Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USGS 12134500 - Skykomish River near Gold Bar USGS streamgage | USGS gauge | 47.83733, -121.66678 | The river's index gauge, at the top of the mapped reach. |
| 2 | Big Eddy River Access River access near Gold Bar | Access / boat ramp | 47.83615, -121.65771 | Upper put-in on the mainstem below the forks. |
| 3 | Sportsman's Park City of Sultan | Park / conservation area | 47.86100, -121.82210 | Riverside park at the Sultan River confluence. |
| 4 | Ben Howard River Access Ben Howard Road | Access / boat ramp | 47.84484, -121.92715 | The best-known drift-boat launch on the lower Sky. |
| 5 | Al Borlin Park City of Monroe | Park / conservation area | 47.85232, -121.96348 | Wooded riverside park and trails on the Monroe reach. |
| 6 | Lewis Street River Access Monroe | Access / boat ramp | 47.84654, -121.97120 | Bank and hand-launch access at Lewis Street Park. |
| 7 | Skykomish River Centennial Park City of Monroe | Park / conservation area | 47.84697, -121.97683 | Riverside park on the last mapped miles above the Snoqualmie confluence. |
Gauge: USGS 12134500 — SKYKOMISH RIVER NEAR GOLD BAR, WA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Bull Trout, Chinook Salmon, Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Pink Salmon, Steelhead
Regulations: wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Reiter Ponds - the best-known bank fishery on the river and the center of pink and chinook crowds.
Index and the forks confluence - upper river access and the head of the classic whitewater run.
Big Eddy access near Gold Bar - boat launch close to the gauge reach.
Sultan and the Sultan River confluence - a major access point and productive holding water.
Monroe and Lewis Street - lower river launch through the valley farmland.
Al Borlin Park at Monroe - bank access at the bottom of the fishable river.
South Fork along the Money Creek corridor - smaller upper water and trout fishing.
Spring: high snowmelt flows, whitewater season, and the tail of winter steelhead.
Summer: summer chinook in June and July, then very large pink returns through August in odd years.
Fall: coho move through the lower river and flows begin to rise with the first storms.
Winter: steelhead on a rain-driven river with frequent high-water closures.