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Skykomish River Fishing Reports

By: djw0414
Posted: 12/17/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/17/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Tough day on the Sky. Fished it hard from daybreak till noon with a buddy and didn't touch a thing. Saw very few caught so we didn't feel alone but thought we should have run into one. A little more w...
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By: flyguynye
Posted: 12/16/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Got out on the sky Saturday with my buddy and one of my cousins to try and nail some steelhead. We put in at high bridge and leap frogged with 5-6 boats all the way down to the sultan. To kick it off ...
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By: djw0414
Posted: 12/15/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
A friend wanted to hit the river on Saturday to chase some steel. We went to a popular area near Goldbar and joined the crowd which really wasn't that bad considering the time of year. We found a spot...
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By: natetreat
Posted: 12/15/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Another decent day on the water. Although weekend trips are not my favorite kind of trips, we launched late and decided to try clean up duty. Right out the gate we had a first cast fish on a bobber do...
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Posted: 12/14/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Hit up Reiter this morning on the Hatch side at 6:00 AM. I was surprised the water was so low. Fishing was tough but there was a few taken out of there today. THe highway side seems much more produ...
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Posted: 12/14/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/14/2013
Hot Spots: 3
Got to the river around 8am a little later then I wanted. Saw one guy with one in the stringer at the top of the hole besides him saw nobody land or hookup any. Left to the wallace to try my luck with...
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By: djw0414
Posted: 12/11/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I figured today would be the first day to fish with the temps above the "ice in the guides" level so off to the Skykomish I went. I arrived around 7:30 to a near-empty parking lot and some light wind....
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Posted: 12/8/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/7/2013
Hot Spots: 0
My brother wasn't discouraged on our last outing and wanted to give it another shot so the plan was set to hit the Sky on Saturday morning, well when it's 20 degrees down in the lowlands we decided th...
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By: djw0414
Posted: 12/3/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I planned to hit the Skykomish at first light for my first steelhead trip of the winter since the river was on the drop and the timing seemed right. I got all packed up the night before but then check...
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By: HULI_ISDA
Posted: 12/3/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
It's been a while since I fished river finally got a chance to go out today, fish retier from highway side I'm the second car on the lot, its the place was all white covered with snow ice, I welcome m...
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By: ragibby
Posted: 11/30/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the sky at 7am Saturday morning. Got to the hole about 7:10am. It was dead, no fish and me and my dad were the only 2 out there. Started fishing jigs under float and within the first hour we both ...
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Posted: 11/29/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Starting Time: 7:00 AM Location: Skykomish River Method of Persuasion: Bead & Spoon Setup: Okuma Celilo 9'6" 4-8lb Rod, Shimano Sahara 2500 Reel, 15 lb Power Pro. The rise of the dawn toda...
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Posted: 11/29/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/29/2013
Hot Spots: 0
My brother wanted to try steelheading so I took him up to try our luck on the banks. With the water so low and clear I didn't hold out much hope, but what the heck, family time is good time. Got a l...
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By: Snoop
Posted: 11/29/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/29/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Stayed away from the Black friday fishing crowd at Reiter and fished the lower river in the morning. Saw no fish. No chum, no smolts, no steelhead. nothing. Headed up to reiter after the apple cup cr...
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Posted: 11/25/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/25/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Got a text last night from a guide friend "You workin tomorrow or do you wanna be sick?" Suddenly I was feeling a mental health day was in order. Turns out he had reconfigured his cataraft and wante...
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Posted: 11/17/2013
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/17/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Watched the River drop on Saturday and just knew we were headed for a great day Sunday morning. Caught a real nice summer run Steelhead third cast, see picture. Hooked up several Chum and a very tired...
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By: cohomojo
Posted: 11/16/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/15/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fish #1... Fished one of my favorite areas for early steelhead. Wasn't expecting much since its still pretty early. started off with a float and jig (pink/purple) but couldn't get rid of the chum so...
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By: HULI_ISDA
Posted: 11/13/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/13/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Got a 2 hour window to fish today before I head to school so made the drive to sky just to test out my new home made coho jigs ( pink,purple and black with lots of flash) river was a bit higher than n...
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Posted: 11/11/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Starting Time: 7:00 AM Location: Skykomish River Method of Persuasion: Beads & Sand Shrimp Setup: Okuma Celilo 9'6" 4-8lb Rod, Shimano Sahara 2500 Reel, 15 lb Power Pro. First off, thank you v...
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Posted: 11/10/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/8/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Starting Time: 7:00 AM Location: Skykomish River Method of Persuasion: Beads, Pink Worm & Sand Shrimp Setup: Okuma Celilo 9'6" 4-8lb Rod, Shimano Sahara 2500 Reel, 15 lb Power Pro. Thank God f...
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Posted: 11/10/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I bought a boat last summer and since haven't done any bank fishing. I found I miss it. Especially pounding the banks for winter steel. I didn't plan to go today, but when I woke up at 5am thinking...
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By: ragibby
Posted: 11/9/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/9/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Woke up late this morning at 7:30am and decided to hit Reese Road and try my luck for the 6th weekend in a row on some coho. The river was a lot higher than it has been all month long and was moving q...
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By: chwong
Posted: 11/9/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/9/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Met up and fished with Jonb a fellow WA Lakes member. We fished the Sky starting at around 8:30am. I hooked this nice little bright coho after about 10 casts jigging. Jonb had a number of hits fish...
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Posted: 11/9/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/9/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Went out today with son and came home with no fish. Had a great time hanging with my son though. We through everything at them in our arsenal and only a couple of strikes. One on the eggs and one on a...
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Posted: 11/9/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/9/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Did some aventuring on my own today and found me a nice pool. fished for a couple hours and hooked 4 and kept two that were arlight in color and also hooked 6 large chum that were release. all fish we...
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