#286055 - 12/16/04 07:28 PM
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Fry
Registered: 01/27/03
Posts: 28
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Stopped at Reiter Thursday afternoon to see how things were. All in all it looked pretty good.
Was there at noon, and the morning crowd had left with lots of limits. Parking lot was still full because people kept arriving ...I think people were getting reports via cell phone from their buds who were there earlier. That's the only reason I can think of why people would come tearing into the parking area full speed ahead and almost be jogging to get the the river as quick as they could. They needed to bring their own rock to stand on anyway.
Need WiFi hot spot there so we can post the current activity....or a fish cam.
River in good shape, dropping. Beware the next storm, the river may not stay down. Little rise would be good for Reiter area to keep river from dropping too low.
Most people fishing the hatchery side....lots of room on the far side.
Saw a couple fish caught up a ways from the tailout where you wade out a bit in to that area where the bush roots are. Was only watching for 20 minutes so that wasn't bad. Saw two really nice big bright fish being carried out, bigger than most hatchery fish and there were some 6# types. A fewpeople in the parking area had limits and said about 30 fish were taken in the morning. A nice weather day.
The Wallace hatchery parking area was overflowing - lots of people there. Lots of cars on US 2 parked near the Wallace. Heard talk of fish being taken but didn't see any. Saw lots of people fishing and returning to cars without fish. But this was mid afternoon so the morning could have been better.
Lower Sky below Sultan is still high and dirty. Not many people fishing Sultan and down. Might be good time to plunk.
Based on the way people were streaming in to Reiter this afternoon, the word is out so if you go better get their early. I noticed the areas along the entrance road before you turn left to the parking areawhere you used to be able to park when the lot was full are now posted.
They really do need to enlarge the parking area. Would be good area for Starbucks stand.
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#286058 - 12/16/04 09:21 PM
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River Nutrients
Registered: 11/25/01
Posts: 2844
Loc: Marysville
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Sounds like a pretty good report for Mid-December on the Snohomish system! Maybe we are finally move out of the current marine survival funk.
Let's hope that fishing for the hatchery fish continues to improve into January and the wilds follow.
Happy Holidays and may the New Year bring you tight lines. S malma
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#286059 - 12/16/04 09:39 PM
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Reverend Tarpones
Registered: 10/09/02
Posts: 8587
Loc: West Duvall
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That Starbucks idea may be a good one. A few years ago a guy brought a portable restaurant to the Tamahi Run on the Vedder. He even makes hamburgers and very greasy fries. Yum yum.
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#286060 - 12/16/04 09:57 PM
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Returning Adult
Registered: 10/13/03
Posts: 339
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It's comical to watch 50 people crowd into a 10 square foot area right in front of the hatchery. That's sporting at its finest!
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#286064 - 12/17/04 12:11 PM
Re: Sky Report
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Returning Adult
Registered: 10/13/03
Posts: 339
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drift fishing isn't completely dead...I'm still a drift purist, and so is my fishing partner. That makes three. If I ever have a son, I'll pass on the art to him and that'll make 4.
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#286065 - 12/17/04 12:59 PM
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Returning Adult
Registered: 04/07/04
Posts: 401
Loc: maine
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Note to self avoid the sky this weekend.
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#286066 - 12/17/04 03:46 PM
Re: Sky Report
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Juvenille at Sea
Registered: 07/08/04
Posts: 206
Loc: Fall City, WA
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Check out this video on the Sultan Slide. Pretty awsome video footage! Too bad the guy has a foul mouth! http://www.kayakingsucks.com/sultan/sultan.html These guys were really lucky they weren't right under that slide! Sheesh!
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#286069 - 12/18/04 09:41 PM
Re: Sky Report
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Smolt
Registered: 04/22/02
Posts: 89
Loc: arlington
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i was up there today also. like kp said good river ediqute today. bite was fast and furious for sure just didnt last long. i went 3 fer 3 with 1 released. need some more people like where up there today. i do apologize to the guy i made loose a fish. i dint hear FISHON or see anything, but i floated into a guy with a fish on and yanked it loose. ive never been on that side of the coin b4 and its a sinking feelin so if you are a board member or read this my deepest aoppologies. FISHON
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#286070 - 12/19/04 12:33 PM
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Parr
Registered: 11/22/04
Posts: 41
Loc: Woodinville, WA
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One of the things I like best about fishing is the solitude. Maybe that's why I haven't fished at Reiter Ponds or Blue Creek since the Reagan Administration. I know the odds of hooking into a steelhead are pretty good at the terminal locations, but the overall experience is just not what I'm after. That being said, has anybody ever had any luck just upstream from the "Big Eddy" hole and the Hwy 2 bridge? That would put you well downstream from Reiter Ponds, but the fish have got to move through there at some point. Here is the area I'm referring to:
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#286073 - 12/28/04 01:17 AM
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Parr
Registered: 11/22/04
Posts: 41
Loc: Woodinville, WA
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$5.00 to park at Big Eddy? Not worth it with so many other productive spots nearby.
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#286074 - 12/28/04 09:28 AM
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Juvenille at Sea
Registered: 12/30/01
Posts: 112
Loc: goldbar,wa
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ya ive walked uparound the corner from big eddy its a real nice spot , with some success. when did they start charging to park there?
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