Pink Year

[Tombraider]

they have a sound of their own when line zings out, like a Zebco. I have one with extra spool I never use.

 

[skyriver]

What a difference some rain and a week makes. Pretty slow on the Duw this morning, I was probably too close to the bay. Went 2 for 2 on pinks and seemed to be doing as well as anyone in that area. It was nice that there was not much boat traffic at least. I did have a barge of concrete mix go by. Haha!

Checked a bit upriver on the way home and there were way more people up there, but in my 10 minute observation, it looked really slow there as well. I would guess they are definitely in the river now.

I know we all like to have ugly pink contests, but they can be pretty too!

 

[speedbird]

IMO pinks fresh from the ocean are some of the prettiest salmon out there

 

[Tombraider]

everett bay to bush point still full as of this morning and finally coho, Ya.

 

[DimeBrite]

IMO pinks fresh from the ocean are some of the prettiest salmon out there

Except for the awful diaper rash common to pinks

 

[Yardus]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder my friends. Pinky time, when you hit it right, is a world class hoot on light gear! As in a fish every cast for hours. This Rock Star's grin says it all

I wish I had a video of the mayhem throughout tidal push...

 

[_WW_]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder my friends. Pinky time, when you hit it right, is a world class hoot on light gear! As in a fish every cast for hours. This Rock Star's grin says it all

I wish I had a video of the mayhem throughout tidal push...
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Very cool that you didn't hotspot a humpy hole.

 

[Tombraider]

Bay was jiggy after 3 minutes to catch my coho

 

[Tombraider]

Got an old buddy out today. Fast limits on coho, lost one biggy. Then to shore line for jigging. We hooked over 70 in 4 hrs till we had enough. Kept one chrome big boy. One more day then time out. Fish buyer is around and they be netting heavy.

 

[Tombraider]

Folks throwing flies catching zip.

 

[Jake Watrous]

Very cool that you didn't hotspot a humpy hole.

Is that not the Experience Music Project in the background?

 

[Tombraider]

Happy to say it's all coho

 

[Divad]

Happy to say it's all coho

I like the fruit punch marinade, especially if there is a drain valve on that cooler to go right into the cup.

 

[Merle]

I like the fruit punch marinade, especially if there is a drain valve on that cooler to go right into the cup.

Add a shot of vodka or gin for a tasty beachside cocktail at the end of the day.

 

[Matt B]

Happy to say it's all coho

Hey, get those gunmetal hook noses out of this thread!

 

[Herkileez]

Add a shot of vodka or gin for a tasty beachside cocktail at the end of the day.

Add a sprig of celery and voyla.. a bloody mary!

 

[skyriver]

I went out for a nice evening hoping to get lucky with a river SRC or maybe even a steelie. No go, but my friends kept me company. Can you see em?

 

[Ryan Smart]

I made it out for my first time fishing for pinks last weekend on Vancouver Island. This was my first time fishing a coastal river so it was amazing to see the numbers of fish in the river. It was a quick 2-3 hours of fishing while the rest of the family did some hiking, but managed to land 6 or 7 in that time.

I know they're not the most popular salmon species... but it sure was fun!

 

[Ernie]

I went out for a nice evening hoping to get lucky with a river SRC or maybe even a steelie. No go, but my friends kept me company. Can you see em?

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Is this who I am looking for?

 

[johnnyboy]

Just came back from getting skunked on an Admiralty Inlet beach.

The humpies are still in fishable numbers, which must be the latest I’ve ever seen them still around in large enough numbers out there. The fish still are chrome, fresh fish too. So don’t give up looking for them quite yet!