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Skagit River - September 22nd, 2004
supplied by: Pacific Northwest Sportfishing
FISHING: Fair
The Skagit above Rockport dropped back into fishable shape over the weekend and the Snohomish system should be at least fishable here in the next couple of days. The lower Skagit was still unfishable today, as was the Stilly system.
Transmission problems on the truck kept us at home over the weekend. Seems to be an electrical problem, so I'm hopeful they'll have me back up and running tomorrow. With no fishing today I headed on down to Seattle to watch the Mariners lose yet another game today. Wouldn't want to relax for a day!
From what I hear there have been silvers in the upper Skagit and the Snohomish system should see some good fishing once it drops back into shape. With rain in the forecast later this week those two rivers will probably be the best bet, as the Stilly is a long ways off from clearing up.
I'll get some pictures up of the new jet boat soon. She's all broke in and ready to rumble!
Until next week...Good Fishing!
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Skagit River - September 20th, 2004
supplied by: John's Guide Service
FISHING: Fair
River Levels - click here
Skagit River:
River Conditions:
Skagit above the Sauk is still running a tad high for this time of year with 4 - 5 feet of visibility.
Skagit below the Sauk down to Concrete; Skagit side down to the Mixer 2-3 feet of visibility, Sauk side of the Skagit less than a foot of visibility down to the Mixer; below the Mixer to Concrete 1-2 feet of visibility.
Skagit below Concrete is dependent on clear flow releases from the Baker.
Fishing Report:
SILVERS ARE HERE!!! As the river drops watch for more and more Silvers to begin holding up throughout the system, right now seems they are rocketing right through.
Also more Kings around than seen in recent times,.. they're everywhere!! (read todays Daily Fishing Journal below)
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Skagit River - September 20th, 2004
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
FISHING: Fair
water levels - click here
"Just another day on the pond"
Man, you would think there isn't much going on this past week, with monsoon Mary going through.
A time of reflection:
As the rains continued to pour last week, it was evident I was washed out of my up coming river trips. Oh well, I would head to our private lakes the tomorrow. I took the rare opportunity to handle some Honey-do's around the house. So as I am burning the trash in the rain, I find myself moping over the loss of our Tidewater schools on the weekend. It dawns on me; Our south eastern seaboard is flattened and decimated by hurricanes and torrential rains, and I am worried about a few fishing trips.
"The man worried that he had no shoes, until he met the man, who had no feet".
The Skagit River has only marginal fishing conditions as we speak, but tons of fish and even more anglers are huddling around the Cascade River below the hatchery. Summer steelhead are there, but mostly it is a Silver salmon show.
These Coho are throughout the Skagit system, now.
"Steelhead can be fooled if you can show them something a little different." The best experience in freshwater is fishing surface flies. You would be amazed how well it works. Try it, when everybody else is throwing the book at them.
Grande Ronde Campout Oct 7 > 9 $499.
If you were looking for that perfect excuse to check out the Grande Ronde and you don't mind helping out a little around camp. We just had a late cancellation for two slots. Singles are welcome. Drop an email or call 360 299 2272. Ask for Jonathan.
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Skagit River - September 16th, 2004
supplied by: John's Guide Service
FISHING: Fair
River Levels - click here
Skagit River:
River Conditions:
Skagit above the Sauk is running high with less than 2 feet of visibility.
Skagit below the Sauk down to Concrete has zero visibility right now.
Skagit below the Cascade is dependent on clear flow releases from the Baker.
Fishing Report:
SILVERS ARE HERE!!!
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Skagit River - September 13th, 2004
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
FISHING: Fair
water levels - click here
"You really don't want to fish there."
Did someone mention rain?
After the great deluge, our rivers have all peaked since yesterday, and on their way back down.
Mike & I can report some happy fishing on the North Fork Stilly, but with the silt load coming in at the slide below C-Post, the only decent fishing before the rain, was either in the upper river, or all the way down into the tidal waters below Silvana. After the rain. Nada.
Weather patterns: Wow, not looking good for the cowboys. Rivers are at saturation levels, which means: Any significant rains are going to make your rivers jump. Keep one eye on the weather Doppler and the other on the USGS river gages.
I look for poor bay fishing in the saltwater, because the fish will pull right into the rivers with the high waters. River conditions are up and down faster than the stock market, and the tributary fish is an October gig. Here is what I see:
Skagit: Upper river jumped to nearly 20,000 cfs. The Chinook are spawning now. I mentioned the Cascade River will have some good fishing above the bridge, but we need a dry spell. The Cascade will also be opening for the below the hatchery kill fishery so you might want to avoid that. Skagit Coho are in now. Egg patterns, and egg-sucking leeches for Coho and the Dollies are the drill.
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Skagit River - August 29th, 2004
supplied by: John's Guide Service
FISHING: Fair
River Levels - click here
Skagit River:
River Conditions:
Skagit above the Sauk is running a tad high with 2-3 feet of visibility after recent rains.
Skagit below the Sauk down to Concrete has zero visibility right now due to color from the upper tribs and the Sauk. Skagit below the Baker has zero visibility.
Fishing Report:
Silvers are making a showing and there should be even more as waters clear and recede. Dollie fishing has also slowed quite a bit over the last week as they head into the upper tribs to spawn.
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Skagit River - August 21st, 2004
supplied by: John's Guide Service
FISHING: Good
River Levels - click here
River Conditions:
Skagit above the Sauk is running at low to normal flows with 6-8 feet of visibility.
Skagit below the Sauk down to Concrete has zero visibility right now due to warm temps and glacial melt on the Sauk. Skagit below the Baker has 2-4 feet of visibility depending on flow release from the Baker, the more flow release the clearer.
Fishing Report:
Silvers are making a showing already and there's lots of Kings around. Very few Summer-run Steelhead, but lots of Dollie Varden.
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Skagit River - August 16th, 2004
supplied by: Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
FISHING: Fair
water levels - click here
On the Skagit we have seen some silvers already. There are kings around but they are hard to get to with the fly. Only a few steelhead are being caught. Here is a side note from the Wild Steelhead Coalition:
REQUEST FOR LETTERS! THE AUGUST 28 STEELHEAD
MORATORIUM HEARING IS FAST APPROACHING!
PLEASE HELP SAVE OUR WILD STEELHEAD! SEND OUT YOUR
LETTERS TO THE FISH & WILDLIFE COMMISSION. TELL THEM
THAT YOU WANT THE TWO-YEAR WILD STEELHEAD MORATORIUM
TO REMAIN IN PLACE! AT THIS TIME WE ARE ON THE BRINK
OF HAVING THE MORATORIUM REVERSED.
MAIL YOUR LETTERS TO:
Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission
600 Capitol Way North
Olympia, WA 98501-1091
OR E-MAIL:
Commission@dfw.wa.gov
Mailed letters have more weight then do email letters
so if you can take the time to type one out and mail
it in that would be great along with an email.
GET THOSE CAR POOLS ORGANIZED!
While letters are vitally important, being in
attendance at the Bremerton hearing on August 28 will
do even more for our cause. The City of Forks is
planning to bring a large contingent of people who
want the moratorium rescinded. We will need more
people than ever to meet this challenge.
If you plan to testify you will need to have a
copy of your testimony for each of the commissioners
and other officials who will be at the hearing. Even
if you do not plan to give testimony, your presence is
still imperative.
Thank you for your continued support.
Les Johnson, VP Communications
WILD STEELHEAD COALITION
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Skagit River - August 14th, 2004
supplied by: John's Guide Service
FISHING: Good
River Levels - click here
Skagit River:
River Conditions:
Skagit above the Sauk is running at low to normal flows with 6-8 feet of visibility.
Skagit below the Sauk down to Concrete has zero visibility right now due to warm temps and glacial melt on the Sauk. Skagit below the Baker has 2-4 feet of visibility depending on flow release from the Baker, the more flow release the clearer.
Fishing Report:
Silvers are making a showing already and there's lots of Kings around. Very few Summer-run Steelhead, but lots of Dollie Varden.
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Skagit River - August 1st, 2004
supplied by: John's Guide Service
FISHING: Fair
River Levels - click here
Skagit River:
River Conditions:
Skagit above the Sauk is running at normal flows with 6-8 feet of visibility.
Skagit below the Sauk has 2-4 feet of visibility right now due to warm temps and glacial melt on the Sauk.
Fishing Report:
A few Summer-run Steelhead around but lots of Dollie Varden around.
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