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By: colton
Posted: 9/7/2007
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/6/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Went on a archery hunting trip in the Klickitat area over labor day weekend and after shooting a nice 3 point I decided to go down to the Klickitat and do some fishing. I was using a hand tied fly wit...
By: dylanE
Posted: 11/24/2009
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/24/2009
Hot Spots: 0
got out on the klickitat with my buddy Brian and a few of his buddies who know the river well and they all were bouncing eggs and i started out with spinners. it took about 2 hours for the fish to com...
By: SilverSlayer
Posted: 10/7/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/6/2013
Hot Spots: 0
The Klickitat is freakin loaded with Kings now!!!
Fished Saturday and Sunday on the Lower Klickitat River near MP 3 on Highway 142. As you are aware, the chinook run on the Columbia is breaking re...
By: TheEveningHatch
Posted: 5/8/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Just over three weeks and the river above the falls opens for steelhead....The counts over Bonneville are promising. The counts show a good number of fish between Bonneville and the Dalles Dam.
Ri...
By: TheEveningHatch
Posted: 6/2/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/2/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This river is in exceptional condition with at least 4 feet of visibility and water temperatures at 54 degrees. The Bonneville Steelhead counts show over the 10 year average YTD. Opening day (yesterd...
By: TheEveningHatch
Posted: 6/13/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/11/2014
Hot Spots: 0
There are definitely fish in the stystem.....Both Springers and Steelies. The nymphing and swinging has been worthy. You have to work for the fish. Steelheading is not a gimmee and especially at this ...
By: TheEveningHatch
Posted: 6/22/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/21/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Gooood fishing with both the nymph and swing. One of the better openers we have seen. The steelies are incredibly hot and hard to hold onto...
Best swing bug this past few days - Believe it or not ...
By: TheEveningHatch
Posted: 7/16/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/15/2014
Hot Spots: 0
TOUGH CONDITIONS currently on the Klickitat with minimal visibility if any at all. Prior to the heat wave we manged to have some great fishing. There are definitely fish throughout the system, bot...
By: TheEveningHatch
Posted: 11/18/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/17/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The fishing has been remarkably good through this cold snap..... with the nymph. The swing fishing has been tough.
We have been on most stretches of the river..... Again, considering the cold weat...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/16/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/16/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Day 3 of Ed Iman’s Fish Camp saw us fishing with Jeff Geary’s Guide Service (509-369-2287). Jeff is a local who has fished the Klickitat river all his life. As such, he knows the river like his back y...
By: SilverSlayer
Posted: 9/26/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/27/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Took my annual trip to the Klickitat R. For some chinook action. Friday went 2:4 on chinook and also caught a beautiful wild steelhead. Sat was slower on the RIV and I went 0:2. Caught one drift f...
Posted: 8/27/2018
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/27/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We fished The klickitat river today out of the drift boat. What a beautiful day and a great float. We fished mostly bobber and shrimp. Medium light spinning rod with 20lb braid rigged with a slip floa...
