Good afternoon friends.
We are now approaching the end of the
peak fly-fishing season here in Central
Washington.
What an amazing late summer and fall we
experienced on the Yakima this season. Each day, especially during overcast conditions, there were tremendous Blue Wing Olive Mayfly hatches lasting
hours at a time. We also experienced the giant, small birdlike, female Summer Stoneflies
fluttering across and smashing the rivers
surface in
the late afternoons, as well as orange bodied, October Caddis present
throughout most of the day.
It was nothing short of spectacular!
Dry fly fishing was out of sight and our friends
that hired our Professional Guiding Services
this year can attest----you know who you are and
we thank you!
We love what we do and thank you for your
support.
It was a pleasure to have each and every
one and we look forward to the new 2018 season,
which is rapidly approaching.
We will celebrate our 23rd year in
business this coming season.

Dry fly fishing has held up through the middle
of the month. However, keep in mind as we progress further
into November and December, the majority of our
fishing will be subsurface with nymphs and
streamers.
We have received some snow fall, however as of
today we have no precip in the valley floor and
the river is in excellent condition.
However, be prepared this time of year because
conditions can change from day to day, hour to
hour.
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WBFC ANNOUNCES OUR “POST SEASON” GUIDING RATES
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Over the past several years, the consistent
regulars that fish the waters of the Yakima on a
weekly or daily basis are attuned to the winter
fishing scene here in the Kittitas Valley and
they know how good it can be. We
refer to it as our "Post Season".
This time of year, WBFC reduces our guiding rates
and we offer a 5 hour fly fishing trip on the
Yakima River.
This is due mainly for a few reasons.
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The lack of daylight hours that are available to
fish each day.
Dusk usually begins around 4:00 pm here
in the Kittitas Valley, until early spring.
Daylight saving time occurs again on
March 4th-2018. Then we can begin
fishing an extended amount of time and once
again offer full day fishing.
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The peak times that trout are actually active during the day.
With over two decades of experience fishing
the Yakima River, we have found that the peak hours between 10:00 am
and 3:00 pm are always the most productive.
This is typically the warmest portion of
the day and when trout are actually feeding at
will. By now, everyone knows the “Yakima” is an afternoon-evening river.
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Winter time tempertures can flucuate
from day to day. However, when our air
tempertures reach a high above 38°
or better, fishing can be oustanding.
Most days you won't encounter trout
under 15". Larger fish take up the
prime feeding lies in lower water conditions
and get to eat first. Mother Nature
has a pecking order and the largest of the
species almost always asserts there
dominance by size.
Below are our posted “Guide Rates” for the month
of November and December.
Please contact us if you would like to
get out for a day.
ONE PERSON: $225.00 per day
TWO PERSON: $295.00 per day
Trips include the following: Flies, gear if
needed and a light lunch.
5 hours of fishing.
Total fee is collected at the time of
booking.
Because of changing winter weather and driving
conditions, we do offer a rescheduling service
during this time of year. We understand and are
flexiable working with our clents this time of
the season.
WBFC offers, Simms Rental waders and
boots available for additional fee of $30.00 a
set if needed.
Two persons fishing, per boat is the
maximum load we allow for the safety of our
guest and staff.
- WBFC ANNOUNCES NEW GUIDING RATES FOR 2018
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The New Year is quickly approaching and
unfortunately with the rising costs being
imposed on small business by inflation, the
State of Washington’s new minimum wage laws as
well as the WDFW guide license fees, we have
been forced to reevaluate our costs for the
upcoming 2018 fly fishing season.
At this time, we have not conclusively come to a
figure on what those cost for trips will be,
however there will be an increase in all of our
fly fishing tours in Central Washington. Our
Washington State guiding licenses alone have
doubled for 2018, from what we paid in 2017.
An increase was also issued by the
Washington Fish & Game Commission in 2016 and
we did not raise our rates to offset those costs.

- WBFC OFFERS 2017
RATES FOR 2018 -
You can lock in the WBFC 2017 guide rate now
until December 31st, 2017 for any
date in 2018 at the 2017 rate with a $100.00
deposit (+ any applicable tax).
The date can be announced at any time, we
have available in the new year.
Lock in as many days as you feel you will
need and save $$$, before our rates increase in
January of 2018. Many of our
returning guest have a favorite guide that they
prefer to fish with. Feel free to add a
request when reserving your dates.
Call the proshop today in Ellensburg to set your
dates or lock in your 2017 rates today!.
- WBFC PRO SHOP CLOSE
OUT-$ALE ITEM$ -
Friends, we have some killer fly fishing gear on
sale now at the Pro-shop as well as through the
WBFC website. We are making room for some new
exciting brands like Winston, 3 Tand, Blackstrap,
Echo and more.
Stop by and check out the great sale items just
in time for the holidays.
You can also visit the link below to the
WBFC sale page.
Order it online and we will ship it
directly to you.
All sale items ship for a flat fee of
$7.95. If you weren't aware, WBFC
ships world wide on a daily basis directly from our
pro shop in Ellensburg.


- WBFC GUIDED TOUR
GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR CHRISTMAS -
Each
Christmas season, the most popular
item we sell are guided fly fishing trips for
the upcoming season.
Don’t forget about that important person
in your life this year.
Take them fishing for the day.
The
2017 prices will be in effect until
January 1, 2018.
Call us or visit our website to purchase
a “Guided Trip Gift Certifiate”.

- WBFC FLY TYING NIGHT
ANNOUNCED -
WBFC will begin our weekly fly tying night at
the pro shop in Ellensburg.
Join us each and every week, as a member
of the WBFC professional fly-fishing staff will
host a specific fly to be tied each new session.
We will be tying trout, bass and saltwater
specific flies each new session.
Every session is open to the public,
however there is limited space at our “custom”
fly tying table we had built in the fly tying
materials portion of the proshop.
We do require an RSVP for each session through
the WBFC Facebook page,
email, phone or by coming directly into the pro shop. You
can also reserve your spot online, by clicking
the button below.

Each week, 7 spaces are available.
Cost is $20.00 a session per space, pre paid
in advance to hold
your spot. Each session will
include all materials as well as vises and
tools if needed.
You take the flies you tied for your box!
Each station at the fly tying table is supplied with
a Regal vise
and Dr Slick tools, which are some of the finest
in the industry.
Feel free to bring your own tying gear
and join us for a night of learning and fun.
Alcoholic beverages are not included, but
bring your own...we won't mind!
Tyers
of all skill levels
are welcome, however this will not be
a beginning tying course.
If you interested in learning how to tie,
visit the proshop for our upcoming courses on
beginning fly tying. Keep in mind it
won't be fair to the others if you don't know
anything about tying.

Our first session will be November 29th
@ 6:30 pm.
The first WBFC, fly tying session will be
hosted by Steve and he will be showing you how
to tie the following:
"SPACED OUT BOB TUNGSTEN JIG NYMPH"

This is a great fly pattern I have used for a
long time in varying sizes to imitate the many
stages of mayfly nymph life cycles on the
Yakima. It does an excellent job day in and
day out replicating Blue Wing Olives and Pale
Morning Dun Mayfly nymphs during that portion of
the season.
I started tying it with a jig style nymph hook a
couple of years ago and found even greater results
with it. This is one of my
favorites, we will be learning to tie November
29th and I look forward to teaching you how to
put it together. Steve Worley-Owner-Head Guide-WBFC
You can sign up for the Fly Tying Night and
reserve your spot by clicking the "Sign Up
Now"
button below.
Reserve Your Spot Now!
-YAKIMA
RIVER PUBLIC ACCESS-
UPDATE!
On Monday,
November 20th-2017 a Public Lands Advisory
Council meeting will be held in Ellensburg.
At this time, the council will be meeting with a
contractor that has been hired by the PLAC to
evaluate and form a definitive plan on moving the "Yakima River Public Access"
project forward. This plan will be
presented to the council for approval as we move
forward to constitute more public access points
in all area's of the upper river in 2018.
At the meeting, we will gain
insight on future development plans that the
contractor has collected and we will create
strategies with the contractor to begin
establishing
more boat launch opportunities as well as more
land access points for everyone to enjoy.
Keep an eye out
on the WBFC Facebook page for updates or feel
free to contact me directly with any thoughts or
concerns you may have. I will be glad to
share them with the council.
Below you
can share your
input and sign the Upper Yakima River Access
Petition (link below) and let our elected
representatives know that access to our public
lands are vital for sportsmen and women in
Washington State.

If this is
something of interest and you believe "public
access" is worth maintaining, please take a
moment to visit the site URL above, by clicking
the petition graphic.
Here you can sign the petition and voice
your concern about improved access on our one
and only trout fishery.

-FACEBOOK-YOUTUBE-WBFC
WEBSITE -
We have also
been busy adding a brand new shopping cart to
the WBFC website.
It has been a tedious process and most of
it is complete.
Easy, online ordering and quick shipping
is available.
We stock thousands of need to have fly
fishing and fly tying materials. 99% of all of
the items are shipped directly from the pro-shop
here in Ellensburg. If you haven't been to the
pro-shop lately, our remodel is complete (for
now) and the added space as been usuful in
adding many new and exciting products.
Phone Orders
are always welcome.
Thank you.
We appreciate your business!

Follow us and
"Like:" our Facebook page and subscribe to the
WBFC YouTube Channel. Here we have daily fishing
reports as well as information on classes, both
fishing and fly tying. The YouTube
Channel is filling up with instructional videos
on fly tying and fly fishing in Central
Washington.
We look forward to
seeing you again in 2018.
Give us a call
if you need help or advice.
We would love
to have you for a day or two of fishing.


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