So is the Sauk river drift pretty much a waste of time for now? Has anyone been fishing the Sauk lately?

The upper drift is pretty much a sand box with flowing water ... those fishies gots to be somewhere though. I have problems with the Skagit below the Sauk during Steelhead season .. it is too darn big.

Hey Paul, Are there any danger spots from the Darrington mill down to the Hippie bar. I remember last April, there was a nasty log jam in the middle of the river upstream from the mouth of the Suiattle. That you had to walk the boat around it for safe navigation.

Summer,

I heard that the the river braids into 5 channels there now. I'll let you know which way to go since that's where we'll be tomorrow.

Are you floating with Beezer next week? If so, maybe we'll all do a group float like last year.

p.s. It just dawned on me who you are.

Awesome! 4 Salt.
I didn't make any plans with Beezer for next weekend. Is Beezer planning on floating the Sauk next weekend? Yeah, it would be cool to do another group float trip! And find a lots of chrome nates!

Hey 4Salt, Leadthrower, and CraigO,

How was fishin yesterday?
Did you guys find some brutes and cuties?
Let me know!

I did the middle section yesterday and didn't even find a dollie.

It totally blows my mind to see soo many guys
fishing in the sandbox, you would think they would figure it out with a quickness- oh well its very sad to see what happend to my favorite watering hole and im sure alot of other guys have shed a tear or to also.
Chrome

That's very sad.
Hopefully, mother nature will bring the Sauk back to lovely native river once again soon.

We had to see it for ourselves. It is a sandbox, the upper drift is all sand. Only a few spots in the middle section have structure. Its a sad sight.

Thanks for the update, CraigO.
Hope to god the Sauk will come back to a lovely steelhead river once again soon.

The Sauk and the Skagit are the only open steelhead water in the area. Fish the Sauk and play in the sand, or play bumper boats on the Skagit.