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Skykomish River Report
Snohomish County, WA

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09/05/2015
61° - 65°
Casting
Pink Salmon
None
Mostly Sunny
All Day
09/05/2015
4
1938

We put in at the Sultan bridge about 6:30am and spent all day fishing our usual spots all the way down to the Ben Howard take-out. I twitched jigs (caught 3) and float fished with the centerpin (caught 1). It was a bit slow but we decided that we had been pretty spoiled past pink seasons and were likely a bit early for the upper stretch of river to produce like it has before. Highlight of the day was hooking this dinner Coho that gave a great fight and was chrome as chrome can be, sea lice and all. A really surprising catch given the time of year and the mediocre amount of pinks we came across.

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john maher
9/5/2015 11:16:00 PM
Nice job on the Coho! I've been seeing a few roll right before dark. Not surprised at al. The river has several runs of coho spread throughout the season well into December. Tomorrow , I may have to drift the frog pattern dicknite. What did you get the coho on?
john maher
9/5/2015 11:24:00 PM
What condition were your pinks? Ones I've got so far in the Sky got some color on them. I kept a hen last night for the roe and Maria's cooking will get that fish tasting good.
TyeeMatt
9/6/2015 11:07:00 AM
Pinks were colored up. I don't ever fish Dick Nites because I can't keep the trout off and have enough success with jigs and larger spoons. The Coho was caught on a 1/4oz jig with a white head, pink rabbit fur, red thread, and green flash. I was casting and jigging from my pontoon, about a mile up stream from Ben Howard.
john maher
9/6/2015 12:41:00 PM
Thanks for the details.
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