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By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 8/13/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/13/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Hello all! Just touching base and giving everyone some insight on the fall salmon seasons! I got back from Alaska end of July, and finally get some time off guiding (to fun fish of course). August is ...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 11/30/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/30/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Well my last coastal salmon days have come to an end. Its nice to have some time off, it was a crazy busy fall! Ive been getting out on the Skagit a little bit with some clients who just want to get o...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 6/8/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/8/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Well I was able to run a week or so of Skagit springer trips before I leave for Alaska. Figured id throw up a quick report and outlook for the fall salmon season as well!
First off, Skagit springer...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 4/13/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/13/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Another multi-day and multi-river report here... Been fishing up and down the coast depending on conditions and such... One more report to wrap up the season... And its a good one!
This season has...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 3/17/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/17/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Ok ok... So I didnt really fish the wynoochee. I fished up and down the coast on many different river systems this winter/spring...This report is a season summary and thank you to everyone who fished ...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 12/17/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/17/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Man its nice to have some time off :). With hatch steelhead fisheries weak as usual... And the salt boat needing to be run, headed out for the tide today. Fishing was great in the sound the first few ...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 5/22/2014
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/22/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Dad had some time to fish today, so I got him up and headed out on a beautiful morning to start testing a few new features to the boat before fishing on Vancouver Island this summer, including the bra...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 5/2/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/30/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Was able to get out the last 2 days blackmouth was open in MA7 and had a decent few days. Hooked 4 each day and was able to land 3 hatchery fish, one of which was over 20 lbs. On to lingcod now!
Ri...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 5/2/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/28/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Was able to sneak back over for a few days for the real end of winter steelhead. Said I was done a few weeks ago but with fresh fish still swimming, well I couldnt help it! Three days, 30 or so steelh...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 12/2/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/2/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well, although November was a rough one to start the steelhead season, we are finally seeing our first decent pushes of local hatchery steelhead. I am hoping it just gets better from here on out. Ive ...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 10/11/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Newsflash… Twitching Jigs work for Coho. Fished the lower Skagit the last couple days. Fishing slow water backwaters etc., and had limited success with eggs spiinners spoons. But twitching Jigs, Fish ...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 10/8/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/8/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Tons of Skagit Coho still moving through the system. All the rain is making things great on the drop, but keeping us off the river every once and a while. The hatchery fish bound for the cascade are s...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 10/4/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well, finally able to get back on the skagit. The heavy rain last weekend has kept it unfishable for a week, but it was finally dropped enough to try today. Last week I was stuck on the cascade, and ...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 9/20/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Epic as always. 40+ coho yesterday, 50+ coho today. Lower skagit in sedro, fish jumping everywhere, lots of coho. Hardware, been using KND custom tackle sprocket spinners. Fish every cast in a few slo...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 9/10/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well, fishing on the upper Skagit has been nothing short of amazing. I've been trying to stay away from the Samish as much as possible, and the Skagit has been a blast. We have been hammering 50 to 1...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 7/31/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/31/2013
Hot Spots: 0
With everything being a little spread out and slow right now, I havent really been fishing one place in particular. Had a good few weeks up on the skagit fishing for Bull Trout on the fly, picked up s...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 7/28/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/25/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Up to Canada for the third trip to the Island this summer so far. Fishing off the West Coast out of Nootka sound and fishing was nothing short of amazing. Fished 3 days, each day we hooked over 30 kin...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 5/22/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/22/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Was bored this afternoon so my buddy and I decided to head to samish around 5pm because the weather looked decent. Got out off the boatlaunch and tried to set my gear at 35 feet but hooked up dropping...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 5/12/2013
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Went out for lings first time this year! Went with 3 guys and we killed our 4 lingcod and a limit of greenling as well. Lingcod took herring and went 26.5 27 30 and 35 inches! We fished around the suc...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 5/11/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Samish has been fishing great, with today being the only slowish day, but still limited around 9am. Last saturday got a solo limit by 8am, sunday 2 person limit by 6:30am. Wednesday 2 person limit by ...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 4/16/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/15/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well for my last day in forks, my buddy and I headed up to some super secret upper river areas on the Bogachiel, and had tremendous luck yet again!!
We hiked up the canyon to our favorite starting ...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 4/16/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well, just finished up the 2013 spring steelhead season in Washington. I was lucky enough to make one more trip to forks to fish for big wild fish, and was happily greeted with lots of chrome fresh A...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 3/27/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/25/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well havent done a report in a while so I figured I would do an update on fishing since I got the new Driftboat. This report is actually for 2 days on the Sol Duc, and I also spend 3 Days on the Wynoo...
By: RiverChromeGS
Posted: 2/21/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/17/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well, as ive been saying all year, it been TOUGH for steelhead. Real change from last year, fish seemed to be everywhere. Anyways, got my drift boat, and felt comfortable doing the lower Hoh, so made ...
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...