Yakima River Bass fly patterns

[Djflyfish]

I am looking for some good yakima River Bass fly patterns to use? any suggestions?

[mkwerx]

Never fished the Yak, but if it's got smallies - Lefty's Deceivers, Clouser Minnows, Murray's Strymphs, and the good old Woolly Bugger should catch 'em if anything will. When the water warms up and fish are feeding at or near the surface - just about any type of slider, diver, or popper should work also. Would have a variety between say, size 6 and 1/0. Trout have been known to clobber bass patterns before too

[bigthackara]

I usually use clousers, and brownish buggers to imitate the craws which are on of the smallies favorite foods. Try tying some brown/red even some orange in there buggers with some rubber legs.

I have a NWFF mag for the lower yak that the author highlighted a fly called the bananorama a bright yellow lead eyed bunny leech that was his favorite fly.

[Djflyfish]

Originally Posted by bigthackara

I usually use clousers, and brownish buggers to imitate the craws which are on of the smallies favorite foods. Try tying some brown/red even some orange in there buggers with some rubber legs.

I have a NWFF mag for the lower yak that the author highlighted a fly called the bananorama a bright yellow lead eyed bunny leech that was his favorite fly.

should I go with a sink tip or dry line?

[mkwerx]

Originally Posted by Djflyfish

should I go with a sink tip or dry line?

Carry both if you can, if not, a floater will be more versatile. Or you can get a floater, and a sinking leader, or one of the loop-attached sink tips that you can remove if you need a straight up floating line.

[Djflyfish]

Originally Posted by mkwerx

Carry both if you can, if not, a floater will be more versatile. Or you can get a floater, and a sinking leader, or one of the loop-attached sink tips that you can remove if you need a straight up floating line.

probably go floater and weight the fly more

[mkwerx]

Originally Posted by Djflyfish

probably go floater and weight the fly more

That works. And don't be afraid to put some small splitshot on the leader if you can't get the fly down (I know, heresy!) - several small shot cast way easier than one larger shot. Space them out on the leader.