If you’re still unsure of yourself start out in the summer on the Yakima River, in the canyon. The stretch from Big Rock down to Umtanum is pretty tame and the fishing can be a lot of fun. When the temperature gets up in the 90's the rubber hatch can be quite prolific, not to mention that sometimes the indigenous female population (read college girls) adorning the rubber hatch is sparsely clad if clad at all!