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- The latest Fishing and River Reports on the Skagit, Sauk and Cascade Rivers.
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- Links to USGS River Levels with relevant gauge links and how to use them.
- NOAA National Weather Service Forecasts
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...and more!

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Updated Monday, June 8th, 2009
As of this report, 9:00PM

LETS GO FISHING!! (Still have a few June Hatchery Spring Chinook openings left!!... Give us a call or drop us an e-mail!)

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Skagit River:

River Conditions:

Skagit Above Sauk: Pretty normal flows for this time of year with currently 4 - 5 feet of visibility.

Skagit Below the Sauk: (Condition reports on Skagit Below the Sauk will be updated again before the Summer King Salmon opener on June 9th.)

Fishing Report:

Now into our second week of Hatchery Spring Chinook season here on the upper Skagit... during opening week we experienced some high flows due to the hot weather with limited visibility. (Fish didn't seem to mind all that much though and were concentrated in high water areas) It was almost a typical opening week to our hatchery run with the average 3 - 5 hook-ups a day into notoriously lock jawed fish (They're either on the bite or they're not... trick is getting them to bite what yer' offering) We did have one of those very non-typical days on the water this past week though... one of those days we wont soon forget either where the fish for some reason were just on the bite in less than desirable fishing conditions... We hooked 14 Spring Chinook in a days trip!! Was simply awesome!!
Most productive techniques over the opening week were pulling T-50 Flatfish or K-15 Kwikfish plugs wrapped with sardine, Boon-Doggin' bait, Throwing Spinners and small spoons and Jigs on the main river.

Sauk River:

River Conditions:

Sauk Above the Suiattle: Reports will begin later this Summer as it clears from snow melt. unlimited visibility.

Sauk Below the Suiattle:Reports will begin later this Summer as it clears from snow melt. unlimited visibility.

Fishing Report:

No Reports currently available.

Cascade River:

River Conditions: After a cooling trend over this last weekend the Cascade is now back down to fishable shape with great fishing visibility.

Fishing Report:

Was a slower than normal opening week on the Cascade with high water, very limited visibility and the normal crowded fishing for not many fish. Should be a big turn around on catching in the Cascade this week!

Links and how to use them: When fishing the Skagit or Sauk River I always check the flow and gauge height at a number of locations before planning a day of fishing.
Here's the order with Links and why: First I Check Skagit River at Newhalem to see if the Dam is releasing water, and how much. Next I'll check Skagit River at Marblemount to check gauge height. If they are not releasing a bunch of water at Newhalem and the river is on the rise I'll check Bacon Creek Near Marblemount and then Cascade River at Marblemount to check gauge height. If Bacon Creek and the Cascade are on the rise you can figure Illabot Creek and all the other upper Skagit Tributaries are also on the rise and adding color to the Skagit. Next I'll check the Sauk River starting with Sauk River / Whitechuck River Near Darrington to see what the upper Sauk above the Suiattle is doing and to see what will be hitting the Skagit before too long. Next I'll check the Sauk River at Sauk River Near Sauk and Compare the Upper Sauk flows with the lower Sauk flows. This will let you know what the Suiattle is doing, which is also where most of the color will come from. Checking Sauk flows will let you know pretty much what the visibility on the Skagit below the Sauk will be down to Concrete. Next I'll check the Baker River at Baker River at Concrete if fishing the lower Skagit to see how much water they're releasing from the dam there. This will let me know what to expect on the lower Skagit below Concrete and Last I'll Check Skagit River Near Mount Vernon if planning on fishing the lower Skagit and to give a general overview of whats going on on the lower river.

Latest Update: FISHING RULE CHANGE Feb 13th, 2008