Willy, do you guys try to target any silvers? Throw any streamers? The coho were probably little fellows, right, the 4-6 pound fish? Probably pretty colored up?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Willy Gevers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 7:27 PM Subject: Yakima Report - Raft rentals! > Floated the Yakima with two clients Friday. Put in at Swauk Creek, took out > at River Raft Rentals. The river is incredibly low. Make sure you watch your > time if floating. The section we floated would normally be a short float, it > took over 6 hours and we had to row the last hour to get in before it got > dark. Lots of silvers in the upper river. Fishing was fair, the trout seemed > to be only in the riffles. Prince and bh soft hackle nymphs on the quarter > and downstream swing were pretty consistent, a few bwo came off in the > afternoon, and we hit one huge cutbow on a parachute bwo. A very few Oct > caddis right after sundown. I know the silver fishing is great, but a float > down the Yakima is hard to beat for pure aesthetic delight. > > Also for your information, Karen at River Raft Rentals is going to start > renting rafts with flyfishing frames next year. She also of course has a > shuttle service, and is a very friendly and helpful person. > >
