About the Author

Joe Rotter

Joe is the "blogger in chief" here at Red's in addition to being our guide service manager and partner here at Red's. He is a father of 3 spunky children his wife Kelly can only be found fishing when the temperature gets above 85 degrees and the fish are gobbling up dry flies.

In addition to being a fly fishing junkie, Joe is a hard core bowhunter, is a volunteer Hunter's Eductation Instructor, and loves riding horses with his kiddos. Joe still guides a small part of the time but spends most of his time working on web marketing, travel, and helping customers find the right tools and information for the job.

Yakima River is a Bit High Today

January 20, 2015

The Yakima River bumped up with a shot of rain we had two days ago and is a bit on the high side. Fishable but less than ideal. It is predicted to drop into nice shape in the next few days and this weekend might be really good. Here is a snap shot of the "prediction" model that suggests good fishing as the river dips back below 2,000 cfs. In addition to the usual winter nymph game (stones and zebra midge/wd-40's), try San Juan Worms as the river drops back into shape.

Hit the upper river today. Great midge hatch. Anywhere the sunlight hit the water I found fish feeding on Zebra's under the surface.
Thanks Nate for the report, keep 'em coming.