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Title: Pink Salmon Retention on the Skagit Aug. 6-9th..
Post by: h2ofowlr on July 31, 2009, 02:57:19 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Pink Salmon Retention on the Skagit Aug. 6-9th..
Post by: singleshot12 on August 02, 2009, 06:31:26 AM: 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?
Title: Re: Pink Salmon Retention on the Skagit Aug. 6-9th..
Post by: roadhuntking on August 02, 2009, 05:12:50 PM: NO, and its very milky but looks to be on its slow way out. 3 days wahoo, whatever.
Title: Re: Pink Salmon Retention on the Skagit Aug. 6-9th..
Post by: h2ofowlr on August 02, 2009, 08:26:10 PM: The king season was a disappointment. A few fish hear and there. The nets did decent though.
Title: Re: Pink Salmon Retention on the Skagit Aug. 6-9th..
Post by: Wea300mag on August 02, 2009, 09:07:29 PM: Wow, four days to fish for pinks, I feel privileged.
Title: Re: Pink Salmon Retention on the Skagit Aug. 6-9th..
Post by: singleshot12 on August 03, 2009, 05:11:37 PM: 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?
Title: Re: Pink Salmon Retention on the Skagit Aug. 6-9th..
Post by: h2ofowlr on August 04, 2009, 05:33:13 PM: Quote from: singleshot12 on August 03, 2009, 05:11:37 PM
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.
Title: Re: Pink Salmon Retention on the Skagit Aug. 6-9th..
Post by: wints13 on August 04, 2009, 06:40:33 PM: they will keep netting, 4 days for humpys? whats that about? no thanks
Title: Re: Pink Salmon Retention on the Skagit Aug. 6-9th..
Post by: roadhuntking on August 06, 2009, 03:42:06 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Pink Salmon Retention on the Skagit Aug. 6-9th..
Post by: h2ofowlr on August 07, 2009, 12:59:21 PM: A freind fished the Skagit this morning and boated 9 humpies. They are deffinately in.
Title: Re: Pink Salmon Retention on the Skagit Aug. 6-9th..
Post by: h2ofowlr on August 09, 2009, 09:24:47 AM: Wacked the humpies this weekend. They are in good.
Title: Re: Pink Salmon Retention on the Skagit Aug. 6-9th..
Post by: Bscman on August 09, 2009, 02:31:15 PM: +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!
Title: Re: Pink Salmon Retention on the Skagit Aug. 6-9th..
Post by: h2ofowlr on August 09, 2009, 09:51:29 PM: 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.