Thought I would avoid the crowds by fishing the 4th of July when everybody is at home with their families. Didn't see a single fisherman, and didn't see a single bite. The water had fair-to-poor visibility, and the weather was my good: light sprinkle one moment, too-warm-for-a-jacket the next. Fly fished the south bank, about a mile south of the Concrete-South Skagit bridge, for about 2 1/2 hours in the evening. Loved the river, but would rather barbeque on its banks than fish in July. Will come back for spring-run steelhead.