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By: djw0414
Posted: 8/29/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/28/2015
Hot Spots: 0
My buddy called me at noon and we scrambled to get up to and on the Snohomish for the afternoon high tide. We launched around 3:30 and moved around for 3 hours with only a couple bumps. Very few fish ...
By: djw0414
Posted: 12/17/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/17/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I had shoulder surgery last Tuesday and was feeling just well enough to try my first trip to the Sky for winter steel. Got to the river around 7 am and started working a spot that was always good to m...
By: djw0414
Posted: 12/7/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 0
Fished: 12/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This is actually a secret river report. I know without a location it is a story not a report but here goes.
I went with a buddy on a guided fishing trip on Thursday which started out very slow in t...
By: djw0414
Posted: 11/10/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I was fortunate to be invited on a guided trip to the Cowlitz by a good friend who was picking up the tab. You gotta love that. We met at Barrier and launched around 7:30 am and started side-drifting ...
By: djw0414
Posted: 1/17/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Very tough fishing on Thursday. Significantly colder than Wednesday and very few fish were caught amongst the crowd. The last three trips for me(and the crowd) have shown diminishing results despite i...
By: djw0414
Posted: 1/15/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/15/2014
Hot Spots: 0
We hit the river with 40 of our closest friends in hopes of some late season steelhead. Myself and two friends worked a lot of water from daybreak till 1:00 pm and had 3 opportunities to land some ste...
By: djw0414
Posted: 1/9/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I set the alarm on Thursday night to check the river levels in the morning to determine if I could squeeze in a fishing day before the rivers headed out with all the rain in the forecast. The river ha...
By: djw0414
Posted: 12/17/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/17/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Tough day on the Sky. Fished it hard from daybreak till noon with a buddy and didn't touch a thing. Saw very few caught so we didn't feel alone but thought we should have run into one. A little more w...
By: djw0414
Posted: 12/15/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
A friend wanted to hit the river on Saturday to chase some steel. We went to a popular area near Goldbar and joined the crowd which really wasn't that bad considering the time of year. We found a spot...
By: djw0414
Posted: 12/11/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I figured today would be the first day to fish with the temps above the "ice in the guides" level so off to the Skykomish I went. I arrived around 7:30 to a near-empty parking lot and some light wind....
By: djw0414
Posted: 12/3/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I planned to hit the Skykomish at first light for my first steelhead trip of the winter since the river was on the drop and the timing seemed right. I got all packed up the night before but then check...
By: djw0414
Posted: 12/30/2012
Species: Clams
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/29/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I decided to take a day off from steelhead fishing to chase the elusive razor clams on the coast. I had just received a new clam gun and collection bag from my daughters' for Christmas so I met up wit...
By: djw0414
Posted: 12/18/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the river around 9 AM after shoveling off my driveway and sending my wife off to work. Promptly high-sided my car in some deep snow left by the snowplows that had cleared Hwy 2. Great. I have A...
By: djw0414
Posted: 12/9/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to give it a go this morning on the highway side of Reiter. Arrived before daybreak to a parking lot with a light coating of snow but manageable wind and rain. I usually head down to the cable...
By: djw0414
Posted: 7/3/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
My 4th of July week was filling in so I decided to hit the Sky this morning while the crowds were light. Arrived at the river around 5 AM after driving through some of the hardest rain I had seen for ...
By: djw0414
Posted: 6/27/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/25/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I decided to hit the Sky on Monday because the levels were dropping and I expected lighter crowds than weekend fishing. Arrived at the river around 5:15 with 1 other car in the lot. Perfect. I passed ...
By: djw0414
Posted: 6/21/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/20/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Gringo Pescador and I decided yesterday would be the day to hit the Skykomish as it was dropping into shape from the recent rains. We were concerned the warm weather would cause the river to rise late...
By: djw0414
Posted: 6/5/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/5/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the Sky just before 6 AM and started float fishing. Around 5 fishermen with me on the highway side of Reiter and maybe 20 - 25 on the hatchery side. Switched over to driftfishing after no actio...
By: djw0414
Posted: 5/21/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I attended our annual trout fishing event in Conconully, Washington on the weekend of May 18th. We moved the gathering from Jameson Lake last year after many years so we are still learning the lake an...
By: djw0414
Posted: 4/3/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to hit the Cowlitz from the bank at Blue Creek with a fellow retired Boeing friend. The river was running at 11,000 cfs which is high but fishable from the bank. Got there at 6:30 AM and the p...
By: djw0414
Posted: 3/25/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I had the pleasure of floating the Wynoochee river with Jared Cady and his dad, Ron. We floated from White Bridge to Black Creek because the river was low and clear due to the river being dropped by t...
By: djw0414
Posted: 2/15/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I decided to hit the Sky for the last hurrah this season as it closes tomorrow. Arrived on the Hwy side of Reiter around 7 AM and hit this little chrome hen around 8 AM. Saw one other fish caught down...
By: djw0414
Posted: 1/31/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/31/2012
Hot Spots: 0
River was dropping nicely so I headed to Reiter and got there around 8 AM. Around 12 rigs in the parking lot and around 20 fishermen which grew a little bit as the morning wore on. Saw several fish ca...
By: djw0414
Posted: 1/30/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/29/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Reiter at day break with a buddy to see if we could scratch out a steelhead before the river went back out. There were about 15 - 20 folks on the hatchery side and around 10 on the highway side. W...
By: djw0414
Posted: 1/12/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the Wynoochee with a friend in a guided driftboat. Floated from the 7400 put in to White Bridge. Cold as it could be in the morning with ice on the guides but a beautiful sunny day all the way...