skagit-river

Skagit River is a river in Washington.

It ranks #3 among the 19 waters of Washington in the registry, and is of national prominence.

Fished for steelhead, salmon and trout.

Species: steelhead, rainbow trout, bull trout, chinook salmon and coho salmon.

USGS GNIS record: 1525850.

Access points: Dalles Bridge and Marblemount.

Confluences: Sauk River Confluence and Bacon Creek.

Cascade River Confluence (confluence). It is fishable. Can muddy the water in winter.

Faber's Landing (access). It is launchable. South-side take-out for the float that starts on the Sauk.

Gulligan Creek (hole). It is fishable. Mouth east of Sedro-Woolley; historic 1947 spot with an upper riffle and lower 'honey hole'.

Sourced from 2 independent fly sites.

Sources: bendbulletin.com, Fly Anglers Online and The Perfect Fly Store.

Hatches

This is a steelhead and salmon fishery; it is not organised around insect hatches.

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.