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"PRE-SEASON SPECIAL-EXTENDED"
Yakima River Cutthroat-Spring 2014

Good afternoon friends.  As we begin the month of April, we would normally presume that the tail end of our yearly stonefly hatch, the Skwalla has concluded and the beginning of our mayfly season on the Yakima is just beginning.  This year, 2014 is not the case.

Our annual deposits of snow pack did not arrive until the beginning days of February and beforehand it was looking to be a low water year in the river valley. Our friends that like to spend their winter days slashing and crashing down the slopes of our local ski hills were having serious withdraws and it was looking like their equipment was going to collect dust throughout the winter. That all changed the second month of the new year as heavy amounts of precipitation pounded the high elevations of the Cascades Mountain Range, blanketing them in a coat of heavy white powder. Our annual water reserves are now intact and the treasury of summer water shouldn’t be an issue for fish or farmers.  Due to that late arrival of precipitation, we have experienced a change in the time table of insect hatches that normally occurs, especially the stonefly hatch.

The adult Skwalla Stoneflies that we typically begin seeing around the second week of February just started returning to the water's edges last week.  Big stonefly falls in the afternoon are happening now throughout the river as the female species drop to the river's edge to lay their blackened egg sacs.  Of course, once this begins it marks the start of our dry fly fishing on the Yakima, the art that truly propels and drives the sport of fly fishing.  Casting your favorite Skwalla pattern along the edges, where concentrations of stoneflies have converged creates a fun post winter fly fishing experience. Trout also stage and lie in wait in these areas, eagerly anticipating an afternoon snack of this large, dark bodied morsel.

Looking ahead, we anticipate April to be the month of spring that produces not only the best possible fishing, but the best water conditions as well.  The majority of all the low elevation snow pack surrounding the river valley has disappeared and came gushing out of the hills due to periods of rainfall we experienced in March.  Small rivers and streams like the Teanaway, Tanuem and Swauk Creek all gushed low elevation water run off throughout the entire month of March.

 

Even a few windy days in the valley help reduce the height of snow pack around the base of the river and a lot of this water ends up recharging the ground water reserve.  With unfrozen ground this year, the dry lose soil soaked up the melting snow pack quickly.  Cooler then normal night time lows are projected throughout the month and very little precipitation is anticipated in Central Washington as well.  This will produce great river conditions and we will experience hatches of stoneflies as well as March Brown and Blue Wing Olive Mayflies. 

You can also expect to see hatches of caddisflies towards the end of April. The yearly Mother’s Day Caddis event will begin the first week of May.  Usually in May, the weather warms up and higher elevation snow can begin melting. All of that softening snow that is not collected by the Yakima River's Water Reservoirs will come flowing out of the hills and be deposited into the river, adding more volume and less favorable water conditions.  This of course is hard to predict, but is a typical pattern for the month of May.

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The mayfly hatch is now in its infant stages, but as the week progresses we will begin seeing more and more of them in the afternoon.  Because our season was slow to start, we are extending our “PRE-SEASON GUIDED TRIP SPECIAL” giving you the opportunity to get outdoors and experience some great fishing, while soaking up some of our warm Central Washington sunshine!

Now thru the end of April you can experience a WBFC guided trip on the Yakima River at our reduced rate!  Take advantage and come fly fishing during what we expect to be the best month of spring-2014. 



After this intense hatch of mayflies, we will concentrate and teach you three other exciting elements of fishing the Yakima River during this time frame.

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The mayflies that have drowned in the surface film during the hatch are being eaten just under that meniscus.  We will fish drowned emergers and soft hackles to mimic this food source.

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The remaining adult mayflies that are floating along the edges, back pools and eddies of the river current become targeted and big trout stage in these key area's after the hatch to take advantage of this easy feed.

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The Skwalla Stonefly fall will be happening throughout April in the afternoon and we will target key area's of the river with dry flies, challenging fish to eat our imitations.


"EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE"

We understand that there are lots of different guiding services that you can choose from here in the valley, so why fish with Worley Bugger?  We want you to know that WE are not all the same!  Come experience the difference and learn the nature of how and why we fish the Yakima the way we do. 

Each team member of our Professional Guide Service is trained by seasoned fly fishermen with decades of experience. We tailor our trips to fit the needs of our customers. It's your day away and we want you to get the most of it.  Each guide at WBFC prefers to take their time during the day, floating far less river than others.  This gives you, the fly fisher, an opportunity to cast over actively feeding fish, while working the key areas of the Yakima that hold some of the finest fish the river will produce. We also love to teach and show our customers new and interesting tactics, so when you’re fishing on your own, your skills and productivity are honed, increasing your odds while providing you with a valuable and enjoyable day on the river. 

Think about it this way.  When you fish large chunks of a river you have a set time to move from point “A” to point “B”.  During this time it is inevitable that you will lose flies, break tippets, take a lunch break as well as spend some time working on the fundamentals that are important not only to you but to the fish. This all takes time.  If a guide is kept busy with these and has committed to a long 8-10 mile float in low water, then they will hardly have enough time to stop during a hatch of rising fish, let alone give you the necessary endorsements and assistance you will need to prefect the craft.  It only makes sense to us that working a smaller portion of river and making sure we have covered it completely, increases your chances of catching more fish, while improving your skills as a fly fisherman.  The Yakima River boosts a healthy population of trout per mile. Casting at one given spot, while the guide maintains a boat speed hardly seems like efficient or fun fly fishing?  If you float 10 to 15 miles of the Yakima in one afternoon you have literally floated over 10,000-to-15,000 trout.  This is our way of thinking and is one of the ingredients that sets us apart from our competitors.

We also prefer to maintain a much smaller staff of guides, not boasting about the hundreds of trips we do a year down the river in a season.  It is more important to us to maintain the quality of every trip we do and focus on each experience, rather than the quantity of boats we do each day or week.  This way, each member of our staff has built a volume of customers that returns to fish with them time after time. Our highest rate of trips are from repeat customers and referrals from them. We also have a very low turn over of guides.

WBFC also provides our guide team the necessary and essential tools to do the job like a professional.  Visit the pro-shop in Ellensburg and you will see what we mean.  A majority of the guides that work and live in the valley visit the shop on a daily basis because they need those tools as well.  We are happy to supply them with those tools and advice as well as anglers around the world with top quality gear and guidance.

So, don't miss out, our spots for April are booking and beginning to fill for the month. We have had to reschedule several days throughout the month of March, so days in April have come available.  Call the Ellensburg Pro-Shop at 888-950-3474 (FISH) to book your trip. 

Hiring a guide for a day of fishing should always be a fun, rewarding and learning experience. However if prefer to walk and fish the beats yourself and need expert advice, please feel free to stop by the WBFC pro shop in Ellensburg.  The shop is staffed with friendly, knowledgeable fly fishermen that will help you have a great day, where ever your fishing destination in Central Washington takes you.
 

"PRE-SEASON SPECIAL"-DETAILS AND PRICING

 
You can shop around for the "Best Deal In The West", or you can get your money's worth and more by spending the day fly fishing with Central Washington' s elite professional guide team from Worley Bugger Fly Co.
 
TIME FRAME: April 1st to April 30th-2014
 
COST: $275.00 a day per boat for 2 person (s).

COST: $225.00 a day per boat for 1 person.

 
INCLUDED: Deli Style Lunch, flies and gear if needed.
 
Simms Goretex G3 waders and boots can be rented for $25.00 per person.
 
Full Day trips are also available this time of year. Please refer to our "guided trip prices" for further information.
 

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