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 Weekly Fishing Report // ADVANCED Hopper Tips

August 21, 2020

Flows and Weather Links:

Current River Flows at Umtanum
Flow Forecast at Umtanum (this is one step above fortune telling, often not accurate!)
Weather in Selah, WA

Suggested Flies for This Week:

Hoppers:

Shop ALL Hopper Patterns

Nymphs:

Deadly Dozen Nymphs for Trout
RIO's GumDropper Tungsten Soft Hackle
Rainy's Bent Stone
Duracell Jighead Tungsten Soft Hackle
Roza's Red and Violet Tag Nymphs (GREAT droppers off a Chubby)
Rainy's Flexi Stone
Pat's Stonefly Nymph (various sizes and colors)
Rainbow Warrior Nymph
Tungsten DART Soft Hackle
Double Bead Stonefly Nymph

Dry Flies:

Deadly Dozen Dry Flies
Ugly Bug Beetle
Rainy's Egg Drop Stone (Golden)
Dry Humper
Rainy's Flat Head Cicada
Missing Link Caddis (great in the evenings on the Yakima, or all day on the small streams)
Stalcup's Hopper (use this with only dab of floatant if trout are refusing bigger hoppers)
CFO Black Ant (GREAT small stream dry fly or use as a trailing dry fly behind a bigger fly)

Streamers:

Deadly Dozen Streamers
Sculpzilla #4 (Natural followed by Olive)
Rainy's Junor

Hi. We have guide reservations on September 12th (in name of Bob Armstrong) for a party of four for the day. Question, where are the nearest waters to fly fish while wading vs depending on a boat? Specific instructions on how to get there and how to fish the waters would be MUCH appreciated...... Also is Bighorn the nicest campground in the area (we know it's owned by Reds but hope for an honest opinion). We camped there last year but were quite disappointed that there were NO picnic tables. Also is the shop open now (in view of Covid restrictions)? Is the restaurant open? The lodge? Finally I assume you guide the wading waters in the area. What rivers/streams do you bring clients to and what are the best to fish without a guide? We can't afford a guide two days in a row. :-) Tks - Brian (831.402.1584)