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By: Speedbird 48
Posted: 11/20/2022
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/20/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Tons of Chums rolling, absolutely none bit. I was hoping this year I could pick up river fishing but looks like that’s not happening. Do Chums go lockjawed like Coho? Or did I just have a bad presenta...
By: JoshH
Posted: 9/11/2021
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/11/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Debated between heading out to Whidbey to chase Coho or hitting the river 1 more time for pinks. After stopping at Holiday Sports and getting a report, one last trip to the river it was!
I met 3 ot...
By: JoshH
Posted: 9/5/2021
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/5/2021
Hot Spots: 0
After fishing the Skagit the day prior with Russ Elgin, I met a fellow kayaker at the Edgewater Park launch and headed up river about 1 mile. Once we found the spot we wanted to fish, minus a few lull...
By: rls44
Posted: 8/24/2021
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/24/2021
Hot Spots: 0
went to the spud bar on skagit a friend and I and wow we caught fish at least 20 in 3 hrs only kept one
By: NobleNerd
Posted: 8/21/2021
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/21/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Skagit again, this time with my wife, brother and nephew. We fished most the day. Lots of people out doing the same.
Didn't get too creative on location. Saw fish rolling, so we ancho...
By: NobleNerd
Posted: 8/18/2021
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/18/2021
Hot Spots: 0
It's been awhile since I've seen a report on the Skagit, so thought I would contribute by submitting one and hopefully encourage others to jump in.
My wife and I launched the boat around 5:30pm. We ...
By: Blackstarfishing
Posted: 9/23/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/19/2019
Hot Spots: 0
We fished the upper Skagit river last week targeting the early run coho with moderate success, as there still is a massive pink salmon presence up there making it challenging to get your gear past the...
By: NathanT
Posted: 7/15/2019
Species: Sockeye Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/14/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Headed up to the Skagit for the second to the last day of Sockeye. Plunked the Baker Street River Access for a couple hours in the afternoon, but no luck there for me and the 4-5 or so anglers there. ...
By: Jakefish
Posted: 6/23/2019
Species: Sockeye Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/23/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Fished both Saturday 6/22 and Sunday 6/23 for Skagit sockeye in Mt. Vernon from our boat. Followed the great tips in this thread from several years ago (thanks Steelheading360). http://www.northwest...
By: Jakefish
Posted: 5/27/2019
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/27/2019
Hot Spots: 0
I fished three weekends of this year's special spring chinook opening. Tried plunking with spin-n-glows with roe and plugs. Didn't hook a thing, didn't see any caught. Heard of a few caught over th...
By: Blackstarfishing
Posted: 4/19/2019
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/16/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Our group had the opportunity to fish the mighty Skagit river and a certain very distinct tributary of it for a few days earlier this week before the big spring rains came and knocked it out shape. Th...
By: american_dane
Posted: 11/12/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/11/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Set a goal this season to fish with my uncle and glad I did. We started the morning off with a dime bright 10# hen. Fishing slowed once the sun came out. Around mid morning we moved down river to some...
By: BigBadBri
Posted: 10/7/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/7/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Weekends are not like they used to be. Seems like I have to sneak out during the week to do the things I used to save for weekend fun. Then on the weekend I have to do a bunch of things I don’t want t...
By: BigBadBri
Posted: 10/5/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/5/2018
Hot Spots: 0
A good nights sleep has not alleviated my addiction. Wife - work. Kids -clothes, food, bus. Dog - walk, food, pet/scratch. Ok all clear, hope I don’t lose my job - DOWN TO THE RIVER!
Same mental argu...
By: BigBadBri
Posted: 10/4/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/4/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I don’t know what it is about this years coho run that has me so worked up. MUST CATCH FISH. Limited time engagement. It was tough to wait out the tribal net days. I did get out way upriver for a bit ...
By: BigBadBri
Posted: 10/1/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/1/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Some folks might not give a 4 rating for a 2 coho day, but after a 3 week slump... a two fish limit MAKES MY DAY! With the river shutdown the next two days it is THAT MUCH SWEETER!
Somehow survived ...
By: BigBadBri
Posted: 9/20/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/20/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Man o man I tied into a brute today! Had some time this morning, went to the closest hole to the house. One of the creek tailouts, top has big rocks, bottom end is soft and slow.
Worked the whole str...
By: FourJsFishing
Posted: 9/16/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/15/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Skagit River up in Sedro. Got my limit using Brad's Wigglers.
By: BigBadBri
Posted: 9/13/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/13/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Tried east of SW, headed out during break in rain. Got the fever, can’t shake it. Rainbow and a cutthroat came out to wack a #4 vibrax! Kind of a big target for that little rainbow!? Just enough silve...
By: Papahj
Posted: 9/4/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/4/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Launched from the Burlington boat launch around 9am and hit several spots along the river. I had 1 take down well either a fish hit my rig or I was looking at my pole so long I imagined a bite! I did ...
By: BigBadBri
Posted: 9/4/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/4/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Long time lurker... first time reporter!
I was itching to get on the Skagit but was tied up for Labor Day weekend. FUN! Family weekend at Lake Wenatchee, but I knew fish were sneaking by back home. M...
By: dj2loud
Posted: 7/9/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/9/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Went up to the river today, hooked at least 15 or more chinook but sure s hell didn't land a 1....... Brad's #4 and 1/0 are not penetrating or getting a good hookset... Even had 3 of them break at th...
By: S.Cgreenhead
Posted: 6/26/2017
Species: Dolly Varden
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/25/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Started out at daylight and fished till 9ish. The dolly are biting good, had a good morning . Had lot of bites lost several and caught some nice ones to.
By: Jakefish
Posted: 6/25/2017
Species: Sockeye Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/24/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Skagit at first light both Saturday and Sunday. Using live sand shrimp behind a spin-n-glo (my lucky one is chrome with pink tiger stripes and pink wings) we plunked on a popular bar with ...
By: S.Cgreenhead
Posted: 6/19/2017
Species: Dolly Varden
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/18/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing near concrete . caught 3 on a spoon. Kept one for dinner.