Yakima River Winter fishing is some of my favorite fishing throughout the whole year. This is when all the crowds leave the river and the majority of the fish we catch are above average to big fish for the Yakima river. This average is usually between 14-20 inches. Sometimes we don’t catch a lot of fish or fish all…
The best flies for the Yakima River are the ones that work. Of course, this is the golden question everyone wants answered. The answer to this question is relative to time of year of course though. In the Winter months we will be nymphing with a Stonefly and some sort of small nymph typically. In the Spring we have…
Your Yakima River Trout-Full Species Guide. When fishing the Yakima River you can expect to catch Rainbow and Cutthroat trout. For you that are more invested our Rainbow trout are a mix between a Mccloud and a Washington raised trout and our Cutthroat are Westslope Cutthroat. The Yakima River was once a catch and keep fishery but since the…
The Yakima River Yearly River forecast explained. From January to March you can expect low flows and find bigger fish that are feeding on small bugs and whitefish eggs. In the Spring we are looking at March Browns and Skwalas. The Summer is Summer Stones and Terrestrials. The Fall is Blue Wing Olives and October Caddis. When the year…
The best time to fish the Yakima River is very dependable on what style of fishing and depends on quantity versus quality of fish you want to catch. If you want to catch many fish but do not care about size I would recommend the summer, or if you want to catch few fish but bigger fish I would…
The best time to fly fish Montana is definitely in the Summer months. We have hopper fishing as well as stoneflies coming off and the bigger fish are definitely looking up. While the bigger fish move into the shallows to find terrestrials some smaller fish are most certainly in the deeper water looking for bugs the bigger fish aren’t…
The first Klickitat River Steelhead guide tips I recommend is setting the hook downstream. I see to many people setting the hook straight up or upstream which is more common than you would think. This hookset allows poor placement in a fish’s mouth and results in fish spitting the hook more often than not. The fish is already facing…
Check out our 2022 saltwater trip with Motiv Fishing. We have our dates for 2023 in February next year! If you have questions or are interested in this trip feel free to reach out to us!