Pink Salmon Retention on the Skagit Aug. 6-9th..

[h2ofowlr]

Pink salmon retention allowed on Skagit River Aug. 6-9
Action: Allow pink salmon retention on the Skagit River.
Effective date: 12:01 p.m. Aug. 6 through Aug. 9, 2009
Species affected: Pink salmon
Location: Skagit River from the mouth to Gilligan Creek
Reason for action: Surplus pink salmon are available for harvest.
Other information: Salmon fishing is allowed only from the mouth to Gilligan Creek. All other portions of the river remain closed to salmon fishing. The daily limit is 2 salmon. Only pink and chinook salmon may be retained. Only 1 adult chinook may be retained. Night closure is in effect.

[singleshot12]

3 days of scumpy fishing?  Is that suppose to make us all happy for a disappointing king fishery?
By the way is the Skag picking up at all with only a few days left to go for kings?

[roadhuntking]

NO, and its very milky but looks to be on its slow way out. 3 days wahoo, whatever.

[h2ofowlr]

The king season was a disappointment.  A few fish hear and there.  The nets did decent though.

[Wea300mag]

Wow, four days to fish for pinks, I feel privileged.

[singleshot12]

Traditionally the Skagit king run has always peaked around the middle of August to the later part, so the few that were caught during the opener were most likely just strays.
I wonder if the Indians will continue netting after the 9th?

[h2ofowlr]

Traditionally the Skagit king run has always peaked around the middle of August to the later part, so the few that were caught during the opener were most likely just strays.
I wonder if the Indians will continue netting after the 9th?

I'm sure the indians will continue netting.  They have full rights to the river. 

[wints13]

they will keep netting, 4 days for humpys? whats that about? no thanks

[roadhuntking]

A little blind squirrel told me that because a certain amount of whinning to have it open for the last weekend of the kings because of some sort of derby is possibly part of the reason and the amount of fish they are expecting, it will still be open for its normal season starting the 16th. Hope that helps clear it up for ya'll.

[h2ofowlr]

A freind fished the Skagit this morning and boated 9 humpies.  They are deffinately in.

[h2ofowlr]

Wacked the humpies this weekend.  They are in good.

[Bscman]

+1...caught a couple (bank bound) using spoons just upstream of burlington.

Saw half-dozen or so banked on sandshrimp.

They're in the Skagit thicker than I figured they would be, given how early it is. Water is clearing up, and has dropped a foot or so in the last couple days.

Tight lines!

[h2ofowlr]

Another good evenning of pinks.  Limited out again.  I used spoons this go around as everyone was sold out on sandshrimp.  Good number of hens, should be hot again after the 16th.