I'll be checking the hatchery counts and this and other boards. When i see fish coming back into the Sky I will return to fish it again, but i aint gonna go out and pound the Sky anymore. Beleive me or not, i dont care, I have put in my time on that river.

These quotes....
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Last month I was on the Kalama, the river was alive with creatures everthing from smolts to hellgramites. Today on the snocrummy I floated from FC to Reichters. nadda no smolts no steelhead and very damn few suckers and white fish. It almost looks dead.
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If this is true than the other Puget Sound rivers must really suck. Since I've lived in Washington which has been 4 years now, the Skykomish has been added to my list of one of the worst rivers I've ever fished. Granted it has it's moments, but it's usually only good for one day, like when Reiter opens. I think the WDFW has really let this river go to hell in a hand basket, which is a real shame.
and my experience on that river, combined with the hatchery counts are just totally inconsistent with statements like this....
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I could take you out tommorrow and get you a fish no problem.
Im tired of hearing "you shoulda been here yesterday!" or "wait till next year!"

I am going to find another nearby river, spend some years on it, and see how it compares if nothing else. I'll let you know what i find out if anything.