Yakima River Fish Report

Yakima River Sportfishing Fish Report 09-14-07

Yakima River

by Kaufman Streamborn
9-14-2007
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The drop has occurred and the fish have had time to re-acclimate.?? Give a warm welcome to Fall! It's nipping at our heels, anyway?Ķ

Hoppers, Short-Wing Summer Stones and late summer caddis remain important to capitalize on (and it's not a bad idea to hang small mayfly-imitative dropper nymphs from those big dries to sweeten the pot with increasingly recognized morsels!).?? A few of the Fall mayflies (BWO's, gray Baetis, Mahogs, and Heptagenia) have already been spotted, and where most abundant, localized selective feeding will take place.?? As the sun-angle lowers with every shortening day, and especially as we are graced with cloud-cover, the mayflies will become THE SHOW.?? Furthermore, October Caddis should hit the stage any evening now ??? worth hanging around ???til dusk for over the next several weeks.

Late Summer Bugs

Hoppers -??
Mo Joe Hopper Tan (doubles as short-wing stone), and Yellow #8-#10; Parachute Hopper #8-#10 (short-wing stone again ??? tan!); Green Hopper #8; Dave's Hopper #6-#10

Short-Wing Summer Stones -??
Stimulator, Rubber-Leg Stimi Tan #8-#10; Pat's Rubber Leg Brown #8-#10; Tungsten Stone Brown #6-#8

Caddis -??
X2 Caddis Tan #16; Parachute Caddis #14-#16; Elk Hair Caddis Tan #14-#16

Fall Bugs

Mayflies -??
BWO's:?? BH Flashback PT Olive #18-#20; Flashback PT Olive #18-#20 (deep nymph/shallow nymph); Cripple BWO #18; Sproat Baetis #18; Almost Dun BWO #18-#20; Sparkle Dun Baetis #18-#20

Gray Baetis:?? Spotlight Emerger Callibaetis #16; Parachute Adams #16-#18

Paraleptophlebia ("Mahoganies"):?? BH and non-BH Flashback PT Brown #14-#18; Sparkle Dun Mahogany #16; Lawson's Thorax Mahogany #14-#18; Parachute Black #16

Heptagenia (Fall Cahill):?? Parachute Cahill #14

October Caddis -??
Cased Caddis #8-#10; Deep October Pupa #6-#8; Morrish's Adult #8; Sofa Pillow #10

More Reports

Kaufman Streamborn Reports

for Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Puget Sound: Puget Sound FIsh Report 09-04-07
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Yakima River Fishing Report 09-03-07

Yakima River

9-3-2007
Dropping like a champion, wading opportunities are slowly opening up.?? Over the duration of the drop in flows, while the fish become re-acclimated, catching may prove a little spotty.?? That's not to say, however, that you won't come across individual "players" and newly forming (re-forming) pods willing to eat (they still need to eat!).?? Big Hoppers and Short-Winged Summer Stones remain the significant food-source.?? Caddis will continue to play a role, still later in the day mainly, though with the cooling...... Read More