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Skagit River - April 11th, 2005
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
FISHING: Fair
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Weather: One day it's spring and the next it is winter again. As long we keep adding snow to the mountains and it isn't blowing our rivers out, that works for me.
Busy week:
Mike was fishing local this week. Sauk, Skagit and Jeff's Ponds. Jonathan & Darrel both were fishing the Sauk, and I spent a "Hal's week" fishing the Skagit. Well, we did fish the Sauk one morning, but no takers there. I do want to thank the boys who came out to share the day(s) with Hal. It was a great time.
Mike is back out on the OP this week. He will be fishing rivers from the Sol Duc on the North end to the Queets on the South. Have you heard the rumor the Queets is going to a "wild steelhead release"? I am more than curious how the Quinault Tribe is going to respond to this new policy.
Darrel & Jonathan will remain with me back on the local waters. Fishing is all dependent on the freezing levels and it looks like the weather is primed to put even more snow in the mountains.
The upper Skagit is gin clear. Not an easy proposition unless you can fish the first and last 15 minutes of the day. I call this the "Chinook Bite." You either get it done at the beginning or it doesn't happen. We don't have the steelhead in the upper watershed as days of old, but it really is lovely water.
Your better shot at steelhead is below the Sauk River confluence. Lower visibility and a chance at the returning Sauk River steelhead.
Flies: I like blues, purples and black when the light is off the water, and red and pinks when the light is on. Probably the most misunderstood concept in steelhead flyfishing is based around the question
"So what's the hot fly?" I wrote an article on this called Steelhead Flies Fact & Fiction
The water temperature on the Skagit at 10 am the other morning was hovering at 43 degrees so that wonderful April 50 degree stuff hasn't happened with this late but happy winter scene.
The Upper Sauk is still a mess. Braided channels and silted pools. Not a pretty picture.
The middle section is a little better. At least it has some rocks to it. The three good pools are hit by the Dawn Patrol, so good luck getting first water here.
The lower section doesn't have the gradient to really flush the tons of sediment so most of this section is traveling water. The good news is the created alluvial fans created in each tailout has completely blocked off the upstream travel of the jet sleds so at least we don't contend there.
Trees & et al. are still leafing out. Fish are moving and spring is trying, so there you go.
A happy note: With the Yakima River fishing well, most of the anglers have taken off to the east side. The C&R rivers are more deserted now. Tuff gig unless your into that solitude, thing.
Best of fishing,
D-son & the boys flyfishsteelhead.com
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Skagit River - April 11th, 2005
supplied by: Pacific Northwest Sportfishing
FISHING: Good
The Skagit system overall has produced consistent catches of steelhead for just about everyone since our last report. The April push of steelhead is definitely happening and we've even heard reliable reports of a couple spring kings caught the last few days. The earliest we've ever caught kings is April 1st, so it's no surpise that there are a few around. The kings we've heard of lately have all been caught plugging.
We were also greeted by a couple of antlerless bucks that swam across the river to pay us a visit on Thursday while we flyfished. We had three swim in front of us in the exact same spot a few days earlier. Hmmmm!
Part of fishing the weekend isn't only working around a lot of other boats, it also means that there's a good chance one or two of them won't know much about river etiquette, or maybe they don't care. Dropping in below a boat pulling plugs, or below anyone fishing for steelhead, isn't really going to win you many ribbons at the county fair. The sad thing is that if you say anything you're the bad guy, let alone blow a gasket. The other one I love is the guy that emails me for advice and then rubbernecks us all day long. Good stuff!
We'll probably start putting Snohomish River silver trips on the calendar sometime soon for this coming fall. There's usually fishable numbers of silvers in the Sno by the middle of September, and sometimes earlier if we get some rain. We're still up in the air whether we'll have a Skagit silver season, so for now I'm planning on splitting time between the Snohomish for silvers and the Clearwater and Snake for steelhead in September/October/November. We'll be taking Clearwater bookings once we get the paperwork back, which should be very soon.
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Skagit River - April 1st, 2005
supplied by: Pacific Northwest Sportfishing
FISHING: Good
We finally got our rain in the Skagit Valley and the hills are getting a full dose of snow. I have a feeling we cashed in our April weather in February. We cancelled trips over the weekend and early this week due to high water, winds, and generally unruly weather conditions. The Sauk has been out since last Saturday night and with more rain in the forecast will probably stay that way until we see a few days of dry weather. This rain ought to be just the ticket to bring in our April run of steelhead, however.
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Skagit River - March 28th, 2005
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
FISHING: Fair
water levels - click here
"Now there is something you don't see every day. "
I was curious to see how the rivers responded after the big rain last night. The cold front pushed a bunch of snow in the mountains (lets hope it can stay there). The Sauk @ Sauk is flowing at 3,890 cfs, and the Skagit above the confluence is only running at 3,810 cfs. Weird. Not often you will find the tributary larger than the mother stream.
Mike, the boys, and I have fishing the Sauk and the Skagit, respectively. Typical steelheading, but the weather fronts, have these north sound rivers raising and dropping from this last storm. We all seemed to find a fish here and there, but all had to work for them. These weather fronts can really keep you on your toes, but if you know where to fish under various conditions, it can be golden.
Fishing pressure has been moderate on the overall, for both the Skagit and the Sauk, although I did see a bunch of campers and power boats pull into the Howard Miller Steelhead Park, on Saturday. The Dawn Patrol has been sneaking around the Sauk.
The water above the Sauk is Gin clear and the fishing, tuff. Water below is good but lots of power boats out. Love to tell you things have changed in flies and gear. It has not. Yancy lines flat get it done. Water temps. still in the lower 40's. Reading water and presentation is key. Look for water with rocks and soft current seams. Steelhead naturally look for protection as water drops and clears. Our guides are doing well on the traditional flies as well as the articulated leeches. Find these bad boys at Streamsideflyshop.com.
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Skagit River - March 28th, 2005
supplied by: John's Guide Service
FISHING: Good
River Levels - click here
Skagit River:
River Conditions:
Still very low despite recent rains.
- Skagit above the Sauk has 6-8 feet of visibility right now.
- Skagit below the Sauk has 2-4 feet of visibility below the Mixer down to Jackman Creek.
Fishing Report:
Fishing has been pretty good on the Skagit over the last week for steelhead. Dollie Varden / Bull Trout fishing has dropped off significantly the last couple weeks.
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Skagit River - March 18th, 2005
supplied by: John's Guide Service
FISHING: Good
River Levels - click here
Skagit River:
River Conditions:
Low and clear.
- Skagit above the Sauk has unlimited visibility right now...gin clear!
- Skagit below the Sauk has unlimited visibility with the slightest bit of color.
Fishing Report:
Fishing has been pretty good on the Skagit for both wild steelhead and big dollie varden. Quite a few big fish to be had in the upper Skagit as well this season.
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Skagit River - March 10th, 2005
supplied by: Puget Sound Fly Company, LLC
RECORDED: 
56 °
FISHING: Good
The Skagit River is only two hours North of Puget Sound Fly Company, yet somehow it feels like it is much farther away than that. The river not only holds great numbers of Steelhead, Salmon and Char, but also the largest population of Bald Eagles in the lower 48.
FISHING: Clark and the boys hit the upper Skagit a few days ago. One word: CLEAR. Spooky big Dollies are there for the taking if you can get your fly in front of them without them seeing you or your leader (fluorocarbon anyone?) This is a great time of year to hone your swinging techniques. The river does still get a run of some bruiser steelhead, and while your putting in your time for one of those pigs, the Dollies are very fun.
TECHNIQUES: Swing, Swing, Swing. Tips, Leeches...
The Skagit’s large size also lends itself nicely to two handed rods and traditional swinging techniques. If you have a single handed rod choose water that you can effectively fish. Access is good for both boat and wading anglers.
FLOWS
We here at Puget Sound Fly Company are always happy to provide directions or further information to anyone who is interested. Please call us at (253) 839-4119 or stop by the shop.
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Skagit River - February 21st, 2005
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
FISHING: Fair
water levels - click here
Winter still has us in its grips as our winter fisheries move to our early spring steelhead fishing. The good news is that our North Sound streams all have decent numbers of wild steelhead starting to show. The bad news is that air temps have been really low making fish pretty lethargic at times. Yesterday I was fishing the Skagit and morning temperatures where hovering around the low twenties....yikes! Look for a shot of rain to bring warmer weather and fishing could get pretty hot.
Skagit has great visibility all the way below Concrete with little dam relealse right now. 6,670 cfs at Marblemount.
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Skagit River - February 16th, 2005
supplied by: John's Guide Service
FISHING: Good
River Levels - click here
Skagit River:
River Conditions:
Great fishable shape.
- Skagit above the Sauk has unlimited visibility right now.
- Skagit below the Sauk has 4 - 6 feet of visibility
Fishing Report:
Fishing has been drastically improving over the last week from our somewhat dismal winter return of Steelhead. Pretty much all wild fish right now with the occasional spawner brat and some nice sized dollies as well.
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Skagit River - February 10th, 2005
supplied by: John's Guide Service
FISHING: Good
River Levels - click here
Skagit River:
River Conditions:
While still running higher than normal at just under 9,000 cfs the River itself is in great fishable shape.
- Skagit above the Sauk has 6 - 8 feet of visibility right now.
- Skagit below the Sauk has 2 - 4 feet of visibility
Fishing Report:
Should be some great Steelhead fishing to be had right now, BUT, fishing has been pretty tough over the last week up here on the Skagit. Moved all this weeks trips up a week or so due to the poorer than normal fishing and will be out all this week doing some test fishing to see what shows. Stay tuned for more reports!..and yes, the Skagit is being heavily netted right now!
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