The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife·Oct 24, 2025Record return of Baker sockeye marks historic milestoneNearly 92,000 Baker sockeye returned to Skagit Bay and the Skagit River this year, a new record return since their numbers dropped to fewer…
InSNAPSHOTSbyMichael L Umphrey·Mar 15, 2023Morning on the Skagit River“Rivers flow not past, but through us; tingling, vibrating, exciting every cell and fiber in our bodies, making them sing and glide.“A response icon5A response icon5
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife·Dec 23, 2022Skagit River wild steelhead forecast promising as work continues on federal review of fishery planWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fish biologists and tribal co-managers have forecasted that 5,211 wild steelhead will…
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife·Jan 12, 2022Fishing for wild steelhead will not open on Skagit River with too few fish forecasted to returnDecision by WDFW and tribal co-managers follows Skagit River Steelhead Fishery Resource Management Plan
jay taber·Oct 26, 2016Mirror DanceI was only nineteen when I first saw the tumbling falls of the upper Skagit River from behind some huckleberry bushes that grew along a…
