Northwest Fishing Reports

BTW, after I get the yard work done I'll be back out on the river...

Although we had a wonderful day on the water, the fishing on the lower Skagit for wild chinook was less than stellar. There were no fish rolling and we never saw a fish on the meter. As we were pulling out of the water at Blake’s we talked to the WSFG biologist and he said there was one fish caught ...

We finally finished. The new bow deck came out great and provides tons of more or less dry storage. The difference is amazing, the boat is organized, the dogs have a flat place to lie down and the boat looks completely different. The material list included a 4'x8' sheet of 3/4" marine plywood, 3 yar...

My son and I will have an opportunity to fish the Columbia system in the vicinity of Pateros/the mouth of the Methow for a couple days next week (7/13-7/16). I assume that our target species will be chinook salmon but I know that the WDFG has recently opened the area to sockeye salmon as well. I am ...

All too funny, 25 + years ago I fished the “Bubble Hole” before it was even a fishery. I had always figured the fish were just Snohomish system, spring and summer run chinook that happened to stage in the area. There were no crowds, in fact you would rarely even see another boat fishing the area. If...

Even with the high off color water last week there were big kings jumping all over the place in the lower Skagit river. We even considered taking the hooks off of a few plugs and doing some exploratory "tackle testing" and fish for knock-downs. But after a thorough review of the regs I was unsure if...

I fished the Cascade Wednesday afternoon/evening. I traded off between float and eggs, a float and jig combo and spinners. I had action on all but focused on the float and eggs until I ran out of eggs. I then switched to a float/orange yarn/scent offering. On the float and jig I hooked and released ...

Not that we saw, but we heard talk of some wild fish caught and released.

We ended up fishing the Wallace area and went 0 for 1. See the Latest Blog post.

OK, I’ve been looking forward to the June 1st opener on the Skagit for weeks. I even took the day off. Now the river is almost out of its banks, fast and muddy all the way up past Marblemount. Making matters worse we had to head south Sunday afternoon and when we drove over the Snohomish it (and I a...

How did things work out?

OK, we’ll start taking fish pictures and figure out how to post them. Maybe even a few from our Memorial Day weekend shenanigans in Eastern Washington.

Very good input and I agree, read the WDFW regulation pamphlet, check the web-site for emergency rules before you go and keep a copy of the regulation pamphlet in your gear. Regarding the June 1st “boots”, there will be quite a few bright fish also, I have caught (and released when required) bright ...

Yes, but only two can be adults and they have to be clipped. Also remember that this fishery is under different regulations than the July 9th opener for wild kings. As always, check the WDFW website frequently for emergency rules that may supersede the pamphlet publication.

Effective a couple weeks ago our household is less one income also. I have to say it's been a blessing in disguise though. Since I work from home, now we get to hang all day together, have lunch together, sneak out and catch a few trout together and then today she even mowed the lawn! The financial ...

I'm taking Monday the 1st off and will be pounding the river all day. The area that will open on the first is from the Hwy 530 Bridge in Rockport to the Cascade River. It will be busy but as long as we don't get any big rain before the first, there will be a lot of fishable water available. Remember...

Hey, this fishery is in my back yard and I plan to need additional salmon punch cards. There are some excellent gravel bars but I don't know how to access them from terra-firma. I will usually beach the boat to fish them. Overall the lower Skagit is a boat show. There are a ton of kings jumping in t...

Thank you I'll give them a call sometime soon and post the general information.

Thank you I'll give them a call sometime soon and post the general information.

Try picking up the appropriate portable suction cup mount and then assembling it upside-down. Once assembled, lay it out flat and then stick it to the bottom of the yak. I used to have a kayak based guide service and had quite a number of kayaks. The technique noted above worked great for the client...