See also Skagit River
Skagit and Sauk Photo Journal



The Sauk is a freestone river feeding into the Skagit River near Rockport, "free flowing" wide open to extrapolation dependent on your mood and weather conditions.

Despite, or maybe because of its temperament the Sauk is well known and revered for steelhead fly-fishing in both winter and summer months. March and April are catch and release only when growing numbers of wild fish enter the river. A wild fish of over 15 pounds, which is likely here, will rip a poorly designed drag system into a lurching frozen block of recyclable metal. Memories both good and sobering are free.

Although the numbers of fish in this river are not what they once were, enough still return to make fishing the Sauk a beautiful experience. Both chum and coho salmon also make a fall migratory journey into these fabled waters.

We highly recommend the use of spey rods here and definitely on the Skagit. We have a full line of them for you to use from Winston, Scott and Sage and our guides are accomplished spey casters and instructors more than happy to teach you this unique style of fly fishing.

Additional photos from the Sauk River

Menu options for full day trips -- Lunch

Clothing and equipment checklist -- Winter
Spey Line Specifications

Cancellation Policy

Shuttle Service: Larry 360-853-9180 or 360-333-7028

Pricing:

$425.00	Full day walk and wade trip, 1 or 2 anglers Includes: All flies, leaders and tippet, lunch, beverages and transportation to the river from Seattle. Additional angler $75
$525.00	Full day float trip, 1 or 2 anglers. Includes: All flies, leaders and tippet, lunch and beverages, drift boat and transportation to the river from Seattle. Additional angler $75
	Two handed and single handed demo gear is available for all our steelhead trips.

Rods: Spey Rods 7-10wt. with multi tip lines, single handed rods 7-9 wt. with floating and shooting head lines or multi tip lines for steelhead and coho.
Flies: Bunny Leeches, Egg Sucking Leeches, Flatwing General Practitioners, Mega Moal, Skagit Minnows, Morrish's Trailer Trash, River Rats, Fergus Rock Star, Skunks, Purple Perils, Skykomish Sunrises for steelhead. Flesh flies, egg patterns for Dolly Varden and pink, purple and chartreuse flies for coho.
Sizes: 4-2/0 for steelhead and salmon flies.

Species	Season/(Best)
Native Steelhead	January - April
Dolly Varden	January - April

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