Post by: TheHunt on June 12, 2014, 07:23:26 PM
This will be my first time.
What setup's work best?
Post by: Mfowl on June 12, 2014, 07:26:12 PM
Post by: TheHunt on June 12, 2014, 07:34:34 PM
So eggs under a bobber.
What are the best holes in the river?
Is it shoulder to shoulder fishing? How heavy line and leader should I use?
Post by: Tbar on June 12, 2014, 07:41:57 PM
Post by: Button Nubbs on June 12, 2014, 08:03:04 PM
Post by: h2ofowlr on June 12, 2014, 08:11:39 PM
Post by: TheHunt on June 12, 2014, 09:11:56 PM
Post by: 6x6in6 on June 12, 2014, 09:19:55 PM
Eggs under the bobber is best.
Don't even so much as raise your rod tip at the end of your drift or the WDFW officer hiding in the bushes will climb all up your back side.
Have a good time, it can be a whole of of fun if you hit it right and get away from the crowd.
Post by: h2ofowlr on June 12, 2014, 11:07:08 PM
Post by: TheHunt on June 13, 2014, 05:51:30 AM
Post by: johnsc6 on June 16, 2014, 11:55:16 AM
Post by: jkononen on June 19, 2014, 01:45:40 PM
One has to try it once.
Once is the key word here.
Post by: birdmanwa on June 19, 2014, 03:24:20 PM
Post by: skagitsteel on June 22, 2014, 07:41:49 PM
The taste like mud is a myth, if you take care of your fish and don't slap it in the mud and let it sit there they will eat like any salmon. They do tend to turn darker faster.
I have taken several hundred Samish kings, the mud taste is no myth. Those fish don't taste nearly as good as a Fraser kings even in the salt. I have seen some of them already Bronze like 20 miles from the river. I know commercial fisherman who say the same thing about the mud taste even before they go up the river. I haven't fished the river since 03 or 04 since it turned into a jig snaggery/ flossery. Was a great river to learn on when I was a teenager. I used to dial in my egg cures and fish straight eggs no weight, sometimes under a float. It has always been crowded but I used to find ways to get away from people.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on June 22, 2014, 08:13:44 PM
Post by: h2ofowlr on June 22, 2014, 08:20:38 PM
The taste like mud is a myth, if you take care of your fish and don't slap it in the mud and let it sit there they will eat like any salmon. They do tend to turn darker faster.
Not a myth by any means as I fish springers and fall kings on the Lower CR and it is a night and day difference in taste. If your used to eating Samish Kings you don't know what your missing. Like eating fish from McDonalds vs. Anthony's. :chuckle:
Post by: singleshot12 on June 22, 2014, 08:39:32 PM
Since this state doesn't let people fish the way they should because of all the laws and all they want is your money and can not manage anything I would say Treble hook :yike: :dunno: They have this place so screwed up that I can not figure out why everyone just doesn't quit .. Think about how much money goes toward going against us ...Samish is one of the few places a guy can go catch a king and club it in the head ...I do not care about eating those fish but I have caught my share of them and I had a lot of fun watching the people and laughing my arz off ...The average joe doesn't have a lot of money or time to go fishing and a fishery like that lets people catch fish ...I used to catch many with eggs back in the day BUT as more and more people started coming and walking up and down the river that all has changed ...you can not catch fish by the mouth with people spooking the hell out of them ..I caught a beautiful 15 to 18 pound king yesterday in the Skagit and it was a hatchery fish ...I had to turn her loose because you can not retain Chinook ..but if I was up river about 20 miles I could have kept it .. :dunno: This kinda crap is really starting to get to me !!! Just does not make sense .. Just like them opening up the river for sockeye when the fish are not even here yet ...Does it take a brain scientist to think to himself that once you have the quota of fish you want you would then open up the river and let people catch what is left so people have some fish in there freezer to eat and you paid to fish ...O Wait a minute , you paid to fish but not to keep :pee: :stup: Thanks for listening ...I VENTED NOW :tup:
:yeah: crazy alright! no wonder so many people turn outlaw :rolleyes:
Post by: singleshot12 on June 22, 2014, 08:47:19 PM
The taste like mud is a myth, if you take care of your fish and don't slap it in the mud and let it sit there they will eat like any salmon. They do tend to turn darker faster.
You musta not ever had a good king from another river then. I've caught a bunch from the Samish in hopes of a good eater,not one even the dime bright ones tasted blah. muddy taste with no oil in the meat.even bled them,gutted them and threw them on ice right away. But the Coho's that you can't keep anymore tasted great :dunno:
Post by: birdmanwa on June 24, 2014, 08:15:28 AM
Post by: singleshot12 on June 24, 2014, 12:35:25 PM