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Pink Salmon Run

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:52 am
by natenez
I read today about the estimated pink salmon return this year. However the articles don't mention what time of year the different species will arrive.

Does anyone have a guess as to when the pinks will be in the Snohomish & Skagit rivers?

Thanks

RE:Pink Salmon Run

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:14 pm
by swedefish4life1
Late summer Early fall but pinks in the fresh water are real stinkers hit the salt humpy hollow salt chrome ,

20 fish days not a problem= bleed them asap and gill at least you will have Grand Plant food!!!!

Fun deal for kids for sure:cheers:

When in doubt Stink I mean Pink it out!!!:colors: LOL

Throw any pink jig, plastics pink in the river your in or OUT!!!#-o

RE:Pink Salmon Run

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:25 pm
by zen leecher aka Bill W
keep the pinks away from boat carpet as pinks bleed real easy. Carpet starts to stink after a full weekend of pinking.

RE:Pink Salmon Run

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:18 pm
by natenez
Thanks for all the info.

Does late summer/early fall mean Aug-Oct?

Thanks

RE:Pink Salmon Run

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:28 pm
by swedefish4life1
Some will be early as posted some will be later they come in droves:cheers:

Best Flowers in the County:colors: :cyclopsan
52 landed in 2 days my best = tub was loaded with pinkies chasers who dare
Release 38 the smell finally broke me:-#

RE:Pink Salmon Run

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:30 pm
by medic1
I have always hit the Skagit the week or two after Labor day

RE:Pink Salmon Run

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:25 pm
by A9
natenez wrote:I read today about the estimated pink salmon return this year. However the articles don't mention what time of year the different species will arrive.

Does anyone have a guess as to when the pinks will be in the Snohomish & Skagit rivers?

Thanks
They'll be in the straights in July, start showing in good numbers in the Puget Sound in early August, with numbers peaking in mid/late August....

They'll be in the Snohomish from mid August thru mid September....

Late August is usually the best time to target em...

RE:Pink Salmon Run

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:27 pm
by salmonfinder
start fishing when the river opens......i mainly fish the nasty,puke,and carbon!!!:cheers: iam mainly gonna go after the kings on the nasty again this year!!!!!:cheers: but if i want non stop action ill hit either puke or carbon for those pinks!!!!:cheers:

RE:Pink Salmon Run

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:57 pm
by natenez
Cool - Thanks much

RE:Pink Salmon Run

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:26 pm
by salmonfinder
07 pn the puke out of 3 people

RE:Pink Salmon Run

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:49 pm
by curado
fish white colored yarn, jigs and flies on the sky and you sly them a 5wt is a must for a good time

RE:Pink Salmon Run

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:13 pm
by A9
natenez wrote:I read today about the estimated pink salmon return this year. However the articles don't mention what time of year the different species will arrive.

Does anyone have a guess as to when the pinks will be in the Snohomish & Skagit rivers?

Thanks
Fish will be in the Snohomish when it opens in August....They will be in there good until mid September...

Get some pink and some chartruese jigs (green works real well believe it or not) and pitch those out into slow water stretches of the Snohomish. Fish the bottom 1/3rd of the water column and "twitch" the jigs back into you after you cast them out...1/4 oz jigs...No need for huge lures in rivers..Smaller the better in my opinion...

Dick nites (50/50 and Pink) also work well, cast/slow retrieve in the same water.

Fish where there are fish. Pinks will roll and splash, so you'll know when they are in....

RE:Pink Salmon Run

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:14 pm
by curado
summer kings for the sky june-july, pinks august-mid september, coho september-mid october, and chums late november- early december. this is for the skykomish river. also i am willing to meet someone on the sky when the pinks are in and put them on some fish.