procaster
3/26/2010 9:19:00 AMI used to drive past those ponds twice a week for work. I always wanted to stop to fish them. There is some real nice strecthes of river through there 2.
MotoBoat
3/26/2010 6:55:00 PMDid you switch up the color of jig much? Do you move a lot when fishing? Thanks for sharing........once again.
panfisher
3/26/2010 8:04:00 PMI do tend to move around as i'll go to the fish if they do not come to me. If I feel that the fish are there i'll stick around and switch colors and or lures. I'm always searching for spots that do not get fish'd much or are hard to fish for most others. But I've also studied fish and have done alot of reading on many subjects about them and have figured for myself what works. of course I'm mainy a shore fisher and my thinking is more intuned to this kind of fishing.
Naches Fisher
3/26/2010 9:03:00 PMWhere do you get into the I-82 ponds that are by the westbound lanes like ponds 1 and 2 and also 5. I have seen them and always wanted to fish them.
panfisher
3/27/2010 8:16:00 PMPonds #1(parking lot #1)
From I-82 eastbound Exit 40, turn right at stop sign, 2.15 miles to Mellis Road, turn right onto Mellis Road and follow Mellis road to stop sign, left at stop sign through onto gravel road to parking area,fallow path to (culvert) under freeway.
Pond #3 Walk in only.
I-82 (east of Yakima), take Wapato-Donald Exit, right then left at first driveway (double-wide mobile home). Park in lot and follow trail to tube under freeway.
I-82 Ponds #4
I-82 (east of yakima), take Exit 44, left .5 miles to Yakima Valley Highway, right 3.4 miles to Flint Lane, right on Flint Lane. Go under highway through tunnel left to parking lot.Walk past #4 to get to Pond #5.
I-82pond #6 (Buena Pond)
From I-82 eastbound Exit 50 left at stop sign. Drive 0.5 miles to Buena Loop Road; turn left go 0.3 miles. Access Area and facilities left side of the road.
I-82 Pond #7(Zillah Bridge access)--Yakima River
From I-82 eastbound Exit 52 at the river, turn right at stop sign, travel about .13 miles, access is on the right side of highway. Pond uses same parking lot. Pond is walk in approx. 1 mile.
From I-82 eastbound Exit 40, turn right at stop sign, 2.15 miles to Mellis Road, turn right onto Mellis Road and follow Mellis road to stop sign, left at stop sign through onto gravel road to parking area,fallow path to (culvert) under freeway.
Pond #3 Walk in only.
I-82 (east of Yakima), take Wapato-Donald Exit, right then left at first driveway (double-wide mobile home). Park in lot and follow trail to tube under freeway.
I-82 Ponds #4
I-82 (east of yakima), take Exit 44, left .5 miles to Yakima Valley Highway, right 3.4 miles to Flint Lane, right on Flint Lane. Go under highway through tunnel left to parking lot.Walk past #4 to get to Pond #5.
I-82pond #6 (Buena Pond)
From I-82 eastbound Exit 50 left at stop sign. Drive 0.5 miles to Buena Loop Road; turn left go 0.3 miles. Access Area and facilities left side of the road.
I-82 Pond #7(Zillah Bridge access)--Yakima River
From I-82 eastbound Exit 52 at the river, turn right at stop sign, travel about .13 miles, access is on the right side of highway. Pond uses same parking lot. Pond is walk in approx. 1 mile.
The Jigmiester
5/11/2010 11:32:00 AMA quick little note. The center Island at Buena pond #6 is a late spring hotspot for some nice slab Crappie. Unfortunately you have to fish it from a boat. I have picked up some big largemout bass (3 lbs and up) as Panfisher mentioned primarly by throwing baby Bass 5" senkos or the Shad colored Ghost minnow/ Pearl belly Senko around weed pockets and stickups on the east end of Buena Pond. The Jigmiester
