I floated the Yakima river yesterday and for the first time in the many years I have been fishing down in the lower canyon I saw a Sheriff's Jet boat with a WDFW Enforcement Officer aboard. Unlucky me I forgot to throw the PFDs into the drift boat. However, lucky me because all I got was a warning.

Personally, I am glad to see them out there. The WDFW Officer told me that yesterday was education and not enforcement, but they were going to be out there on a regular basis doing enforcement throughout the season.

I hope they can cut down on the poaching that goes on out there.

On another note I am glad to see most of the areas on the river are now pay per day to use. There are honey buckets, dumpsters, parking improvements, and these places get patrolled regularly. Looks to me like it has cut down on some of the riff raff.

Fishing was mighty slow yesterday and the water was on the rise.