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By: colel311
Posted: 3/28/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Didn't see Yakima River in Kittitas county so Benton will have to do. Got out of the house by 10am for an afternoon of fishing on the Yak. After an hour and a half we arrived in Cle Elum and started o...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 3/30/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well... this was a bummer. It's the nicest weekend weather of the year. I headed over to Redd's in the canyon for a guided float trip on the Yak. A friend from work had invited me, which even thou...
By: FlyGirl
Posted: 5/28/2013
Species: Brook Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well, we went to the Yakima this weekend, off of Cherry Creek Road, at the sno park, between Easton and Lake Keechelus. Nice bend, two forks meeting up, and didn't get a darn thing, not even a nibble...
By: TheEveningHatch
Posted: 5/28/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/27/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Yakima River in Kittitas County
The Yakima river is back on track, 'big' and the entire river is 'fishable' right now. At this time of year everything is going to change on a daily basis. Yesterday...
By: TheEveningHatch
Posted: 5/7/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Kittitas County - Yakima River
We have had good fishing throughout the river overall, other than the Lower Canyon and we have no report there as we haven't been fishing that stretch. The Farmlands,...
By: TheEveningHatch
Posted: 5/11/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/11/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Yakima River Report in Kittitas County
Mother's Day Caddis Bloomed today on the Yakima - That seems apropo!
We have been experiencing good fishing throughout the system. The river is in great sha...
By: TheEveningHatch
Posted: 6/22/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/13/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The entire system has been fishing worthy. The upper river seems to have a better edge lately. Overall the insect activity has slowed quite a bit recently and will most likely be a little light over t...
By: TheEveningHatch
Posted: 7/16/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Yakima River in Kittitas County
We definitely have our summer flows now on the Yakima. The fishing has been 'pretty darn' good considering the heat. The big flow doesn't pose a problem as long as...
By: TheEveningHatch
Posted: 12/11/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/11/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This is perfect winter fishing weather on the Yakima. The fishing has been good to great depending on the day. Streamers on the retrieve and swing has definitely been worthy. In addition the nymphing...
By: swies
Posted: 10/19/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/18/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Tried Fly Fishing for the first time...
Little back story.
My Father-in-Law was going thru his basement and found a stack of rods, 5 tackle boxes and a box of reels that were his dads. (My Wife's Gr...
By: Spaceyak1000
Posted: 9/27/2016
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/25/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I fished the Yakima river above the Horn Rapids Damn. I paddled upstream from my launch about 2 miles. I found a pool full of smallmouth. I caught over 40 fish. Most of these were small fish u...
By: Bmounce
Posted: 9/29/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/28/2013
Hot Spots: 3
Fished from 7am to 3:30pm at Vernita Bridge on the Columbia River. The water was moving pretty quickly and dropping all day. The weather was partially rainy and overcast all day. We fished with divers...
By: eric1099
Posted: 12/24/2013
Species: Whitefish
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/22/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Went whitefishing this evening for bout 45 min. Caught 2 real quick. Fished on the west side of the bridge in zillah. On was small but the other one was decent. Realesed all of the fish. no pics sorry...
By: michaelunbewust
Posted: 8/20/2007
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/18/2007
Hot Spots: 0
hit the lower yakima early Saturday. again, water was running high for irrigation purposes. so, only a few bites and boat drifters were the only fisherpeople catching them. using chartreuse grubs (sma...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 9/20/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/18/2009
Hot Spots: 2
First Time Ever Fly fishing. THE BEST TIME I'VE HAD FISHNIG IN YEARS!! The feeling I got when I hooked my fist trout was incredible. Yeah, I have a whole lot to learn, but I'm up for the challenge.
F...
By: Idratherbe...
Posted: 5/25/2010
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/20/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Actually fished in Yakima county just below the Roza Dam. My first springer ever, and I'm proud it was on my home river. It was my third time out this season and I finally hooked up with this 31in 1...
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 8/10/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/9/2010
Hot Spots: 0
One of the most awesome things about this website is that a guy can hook up and fish with other fishermen. Today I got the chance to fish with none other than Medic 1 and JBball50 on a section of the ...
By: Murphy_rw
Posted: 5/7/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fish the Lower yaki from my boat cought a couple of good sized smallie
By: THester
Posted: 5/5/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
One of the best days I have ever had bass fishing this early in the year for the lower Yakima river. Water temp was at 56 degrees and it sure showed! The bites were in mpre back slough waters rather t...
By: pacbassman
Posted: 9/19/2011
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well the first king trip of the fall was very unproductive. No fish but that wasnt the important part. Got to take "The Jigmiester" and a buddy from work fishing on the lower Yakima near Benton City. ...
By: ciego
Posted: 7/5/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/4/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Where the Yakima meets the Columbia River. Caught a Walleye about 4 lbs and about 7 smallmouth bass. Two other boats in the area were catching the smallmouth as well. This was in a period of about ...
By: michaelunbewust
Posted: 7/30/2007
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/28/2007
Hot Spots: 0
met dbaker on the lower yak, supposedly to show him some "hot" fishing. just caught some dinks (smallies), and no catfish. first time this year, but after reading the water tables, the river was up a ...
By: michaelunbewust
Posted: 8/6/2007
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/4/2007
Hot Spots: 0
HIT THE LOWER YAKIMA EARLY. WATER WAY TO HIGH, SO, I WENT UPRIVER AROUND BENTON CITY. CAUGHT A BUNCH OF DINKS TO 1 LBER,S. LOST A 4 LBER AT MY KNEES (I WAS WADING). WATER NEEDS TO GO DOWN ABOUT 1000 C...
By: crappiemaster
Posted: 5/27/2008
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/26/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I am sorry about hitting the Yakima River as the location. I could not find the Columbia River in the Benton County index. The fish were actually caught at Crow Butte on the Columbia. What a day! M...
By: bigbads10
Posted: 4/10/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/10/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Beautiful day on the river and found some good holes that might hold some sturgeon. worst day of fishing beats a good day at work.
