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By: KRH
Posted: 1/27/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Been to the skook on average a couple times a week since late December and have yet to see, catch, or even get a nibble from the winter steel. Fishing with Corky, eggs, jig, spinner, you name it and s...
By: KIDKOKANEE
Posted: 1/27/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Woke up early Sunday Morning Not happening 29 degrees Freezing Fog n ice waited until 10 am and arrived across from Hatchery after one lil stop on the way at crispy creams a doz coffee n hot chocolat ...
By: Dirty Mike
Posted: 10/16/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/16/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to hit the opener to see what there is to see. Surprised there was quite a few people. Got there about 3:30 fished until 6 hooked one dark king and let it go. Didnt see one brite fish loaded w...
By: jens
Posted: 1/4/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/1/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Met up with Jerry around 6:30am. We both struggled to find the river with the New Years festivities from the night prior (actually til the wee hours). We talked earlier in the evening and had every ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/7/2010
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/4/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Went fishing their for the first time it was so great.The river was murking so a put a blue fox spinner on gold with a single hook and pink worm on it.Toss it under lims in the water and caught 3 silv...
By: triple nickel
Posted: 11/10/2010
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/10/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Spent the last 2 days on the skook not much to write home about however I did have a red on until he spit the hook at me...I would have released him anyway...As compared to yesterday the weather was i...
By: slaymaker3
Posted: 2/5/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Great day! Second cast on the purple bluefox brought in a nice ten pound hen.
By: Toni
Posted: 2/14/2009
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/14/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I got there around 9 and there was parking! This must mean that a lot of the fisher-guys are taking there sweethearts out for Valentines Day. Nitro with a young man and FISHINROB were already ther...
By: KRH
Posted: 1/4/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Been at the skook all day every day all week and there is no fish to be had. Talked to almost everyone and same story, no fish. Went to multiple other rivers closer to the ocean and the port and seen ...
By: Davidwoff1977
Posted: 11/6/2021
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/6/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Went down to the Skookumchuck River it's been about 10 years been fighting depression been going through a lot finally got my life right and my mind right it's a great day on the river a lot of fire t...
By: dawgdrvr
Posted: 12/1/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/30/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Arrived just before daybreak. The water is still like chocolate milk. I was fishing just on the dam side of the red gate. I decided plunking was about the only option . So I soaked cured prawns on a h...
By: akfishgrl
Posted: 1/9/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/31/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Stopped by the Skook to see what was happening. Not too crowded probably because it was new years. Was a nice day and fished till my eyelets froze up.
Didn't see any steelhead, but I did catch an o...
By: akfishgrl
Posted: 3/25/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/25/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Headed down to the river early this morning...2nd time to this river. Took a break and picked up a 4 big nests of line along the bank and a grocery bag full of garbage. Was nice to bank on the effor...
By: natetreat
Posted: 3/15/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/15/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Quick report from on the road. Fished the Skookumchuck today and caught a mess of brown trout! Well, lots of dark steelhead anyway. Couple of bright ones mixed in, and the crowds aren't bad on the we...
By: king killer
Posted: 1/28/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/30/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the skookumchuck all day yesterday. Didnt see anybody sniff a fish other than our 1 hook up yesterday. Fishing is really slow.
Posted: 3/23/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/23/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Saw the skookumchuck was dropping back into shape, so I headed down for the afternoon to try and find some steelhead. There are a lot of dark fish in the river ...a few bright ones too...ended up taki...
By: upperleft
Posted: 3/8/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/7/2017
Hot Spots: 0
"The skookumchuck is as dead as my great grandma and there is absolutely not enough steelhead to go out there. Been out on the river floating beads, jigs and throwing spoons/spinners.. Havnt had any a...
By: mrdiecky
Posted: 2/13/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/12/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Went to borst,and the dam. Water was dark and blown out saw a couple dark coho but no steel. It seems strange that the fish aren't there yet since it is usally hot by now. Will try again next sat
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/10/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/10/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Took the long trip down to the Skook today. Arrived at 7:45 and was suprised to see only a few cars in the lot. The water looked perfect to me so I started below the salmon hatchery with bobber n eggs...
By: schu7498
Posted: 4/12/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got skunked at the skook! Didnt even get a hit! Did see quite a few fish with the water being so low. I saw a guy next to us hook up using a small pink jig and float. The fish looked pretty bright whe...
By: schu7498
Posted: 4/16/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Beautiful day to be at the river! I didnt do too well myself. I didnt get a hit til the sun went down. The fish I saw get caught were really bright. One guy with bobber and jig did well. I used bobber...
By: schu7498
Posted: 3/7/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/7/2012
Hot Spots: 0
FINALLY!!!!
Caught my first steelhead! Its only taken me a few years to do it! My bf and I took a spur of the moment fishing trip down to the skookumchuck today. The river looked great, and it remi...
By: schu7498
Posted: 3/13/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/12/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I went back to the Skookumchuck to try my luck again. It was really wet and windy. We started out below the hatchery, saw one guy walk out with a fish. The only other person fishing gave up and left. ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/2/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/1/2012
Hot Spots: 0
My buddy and I arrived at the Dam late yesterday morning. They're were a butt load of cars, at least 20... for a thursday? We started below the salmon hatchery and I hooked one right out of the gate b...
By: schu7498
Posted: 3/20/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/19/2012
Hot Spots: 0
The skookumchuck was dropping into shape so we wanted to fish it, but so did numerous other guys. below the dam was packed! We saw many guys walking out with their limits when we arrived. Found a spot...
