Yakima River Fishing Report // December 27th, 2025

River Flow: 1,390 cfs at Umtanum

Water Temp:  33-37 F 

Trending:  Stable.

Water Clarity:  18" in the Canyon (dirty by winter standards)

• Real Time Flows at Umtanum (Near Red's Fly Shop)

Hatches Upcoming and Current:

• Worms
• Midges (Zebra of various colors)
• Mayfly Nymphs (emphasis on #16-20 and BWO colors)
• #10 - #6 Stonefly Nymphs (stoneflies live 2-4 years, so any color/size is typically good)
• Sculpin and Various Streamers #6 - #8
• Olive Streamers
• BWO or Baetis Nymphs
• Caddis Pupae

Early Winter Yakima River Fishing Report

Merry Christmas! We hope you are having a super holiday and if you're reading this... you're dreaming about fresh air and fishing like us. The weather is warm and wet, but mild winter weather comes with a cost.... the wet snow met some rain and melted out pretty fast last night and the river is higher and fairly dirty today. It's not "high" by overall standards but this bump of water has things a bit off-color and put us at a slight disadvantage by winter standards.

If you get out this weekend, focus on slow walking speed water on the inside edges of the obvious holding water and think about worms. The warm runoff and melting snow is kicking soil loose in/out of the river and this free's up some worms or as Steve likes to call them... "Dirt Snakes". 

Conditions certainly aren't impossible this weekend, watch the river flows Real Time Flows at Umtanum  and when you see the peak and the drop.... it should be good fishing.