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By: schu7498
Posted: 12/26/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/26/2012
Hot Spots: 1
We made another trip down to the skookumchuck to have some fun with some coho before we had to go back to seattle. Made it down there about 1pm and started out drifting eggs below the hatchery. About ...
By: natetreat
Posted: 12/27/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
With the runs around here being less than super exciting, I've been moving my operations down south to fish on the Skookumchuck. This is going to be a good year for this river again! In between Coho a...
By: trepanier
Posted: 12/30/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/30/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Seen lots of zombie silvers still some nice ones though, seen two steelhead caught, lot of fish jumping! We were by the skook hatchery, could see about one foot in water, see you tomorow!
By: gonnahookit
Posted: 1/4/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Spent the afternoon fishing/scouting the Skookumchuck up by the hatchery. Nice sunny afternoon, low water level with bright green water. Lots of boot coho all over the place, but no luck catching any...
By: KRH
Posted: 1/4/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Been at the skook all day every day all week and there is no fish to be had. Talked to almost everyone and same story, no fish. Went to multiple other rivers closer to the ocean and the port and seen ...
By: schu7498
Posted: 1/4/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/4/2013
Hot Spots: 2
Had an amazing day on the Skookumchuck! Started up by the salmon hatchery but only caught coho and never saw a steelhead pulled out. Met a fellow Washington Laker and went down to the fields. We found...
By: gonnahookit
Posted: 1/5/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
On the river from about 10a.m. till 4:30, only heard of two steelhead out of the river all day. I did manage to go 3 for 4 on some moldy coho though.
Started at the cable crossing, and worked my w...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 1/5/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Skookumchuck for the first time this year on the way home from a trip to the coast. Still very early for skookumchuck steelhead but ive got some pretty sweet holding spots miles and miles downr...
By: KRH
Posted: 1/27/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Been to the skook on average a couple times a week since late December and have yet to see, catch, or even get a nibble from the winter steel. Fishing with Corky, eggs, jig, spinner, you name it and s...
By: king killer
Posted: 1/28/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/30/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the skookumchuck all day yesterday. Didnt see anybody sniff a fish other than our 1 hook up yesterday. Fishing is really slow.
By: the piranha
Posted: 1/28/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/28/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I only had time to fish shaffer park. I was the only car when I parked, but guys started piling in right after I got there. No fish for anybody. One guy said he had fishing almost every day for the...
By: natetreat
Posted: 1/28/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well I can confirm the reports from others, the Skookumchuck is slow. After that first pushing of early fish came through, they seem to have got stuck in the Chehalis. I'd like to thank Salmon Barry a...
By: Dana Johnson
Posted: 2/1/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/30/2013
Hot Spots: 3
Was at tailout of the skook where it dumps in the chehalis fished for 2 hrs 1 nice hen. Across the chehalis seen 20 ormore fish jumpin like crazy
By: gonnahookit
Posted: 2/16/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/16/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the Skook around 11:30 to 4:00. Started in the fields and worked my way down, then fished back up to the corner hole. Had two takedowns and missed them both, at least I got to feel some headshak...
By: salmonbarry
Posted: 3/2/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/2/2013
Hot Spots: 0
So we were planning on floating the Nooch today but at the last minute, my friends truck wouldn't start so we called an audible and went to plan B which was to hit the Skook. Got to the river at dayb...
By: natetreat
Posted: 3/15/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/15/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Quick report from on the road. Fished the Skookumchuck today and caught a mess of brown trout! Well, lots of dark steelhead anyway. Couple of bright ones mixed in, and the crowds aren't bad on the we...
By: tele_maniac
Posted: 3/23/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/22/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Finally made it back to the Skookumchuck with my brother yesterday. Arrived at the river a little later than intended. Fished all day. It was a cold and sunny most of the day. Later in the afternoon t...
By: JohnnyBME
Posted: 3/24/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/24/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the field and hole hopped with no success. I did hook a sore back but lost it. I saw one small fish caught but it was dark and dark fish was the general consensus of the people I talked to in ...
By: jollymon
Posted: 3/25/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/22/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing at 7:00 and was done at 8:10 am. The first and biggest came on a jig and bobber the next came on a spoon.
Posted: 4/3/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/3/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Went done today 8am-5pm was pretty slow for us grandpa got skunked. Nothing truely bittin mostly succesful flaseing but tried bobber an jig, bobbber an eggs, and night crawlers under the bobber nothin...
By: gonnahookit
Posted: 10/28/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the river today looking for coho. Saw one shiny fish come out of some riffles and make a couple leaps so got my gearout and setup shop. Got the boys gear in the water first, hoping to find a cutt ...
By: sinkerswim
Posted: 11/8/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/8/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Work graveyard shift and decided since this morning was my Friday afternoon I'd go do some exploring. Never have fished the Skookumchuck. When I was a kid we used to ride horses off of Johnson Creek R...
By: KIDKOKANEE
Posted: 1/27/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Woke up early Sunday Morning Not happening 29 degrees Freezing Fog n ice waited until 10 am and arrived across from Hatchery after one lil stop on the way at crispy creams a doz coffee n hot chocolat ...
By: DannyL
Posted: 2/25/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 7:30 to 12:00 from the deadline to the tailout of the corner hole with no takedowns. Saw a guy pull a 10lb hatch out of the corner hole. Very slow day for fishing. Water still up and muddy...
By: AJFishdude
Posted: 3/1/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/28/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Went down to the Skookumchuck for the first time today. Pulled into the parking lot in the fields around 8am and was fishing by about 8:30 or so. I fished until around 2:15pm. I tried drifting corkies...
