Sounds like a 5 to me

Great to hear a success story of someone going after the chinooks! Gonna try and get out there Wednesday.

Can you keep the chinooks?

sweet report skip. you might be the first legit report for Chinook I have seen. thanks for the report.

Thanks and it taste good last night had some for dinner, pan pouched in some white wine,butter,garlic, salt and dill yum.
Some red dill taters and cream corn. yes they opened it July 14 early , was to open sept 1st. i will het it again thurs. i was floating eggs, tried
some other things , plunking had a couple short bites possible dollys?? tried some bouncing corkie and yarn, eggs were the ticket.


Action: Open retention of hatchery chinook salmon on the Skykomish River.

Effective date: July 14 through Aug.15, 2012.

Species affected: Hatchery chinook salmon

Location: The Skykomish River from the mouth upstream to the mouth of the Wallace River.

Reason for action: Early returns to the Wallace River Hatchery indicate that the hatchery run size is stronger than forecasted and that broodstock collection goals can be met even with a Skykomish River Fishery.

Other information: Skykomish River, From the Mouth to the Lewis Street Bridge in Monroe, daily limit 2 hatchery chinook, minimum size 12 inches in length. Starting August 1, night closure and anti-snagging rules in effect. Skykomish River, From the Lewis Street Bridge in Monroe to the Wallace River, daily limit 2 hatchery chinook, minimum size 12 inches in length. Night closure and anti-snagging rules in effect. Trout and other game fish are open as listed in 2012-13 Sport Fishing Rules.

where did you get these?

Where you on the boat? These is some good water there by the Sultan Boat lanch...

was fishing from shore started at the lewis bridge and worked my way up ben howard rd. seems anywhere above borlin there were fish rolling. the one that spooled me i saw a big roll and threw on it and float down. they seem to be between the frog water and the main currents in the channels. i tryed all the waters and the channels is where i was getting bit, was same thing with the coho last year. i had a very small amount of sockeye eggs i cured and every time i threw with them i got a bite missed a few but the one in the pic was on the sockeye eggs cured in the red pink fire cure. the coho eggs worked and i got bites but not as well as the sockeye eggs, had some store bought eggs and didn,t get any bites with them and also try sand shrimp on the float ,bouncing and even plunked. this was a just get on the river and try some stuff and spots, didn,t get there till like 11:00 am after 3 had nothing and left at 5 i didn,t check the tides .

Where are you guys finding the rules that allowed you to keep chinooks? I just downloaded the latest PDF and it says to release chinook.

Check the emergency regs for the Sky..

emergency Action: Open retention of hatchery chinook salmon on the Skykomish River. Effective date: July 14 through Aug.15, 2012. Species affected: Hatchery chinook salmon Location: The Skykomish River from the mouth upstream to the mouth of the Wallace River. Reason for action: Early returns to the Wallace River Hatchery indicate that the hatchery run size is stronger than forecasted and that broodstock collection goals can be met even with a Skykomish River Fishery. Other information: Skykomish River, From the Mouth to the Lewis Street Bridge in Monroe, daily limit 2 hatchery chinook, minimum size 12 inches in length. Starting August 1, night closure and anti-snagging rules in effect. Skykomish River, From the Lewis Street Bridge in Monroe to the Wallace River, daily limit 2 hatchery chinook, minimum size 12 inches in length. Night closure and anti-snagging rules in effect. Trout and other game fish are open as listed in 2012-13 Sport Fishing Rules.