i live in olympia too wink:
anyway the skookumchuck has fish but it also has crowds. it is easy to get to and the water is easy to read but for a more quality family outing i would poke around on some less heard of rivers in the area. if you want some specifics let me know. if you do hit the skunk-um-chuck i would not fish the crowds by the deadline. i would either walk through the pheasant farm or fish lower in the system. my buddy hit the pheasant site saturday and blanked, he went way down river on sunday and from 2-5pm him and his wife caught 7 on jigs. i saw a few pics and a coulpe of those fish were monsters. i am really impressed at the size of fish coming out of the "chuck" this year.
good luck and keep us posted on how you do