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Skagit River - November 24th, 2003
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
RECORDED: 
35 °
FISHING: Fair
water levels - click here
Skagit is slow about coming in, but if the snow levels stay down, the Rockport to Marblemount area should fish by the end of the week. Try your dirty water flies. I like the Cop Car series, Black Bart, and the articulated boys. Dolly fishing should be very good.
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Skagit River - November 24th, 2003
supplied by: John's Guide Service
RECORDED: 
31 °
FISHING: Good
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Weekend of, November 22nd & 23rd 2003
Weather:COLD, overcast, with off and on light rain and snow showers,...did I mention COLD!!
River Conditions: Upper Skagit this weekend had 1-3 feet of visibility with some pretty high flows.
Fishing & Hunting Report: Fished the upper Skagit again this weekend boating lots of Silvers, a few Chum, 1 King, and the seasons first Winter-run Steelhead.
Quote For The Day:"That is winter steeleading: long hours of cold, interminable work, punctuated with breathless moments of excitement." Steve Raymond (and I cant wait,..especially with a few showing now)
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Skagit River - November 20th, 2003
supplied by: John's Guide Service
RECORDED:
35 °
FISHING: Poor
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3.7 inches of rain here in Rockport since yesterday morning; Rivers are definately out of shape and right at flood stage. When rivers drop back into shape; Lots of Silvers still around, many chrome bright too, and the Chums are making a show of it as well.
Skagit above the Sauk 0 feet of visibility. Skagit below the Sauk, 0 visibility. Flood stage, but cresting and on the drop again
I have 3 days left open this November for Salmon season; also now filling December winter-run steelhead spots..so if you are interested in booking a date call now!!
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Skagit River - November 16th, 2003
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
RECORDED: 
44 °
FISHING: Fair
water levels - click here
Monday the water was in. Mike fished the Stilly, Jonathan and I were off. Tuesday the rains hit, and all three of us were blown off our guide trips due to high water. Cold temps and dry weather brought the rivers backs, and Wednesday Mike fished his boys on the Sky, while Jonathan and I fished the Skagit and the Cascade Rivers. Thursday, Mike was off and Jonathan and I both fished the North Fork Stilly. Friday, all three of us fish the North Fork. Saturday, Mike stayed on the North Fork Stilly. Seemed like The high water early in the week brought in more new fish as we were fishing the week on the falling water. This is our grab bag time of year, due to multiple species of fish.
I wrote last week about the conditions of the post-flooding rivers. Looks like things are going to be a little different this week. We are scheduled for precip. but river flows will be a matter of how cold will it get. If the rain turns to snow in foothills, the rivers will stay in, (maybe). If the weather stays warm and rainy, count on rivers becoming unfishable. Watch your river levels (www.flyfishsteelhead.com) for that.
Skagit: 9,300 CFS. Low visibility and high water above Rockport has made fishing a large flies deal. The articulated leeches in Black, green, purple, pink and the Cop Car series, are good. Fishing is from Marblemount to Rockport. Lower river below the Sauk is a no go. Chums & Silvers, some beautiful Dollies coming out, and winter steelhead rumors.
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Skagit River - November 12th, 2003
supplied by: Skagit River Outfitters
RECORDED: 
50 °
FISHING: Great
We fished the upper Skagit yesterday and found a limit of bright silvers, possibly because they had been sand blasted coming up throught the lower river. The coho were biting Worden Blue Streak spinners and Lil' Corky jigs in pink and chartruse.
The effects of this fall's floods will reverberate throughout the upcoming winter season. Unless we get a hard alpine freeze and a blanket of snow to cap the numerous slides on area streams, steelheaders will be faced with reduced visibility conditions for quite possibly the entire season. The Skagit and Stillaguamish in particular were hard hit and to a lesser extent, the Snohomish system. Only time will tell.
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Skagit River - November 10th, 2003
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
FISHING: Fair
"May you live in interesting times"
Still getting used to all the post- flood changes:
Skagit: Not since the 1990 flood, have I seen this much change on the Skagit. Turbidity & silt makes even the upper watershed in the Skagit a tuff gig. Below the Sauk.......forget it. Sauk: Only the Deforest Creek slide on Deer Creek rivals the vast destruction on our once lovely Sauk. There are so many environmental events that would need to take place it is hard to even know where to start. We would need consecutive high waters to the flush the enormous amounts of silt and sand which have covered every bar and filled every pool from Darrington to the mouth. This is assuming the point source stops loading, and there is no guarantee, here. Bottom line: It's a mess. I don't foresee the Sauk to be back for a while. Sad.
Our time this week has been split between the Skykomish, Skagit, NF Stilly and our Private Lakes.
Skagit: Low visibility has made fishing large flies the gig. The articulated leeches in Black, purple, pink and Cop Car, are good. Fishing is from Marblemount to Rockport. Lower river below the Sauk is forget it. Chums & Silvers.
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Skagit River - November 2nd, 2003
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
RECORDED: 
42 °
FISHING: Fair
As dam controlled, the Skagit had the best chance to handle the heavy waters. (A dampening effect) Well, it was short lived and as the Dams filled to overflowing, it was all downhill from there. Whie the loss to Humpies and Chinook to the flood is devastating, the later returning Coho and Chum got a free pass card, and headed for home. River life will right itself, it always does. It just may take a while. The cold weather has the rivers on the drop. Fishing is improving. It's the way it is.
We don't get large Chum returns on Humpy years. It has to do with the spring time competition of juvenile fry between Chums and Humpies, in the saltwater nursery areas. Flies & technique will be the same as last year.
As with many species, Chum can be very color and presentation conscience. The other day, Chum Sport ( a variation of Chum Candy) was the ticket for the Stilly Chums. Black Bart, Cop Car, and Micro Egg Sucker in pink was good for Skagit fish. That's my point. Some days all they want is cerise, other days it's green, or purple. Play the colors.
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Skagit River - October 26th, 2003
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
RECORDED:
50 °
FISHING: Fair
Some rivers change little after high waters, some change a lot. Personally, I like some change, (gravel recruitment) but scouring and channel change is bad. I enjoy reading new water, and consider it to my fishing advantage. When you grow up on the Stilly and Sauk Rivers, you better get used to it, because they are going to change! Anyway, now that the high waters are over, I will be out fishing again this week. Fishing should be good. Watch those river flows. The Skagit and Sky along with the upper North Fork above Boulder Creek will come in first, then the Sauk and the Lower Stilly. There are so many species available now. It is good to know each species preferred flies, lines, and holding water.
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Skagit River - October 20th, 2003
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
RECORDED: 
54 °
FISHING: Fair
Has it been raining?
I should have figured. It seems like every Humpy year we follow up the salmon return, with some serious high waters. Looks like the tributaries are going to get A Lot of Pinks this year, cuz that's where they will be spawning now!
Coho will be in, and early Chum are on their heels. If we can get this high water down, should be plenty of fish to go around, in the local rivers.
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Skagit River - October 6th, 2003
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
RECORDED: 
54 °
FISHING: Good
" Just another day on the pond"
As another Humpy season comes to a close, we say good-bye to the Pinks for another couple years. As we have been chasing them since the second week of August, you would think I would be tired of the Humpies by now. Not the way we fish them.
I try to reflect the collection of episodes being played out every day. So many guys, so many fish. I get a kick out of watching an angler come into the day, still trying to figure why he is standing there with his trout rod and a floating line, when Everyone is telling him, anything less than an 8 wt. and a sinktip, is just not going to get it done.
Instead of boring you with guide blather, here is a lovely letter I received from Rod. To set the tone: Our season was just under full swing, I still had a few openings in a couple of our group gigs. I think I titled the client newsletter "Skagit River gone Alaska". Here is Rod's reflections of the day.
Humpy days are in transition now. In another week or two, and the Skagit River will be taken over with spawning Pinks. All those fish crowding our pools will ripen, and fill the riffles with spawning fish. These are all wild salmon. Didn't cost us a thing. Just had to let them spawn. What a great concept.
If the early hatchery Coho are any indication, looks like the Silvers are going to have a good year. The Stilly has a bunch as does the Skagit and Snohomish in the lower rivers. Better take your heart medicine. The hatchery Coho are so-so biters at best, and they can drive you nuts. Fish jumping and playing all around you. Almost makes you want to fish with a net. Heck, I probably have more guide notes on lower river Coho than I do any other species. One day you will nail them, the next day with the same conditions, you don't get squat. The keys to the game seem to be: avoid the crowds (fishing pressure knocks them off the bite) fish an incoming tide in the lower rivers, and concentrate on wild fish. Wild Coho, as in most salmonid species, are much better biters than the hatchery pukes.
If this rain happens, look for SRC to squirt up into the tributaries. These little waters that are open will have some of the finest small river fishing of the year, because generally only the spawning sized SRC will make the final run. Fall colors, big SRC in small streams, pretty cool.
Me? Mike and I finish up a couple guide days on the Skagit, and head over to the Grande Ronde River in mid week. Gee, not like I look forward to that! I will only stay over to do the camp-outs thru October 20. Mike will handle daily guide trips from Oct. 20 until the first of November.
Flies: He still has a few Grande Ronde Samplers, left.(www.streamsideflyshop.com). These are our own pet fly patterns for the Grande Ronde, Deshutes, and Methow River steelhead.
Yancy & Brent Carlson are headed for BC to fish the K. and the Bulkley. Crystal Caddis, GR, and Mrs. Black are just a few of the flies they will be packing up. Mike and I will fish the Dean & Bulkley with the boys next year. Just have to work it around our guiding schedules!
If you get a chance, check out Surface Flies For Steelhead. I know if it sounds uppity, but once you get your confidence up for raising steelhead, I swear it will make sinktipping feel like trolling. Try it, you will love it.
We are getting asked already if we are planning to do our annual Dolly/Chum/Coho/Steelhead school this Fall. Yup!
Haven't nailed down all the details yet, but we have booked out
Nov 21 & 22 for the daily schools. (Cost $150.)
Have a lovely fall.
Best of fishing,
Dennis, Mike, and Jonathan
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