Howdy, been looking at a new unused fly outfit in the corner of my garage for about 4 years now. Finally decided (with some urging from a neighbor who fly fishes) to put my drift boat in and try the Yakima. Can someone give me the lowdown on put-in's and take-out's on the Yak? PM is fine if you don't want to public post. Thanks!

PM Sparkey he can help you out.

Kyle-
Given the current flow of the river (3500-4500 cfs), your average 8 hour float can quickly become nothing more then a half a hour ride down the river.

Beware of the Cle Elum launch as there is nasty sweeper just a couple hundred yards down the river.

My suggestions, if you have never floated the river would be to give the Lower Canyon a try (it has also been the section that is fishing the best). Throw your boat in at Umtanum and float down to the Slab or even Roza...think about 15 miles if you float an entire day.

If not, throw your boat in at first light and fish til late morning..Umtanum down to Reds would be a good bet plus the river has been fishing best with big hopper-dropper techniques either first thing in the morning or late afternoon into the evening.

Other short floats would include KOA to Ringer (very short) or KOA to Umtanum.

The river is up and running as I was on it yesterday. My advice would be Big Horn to Reds. (I believe Reds still has a shuttle service so your rig will be waiting for you when you arrive.)

Concentrate on the grassy undercut banks. Big Terrestrials right up on the edge. This is a nice float that will put you on a ton of great water.

Good Luck.

Thanks for the info guys, I've got a little scooter so turnaround is not an issue.