Weather and Fishing Update:

Even though I’m not on the banks of the Yakima yet I’m still getting info on weather and conditions and it’s that time of the year where I start putting up reports and predictions.

The past week has had some warmer weather with air temps touching 50 degrees. The water temps bumped up a degree or two in the lower river which made for some decent early season fishing from reports I have gathered through talking with fellow anglers and guides. Upper river is still cold but there has been midges and even a few BWOs here and there.

We have a cooler front coming in this week with forecasts calling for overnight lows in the mid to low 20’s and daytime temps in the high 30’s in the upper and mid 40’s in the LC.

I’m about 3 weeks away from packing up and heading back to the Yakima to get ready for the season. Midges, BWO’s and streamers along with nymphing stones and of course worms will produce fish even in the cold. Look for that slower walking speed water for your trout.

Here in South Idaho it’s warming up with temps in the high 40’s this coming week, making me come out of hibernation a little early to venture out to Silver Creek and possibly up to the Big Wood River to see if I can get me some brown trout to eat before I head back to Washington until April.

Trips are trickling in and with the current forecasts and predictions it looks like the season is gonna get started a little early this year. Give me a call, email, or message me on social media, to reserve a day of fishing for the 2019 season!

Hope to see ya out there anglers…

Tamarack

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I have been fishing the Yakima River and its surrounding tributaries, creeks, and lakes for 10 years. I have been tying flies specific to this river for 10 years as well. I have guided not only the river but also many of the hiking and mountaineering trails in the area and fished some of the more remote lakes and streams. I love to fish the Yakima River and have been running my driftboat here for 5 years. I guide a little differently than the other services here and have a slightly different philosophy on guided fishing trips. Its all about the experience, and while I can't promise there will always be cooperative trout, there will always be good times. I learned from some of the greatest anglers the Yakima has both on the water and at the vise and I guide to share and pass on that knowledge and expertise so others can enjoy this river as much as I do. I love to teach people to fish, I love to teach people how to read the river, and I love showing people the beauty and art of fly fishing. My service is a bit cheaper but that is because I have no shop taking a percentage. I use a lot of my own fly designs and patterns that no other guide has and have spent the past 10 years fine tuning my tying and patterns specific to this river. I have flies, leaders, tippets, and fly rods and reels, and always welcome anglers to bring their own gear. If you need waders and boots I can arrange for a rental. I support my local fly shop for my trips as well as it is important to me that our local shops stay open. When you take a trip with me it all about fishing and the experiences that happen along the river. I love getting my clients to have great moments with our trout here. Ask me all the questions you can, I want to teach as much as you want to learn. Whether you are an experienced angler or brand new to the sport I love sharing this river with people. I guide the Yakima River and many other secret waters in the area. When you give me a call I will ask you lots of questions as I want to make sure you have the best experience possible while chasing the trout we have here. Whether its a guided river float or a hike and fish, or a walk and wade to the secret places, I can help make your fly fishing experience memorable and fun. Give me a call today and lets set up a time to go fishing.

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