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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: psd1179 on June 25, 2019, 12:08:15 PM

Title: Skagit river and Ross lake
Post by: psd1179 on June 25, 2019, 12:08:15 PM: I guess a lot of us are excited to go fishing there in a few days. However, due to the low water condition, ross lake won't have water at Canadian side this summer.

I was wondering if it will affect the skagit river water level as well.
Title: Re: Skagit river and Ross lake
Post by: blueback on June 25, 2019, 01:13:32 PM: Ya; saw a colleague's pics from Ross taken last weekend and there was nothing but stumps on the Canadian side.
Title: Re: Skagit river and Ross lake
Post by: FishOn36 on July 08, 2019, 11:32:14 AM: Anyone been fishing at Ross lake yet? Wondering if it's worth making the trip out.
Title: Re: Skagit river and Ross lake
Post by: clarki on July 08, 2019, 12:28:07 PM: Quote from: FishOn36 on July 08, 2019, 11:32:14 AM
Anyone been fishing at Ross lake yet? Wondering if it's worth making the trip out.
Depends if you are wanting to fish a lake, or fish the Skagit River amid mud flats and tree stumps.

At full pool, Ross Lake is 1610 ft in elevation, currently it's approx 50 ft lower than that

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/uv?station=12175000
Title: Re: Skagit river and Ross lake
Post by: FishOn36 on July 08, 2019, 01:31:05 PM: Quote from: clarki on July 08, 2019, 12:28:07 PM
Depends if you are wanting to fish a lake, or fish the Skagit River amid mud flats and tree stumps.

At full pool, Ross Lake is 1610 ft in elevation, currently it's approx 50 ft lower than that

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/uv?station=12175000

Was planning on fishing the lake
Title: Re: Skagit river and Ross lake
Post by: CohoJake on July 08, 2019, 01:53:39 PM: Quote from: FishOn36 on July 08, 2019, 01:31:05 PM
Was planning on fishing the lake
Welcome to Washington! Ross Lake Dam has been releasing more water than past years to make sure the threatened Skagit River chum fry can out-migrate successfully. Given this change in policy, this could become the new normal for some years.
Title: Re: Skagit river and Ross lake
Post by: psd1179 on July 08, 2019, 01:54:47 PM: Quote from: FishOn36 on July 08, 2019, 01:31:05 PM
Was planning on fishing the lake

Then，you have to bring passport and launch the boat somewhere in US
Title: Re: Skagit river and Ross lake
Post by: FishOn36 on July 08, 2019, 02:14:09 PM: Quote from: psd1179 on July 08, 2019, 01:54:47 PM
Then，you have to bring passport and launch the boat somewhere in US

There's access to the lake from the Canadian side isn't there? Are there signs or markers of any kind on the lake showing where the Can/US boundary is? I don't have a current passport
Title: Re: Skagit river and Ross lake
Post by: clarki on July 08, 2019, 02:31:36 PM: That's the point we are trying to make. There is currently NO Ross Lake on the Canadian side due to low water levels.
Title: Re: Skagit river and Ross lake
Post by: Wiseguy on July 17, 2019, 12:17:16 PM: Ouch. Was planning to camp and fish the lake this July. Been going there for the last 40 yrs. Hope this is not the new norm.