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By: FrostyAusty
Posted: 9/4/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/2/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Thought i'd try my luck this weekend at catching my first Salmon.
From what i've read, Pink Salmon are a great place to start for a beginner such as myself.
I received lots of helpful tips from frie...
By: JamesK
Posted: 9/4/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/4/2017
Hot Spots: 0
This is my fifth trial and finally got one and missed some. Fish are jumping but they are not quite biting ... Realization of subtle pull was key of the day. The river is almost still water. We need r...
By: AncientBalance
Posted: 8/31/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/30/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at about 4:30 pm and there were about 6-8 other folks fishing down river of where I had been. Most looked to be focused on a deeper pocket of water that there just wasn't enough room for anot...
By: MosesMayhem
Posted: 8/28/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/28/2017
Hot Spots: 0
22 Fishless Days Has Ended - 5lbs about 21inch - Bank of the Sky
Arrived to a spot I've scouted the last week about 7am. Tried 2 different lead drift setups, lost both within a 20-minute stretch...
By: yerp
Posted: 8/27/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Had fun! Caught 2 and lost 3 that were hooked for a brief time and missed a strike due to lack of properly mending my line.
By: tommymullins
Posted: 7/17/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/16/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Put in our raft at High Bridge around 6:10am, and pulled out at Sultan around 5:15pm. We fished every tailout and head and only caught 1 Rainbow all day. We float fished while in the boat with no luck...
By: Omarrapala45
Posted: 7/12/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/11/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Another good day at sky really good spots.
By: Omarrapala45
Posted: 7/10/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/10/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I star fishing whit my bait cast reel and shimanno rod and I use a yo zury pink shrimp lure,
By: cvt123
Posted: 7/10/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/9/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Second time fishing the Sky and skunked badly. It seems that a lot were skunking too....
I got to a spot about 3/4 - 1 mile downstream from Reiter ponds (south bank) at about 5.45. As i arrived, t...
By: esormez
Posted: 7/5/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/4/2017
Hot Spots: 0
River conditions were about perfect, but unfortunately did not get any fish. At the river from 6:00AM - 2:00PM and the spot was very crowded. Started off the morning float fishing a nightmare jig wi...
By: esormez
Posted: 7/1/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/1/2017
Hot Spots: 0
On the river at 6AM. Caught no fish, but the river conditions were very nice. 3 guys downstream from me pulled 1 steelhead out of the water each. They were all using floats, where as I was drifting th...
By: RichieRich
Posted: 6/16/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/13/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Practicing my single hand spey cast and had a Steelhead eat my fly
By: tylervang10
Posted: 6/12/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/10/2017
Hot Spots: 1
We got to Big Eddy Public Water Access around 5am and fished until 10am. No luck whatsoever, no bites. The water was pretty fast. There was one patch of slow water on the other side of the river where...
By: skyriverat
Posted: 6/10/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/10/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Met a couple of my fishing buddies early on Saturday at our usual fishing spot. Landed a nice 8 lb hen Steelhead around 730 using sand shrimp and a pink corkie and yarn. She jumped several times and d...
By: cxlumpy
Posted: 1/16/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/15/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Let me start off by saying what a cold cold day fishing. 24*f and freezing guides.
On my way to the river at 6am got my tackle bag nice and neat, all my rods ready to fish, and my eggs cured and r...
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 12/28/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
"Getting Away" has been hard this year. With the season in full swing, the sky has become incredibly crowded regardless of when you fish. Everywhere you look, there are anglers in boats and on the ban...
By: riverhunter
Posted: 12/26/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/26/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Went out to see if the steelhead were biting. Arrive at about 645 and started fishing around 715. Started out floating jigs and a bead dropper. Hooked up twice shortly after with no fish to show for. ...
By: oakland84
Posted: 12/25/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/24/2016
Hot Spots: 0
went to the Skykomish river today saw a couple caught. caught one myself off of a lime green and black 1/8oz jig with some tuna scent on it.
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 12/15/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/15/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Good results today but had to work for it.
I began fishing at daybreak on the upper reaches of the sky. Even away from Reiter their were a couple dozen anglers on this cold morning. I saw no action...
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 12/14/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/10/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This report comes in a couple days late... Dec. 10th was the day I fished.
December is that magical time of year when the weather cools down, roads freeze, and the holiday spirit runs rampant throu...
By: AncientBalance
Posted: 12/14/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/14/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Started the morning about 8am at Reiter Ponds. There were about 8 or 9 other people there fishing in front of the big bolder. None seemed to have any luck. Winds were strong making casting very cha...
By: Bhomma
Posted: 12/12/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/12/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Slept through my alarm this morning so I got out to the river around noon. I parked at the train overpass pullout thats next to the big Bend gated community. I walked up river to the run I wanted to...
By: Arcticrotwiler
Posted: 12/8/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/6/2016
Hot Spots: 0
A near perfect day of fishing! The weather was brisk, the sky was nearly cloudless, and the breeze was non-existent to slight; the other fisherpeople were courteous and polite; my guide/companion was...
By: chwong
Posted: 11/30/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/30/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to fish the Skykomish since it was the last day open for Coho. Did not see one person fishing. I found a new spot on the Sky and it did not disappoint. I caught a beautiful bright hen that h...
By: jdp53
Posted: 11/28/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to fish this morning despite the weather. Wasn't expecting too much with the water being fairly high and colored. Fished a few holes from Sultan up to Gold Bar with no bites. Threw out the who...