[stlhdr]

Can anyone familiar with the bank fishery on the Sky throw a newbie to the river a bone? Has fishing been any good? Any advice along with technique suggestions for this river would be greatly appreciated! Thinking about hitting it this week. Thanks in advance.

 

[sparky]

Go to the best of forum and check out Bruce's river maps. The Sky is included.

Browse this forum a page or two and you will see eggs, float and jigs, drift gear (including aeroflies), spoons, and maybe a dull spinner used, since there is about 20 feet of visibility.

Check behind frothy boulders as they can hide from you in clear conditions.

Google out Proctor Creek. Find it and then go a mile upriver, and you will be directly across form the Reiter Ponds hatchery. You will cross high bridge (Hwy 2 as it crosses the SKy) to get to Proctor Creek. Or fish lower than the Wallace River to taget returning hatchery fish from there and Reiter.

And check out the "best of" forum, SnoqualmieSteel should change his name to "Skykomish Man of Steel".

 

[GURU]

I was going to chime in and help, but Sparky has given you pretty much everything you need to know, Great post Sparky Tup:

 

[THE TRAPPER]

I remember there's a Public "Walk In Access" in Gold Bar, off Dorman Road between 405th Ave S.E. and 408th Ave S.E. It's Fenced on both sides, about 2000 Ft long and 8 Ft wide with a well beaten path down the middle.
A real nice example of cooperation between the Landowners and Fishermen, allowing access where Duffey Creek enters the Sky. (I wish we had a few like it on the Green where NO TRESSPASSING Signs now stand.) "TRAPPER"

 

[Big O]

I remember there's a Public "Walk In Access" in Gold Bar, off Dorman Road between 405th Ave S.E. and 408th Ave S.E. It's Fenced on both sides, about 2000 Ft long and 8 Ft wide with a well beaten path down the middle.
A real nice example of cooperation between the Landowners and Fishermen, allowing access where Duffey Creek enters the Sky. (I wish we had a few like it on the Green where NO TRESSPASSING Signs now stand.) "TRAPPER"

SHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Now your giving up the good spots wink: Fish dont hold in that area though Tup:
Omar

 

[THE TRAPPER]

SHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Now your giving up the good spots wink: Fish dont hold in that area though Tup:
Omar[/quote]
"Big O",I have yet to Fish the Sky any farther upriver than Gold Bar. So are these the "Reiter Ponds" you hear tell of? (They look like Hatchery Ponds to me from the Spy Sattilite), I take it you fish down stream from them? "TRAPPER"

 

[Big O]

Ya that circled area is the hatchery. I tend to try and fish down river from there due to the presure it gets right at the hatchery.
Omar

 

[Big O]

If you look down where it says skykomish river by the S is the start of the cable hole you hear about sometimes.

 

[THE TRAPPER]

A good Sized Hole, I'd say. "TRAPPER"

 

[stlhdr]

Hey guys,

I have been away for more then a few days. Thanks for all the great info. I plan on checking out some of the mentioned accesses in the following days depending on conditions. If I hit I'll be sure to post photos!

 

[Chuck S]

I remember there's a Public "Walk In Access" in Gold Bar, off Dorman Road between 405th Ave S.E. and 408th Ave S.E. It's Fenced on both sides, about 2000 Ft long and 8 Ft wide with a well beaten path down the middle.
A real nice example of cooperation between the Landowners and Fishermen, allowing access where Duffey Creek enters the Sky. (I wish we had a few like it on the Green where NO TRESSPASSING Signs now stand.) "TRAPPER"

SHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Now your giving up the good spots wink: Fish dont hold in that area though Tup:
Omar

If I remember right one of the fish groups created this access....