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Title: Is Skagit River fishable?
Post by: stlucio on July 10, 2020, 10:59:41 AM

Hi, everyone

thanks for showing your interest for this topic. I've been wanting to check out Skagit River for some fly fishing but I was told by a friend who camped near Silver Lake that the water is pretty high.

I've checked "Real-Time Hydrometric Data Map Search" for Skagit River but I don't know how to read the graph.
One thing I can be sure is that this year's Discharge is much higher (22.0-23.0 m3/s) compare to last year (8.5-8.65 m3/s).

Could anyone confirm whether the river is still fishable? if not, how much longer should I wait? when the discharge goes down to 10 m3/s?

Thanks!

Here is the link to the graph:
https://wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/report/real_time_e.html?stn=08PA012&mode=Graph&startDate=2020-07-02&endDate=2020-07-10&prm1=46&y1Max=&y1Min=&prm2=47&y2Max=&y2Min=

Title: Re: Is Skagit River fishable?
Post by: Every Day on July 10, 2020, 10:44:34 PM

The river will very likely be fish able, if you can actually get near it. A good number of the access points require a wade almost immediately to properly fish. If you focused on the smaller upper end, then it might be more wade-able/ fish able.

Personally, I'll be waiting until at least the beginning of August. I like to be able to actually fish more than 1-2 runs in a row.

Title: Re: Is Skagit River fishable?
Post by: clarki on July 10, 2020, 11:50:53 PM

On July 4, someone on flybc posted this about the Skagit:

Took a trip out today just to have a look. I've never seen the river this high. Gonna take lots of time to come down. Theres no fishable runs anyways right now. Please be safe out there.

Title: Re: Is Skagit River fishable?
Post by: pwn50m3 f15h3r on July 11, 2020, 12:51:30 AM

I fished it last week and found some fishable water way up near an access point. Only managed 3 hooked and 2 landed though

Title: Re: Is Skagit River fishable?
Post by: RalphH on July 11, 2020, 08:04:43 AM

Pacific Angler reports on the condition of the river in their Friday fishing report:

https://www.pacificangler.ca/category/fishing-reports/

Title: Re: Is Skagit River fishable?
Post by: banx on July 11, 2020, 02:20:02 PM

Quote from: clarki on July 10, 2020, 11:50:53 PM

On July 4, someone on flybc posted this about the Skagit:

Took a trip out today just to have a look. I've never seen the river this high. Gonna take lots of time to come down. Theres no fishable runs anyways right now. Please be safe out there.

how was the lake?

Title: Re: Is Skagit River fishable?
Post by: stlucio on July 11, 2020, 03:56:30 PM

Thanks, everyone. I think I will just wait until August. Tight lines.

Title: Re: Is Skagit River fishable?
Post by: Wiseguy on July 11, 2020, 05:55:50 PM

Is Ross lake full this yr? Can I launch a boat at the the boat launch this yr?

Title: Re: Is Skagit River fishable?
Post by: clarki on July 11, 2020, 06:19:04 PM

Quote from: banx on July 11, 2020, 02:20:02 PM

how was the lake?

I haven’t been up there yet. What I posted was copied from what someone else wrote on  FlyBC



The lake is chock a block full!
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/uv?station=12175000

Quote from: Wiseguy on July 11, 2020, 05:55:50 PM

Is Ross lake full this yr? Can I launch a boat at the the boat launch this yr?

Title: Re: Is Skagit River fishable?
Post by: Wiseguy on July 11, 2020, 09:27:39 PM

Quote from: clarki on July 11, 2020, 06:19:04 PM

I haven’t been up there yet. What I posted was copied from what someone else wrote on  FlyBC



The lake is chock a block full!
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/uv?station=12175000

Is the boat launch open?

Title: Re: Is Skagit River fishable?
Post by: clarki on July 11, 2020, 10:08:57 PM

Quote from: Wiseguy on July 11, 2020, 09:27:39 PM

Is the boat launch open?

Like I said, I haven’t been up there yet, so I don’t have first hand knowledge about the boat ramp.
Everything I’ve said on this thread so far I’ve learned from being a keyboard warrior.

This webpage doesn’t indicate that it’s closed http://bcparks.ca/explore/parkpgs/skagit/http://bcparks.ca/explore/parkpgs/skagit/

Keyboard warrior out.

Title: Re: Is Skagit River fishable?
Post by: Wiseguy on July 13, 2020, 11:01:00 PM

I heard there was cement pillars in front of the Boat  launch on opening day. Hopefully that’s not the case anymore.

Title: Re: Is Skagit River fishable?
Post by: cdjk123 on July 22, 2020, 09:43:58 PM

cement barriers are gone now.

Launch is now open.

The river is still running very high for late july.

Title: Re: Is Skagit River fishable?
Post by: Wiseguy on July 22, 2020, 10:30:50 PM

Thank you. Didn’t want to haul my boat up there and find the boat launch closed.