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anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by spokey9 » Thu Jul 09, 2015 6:51 am

ive been watching the creel reports and saw they`re started to show. i heard a couple rumors of pinks in the sound. anybody see any yet?
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by strider43 » Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:33 am

I haven't been out in the sound so I haven't seen any, but I anticipate an early arrival the rivers as everything has been early this year. I will start scouting for them in the beginning of August in the Sky system.
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by 4n6fisher » Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:51 am

Report from last weekend, Redbeard caught a couple at Hansville, off the beach.
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by kodacachers » Thu Jul 09, 2015 2:15 pm

That bastion of truth and honesty Facebook had several caught at Bush Point.
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by wolff » Thu Jul 09, 2015 4:15 pm

Been out twice to N. Whidbey...nuttin' yet.
Creel reports show plenty caught around SJ's.
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Post by The Quadfather » Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:15 pm

kodacachers wrote:That bastion of truth and honesty Facebook had several caught at Bush Point.

I wish there was a "Like" button on here.
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by tlang » Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:36 am

Gotta weed through them pretty tough off of westport. But yes I too saw the facebook stuff.
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by geekgiant » Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:59 am

Creel report showed one last sunday at Redondo... Given how A11 has been lately, I'd take it.
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Post by countryboy87 » Fri Jul 10, 2015 11:48 pm

There catching them in area 9.. get the buzzbombs n jigs ready its go time...
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by kodacachers » Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:31 am

All the reports I've seen have been off the beach. Dumb question, but is there any reason they wouldn't be catchable by boat as well? Is it just more beach goers report their catches on social media?
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by Bay wolf » Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:55 am

Just got back from Neah. The pinks are so plentiful that we couldn't even get both downriggers going. Drop one, turn to drop the other and "WHAM" fish on the first one! There are some big ones too. Lot of guys mistaking them for Coho.

As far as catching them from a boat. You can site fish for them by cruising along the shore line and look for the school fining the surface. Then just cast to them. Really fun! Pink buzz bombs work of course, but I really like using a small pink jig under a float. Nothing equals seeing "Bobber down"! You can also troll for them. 8" white flasher with a mini pink hoochie.

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Post by Toni » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:12 am

Bay wolf wrote:Just got back from Neah. The pinks are so plentiful that we couldn't even get both downriggers going. Drop one, turn to drop the other and "WHAM" fish on the first one! There are some big ones too. Lot of guys mistaking them for Coho.

As far as catching them from a boat. You can site fish for them by cruising along the shore line and look for the school fining the surface. Then just cast to them. Really fun! Pink buzz bombs work of course, but I really like using a small pink jig under a float. Nothing equals seeing "Bobber down"! You can also troll for them. 8" white flasher with a mini pink hoochie.

Good luck!
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by Bay wolf » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:42 am

In MA11, troll outside the kelp line at Dalco. 15 to 20 ft in 40 to 60ft of water. Or just long line a buzz bomb. Browns point up to dash is also very good.

I set my jig 6 to 10 feet under the float.
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by tnj8222 » Sat Jul 11, 2015 3:17 pm

I haven't seen any yet near dash point
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by natetreat » Sat Jul 11, 2015 4:06 pm

I can confirm pink sightings at Bush Point.
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by wolff » Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:13 pm

Saw a few jumpers off N. Whidbey. None jumped on my hook.
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by aceshi21 » Sun Jul 12, 2015 12:43 pm

Any at no point yet?
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by fishindude » Sun Jul 12, 2015 5:12 pm

They are definitely in area 9! Got six to the boat yesterday and lost a few more. We had to work for them but they're there.
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by lost360 » Mon Jul 13, 2015 2:35 pm

Why worry about pinks the kings are the big show
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Re: anybody seeing pinks yet?

Post by tnj8222 » Mon Jul 13, 2015 2:46 pm

lost360 wrote:Why worry about pinks the kings are the big show
I don't really ever go after kings maybe this year I'll give it some time. All I ever get is boots haha.
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