West Coast
Yakima River
Live Conditions
Yakima River — Yakima at Umtanum (Canyon)
7-Day Flow
→ Stable
24-Hr Pressure
28.54 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
☁️Overcast
76° / 50°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
83° / 54°
Tue
☁️Overcast
88° / 61°
Wed
🌦️Drizzle
75° / 55°
0.02"
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
What should I fish today?
⚡ AIAI-powered recommendation using today's live flow, temperature, and hatch data.
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Time of Day
Using: 2,560 CFS · PMDs and Caddis. Hopper season. Late-summer hot water — fish dawn and dusk on lower river. Steelhead beginning to enter.
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Yakima River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Yakima River · August · Late Summer
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PMDs and Caddis. Hopper season. Late-summer hot water — fish dawn and dusk on lower river. Steelhead beginning to enter.
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About Yakima River
Washington's premier trout river — tailwater below Keechelus Dam producing wild redband rainbows, famous Skwala and PMD hatches in a dramatic canyon setting.
Regulations
Artificial lures only above Roza Dam. Wild fish (intact adipose fin) must be released. Hatchery steelhead with clipped fin may be retained where open. Catch Record Card required for steelhead. Always check WDFW current rules — emergency closures can occur.
Learn More
Guides to help you fish Yakima River with more confidence.
Washington Fishing Regulations for Fly Anglers
Washington Combination License, the Catch Record Card required for steelhead/salmon/sturgeon/halibut, the wild fish release rule (intact adipose =…
Trout Species of Washington
Washington's six native salmonids — Columbia River redband rainbows on the Yakima, anadromous steelhead on the Skagit/Sauk and OP rivers, coastal and…
Yakima River Seasonal Guide: Washington's Blue-Ribbon Trout Fishery
The Yakima is Washington's only designated Wild Trout fishery — 100 miles of wild rainbow and brown trout water in the eastern Cascades. The Skwala…