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Offline brichards44

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Is the river too high to fish?
« on: December 09, 2010, 05:48:26 PM »
I want to fish all the time and have been fishing the Skykomish, but am just getting started and feel a little weary to get out there in my drift boat when the water is high. When do I have to call it quits?

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Re: Is the river too high to fish?
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2010, 06:09:40 PM »
Fish it on the drop for steelhead.


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Re: Is the river too high to fish?
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2010, 08:16:13 PM »
Not to high to float that is for sure. It just flattens out the higher it goes, in turn making it technically easier, but a faster float for sure. The sky is best fished between 3,800 and 8,000 cfs. Sultan and down is a very tame float on anything above 3,500. High bridge to sultan can have some tricky spots at any cfs but there are a few that get worse with more water up to a point anyway. Hope this helps. I have been waiting for the river to come up so it will be worth while to fish it, it has needed some color in a bad way for a long time. I would love to float with you if you needed a turn, as it is hard to find others to float with, I have a cataraft and float the sky all the time, but money is tight right now unfortunately. If you ever need someone in the future shoot me a message. And +2 on fishing it on the drop.
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Re: Is the river too high to fish?
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2010, 09:08:00 PM »
Most all rivers are a little too high right now.
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Re: Is the river too high to fish?
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2010, 01:10:32 PM »
They will be flood stage this weekend
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Re: Is the river too high to fish?
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2010, 01:58:29 PM »
 Up to 5" rain forecast for this weekend, in addition to snow levels hitting 7k feet.

 


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