouldn't matter much
anyway with the condition of the roads right now. It is a good
idea to stay home and fish from your computer. A suggestion for
today is to search the
Red's Fly Shop Youtube Channel. You can search for things like
"Skwala", "Salmon Fly", "April", or any other key terms that you want
pertinent local information about. Since you are only searching
the Red's channel you know it is useful, educational, and you won't see
anything too weird. There is a video of one our guides eating a
stonefly, another guy intentionally falling in the river to demo a
wading jacket, and some other whacky stuff but it is all good.
Take a look and educate yourself today for future trips.
Red's Fly Shop Youtube Channel. There are also some fantastic
steelhead videos as well.
For those of you that
live around Tri Cities, WA: We'll be at the Sportsman's Show there
this weekend with tons of great deals and a truckload of fly tying
materials for 50% off. Make sure to drop buy. There will be
some great rod/reel packages put together with Redington/Lamson products
along with a couple of great buys on Redington CPX Switch Rods.
1/18/2012
Snowpocolypse 2012 is
upon us. It is dumping snow over here but we are still under just
a bit of ice flow anyway, so it looks like it will be at least another
48 hours before we are fishable again. In the meantime, study up.
Above you will find a link to a cheat sheet for fly fishing in January
on the Yakima River. Short, concise, and it might give you a few
ideas.
1/17/2012
On the Yakima, we are still in slush
mode on the river but it looks like tomorrow the ice is going to relent
and the snow is going to fall. We have been bird hunting almost
every day since the cold front hit and it has been great.
Yesterday we had a father and son duo and the young ladd shot his first
bird! Very cool. We want to stress that our bird hunts are
very beginner friendly, so don't feel intimidated if this is
your first outing. The guides are great and will treat you with the
same positive, happy go lucky attitude that we do on our fly fishing
trips.
If you are an upland
bird hunter, or would like to be soon - just sign up for our upland bird hunting
mailing list.
1/16/2012
Fishing wise... the
Yakima is running slushy still but Rocky Ford is fishing great right now
with little fishing pressure. The other trip to consider in our
neck of the woods is some Pheasant hunting
on our preserve. It is very beginner friendly, great for kids, and
an all around great time.
1/13/2012
The slushy continues
to pour. We posted a survey on Facebook titled,
"what is your favorite fly rod", it is fun to see the results.
Join the survey, and if you "Like" our page you will be
automatically entered into a drawing for a FREE guided fly fishing trip
AND a night in our lodge! We will draw the winner randomly on
March 1st from our list of likes.
1/12/2012 - amendment
Major ice flow today,
no fishing for a few days. We'll be sure to let you know when it
comes back around. Take some extra time to browse our
online store website today
and start dreaming about fishing this spring and preparing your gear.
1/12/2012
The cold snap made
yesterday's fishing tougher on average than it has been. We put 3 in the
net, and all were very nice fish. 2 on streamers, 1 on a nymph. Here
is a quick rant from Craig H. (our token old wise guy at Red's:)
Rio Density
Compensated Sink Tip Line - 15' Type 3 with
2X
Fluoroflex
Plus and a
Dolly Llama.
Why do we like
this time year??
No rubber hatch!!
Never have to fish water already fished by 5 boats!!!
Never find any of the small smolts!!!
No contest to get to the water the first!!!
What is wrong with this time of year??
Virtually
no dry action!
Have to Dress appropriately!
Short days of fishing!
Advice from a wise
fisherman..... sometimes
we fish in the shade, mostly we fish in the sun. It is warmer.
We are heading out fishing
today and embarking on a year long project that is very exciting. We are
filming a production quality DVD with an outdoor media company that we will
cover 4 seasons of fly fishing the Yakima and how to be successful as a D.I.Y.
angler out here on the Yak. It will be a really cool DVD that not only
shows some great fishing, but will teach folks how to unlock some of the
nuisances of the various seasons out here. It is a pretty big project and
we are very excited to take this on. It has been about 20 years since
anyone put together a production on the Yakima for resale, since the days of Jim
and Kelly Watt actually! Wish us luck, the fish typically don't bite very
well in front of fancy cameras.
A 19" Beauty getting measured on the
Measure Net. Use the
Measure Net to tape your fish, it keeps you honest and keeps the
fish under water!
Good
fishing right now. The river has been QUIET, despite perfect
fishing conditions. Come on out The guys from the shop have
been primarily streamer fishing on their 4 weight
Switch Rods and getting some nice trout. We can't say as much for
the nymph fishing which is most certainly productive, based on our past
experience, but we have been enjoying casting and fishing streamers.
1/7/2012
Craig H, Mike H, plus one (cannot remember who the third musketeer was at the moment) fished in the lower Lower Canyon yesterday and hit some fabulous fish on streamers. A
Yellow Sculpzilla was the best fly throughout the past week. The fishing actually slowed down in the later afternoon. We have been finding that when the night time low is warmer than normal (high 20's or low 30's) the morning will fish well. When the night time low is in the low 20's or high teens then the late afternoon will fish better. The guys said that it just died off hard yesterday late in the day. They also did a lot of fishing with their
Switch Rods again. Craig H. uses a 4 weight switch for most of his trout fishing this time of year because it is all streamer fishing and strike indicator fishing. We'll elaborate more on this in an upcoming video or blog entry. It is a really cool rod, the best trout switch that we have ever found.
1/4/2012
Good conditions,
Yellow Sculpzilla was the best streamer yesterday. Our token "old guy"
at Red's, Craig H, was
out yesterday and his fishing partner Luke stuck 2 fish that broke him off on
Heavy
Fluoroflex.
It is possible that they were steelhead. the biggest landed was a stacked
19" fish that would have been called 24" on a solo trip. The guys were swinging
flies on their
Switch Rods and sink tips. If you want to get better at your spey
casting, now is a great time to practice and try and catch some trout while
doing it. It seems like everyone's goal is to catch a steelhead swinging a
fly on a two-handed rod, but it also appears that the obstacle is that when the
angler finally gets on a steelhead river in good conditions that lend themselves
to swinging they are not yet prepared. Instead of concentrating on
"fishing" their fly and presenting it in a tempting manner over the right fish,
they are still trying to learn how to cast. When its game time you have to
be ready! Put in the reps so that the next time you step foot in a
steelhead river your assault is polished.
1/2/2012
Watch this for entertainment,
pretty funny. The Methow and Wenatchee River are now closed for steelhead,
but the Yakima River is coming back into nice shape. If winter fishing is
on your resolution list we can help you knock one goal off of it in a hurry.
We have fairly mild temperatures this week and trout will be getting caught
daily. Stick to the sweeping insides while the river is dropping and San
Juan worms should be on the menu for the next few days. Streamer
fishing can be productive most of the day, but is especially wise during the
first part of the day while the nymph fishing is still sluggish.
And... its over.
The Yakima got big and ugly last night and is temporarily out of order.
Stay tuned and watch the river flows because when this baby drops it
should fish very well. A wintertime freshet of water stirs
up a lot of food that typically isn't available during the cold season.
It should only be a few days before it comes back into nice
fishing shape again. It is 8 pm right now and the river is
starting to consider cresting. It will most likely be in good
fishing shape by about the 2nd or 3rd of January (just an estimate,
please don't hold us to it!). Have a great new year and be sure to
see our fly fishing
class schedule for 2012 if you haven't looked at it yet. There
are some great new classes for this year.
Streamer Fishing Tips - Sage VXP Fly Rods -
The 6 Weight
is the right rod for streamer fishing with big streamers and
sink tips.
It gives you the extra oooommmmphhh!!! you need to get that
fly PAST the fish to swing it across them.
