Fished the upper Skykomish Tuesday afternoon. Water was in good shape with over 4' of visability and COLD. Got one grab that felt like a Dolly, but no steel for me. Guys at Reiter were picking up a few, but told me it had cooled off after a hot weekend bite.

Flyfishing for Winter Brats is like playing the lottery - you don't really expect to hit the jackpot so any success is an unexpected bonus.

Ditto OP's comment - Jan-Feb should see the arrival of some big nates on my favorite OP rivers. Keeping fingers crossed for friendly weather!

Brian