Tuesday, August 2, 2011

The Pinks are coming!


July Skykomish School

The Pink salmon are starting to show on area beaches and petering into the Snohomish system now.
We are getting geared up for them now and still have some prime dates available.
Our tips start at $150 PP for 3 or more people and $175 each for 2.
Check out our Humpy salmper for some trick pink salmon flies. http://streamsideflyshop.com/samplers.htm

Lately I have been fishing the Kalama, Cowlitz and the Skykomish for steelhead. I am planning on making another trip down south to hit those rivers again. If you ever wanted to sight fish for steelhead on the Kalama or fish the Cowlitz  for steelies and Cutts let me know.

I am headed over to the Methow River soon to fish for trout, I love that valley and fishing there is one of my favorite summer trips. I do have a opening on the 12th and the 15th of Aug.

The Good - This should be a killer year for pink salmon.

The Bad - Somebody decided that this would be the perfect time to repair the weir and fish ladder on the Stilly. We have a huge run of pink salmon entering the stilly
and it was decided that right in the middle of this huge run of fish that it was a good time to divert the river to fix this. There is approx of 1+ mile of prime fishing water for local fishermen that
is now closed to local fishermen. Not to mention what the construction of this project is going to do to the water color. From the Standwood Redi-mix plant down stream has some great water and should be fishable if the water color isn't dirty.
We are looking into other options to be able to fish the lower stilly but this project is definitely throwing a wrench in our game. What horrible timing!

Action: Close Cook (Koch) Slough (a channel of the Stillaguamish River), the North Meander, and the Stillaguamish River from where Cook Slough rejoins the Stillaguamish to 1,000 feet downstream to fishing.
Effective dates: July 18 through Oct. 15, 2011.
Species affected: All fish.
Closure location details:
All of Cook (Koch) Slough ( the South channel of the Stillaguamish River/including all waters of the barrier/diversion dam channel). The closure begins approximately 1/2 mile West of Interstate 5), 350 feet upstream of the barrier/diversion dam and continues approximately 3.5 river miles to the downstream confluence with the Stillaguamish River. The North Meander, a side channel that connects the mainstem Stillaguamish (at Hevly Road) with Cook Slough. The Stillaguamish River, from the downstream confluence with Cook Slough (below the westernmost Silvana RR bridge) to 1000 feet downstream.
Reason for action: The repair of an in-stream weir and fish ladder on Cook Slough require the installation of a cofferdam upstream of the weir and restriction of flows to 30 cubic feet per second through Cook Slough. A fish exclusion device at the downstream end will prevent fish from entering Cook Slough.
Other Information: If work finishes before Oct. 15 and flows are restored Cook Slough will reopen before Oct. 15.

Aug 16-30 Skykomish River trips
September 1-15 Stilly Tidewater Humpy/Searun Cutthroat and Skykomish river
September 16-*30 Skagit Fall salmon
Methow trout fishing from the August 11th – 15th  (Dry fly fishing for beautiful cutthroat and rainbows. Good for beginners too)
Searun cutt school on the Stillaguamish August 27th
Grande Ronde 3 day steelhead camp out trips for 2011 are booking now: October 2-4th, 4-6th, 8-10th, 10-12th,

Check out our Humpy salmper for some trick pink salmon flies. http://streamsideflyshop.com/samplers.htm

Happy fishing,

Mike and Dennis
streamsideflyshop@yahoo.com
425-330-9506

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