Joe Rotter goes solo and covers a week of fishing highlights: a long-running blue-winged olive hatch, precise small-dry fly tactics with ultralight rods, and tips for slow hook sets. He also talks about jig streamers, a strong worm bite after rain, new Gray Watermaster Kodiaks at Red's, and the value of vintage and modern Sage rods. Listeners get practical gear notes (sink-tip and single-fly rigs, New Zealand indicators), tying tips for squirmy worms, and advice for spotting and targeting pods o

Tip of the Week: How to spend a day on the water during BWO(Blue Wing Olive) season. Jason here at Red’s. Here is how I’d spend a day on the river during the Fall in the Yakima Canyon. For fall fishing on the Yakima River, start your day with nymphing or streamer fishing in the early morning when fish are deeper and active. As the day warms up and the Blue-Winged Olive (BWO) hatch begins(around noon)switch to emerger patterns to match the rising activity. When the hatch is in full swing, transit