Skokomish fishing for Kings

Have never fished the Skokomish and I am a bank fisherman. Any suggestions on where to fish and if the Skokomish is a good bank fishing river? Thanks for your input and if anyone wants to share on how to fish it that would be great as well!

i used to say go and do some walking to get away from the crowds but it's gotten so bad that there's going to be guys in every slot from highway 101 to the canal. my only advice that i can give any more is to wear your helmet and bring eggs.

Looking for another King fishery!

And watch out for man turds!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not kidding either. Many who fish there are slightly, and I stress the word slightly, more evolved than cromagnon man. Theres a few good eggs in the bunch though. BTW, thats what your gonna want to bring. Good Eggs. -T

was that a zinggggggggggggg!



+1

the skok and the samish have the same style crowds and mentality of people, lots of trash, paying to access certain spots of the river... i cant drive myself to fish the samish...maybe one or two trips to the skok for kings, silvers are just as bad....

its that time of year...salmon fisheries bring out the worst...

In Aug you can fish either the Skok, nisqually, cowlitz late aug, and other columbia tribs

personally i wouldnt bank fish the skok, its much better for a sled. you want to side drift from the hatchery down.

Hey now...Don't be bashin' on Parker's Honeybucket hole on his favorite stream!

good stuff, hard hats bullet proof vests and corkies and tp for the bunghole

the best thing i ever seen at the skok was a guy in a tree trying to snag fish....

was this tribal or non-tribal treebilly's?

"In a tree"?????=Tweaker.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

This thread has high entertainment potential......

i love it when the skok threads start..

I love the Skokomish River.

Fish on...

Todd

Tie an eye loop on the largest legal size barbless hook with a 10 foot leader, tuck a tuft of black yarn through the loop. Slide down a bead and a black corkie. Grab some 1oz cannonballs, swivels and a case of BUSCH and you are good to go.

ive always thought it would be a perfect place to hold a banquet.

They bitted good last yere

I have fished the Skok for years using black yarn and black corkies and they "DO" bite them. The Kings think they are leaches. Thats why the hooks are stuck to the fishes bodies and heads. Furthermore, man turds add vital nutrients to the watershed. The fry love corn. Good Luk-TBJ

there's a winner!

You beat me to the picture Aunty.

Did I say that I love the Skokomish?

Fish on...

Todd

God I love it when Salmon season rolls around....

I see Todd all the time out there.

you see that guy in the bottom right..... Its Todd!!!!!

That's what i was thinking.

new neoprene waders from walmart $35
white eagle claw combo from fred meyer $39
green ladder from stolen from local jobsite $free
pointin' out ur buddies fish and telling him to yank... priceless

My advice: Bring a case of Busch Ice to trade for elbow room.
..And wear eye protection to protect against flying treble hooks.



I'm having lolz already:

when did rvrfshr come out with the rvrstepr?
now can you walk that thing down drifts or not recommended w/ this product?
can it be bolted on a sled? driftboat?

Looks a bit like the Solduc in December

At this point, anyone who fishes the Skok is guilty by association. Too bad, the fish are high quality eaters.

In 1970 you could buy a $10 fishing license from the Skokomish Tribe and fish on the reservation, and there was hardly anyone else fishing there. I used to fly fish for sea run cutthroat there. That is a scene that sure has changed.

Sg

I am already tying up leaders with black yarn although sometimes I do better with a plain red hook.

Theres plenty of other rivers that have similar problesm like the Skokomish and your right these early arriving fish have quality meat and great eggs. I do fish this river each year and try to avoid the weekends and stick to weekday evenings, less crowds and fewer problems.

It's a real shame, great accessabiity, quality fish, but some bad apples really ruin it for everyone else. I guess I'm guilty as charged.

I love the Skokomish.

Fish on...

Todd

People are just bashing the skok is keep others off their secret honey hole. Every person here bashing it, fishes it and hauls huge kings out. They are just trying to keep you away. The secrets already out, give it up.

We pack out trash and mono each time we fish in addition others trash left behind, then go back in a few days and haul out more from the same area, disgusting.

Common people, wake up! Pack it in, pack it out..........

Do you own a dump truck or something?

No but I can see where you would think I did.

The only vessel I'd run on that river would be a gunboat.

Fish on...

Todd

The ladder cracks me up, It can be a great river to fish, to bad too many knuckle heads screw it up. and too many baby ruth bars floating down the river

AuntyM AMEN!

I think after last years compelte trashing of the river, the fines placed on Mr. Hunter from running a illegal RV park, and the new rules in place I'm praying for better conditions.

Bring on Fish & Game, Sherriff, and whomever else can write some tickets, once you send a strong message it just might get better.

Hunter Farms is not allowing any campers (RV, trailers, etc) on the property, camping is allowed but only in tents. Wish they made is a day use only, last year you had guys on the river fishing at 1:00 in the morning.

Why don't you put your ladder on your gunboat then?

Anyone looking for the Skok advantage this year....please PM me, placing a bulk order of clear corkies for fall.

I've used bubble-wrap before, but it has its drawbacks.

sort of makes me think of some guys i've run into on the satsop in january and february just looking like average fishermen, when i've seen them on the skokomish in august and october being complete animals.

i always said i'd give up on that river when i moved away from olympia. it was a local opportunity to get into some good fishing, which is hard to come by in that area. that was my only excuse for fishing it the last 5 or 6 years...it was close to home. i won't be fishing it this season, because i moved to where you can get away from some of the idiots.

if you're one of the guys driving down there from everett...you're a tool.

Parker, are you ready for your annual Skokie trip?? Give me a call.

I think they should keep all of you out-of-towners out of there unless you are invited by us locals...it was a lot better place when you guys weren't around.

You know it!!!!

I say we get Fly and MiniFLy and put some hurt to those kingers in couple of weeks!

PS. I've ordered up a set of the SIMM's HardBite Star Cleats for my G4 Wading boots! That should provide the extra grip/traction I need when encountering all those ManPoo Piles!

Can't wait until August 1st.

I just bought 1000 black corkies.

I love the Skok too.

I like it that those dipshit tools from that "outsider" website are chiming in...proving that they are indeed dipshit tools. Welcome aboard!

Fish on...

Todd

I like to use those rvrworms on the Skok. Get the ones with the black tail, rig up the light bulb dibbler on a 12 foot leader, then throw the worm away.

Can you spare me some of them corkies?

i use number 6 vibrex spinners with treble hooks, i modify them by taking the blade off since it gets in the way, they catch alot of fish

I don't care who you are, that's some funny chit right there!!!



PS. Sure hope you were not wasting your money on the RVRSNGR hooks. Vision's work just fine for that and are WAY cheaper! Besides, since they are a light wire hook, one good yank when the game officers show up, and the hook bends right out and you're home free and off the hook...so to speak!

LBD floats too high...those fish really hug the bottom...go with black yarn instead...1/16 of an inch ought to do it.

Fish on...

Todd

What's with the rubber bands? Never understood that one.....

Skokomish fishermen wear them on the end of their winkies so they don't have to leave the honey hole to piss...typically the small dental rubber bands.

Fish on...

Todd

Not quite what I was referring too, but I guess I'll take your word on that....

Seriously - people fish down there with a rubber band tied in to the bait loop on their leader/hook.

WTF???

It's just to have something on there so you look legit.

your average skok fisherman thinks that a drop of mike's shrimp oil on their #14 black corky qualifies as bait. them kings don't like eggs, that's why we save them for steelhead...

Funny thing, you can learn more about fishing the Skok in Skok threads like this than you can by going out and fishing the Skok.

It qualifies as bait under the regs!

Tree stand would be my choice. Not only will you have a great view but can drop manpoo right out of your perch and keep it off the trails while feeding the tree.

I'd say something close to this size Chuck....

Alright now that's pretty funny. . .I've been trying really hard not to jump into this POS thread but now I'm sucked in. Quality material here for anybody trying to crack the Skok's secrets,

fb

The ladder is just for spotting, to direct your 12 buddies down below where to cast and jerk.

Think ladder hover flossing.......a technique exclusive to the Skok

"hover flossing"



thats hilarious

i always love when the skok bashing starts....

the tide water free floating eggs can and still is some of the best king fishing in the state....coast rivers excluded of course.

My buddy was working near there and took a drive to check it out and said the indians were netting a bunch of em and he could see em in the river swimmin around. Kinda early but maybe that means that 29k they predicted may show. Should be so good that you only need step ladders.

does J & L guide on that river ?

I saw J&L was running some skok specials on ebay. Payment must be made in full as soon as trip is purchased.

Does he supply the ladder or do you have to bring your own?

better bring your own as he prolly won't show.......

You guys are so mean.

I love the Skokomish.

Fish on...

Todd

I just booked the opener with J&L, sucks to be all you losers at the snagger hole at Purdy Creek!

Simple, the band tied in along the egg loop is there to hold the sand shrimp. Larger diameter of the band helps avoid cutting through the soft bait. The band is tied to come out the top end of the knot to facilitate replacing the bait on the hook below the float.

I like my explanation better.

Fish on...

Todd

any open seats for sunday? i have extra ladders and toilet paper

Nice try, but this *is* the Skok we're talking about.



Can't save I've EVER seen a sand shrimp container on the Skok let alone someone actually putting a sand shrimp on their hook.

Sand shrimp.

Oh crap. That's got me in stitches.

The rubber band isn't to hold the bait, it's the lure. They can see black yarn coming sometimes. Having a rubber band makes you look more legit than a bare hook.

I'll leave some sandshrimp containers on the bank for you Parker. I won't be using them there of course but I've got some old ones sitting on the floor of my car stinking it up. I'll just clean out the floor of my car and dump them in a pile along with some empty Schlitz cans, one flipflop and an ashtray full of roaches and newport menthols cigarette butts.

What about some type of trail cam(s)/web cam set up in the most popular snagging pools, similar to red light cams. Would probably have to install them high up in trees and encased in a hard shell.

Or just open it to the snagm-n-bagm crowd!

The ladder pic cracks me up, it reminds me of lake lenore fly fishing, but with way more class hehe

I like to fish the Skok for the scenery.

Breast health? A hot European girl holding some Sound salmon?
Probably don't want to go there.

Tacoma Public Utilities dumps tons of sludge in Mason and Jefferson Counties. Webb Hill is just above the lower Skok valley.

Sportfishers arn't the problem...

The skok is on fire just got back from landing 16, kept two. It was literally fish on every other cast.

Landed 16, suppose to keep the first two legally hooked.....

196 cars on Purdy Cut Off road this morning, didn't get a count on the highway.

Any pics?

That is just wretched Boater, where did you find that picture?

That's right and that's what I did.

did a google search for skokomish salmon then did an image search, it showed up about 1/4 of the way down the page

Yeah a bunch were dark so good thing they weren't "inside the mouth."

I can say I have partook in a Skok opening day. Here is the scary details:

4:40 am Sunday morning, I hear a scratchin on the outside of my tent, "wake up lets gooo". So, I got up grabbed my eggs and a rod, and we headed over.

Got to the Purdy Cut-off road and was in awe. I told the guy I was with that we probably weren't going to get to fish. I counted at least 4 rigs that in an effort to get a parking spot along the PC-off nearly flipped over in the soft ditch. Two rigs were on their side in the swamp.

Anyways, we actually found a spot only 100yards from where I wanted to access the river. As we waded up to the spot I thought we might fish was wall to wall with flossermen (this is at 5:15), but below it 50 yards was a little scoop with some brush around it where I thought fish might head to get out of harms way.

Long story short, there was some chrome kings hanging out in this scoop. Me and my buddy had the spot to ourselves the entire time. By 6:15 we were 4 for 10 or 12 and still didn't have anyone fishing with us. Early on the fish were pretty aggro, the fish we were able to land, had our eggs way down in their throat. At one point we were getting a good hard chew on every other cast. Since there was no ripping in our area the fish were calm, we never had any issues with foul hooking them. I honestly had a great time, but I probably won't go back.

The good, bad and ugly:

Good: There was lots of fish, so even the secondary and third-ary spots had fish for the non-combative types to get action. There also was an entire stretch of river where guys were fishing floats and eggs. Not letting any flosserman in the mix, and they were hammering the fish. Kudos to that group.

Bad: Even though the fish were aggressive and easy to catch. The swing, rip, and "coming down" crew still ruled over most of the stacking holes. I hate watching these guys pull on a tail or dorsal hooked fish. They would spend 10 minutes on a 10# fish, just tiring it out.

Ugly: Saw several fish poached (dorsal hooked and retained, etc), several hundred fish already sporting their christmas tree look. There was no way any enforcement could keep up with this circus, next year they will need to bring in the National Guard.

When I was leaving I gave a couple of guys my leftover eggs, and pointed them in the direction of the spot we were fishing. I hope they got some fish.

That is nuts Rocket Red. Thanks for the report.

I was up there as well, hooked quite a few nice fish but no keepers for me. One nice King landed but it was wild so back in she went unharmed.

Saw most if, not all of the fish taken were illegal, a guy fishing next to me took two after only a hour fishing, thought he was going to give me whiplash from his swinging.

You can change/add to the rules and regulations, but until you enforce them nothing will change. And for the rivers sake folks, if you pack it in, PACK IT OUT! The banks already look like a gargebadge dump, it's really sad........

Expect a closure on this one soon.

I fished it from dawn till dusk. At first light, it was fish on every cast for several hours but it slowed down a bit during the day around 2 and picked up a bit more as the sun was going down but it was only fish on every five minutes at sundown. I think most of the fish have been pulled from the river. When the next rain pushes more fish up, i'll be back down. I was using 12 foot leader with red bead.

I love the Skokomish.

Fish on...

Todd

Brown Trout love red beads.

what kind of brown trout.... the boneless kind?

Skok strain

I only saw 1 man poo pile when I was down there, so much better than last year.

I gotta get in on that action someday... Sounds so peaceful and remote...

Keith

So when are they going to start writing tickets for bringing more than two fish to hand?

Right after they start writing tickets for snagging, retaining snagged fish, retaining more fish than the daily limit, parking on the road surface, meth use, $hitting on the trails and river banks, damaging streamside habitat, and generally making a public nuisance.

Fish on...

Todd

I get that Tod. I was more or less commenting on some of the posts on this forum with people seeming to brag about catching so many fish in one day.

"A fish every cast for several hours" Someone had to say something, so I did.

True that.

Thats the truth, I was killing 'em down there and so was everybody else.

You do know the rules, right? First two legally hooked fish, go home?

The foulhooked ones don't count, so in my book the best someone could do is two-fer-two...

Fish on...

Todd

honest, but still mentally defective.

Relax, half of the posters you see on here were probably sent by some other board to infuriate you. The other half are from some other board telling the truth.

I bet that locale really helps you reel in the lady's......or do you snag them and reel them in sideways because they would never bite in the first place?

Too much information bigcutty

The carp or sucker on the pc screen is a nice finishing touch.....

Holy crap, NOFISH! I didn't know that more photos of that creeper actually existed.

bigcutty is famous! We're truly blessed to have him as part of the PP community.......would like to see some fish pictures though, not just pic.'s of him in his house in his Mom's basement......

Absolutely right! We should pass some laws!

Oh, wait, there already are laws.

I guess enforcement costs money, and if the alleged perpetrators can't pay the fine then there's just no money.

Try using some commas/periods.....
Nice job hooking a native in the head, how big was your leader?

oh good another dumbass tool.

$hit.

Is this grammar/spelling representative of what our public school system is putting out these days?

When people were bashing the Skoke for having a load of "non-English speaking" snaggers/rulebreakers, at first I thought they meant foreigners/immigrants from outside the USA. Now I see that the "non-English" snaggers/rulebreakers are also inclusive of white local homegrown all-American rednecks.

I don't assume that this cadre of non-English speaking Skok fishermen is the product of US public education, cuz there's no indication they actually attended, let alone finished.

As a lurker, and occasional poster, I had to chime in. That is phenomenal.

"see was a year to yong"
- signature line....

does that mean she was japenesse

Kingfever, a true internet legend, gets completely eaten alive on one of the other boards... I can only imagine what would happen to him here.

Learn to spell, go to school, stop snagging, stop hoisting carbon river boots, and quit using corkies. There, problem solved.

God I love the Skok threads

These should be chronicled and published.

I was just thinking that.

Could someone put together a best of the best Skok thread chronicling all the funniest post? That way we don't have to read through 50 pages of semi-funny [censored] and just get the prime cuts.

That's the problem with still being in high school when you're over 21.

I love the Skokomish.

Fish on...

Todd

Hilarious. I nearly blew my coffee onto the computer screen when I read that.

ROCK solid.

cumon guise leve him lone hes gona get his ged tumrow aftr the skok.

Hey Todd, what do you think of the skok?

The annual Skok threads, first pre-season football games of the year, and I have to call my soccer team this week. Where did the summer go?

My cousin fished there yesterday, and I think I can honestly say the vibe is slowly changing (I noticed it the time I went). He noticed it too. He said he fished in a hole of about 20 guys and it was 90% bobber floppers. There was only a few rippers in there messing it up for everyone else. It is still unbelievably crowded, but there is starting to be some change down there. It is a small change, but it would be cool to see the ethic move back to a real fishery, where the guys with the best bait and best ability to draw a strike win.

Camp meat from the Skok.

I dunno...haven't really made up my mind yet.

Fish on...

Todd

Kingfever,
No hard feelings, man. Keep on keepin on. I was actually down there today. 9 guys in my hole, 9 guys floating cocktails. That = nine reasons to smile. Got my fish and finally, a hen........ Fish on.

No its a skokobilly height advancer vision enhancer

hey kinger....how would describe on a scale on 1-10 your flossing skills/methods/hookset strength? 10 being the highest

Wow, a period, is that your first?

things have taken a turn. . .these guys are clowns. . .don't feed the trolls,

fb

THE BEST THREAD EVER!!!!!
I can only imagine what next year thread gonna be like!

No it's his girlfriend that hadn't had her first period, that's why he's gotta get his ged...

Oh buddy, leave the best for this................................

Man bigcut is one ugly SOB

I almost got in a fistfight with some fool that broke his pole when he casted out of turn and tangled with me and jerked his pole back real hard. Good thing I brought my gun, once he saw it he didn't want to fight anymore.

Nuttin better than river where you need a gun.

Yeah and the reason I brought it wasn't even for that. It was in case the natives got restless. Because I've been in a few confrontations with them down there over the years.

If you are fishing a river where you are so close to a jackass that you have to display a gun to keep said jackass from ruining your gear and fighting you as he breaks his own gear simply trying to cast, you are clearly in the wrong spot, if not the wrong river.

The only time I've had to do that are days where I'm fishing with Todd on the 2-man toon.

Remember, jealousy only hurts the one being jealous Besides, it's not fair to complain about the guy catching fish behind you...I'd blame it on Schoenweiss, if I were you...or Coley, he's not even here to defend himself, a perfect scapegoat!

Fish on...

Todd

P.S. I love the Skokomish.

No, after that we can look forward to the Pink threads.

I can't wait till next year. We'll have the much anticipated NW thread slam.....Skok Kings, Humpies and Chums.
What species or fishery would need to be added to get a super slam?

"Yee-haw"

You must have had to hike in to find such a pristine spot, there were 10 times as many guys fishing in all the holes I saw.

chuck, he is clearly standing on it how else could he get that shot from so high.

I think one of the guys in Streamer's picture is wearing the Skok wader alternative. This guarantees you'll go home from the Skok bacteria free......

thats a big frickin ladder

You know you're in the cool spot when someone brandishes a weapon.



You can travel some pretty mean streets and never see a weapon.......but one trip out to the ol' Skok, and you're bound to have a sighting.

can you guys see Todd in the center of the pic wearing his hat? He loves the skok

Good News.

Been there.

Seen on the inside of one of the portapottys on the Skok:

"For hot buttsex meet here at 5AM Sundays"

OH SNAP!

Well it was a little vague on whether it was on the giving or receiving end and whether it was a man or a woman, so I'll pass on it.

I know where bigcutty will be Sunday 5am.

This thread just went SUPER DUMB!!!

Warming up for the Sunday 5AM meeting at the Skok portapotty?

Don't you mean "meat up"...?

Fish on...

Todd

The Skok should be shut down and all the people who fish it should have their fishing license suspended for 10 years.

cutty i herd you had the tribal member use smellyjelly for lube on yah in the porta potty this morning.

seriously guys... cca is a good thing and who cares about what happens on the skok? It's a man made run and if someone needs to snag a fish to feed there family then so what! Its a damn fish! If we put more money towards the hatcheries and habitat conservation rather than paying some dickweed game warden 60k a year to protect some stupid hatchery fish then we would need not worry about what someone is doing to feed there family.

Kings bite eggs on the skok, and for some of us it is the closest river that holds fish, the fact that it is the first to hold fishable numbers of kings brings people from all over the state, thus the numbers. Has there been unsportsmanlike conduct at times, I am sorry to say yes. Can we improve on that , yes so we keep trying. So when you come to visit, like me, please bring a trash container to haul out your stuff and maybe a bit more.........THANKS.......

It needs to be closed down. There are like 50 snaggers ripping through every hole!

Saltchucker, you are welcome to come fishing with me there, I will provide the eggs, help provide a good example, and bring your trash bag...............

Hey Panhandler!
I'll fish with ya if you provide eggs any day

I used to think the whole egg thing was bull $hit but after watching a guy nail one on bobber and eggs I am a believer and I will go after these fish with the same method.

Abu,I learned flossing watching you doing silvers upriver and kings on the lower river, you were one of the busiest guys on the river, anyway I prefer eggs, shoulder does not take to flossing any more and I like to feel them bite, very satisfying.

Not to open a can of worms, but...... I have seen pictures of Abu. It was from those pics that I realized that he was the kid I saw lining fish like a pro on the skok. We can't hide from the dang enterneet can we, Abu. Sucks to have two personalities, huh....... me, I'll wait for the coho to floss as I've got some about ready to invade my backyard. Kings, however, egg on.

ya f_ck abuloomis hes a hipocrit just like everyone else who now has better fishing opportunities closer by!

hey NW Panhandler, send me a pm, i'm free for the next few weeks and would enjoy fishing that river with an angler who understands the fishery.

Nice to see someone on here that is not a wiseguy, right Chuck, 5,142 posts and mostly grins and laughs.....gotta keep up the post count right. Like to see you say something serious.

Now that wasn't very nice NWP.

Maybe Chuck S. should say something nice about CCA.........??

Now that was just down right mean....

You skokbillies make me sick!

Wondered how long it'd take someone to bring that up...theres a difference between a young, dumb kid that didn't know any better (DO NOW, wasted a couple seasons there participating in the madness but learned a valuable lesson and completely seperated myself) and an old man that starts rippin corkies when they stop eatin bait.
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Okay its confirmed, not only is abuloomis a little B**CH, but hes also a hipocrit and a snitch! WTF? Are you a cop?

Is there an echo in here????

i dont own any toilet paper soled wading boots