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Skookumchuck River Report
Lewis County, WA

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12/26/2012
Float Fishing
Coho Salmon
Fish Eggs
Red
Raining
Hook & Bait
Evening
12/26/2012
5
3744

We made another trip down to the skookumchuck to have some fun with some coho before we had to go back to seattle. Made it down there about 1pm and started out drifting eggs below the hatchery. About 5 guys fishing with no fish pulled out, it only took a few casts before I got a nice blushed coho. Then walked down to meet my husband, he just released a firetruck, he was using the thill center slider bobber with eggs.. I kept walking on down to the corner to fish. Unfortunately right after i left him he hooked into a gorgeous steelhead hen that was sitting in the same spot as the coho. She was prepared to be in the river a long time, her eggs were immature like a summer steelhead. Caught some more coho before we decided to leave. Skookumchuck has been good to us.


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beachbum97
12/27/2012 12:33:00 AM
Nice to see some chrome in the river!
Brat Bonker
12/27/2012 2:49:00 PM
nice fish they do not get any chromer than that in there.btw I fish that exact spot too and did not see or hook anything the other day, are you just float fishing the seam or what?
Mikeel1987
12/27/2012 6:18:00 PM
I was gona say I know that spot
schu7498
12/27/2012 8:20:00 PM
he caught the fish just up from where that pic was taken in that straight narrow slot. Yeah just floating the edges
Brat Bonker
12/27/2012 10:41:00 PM
alright thanks yeah in like 3 minutes as I was starting to leave I saw 6 roll in that back pond and in the main current so I know it holds fish but I do not know how to fish it other than the tail out shown in your picture. They were rolling in the pools below the hatchery too but I again do not know how to fish that area, I heard twitching jigs are good but no luck. Thanks again, I can tell you guys are going to need more punch cards come march for steelhead haha, keep slaying.
slayerofsteel
12/28/2012 6:02:00 AM
ha, i know both the spots you speak of. you can fish that back pond. my buddies do it. beat up the coho and the steelhead. all you gotta do is find your way over there....i like the slow hole myself. got a couple other spots that are awesome for backing plugs down into the seam around corners. I'll see you guys out there. good luck and nice steel!!!
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