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strobes

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skagit 2012 season
« on: August 27, 2012, 07:58:02 PM »

was thinking of heading to the lower skagit on the weekend but was wondering if anyone had been there recently and could report on the conditions.  its a long drive down their and if its not wadeable or fishable i would hate to waste all the time and money.
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Re: skagit 2012 season
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2012, 09:42:23 PM »

I went just over a week ago, gyn clear and quite low. lots of fish being caught, my 2 friends caught 26 bulls and 3 bows combined in one day of fishing.

goodluck!
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Re: skagit 2012 season
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2012, 12:02:07 AM »

green drakes are just starting to pop off, lots of bulls too, get out there.

Austyn

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Re: skagit 2012 season
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2012, 12:14:50 PM »

How do  target bull trout there. Thanks
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zabber

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Re: skagit 2012 season
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2012, 12:23:14 PM »

Streamers.
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Re: skagit 2012 season
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2012, 12:48:41 PM »

So do u just swing the streamers through the deep pools. Or do u strip them in.
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Noahs Arc

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Re: skagit 2012 season
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2012, 02:08:00 PM »

Bulls can be anywhere, in the big pools strip em in. Swing in the runs and never pass up a log jam.
 Cast to the logs and feed a bunch of line to get a nice drift by the whole jam or even swing in front if you can.
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Re: skagit 2012 season
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2012, 02:11:20 PM »

Any spin fishers up there? 
I'd like to give it a whirl with a spin rod and some jigs/twisty tails.
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zabber

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Re: skagit 2012 season
« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2012, 11:16:09 PM »

The river's not fly-fish only IIRC, so spin away (though please check the regs before doing so).
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Re: skagit 2012 season
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2012, 11:04:19 PM »

Bunny leeches are the best for bulls up there ive heard, id imagine a big egg sucking leach as well. anything big like that.

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