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By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/19/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/16/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I hit the Sky on Monday and went 1 for 3. I was drit fishing adding a piece of shrimp as well. I was also able to nail one on Tuesday. All the fish have been in the 8 pound range, although I did los...
By: djw0414
Posted: 1/31/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/31/2012
Hot Spots: 0
River was dropping nicely so I headed to Reiter and got there around 8 AM. Around 12 rigs in the parking lot and around 20 fishermen which grew a little bit as the morning wore on. Saw several fish ca...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/3/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/2/2012
Hot Spots: 0
A beautiful day on the river weather-wise. That's the good news. Of the dozen or so guys fishing, only 2 fish landed. Believe it or not, one of the fish was caught on a hammer-finished gold spoon! Hey...
By: luisdabeast206
Posted: 2/3/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Like most of my reports I will make it short and simple. I got to the sky at daylight and fished until 1145. Seen two fish caught among the 20 of us. It was a hard day of fishing, I threw every sin...
By: Gringo Pescador
Posted: 12/3/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After a week of negotiations, I was actually able to get out this morning. I had until noon and I was going to squeeze every second out of it!
Got up at 4:30, made my coffee, filled my thermos, we...
By: Gringo Pescador
Posted: 2/7/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/7/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Worked some extra hours last week so got to flex a day off this week. Had stuff to do in the afternoon so I ran up to the Sky to see what was happening. Wind started about Sultan and just got strong...
By: kzoo
Posted: 2/12/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/12/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the Sky one last time before they closed it. Got there and some quick action, me and my buddy got one within the hour. Then a long dry period with no take downs. Finally at noon got my second. ...
By: djw0414
Posted: 2/15/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I decided to hit the Sky for the last hurrah this season as it closes tomorrow. Arrived on the Hwy side of Reiter around 7 AM and hit this little chrome hen around 8 AM. Saw one other fish caught down...
By: rcthepirate
Posted: 6/1/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/1/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Reiter this morning. It wasn't as packed as I thought it would be, but there were still quite a few guys out there, and certainly no lack of fish. Between 6:00 am and 7:30 am it seemed like so...
By: Snoop
Posted: 6/1/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/1/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got to reiter at 5:57 to see a group of about 20 guys all at once start walking in the gate. (I thought you couldnt even pass the sign on the entrance road until 6am?) Got a place just above the outl...
By: Wormtickler
Posted: 6/2/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/1/2012
Hot Spots: 0
June 1st and Reiter is going to be open, I couldn't belive it. I was up all night getting ready to be the first car in line (green suburu). Never fished Reiter opener so early before. I had everything...
By: 4steelhead
Posted: 6/2/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/2/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I arrived at Reiter at 5 am and was about 7th in line. At 6 am there was a mad dash of about 20-25 trucks down to the parking lot. Guys jumped out with rods in hand, and RAN down to the river. Ever...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/20/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/19/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went one for 3 on bobber and eggs at reiter today.would`ve had the last one but wasn`t watching the float.
By: Jay Zee
Posted: 7/21/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/20/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the river this morning at 4:30am, waited like we usually do at the sign until 6:00am before entering the parking lot. We were first in line. 6:00am finally rolls around so we park, grabbed all ...
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 7/21/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/21/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at river about 6:00AM. Fished just above Sultan bridge. Parking lot was pretty full, about 12-15 fishermen already on the river when I finally got out. Day started out cloudy, but warm. Water ...
By: FinChaserNW
Posted: 7/22/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/21/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from High Bridge down to Sultan. I usually hit the launch by 5:30 but today I waited until 9am. 12-15 trailers in the lot and I had the launch to myself. Waiting a few hours for the big gro...
By: chengpu
Posted: 7/23/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/21/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Another 2 day report from Sat & Sun. Slow slow slow is the best way to describe the fishing right now. I started off at Reiter in the morning both days and some fish were caught but for the number of ...
By: luisdabeast206
Posted: 7/23/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/20/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I hit the Sky Friday and Thursday looking for Chrome. Fishing was slow, but I happned to find them both. I was able to go 1 for 2, both days. There is lots of people fishing the Sky but very little...
By: bbd
Posted: 7/24/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/23/2012
Hot Spots: 0
i fished from about 3 till dark various spots on the river from reiter down to the sultan tried different methods plunking, corkie, float, slow day didnt see any other fish caught than mine untill jus...
By: spoonman
Posted: 7/29/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/27/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Launched my drift boat at the big eddy for the first time on Friday. Made through that first corner no prob but the next set of rapids is tricky and I ended up getting Hung up and almost flipped her o...
By: NimmunDay
Posted: 8/6/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/4/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished just upstream of the Sultan mouth. Tried drifting corkies n' yarn n' sand shrimp, no luck. Then tried a pink jig tipped with a pink trout worm, no luck. Then i smothered my hands in anchovy sme...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/6/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/5/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Please Read this & Beware of Thieves! This is not exactly a 5 fishing day! But a 5 to make all fishermen aware of the thief at Reiter pond are back. 8/5/12 between 6:30 - 7:00 PM, about 3 or 4 theif d...
By: FinChaserNW
Posted: 8/7/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/4/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Put in at Sultan at about 5:30am. Just enough light to see a number of Kings rolling right out front. There were a few other driftboats and one sled (guide) that launched. From what I could see, all...
By: chrome127
Posted: 8/9/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Released one lost one, then lost my lure near Cable Hole. Decided to head to the mouth of the Wallce for Kings. When I got there. There were two cars with the windows busted. Blanking aholes.
By: natetreat
Posted: 8/9/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Well, we've been having a good few days on the Skykomish. With the water low, we've been dropping down on our gear and it's been paying off. We put in our time and have found a nice amnount of fish.
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