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Normally the circus atmosphere is not something that I look forward to but something about the pinks on the Snohomish has high entertainment value. Two years ago watched someone at dark drive their trailer off the end of the ramp and then wonder why they couldn't pull forward. Also saw folks fishing out of jet skies, float tubes, you name it. Sometimes it's worth a walk in town at dusk to watch the festivities as darkness, low visibility, low tide, dogs, unrefrigerated fish, full bladders, and sunburned bodies all converge at a desperate narrow sliver of "ramp".
Quote from: Gobble Doc on March 18, 2015, 04:54:13 PMNormally the circus atmosphere is not something that I look forward to but something about the pinks on the Snohomish has high entertainment value. Two years ago watched someone at dark drive their trailer off the end of the ramp and then wonder why they couldn't pull forward. Also saw folks fishing out of jet skies, float tubes, you name it. Sometimes it's worth a walk in town at dusk to watch the festivities as darkness, low visibility, low tide, dogs, unrefrigerated fish, full bladders, and sunburned bodies all converge at a desperate narrow sliver of "ramp". Did you see the guy who rolled his toyota pickup into the river at the snohomish launch? That was funny. And those jet ski s.o.b's are crazy. Had one guy just blasting up and down the river in an attempt to ruin people's fishing. I was waiting for him to hit the water or a dead head at 40 mph so I could laugh at him and call the medics.
I can't convince myself they are fine to eat. But, I'm picky about salmon anyway. I don't like winter steelhead or any other half burnt-out fish enough to eat much of them. They do have a lot of eggs and lots of people seem to enjoy them. If you like them, more power to you! There's no reason for others to judge what someone else wants to eat.