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Complete Switch Rod Package! - TFO Deer Creek 7 Weight 11' Switch Rod w/ Reel and Spey Line!


Double Nymph Setup Instructional Video!
- This video shows how to set up a double nymph rig.



Spey Casting and Swinging Flies for Beginners - This link shows a great video for beginners and our best selling spey rod, the Sage 7133-4 VXP.


Suggested Yakima River Flies:

Red or Copper Brassie #18-20
Sculpzilla
Dolly Llama
Pat's Stone (#12's)
Anato Mayfly #16
Yeager's Tungsten SH Hare's Ear
Lightning Bugs (#16-18)
Black Conehead Zuddler
Hogan's Indigo Child Mayfly Nymph
Jimmy Legs Skwala Nymph
Kman's Skwala Nymph
Biot Sparkle Stone
Morrish's Pickpocket Nymph

Suggested Tackle:

Rio Density Compensated Sink Tip Line - 15' Type 3 (fish streamers with this line)
Weight Forward Floating Fly Line (S.A. GPX Textured or Rio Gold)
Rio Fluoroflex 3-5X Tippet
Rio Indicator Leader (10' 4X)
Thingamabobber Strike Indicator (use the 1/2 or 3/4" depending on fly weight)
Yarndicator Strike Indicator (use when you are fishing size 18-20 flies)

Suggested Fly Rods:

9-10' - 5 Weight Fly Rod (nymphs or streamers)
9' - 6 Weight Fly Rod (for streamers)

Wenatchee and Methow River Flies and Gear:

Nymphs and Egg Patterns:

Red's 48+ Steelhead Fly Assortment

Agent Orange Steelhead Nymph
Agent Onyx Steelhead Nymph
Pat's Stonefly Nymph (#4-8)
Septober Caddis Steelhead Nymph
Biot Sparkle Stone #12 (do not underestimate this one!)
Beadhead Lifter

Chewy Egg

Swinging Steehead Flies:

Signature Guide's Intruder (use with med rate sink tip)
Super Critter (use with med rate sink tip)
Hoh Bo Spey
(use with heavy tip)
GP Spey (use with heavy tip)
Hobbit Spey (use with heavy sink tip)

Rods and Tackle:

7-8 weight single hand rod
7 weight switch rod
6-8 weight spey rod

Suggested Tackle

WF Floating Line (nymph fishing with single hander)
Rio Switch Line (nymph fishing with switch rod)
Rio Steelhead Scandi Short (swinging with switch rod)
Rio Skagit Flight Spey Line
Thingamabobber Strike Indicator (use the 1" for steelhead fishing)
Rio Fluoroflex Plus Tippet (1X,2X for nymphs and 0X for swinging)
Rio MOW Sink Tips
 

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We have a great Facebook page that we update all the time, the problem is nobody knows about it!  So we are giving away a free guided fly fishing trip and lodge stay to some lucky winner that "likes" Red's Fly Shop Guide Service, Lodge, and Outfitter.  Everyone that likes us will automatically be entered into the drawing which will take place on March 1st!  Yes, it sounds crazy but we want to keep you informed!


Sage Complete Spey and Steelhead Starter Package! - Sage VXP 7 Weight Spey Rod, Ross Reel, Skagit Line, Flies, Leader, DVD set, and more! Special package price of $999! You save $204.40!.


Fly Fishing Tippet Buyer's Guide
- Get the right tippet for the job.  This page explains the basic differences between Fluorocarbon tippet and Mono along with a basic guide on what size tippet to use for various size flies.

Yakima, Naches, Methow, Wenatchee, and Klickitat River Fishing Reports

- Tips on Winter Fishing on the Yakima River


12/27/2011 - Construction Update on the NEW Red's Fly Shop and Cafe' - Cement is being poured!  -  The crews are working hard and the project is off to a fast start.  This shot is looking downstream from the lodge.  The Cafe' will be on the near half of the building on the right, the fly shop will be on the main floor on the far half of the building.  You will be wandering back and forth in between!


12/31/2011 - The river is still blown out, so watch this for entertainment. 

12/30/2011

And... its over.  The Yakima got big and ugly last night and is temporarily out of order.  Stay tuned and watch the river flows because when this baby drops it should fish very well.   A wintertime freshet of water stirs up a lot of food that typically isn't available during the cold season.  It should only be a few days before it comes back into nice fishing shape again.  It is 8 pm right now and the river is starting to consider cresting.  It will most likely be in good fishing shape by about the 2nd or 3rd of January (just an estimate, please don't hold us to it!).  Have a great new year and be sure to see our fly fishing class schedule for 2012 if you haven't looked at it yet.  There are some great new classes for this year.

12/27/2011 - late pm

Great conditions on the Yakima this week.  We did some fishing today, we landed several very nice fish on a Red Brassie #18-20 and a Sculpzilla using a Rio Density Compensated Sink Tip Line - 15' Type 3.  Fishing should remain good this week!  Time to use some of that new fly fishing gear Santa left for you!

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