River · Kittitas, Washington
Yakima River
At a glance
Who lives here
- Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytschaStocked · 2025 · Fish stocking: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Plants (data.wa.gov)
- Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutchStocked · 2025 · Fish stocking: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Plants (data.wa.gov)
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 | Chinook Salmon | Fry | 300 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Coho Salmon | Fry | 354 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Coho Salmon | Fry | 700 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Chinook Salmon | Fry | 4,944 |
| May 9, 2024 | Coho Salmon | Fry | 298 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Chinook Salmon | Fry | 700 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Coho Salmon | Fry | 600 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Chinook Salmon | Fry | 3,293 |
| May 9, 2023 | Coho Salmon | Fry | 344 |
| Mar 15, 2023 | Chinook Salmon | Fry | 3,497 |
| May 3, 2022 | Chinook Salmon | Fry | 269 |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Coho Salmon | Fry | 283 |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Chinook Salmon | Fry | 3,990 |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Chinook Salmon | Fry | 2,243 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Chinook Salmon | Fry | 5,031 |
| Apr 27, 2019 | Chinook Salmon | Fry | 266 |
| Apr 1, 2019 | Chinook Salmon | Fry | 5,343 |
| Jun 11, 2018 | Chinook Salmon | Fry | 125 |
| Jun 11, 2018 | Chinook Salmon | Fry | 125 |
| Jun 11, 2018 | Chinook Salmon | Fry | 125 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 20 of 57.
Getting on the water
- Lmuma CampgroundBoat launch · Bureau of Land Management, National Recreation Sites
- Roza Recreation SiteBoat launch · Bureau of Land Management, National Recreation Sites
- Big Pines CampgroundBoat launch · Bureau of Land Management, National Recreation Sites
- Umtanum CampgroundBoat launch · Bureau of Land Management, National Recreation Sites
- Mile Post 10Boat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Highway 10 Take-outBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Teanaway JunctionBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Mile Post 8Boat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- ThorpBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Benton CityBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Zillah BridgeBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Mabton BridgeBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- DuportailBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- ThrallBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- GrangerBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Snively RoadBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Hyde RoadBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Kinghorn SloughBoat launch · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- FitzsimmonsCarry-in access · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Mellis RoadCarry-in access · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
The rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
What's biting
Not enough anglers have shared catches here lately. A species shows for a week once at least 5 anglers share catches of it.
From anglers who chose to share their catches in HuntGrid Fishing, each counted once, counts rounded to the nearest 5, published 3 days after the week ends and never changed. Never a spot, time or name.
About this page
Sources and licences:
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR); U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line® Shapefiles 2025: counties and states · Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. §105)
- Fish stocking: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Plants (data.wa.gov) · No licence stated (US government data; owner approved 2026-10-17): data.wa.gov dataset 6fex-3r7d (WDFW-Fish Plants, read 2026-10-19) states no licence, and the portal's terms links are dead; wdfw.wa.gov's footer "All rights reserved" is the website's own (owner ruling 2026-10-17). Credit the agency; remove if asked.
- Bureau of Land Management, National Recreation Sites · Public domain (US Government work; BLM licenseInfo "PUBLIC", cite BLM)
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife · No licence stated (US government data; owner approved 2026-10-17)
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.