This fishery is a snag fest when the dam is off. Once the dam is opened the plunking begins. The majority of the fish hooked when the dam is open are legally hooked. At time the river(skagit) in front of the baker can be packed with boats. As mention previously the east bank is better.

Mike B. - This info is all from observation, I have only seen the fish rolling on the north bank by your house. Right on the corner just before the straight away to the baker. I have pounded the water from the Dalles to the Baker with nothing to show for my efforts. I have hooked fish at the mouth. From the exceptional brightness of the the fish I am going to assume that they make a B-line for the baker; severly limiting fishing in the Skagit. I do hope you manage to figure out how to hook those fish by your house. There is a serious surplus of fish heading back to that river. Be sure to post some reports on this fishery in July.

LT