Author Topic: Humpy fishing in the Mighty Skagit River SUCKS! (Read 12506 times)

grandpawrichard · « **on:** August 02, 2011, 04:01:22 PM »

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 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2011, 04:07:59 PM »

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

rtspring · « **Reply #2 on:** August 02, 2011, 04:11:02 PM »

soundsl like you need to take up another hobby

Heartsblood · « **Reply #3 on:** August 02, 2011, 04:12:03 PM »

Livin' the dream... Congrats!

Fishnclifff · « **Reply #4 on:** August 02, 2011, 05:00:57 PM »

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

Whitenuckles · « **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2011, 06:12:12 PM »

How high up the river are you fishing?

ICEMAN · « **Reply #6 on:** August 02, 2011, 06:38:13 PM »

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

Whitenuckles · « **Reply #7 on:** August 02, 2011, 06:41:42 PM »

Quote from: ICEMAN on August 02, 2011, 06:38:13 PM

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 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 02, 2011, 06:45:32 PM »

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 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 02, 2011, 06:46:31 PM »

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 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 02, 2011, 08:32:43 PM »

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 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:05:00 AM »

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

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:29:08 AM »

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 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:43:29 AM »

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

CP · « **Reply #14 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:46:32 AM »

Do they look something like this:

Wea300mag · « **Reply #15 on:** August 03, 2011, 07:26:11 PM »

That sounds like some terrible fishing Gramps, I'm glad you are enjoying your retirement.

grandpawrichard · « **Reply #16 on:** August 04, 2011, 03:53:27 AM »

Quote from: Bearhunter on August 03, 2011, 09:43:29 AM

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

Just a little 8 pound 4 ounce buck from yesterday:

Just a little 8 pound 4 ounce Pink Salmon.

Dick

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 04, 2011, 05:19:12 AM »

Quote from: grandpawrichard on August 04, 2011, 03:53:27 AM

Quote from: Bearhunter on August 03, 2011, 09:43:29 AM
Dont believe it without pics.... Come on Gramp*censored* you know threads are worthless without big smiley shetteating grins!!!

Just a little 8 pound 4 ounce buck from yesterday:

Just a little 8 pound 4 ounce Pink Salmon.

Dick

Hahaha yeah you just made Bearhunter happy!!!

Not much in WOOLLEY YET ...

ICEMAN · « **Reply #18 on:** August 04, 2011, 06:10:38 AM »

Grandpawrichard, you sure know how to do it! I need to pay better attention so I can retire some day and do things like you do!

jackmaster · « **Reply #19 on:** August 04, 2011, 06:49:49 AM »

yes sir grandpa, i sure do feel bad for ya,

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #20 on:** August 04, 2011, 01:13:32 PM »

Sockey taste better. I have been hitting those before work.

Ripper · « **Reply #21 on:** August 04, 2011, 02:43:22 PM »

Nice job Gramps! I love fishing the skagit, I hope to get up there soon.

D-Rock425 · « **Reply #22 on:** August 17, 2011, 11:31:00 AM »

Hows the fishing this week on the skagit.

grandpawrichard · « **Reply #23 on:** August 17, 2011, 01:56:14 PM »

Quote from: D-Rock425 on August 17, 2011, 11:31:00 AM

Hows the fishing this week on the skagit.

The Indians have their nets in the river, so fishing is ULTRA-SLOW right now. 5 fish in the boat Monday for 3 people and 6 hours. Tuesday 3 fish for 3 people and 5 hours. Today 4 people in the boat for 5 hours and we got 3 fish.

Bight thing is the nets come out tonight before dark, so things should pick up tomorrow.

All the fish we have been catching are Chrome Bright and all have Sea Lice on them, so the fish haven't been in the river long!

Dick

Bearhunter · « **Reply #24 on:** August 17, 2011, 09:20:41 PM »

I caught 5 tonight in about an hour, under the Hwy 9 bridge. Seen several nice kings jump and roll as well. My 3.5 year old and i were jigging pink jigs with a hoochie skirt over them seemed pretty productive and lots of fish rolling around!

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #25 on:** August 18, 2011, 11:37:41 AM »

Indians are dropping there nets in the river by the spud barn currently.

grandpawrichard · « **Reply #26 on:** August 18, 2011, 09:22:15 PM »

Quote from: h2ofowlr on August 18, 2011, 11:37:41 AM

Indians are dropping there nets in the river by the spud barn currently.

They are supposed to be out of the river until Sunday at Noon!

So much for Treaty Fishing!

Dick

3dsheetmetal · « **Reply #27 on:** August 18, 2011, 09:42:53 PM »

Fishnclifff · « **Reply #28 on:** August 29, 2011, 11:44:23 PM »

Whats the latest on the Sakgit???
Just got back from North Dakota.
Thanx.

fish vacuum · « **Reply #29 on:** August 31, 2011, 01:25:20 AM »

Before the fish even reach the river, the non-tribal commercials are taking their cut too.
"Area 8 Skagit Bay will be open to gill nets using 5-inch minimum 5 ½ inch maximum mesh size, 60 meshes deep, during the following dates and times:
 5:30 AM to 10:30 PM Monday, August 29th.
 5:30 AM to 10:30 PM Wednesday, August 31st.
Area 8 Skagit Bay will be open to purse seines during the following dates and times:
 6 AM to 8 PM Tuesday, August 30th.
 6 AM to 8 PM Thursday, September 1st.
 Release Chinook, coho, sockeye and chum."
http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/commercial/salmon/hotline/2011/4_aug26_2011.pdf

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #30 on:** August 31, 2011, 04:45:40 PM »

The Skagit has been good. Been limiting on each outting.

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #31 on:** August 31, 2011, 05:20:22 PM »

If you can not catch humpies in the skagit now then we need to give fishing lessons

brichards44 · « **Reply #32 on:** August 31, 2011, 09:52:29 PM »

I've been doing good on the Snohomish. Sea lice is correct! Chrome bright. Got a limit in about 30 minutes today. Here is the finished product from the other day.

grandpawrichard · « **Reply #33 on:** September 01, 2011, 03:58:09 PM »

The view I saw this morning out of my Office Window:

A Friend of mine that I haven't seen in about 15 years and I went out this morning to fish and enjoy each others' company.

We hit the river at 0-Dark-30. In 2 hours we had lost 6 and boated 8 fish.

All the fish were Chrome Bright and still had Sea Lice on them.

Here's a photo of my friend with a couple of his fish:

Dick

Fishnclifff · « **Reply #34 on:** September 01, 2011, 08:14:50 PM »

Way to go Dick.
I wanna grow older and be like Dick.

bigfish · « **Reply #35 on:** September 02, 2011, 10:08:58 PM »

WE GOT 60 TO THE BOAT YESTERDAY IN 4 HOURS.

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