Back on the Yak
Dear Fly Fisher,
I'm eager to oar again and have you fly fish clear water from my boat. As soon as spring runoff subsides, I start my twenty-eighth season on the Yakima. It's going to be a great summer.
June is a favorite month. Wild rose, mock orange and iris decorate the river bank. One of the finest May fly hatches, that of the Pale Morning Dun, graces the water mid-day while caddis dominate the evening rise. Stone flies and terrestrials round out the menu. Don't forget an ant—trout devour them.
This summer I again offer stream side Yak fishing schools to introduce you to river and its fishery. I work the Yakima until the end of September then its off to the Grande Ronde River in southeast Washington. Plan to join me there for dry fly steelheading . . .
River ready,
John Farrar, flyfishing guide
P.S. For open guide dates, check my calendar.