Yakima kings update

Published 12:01 am Sunday, May 8, 2011

Two sections of the Yakima River will open shortly to hatchery spring chinook, according to state biologist John Easterbrooks. The lower end, from the I-182 bridge in Richland up to the Horn Rapids Dam, about 14 miles of river, opens May 7 through June 15. An upper section, about 20 miles of river from Union Gap to Roza Dam, opens May 14 through June 30.

Best fishing on the upper portion is usually found in the City of Yakima itself; between Yakima and Selah, around the mouth of the Naches River; and just below Roza Dam. Fishing can be pretty good at times, Easterbrooks said.