Humpy fishing in the Mighty Skagit River SUCKS!

[grandpawrichard]

Two Days out fishing for 6 hours....first day with 3 people in the boat; today 2 people and we Only caught 5 limits of fish with about that many limits of lost fish!   

The fish are hugging the bank! They are absolutely Hammering Brass and pink tipped Miracle Lures! All are absolutely Chrome Bright and still have Sea Lice on them! Talk about WILD and Strong little buggers! All the ones we have caught so far are weighing in at 5 pounds 6 ounces to 6 pounds with only one small one that weighed 3 pounds.

I have to go out and slave away again at fishing tomorrow with my wife, then Thursday and Friday back out with my adopted daughter and her hubby. The on Saturday I have to go out with a friend of mine and his wife. Finally, to end the week out I have to fish with my wife again!

I tell you, Retired Life absolutely Sucks! It's darned hard work bringing in all those fish! I'm going to have to buy another punch card pretty soon if this keeps up!

Dick

[gasman]

Rub it in buddy, RUB IT INNNN........

[rtspring]

soundsl like you need to take up another hobby

[Heartsblood]

Livin' the dream... Congrats!

[Fishnclifff]

Holy crap.
I'm headin to youngs bar fri nite,  the wife will be thrilled.
NOW IT STARTS.

[Whitenuckles]

How high up the river are you fishing?

[ICEMAN]

Maybe you should retitle your thread here: Retired guys SUCK and make us losers still working want to ring their necks! 

[Whitenuckles]

Maybe you should retitle your thread here: Retired guys SUCK and make us losers still working want to ring their necks! 

 Thats a fact!

[grandpawrichard]

Thanks guys! I'm fishing the stretch of the river at the Gardner Road boat launch. The bankies at the soccer fieds in Burlington near the Skagit River Steel shop were catching almost as many as we were in the boat. The trick is to stay in within 10 feet of the bank. That's where the fish are running due to the river being so high and swift.

Dick

[BOWHUNTER45]

well they should be in Woolley real soon ...then let the madness begin .....a buddy of mine cought a couple today too .... have at em !!!! Holiday is saying 1 humpy limit for now 

[Fishnclifff]

Any sightings off Young's bar?

Is the gas station on I-5, at the Lk. Mcmurray exit selling sandshrimp?

Is there a camp ground type area near young's bar?. my son is out-a-town so I will be homeless.

Thanks for any info.

[WSU]

Don't be afraid to try diver and bit with a spin-n-glow and prawn.  Works great.

[BOWHUNTER45]

O.k Guess there was some misunderstanding on the limits for the SKAGIT ... You can have 3 silvers and 1 humpy or 4 humpies but NO MORE THAN 3 SILVERS.... But the limit is 4 salmon...get all that  throw back kings & dogs....

[Bearhunter]

Dont believe it without pics.... Come on Grampsss you know threads are worthless without big smiley shetteating grins!!!

[CP]

Do they look something like this: