snohomish river pink fishing

[pspag]

going out tomorro morning and monday just from the shore anyone else going wanna meet up a little company is always good need to find a fishing buddy mine moved to arkansas ??? anyways i have sundays and mondays off have a 12 foot zodiac with a nice little kicker i take out sometimes who knows lets spark a fish ship

[Mike Carey]

OK, so I have Wednesday off and am considering fishing the Snohomish. I noramlly launch at the town but I'm thinking (now that I mapped it out) of launching at the rotary park launch. Anything I need to know about this launch area as far as upstream boating hazards? The high tide is 11am which I'm figuring will be ideal to fish during the day.

Thanks!

[Shad_Eating_Grin]

OK, so I have Wednesday off and am considering fishing the Snohomish. I noramlly launch at the town but I'm thinking (now that I mapped it out) of launching at the rotary park launch. Anything I need to know about this launch area as far as upstream boating hazards? The high tide is 11am which I'm figuring will be ideal to fish during the day.

Thanks!

Boating hazards are the least of your worries if you are going to launch there. I heard that the car break-ins are bad during the salmon run at Rotary. Hopefully, the launch/parking area will be so busy that the tweakers will stay away.

[steelhead597]

Check your regs, boat hazards not only thing that can ruin your day.
This section of river doesn't open till the 1st of Sept.

Lewis St. Bridge in Monroe to Wallace
River
(844)
ALL SPECIES - June 1-Nov. 30: night closure and anti-snagging rule.
Dolly Varden/bull trout June 1-Feb. 28 Min. size 20". May be retained as part of TROUT daily limit.
All Other TROUT June 1-Feb. 28 Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
Other Game Fish June 1-Feb. 28 Statewide min. size/daily limit.
SALMON June 1-July 31 Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 hatchery CHINOOK only.
SALMON Sept. 1-Dec. 31 Min. size 12". Daily limit 2, plus 2 additional PINK. Release CHINOOK.

[BentRod]

Check your regs, boat hazards not only thing that can ruin your day.
This section of river doesn't open till the 1st of Sept.

Lewis St. Bridge in Monroe to Wallace
River
(844)
ALL SPECIES - June 1-Nov. 30: night closure and anti-snagging rule.
Dolly Varden/bull trout June 1-Feb. 28 Min. size 20". May be retained as part of TROUT daily limit.
All Other TROUT June 1-Feb. 28 Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
Other Game Fish June 1-Feb. 28 Statewide min. size/daily limit.
SALMON June 1-July 31 Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 hatchery CHINOOK only.
SALMON Sept. 1-Dec. 31 Min. size 12". Daily limit 2, plus 2 additional PINK. Release CHINOOK.

Steel, I believe that's the Skykomish you're talking about. The Snohomish is open from the mouth to the confluence of the Snoqualmie and Skykomish.

[Mike Carey]

correct, Lewis Str Bridge is far upstream, in Monroe.

[curado]

lewis street bridge to mouth open for pinks above lewis street bridge closed for retention of pinks until sept 1

[mallard83]

OK, so I have Wednesday off and am considering fishing the Snohomish. I noramlly launch at the town but I'm thinking (now that I mapped it out) of launching at the rotary park launch. Anything I need to know about this launch area as far as upstream boating hazards? The high tide is 11am which I'm figuring will be ideal to fish during the day.

Thanks!

Hey Mike, long time no post for me. Been really busy as of late. As far as the Rotary Park launch is concerned make sure you have a high tide or at least a mid. Tried going there on the opener at around 8am and it was a stump covered sand bar for about 75 yards from the end of the launch. We ended up at Langus Riverfront Park but only one side of the launch was usable at low tide. It was a -1.3 ft. tide that day.

I launched on a low at Rotary Tuesday the 18th with my girlfriend and we just dragged my 10 ft boat across the sand bar. Saw one guy with a Toyota Tacoma back his cartopper to the water and a guy with an F-150 towing a 12' aluminum back accross the bar and into the water. I wasn't about to risk my new truck to tidal river sand.

As far as upriver hazards go it is pretty much the same as other tidal areas in a river there are some stumps here and there but just pay attention to breaks in the current and be especially careful when it is slack tide because the current breaks are harder to see. The biggest area to watch out for above Rotery is at the entrance to Ebey Slough tons of stumps and logs. Good areas to fish are the long sweeping bend just upriver from Rotary, just upriver from the entrance to Ebey (near the floatplane), and in Ebey Slough itself (not to far in from the entrance around the 1st corner there is a pump station of some sort). These have all been good areas in years past and have also been good the two times I have been out this year.