Available Fishing Guide:
Website: Steel Dreams Guide Service
Had to pick up a car part in Rainier, and the skookumchuck happens to be a short ride over the hills. Soooo we made a fishing stop. On the way there along the WDFW access we drove past the proudest lab prancing around with a pheasant in its mouth. Super cute. Went to the usual spot below the hatchery and saw a few rolling and jumping. Some bright ones too. I started with the rocket red corkie, but no love. My guy was fishing bobber and eggs and a nice guy that joined us was floating jigs. After nothing happening for awhile and knowing there are fish in that hole I decided to see if I couldnt tease a bite out by twitching a jig. Put on the jig that slayed at the Tahuya, chartreuse jig head with purple marabou and green flash. It only took a few seconds before I had a fish on. After a quick fight I slid her up on the beach, not too shabby! So I kept her. Walked and fished all the way to the rock wall next to the road only seeing a few pairs of coho trying to spawn. Then went and walked and fished down the fields. Nothing after that first fish and no one else hooked up. Did see a pair of huge kings digging a redd. Snagged a nice steele spoon from the river that looked brand new. Not as many fish, and quite a few hunters. If we make it out to the skook again for salmon I will definitely wear a hunters orange beanie. Id suggest wearing something bright as well if youre going to fish the fields.
oh fyi if you keep seeing fish with their tails cut off its the wdfw science technicians that check for microchips. I noticed it awhile back and was curious and today I saw the wdfw techs doing it to fish they checked.