The event happened sometime Saturday but it was up at Glacier Peak so it never affected the lower river until Sunday. It seems that a pece of the Chocolate Glacier broke loose an slid into the upper reaches of the Suiattle and has been putting out a lot of silt ever since.

The bite turned completely off Sunday, even for plunking with scented bait, as the visibility dropped to avout 2 inches and spooked the fish. It may have also affected their sense of smell due to irritation.

The river has been very, very slowly been clearing and the bite is finally beginning to happen again although the fishing is not really hot.

By this weekend it should be ok with a couple of feet of visibility if you are planning to plunk bait. Don't expect to find fishing like two years ago and expect difficulty bringing fish to a spoon or unscented jig.

If you do use spoons, scent them and work them as slow as possible along the bottom.