Author Topic: Pinks (Read 11794 times)

jackson7 · « **on:** June 26, 2015, 11:29:52 PM »

Anyone hear of some pinks being caught in hood canal yet. Seems early to me, but I did hear just that.
thanks. Jackson

Blacktailaddict · « **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2015, 12:18:27 PM »

havent heard anything yet, still waiting for em!

lokidog · « **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2015, 01:55:05 PM »

A friend got four yesterday off of San Juan. It does seem pretty early for Hood Canal, but I don't have any history fishing there.

kball4 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 07, 2015, 05:45:32 AM »

That's about all we where catching at Seiku last weekend, probably another month before it gets real thick in the straight.

Ripper · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2015, 11:06:21 AM »

We caught 14 and lost 3 times that many near San Juan Island over the weekend. They are way early. I wouldn't be surprised if there are a few in the Canal.

elkaholic123 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 08, 2015, 01:22:54 PM »

I heard that 2 were caught off of Bush point

doyourtime89 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 08, 2015, 01:49:46 PM »

Someone post on a fishing site I go to post a report that they got one on July 5th off the beach in Area 9. Not sure what beach.

http://www.northwestfishingreports.com/ReportComment.aspx?id=4734&lid=12&t=2

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #7 on:** July 08, 2015, 03:05:08 PM »

Quote from: Ripper on July 08, 2015, 11:06:21 AM

We caught 14 and lost 3 times that many near San Juan Island over the weekend. They are way early. I wouldn't be surprised if there are a few in the Canal.

We caught multiple pinks on the king opener by San Juan Island. We kept tossing them back as were we trying to catch kings. If I would have thrown out some pink gear and come up to 60ft we might have really been into them.

Ripper · « **Reply #8 on:** July 08, 2015, 08:25:14 PM »

I was fishing for Kings. I caught them all on Red Racer flashers, 42" Leaders, green glow hootchies and a herring strip. We were fishing 65' to 100'. I only hooked 1 King that came umnhooked after a big run.

jackelope · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2015, 08:39:34 PM »

My brother and 4 year old nephew are coming out for a visit next month. Hoping to get the boy into some pinks. We've got a trip planned August 10 in the sound somewhere.

CP · « **Reply #10 on:** July 09, 2015, 08:54:42 AM »

Should be plenty of pinks around by Aug 10.

Ripper · « **Reply #11 on:** July 09, 2015, 05:54:16 PM »

August 10 is historically when pink fishing goes nuts in the Everett area.

Whitpirate · « **Reply #12 on:** July 09, 2015, 10:04:43 PM »

I need to have someone teach me the setups needed for pinks. Got an 18' Lund with a 70hp Yamaha. Pull crab pots in Everett to Camano regularly but can't catch a cold when it comes to fish.

WSU · « **Reply #13 on:** July 09, 2015, 10:07:59 PM »

Pm me your number.

WSU · « **Reply #14 on:** July 10, 2015, 07:31:02 AM »

On second thought, just check out salmon university. It has most of the info I was going to tell you.

h20hunter · « **Reply #15 on:** July 10, 2015, 07:37:14 AM »

Pirate....pretty easy. Any sporting store will have a white flasher with a pink hoochie pretied. Troll that off your down rigger or long line with some weight. Troll it slowly. When they are thick you will see schools on the surface early in the am. They have soft mouths so lighten up your drag. Also, when they are running you can just drift around jigging a pink buzz bomb or even drive around looking for schools to show on the surface then chuck a buzz bomb in front of them.

Here is some GoPro footage from last humpy season....we trolled right through a school at 25 feet down.

Ripper · « **Reply #16 on:** July 10, 2015, 01:26:00 PM »

Dang H20, you trolled through that school of pinks and never hooked one! I wouldn't take any advice from this guy.

h20hunter · « **Reply #17 on:** July 10, 2015, 01:28:45 PM »

I forgot to yell "ACTION".

This fella looked...no bite.

h20hunter · « **Reply #18 on:** July 10, 2015, 01:29:59 PM »

This one worked.....

Ripper · « **Reply #19 on:** July 10, 2015, 01:38:18 PM »

Cool! I got a go pro last year for christmas and I haven't used it yet. I need to do that, attach it to my DR ball.

h20hunter · « **Reply #20 on:** July 10, 2015, 01:41:24 PM »

I've built a housing to attach to the ball. Might find the thread on here....

h20hunter · « **Reply #21 on:** July 10, 2015, 02:07:44 PM »

Here you go Mark...

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,123833.75.html

The main issue is that you need to fish it shallow.....25 feet is about max...and since it is right on the ball you are fishing your gear a max of 5 or 6 feet back and the ball pulls it up and down with waves.

This year....I may goof around with a long line from the ball to the housing and put the line clip on housing and run it basically just under the surface about 75 feet back. Granted....I get nervous putting the GoPro out for any trolling but that would possible hook up with some pinks when they are thick and schooled in the top 15 feet in the early am.

Gobble Doc · « **Reply #22 on:** July 11, 2015, 06:43:49 PM »

Is 2.5-3.0 mph just too fast to troll for pinks? I can't go any slower with my motor and I am reluctant to throw a bucket over the side.

wildweeds · « **Reply #23 on:** July 11, 2015, 06:56:10 PM »

Canadian style is what your doing with the fast troll speed they actually troll faster than that sometimes to cover more water,to adjust for speedier trolling....... Lengthen the leader which slows the action of the lure/bait.

Quote from: Gobble Doc on July 11, 2015, 06:43:49 PM

Is 2.5-3.0 mph just too fast to troll for pinks? I can't go any slower with my motor and I am reluctant to throw a bucket over the side.

lokidog · « **Reply #24 on:** July 11, 2015, 09:10:47 PM »

It did seem whenever we picked up speed we would hit the pinks.

Gobble Doc · « **Reply #25 on:** July 11, 2015, 09:15:43 PM »

Hmmm. I have always read to troll slow but maybe I still got a shot. Thanks.

wildweeds · « **Reply #26 on:** July 11, 2015, 09:22:40 PM »

I've seen canadians on the outside of the island make 3 passes to our one just going to beat the band with hotspot flashers and 65 inch leaders with an anchovy in a hood.We were fishing whole herring rigged the alaskan way with no hood/no flasher and we were catching big fish our way and they were catching fish their way.However ours were bigger,big fish are lazy,ours were all Tyees,theirs were 20-26 which are better eating IMO but there's nothing like the thrill in the fight of a tyee!

lokidog · « **Reply #27 on:** July 12, 2015, 06:05:31 AM »

Wild, I think you are correct on the Kings, but the pinks do seem to like a bit faster presentation.

BTW, to the OP, a drift anchor (sock) is more effective than a bucket and can be pulled in quicker, although you can use the bucket to rinse the bloody deck.

If you are around the islands, I can give you a flip-up trolling plate to try.

Gobble Doc · « **Reply #28 on:** July 12, 2015, 07:49:21 PM »

Quote from: lokidog on July 12, 2015, 06:05:31 AM

Wild, I think you are correct on the Kings, but the pinks do seem to like a bit faster presentation.

BTW, to the OP, a drift anchor (sock) is more effective than a bucket and can be pulled in quicker, although you can use the bucket to rinse the bloody deck.

If you are around the islands, I can give you a flip-up trolling plate to try.

Thanks for the generous offer. Let me think this over. A plate may be my answer.

lokidog · « **Reply #29 on:** July 12, 2015, 08:46:54 PM »

It's The Happy Troller plate.

Gobble Doc · « **Reply #30 on:** July 13, 2015, 08:52:15 AM »

I looked at the Happy Troller Plate online. It looks like there must be cable that runs up from the plate so that you can move the plate up and down. I couldn't tell from the online pictures. Is the cable long enough to run half-way up the boat to where the steering wheel is and boat throttle or is the cable relatively short so that it runs up the outboard/transom near the back of the boat? Did you find it difficult to install? I've got a 40 HP outboard so it sounds like this may be a good way to go.

lokidog · « **Reply #31 on:** July 13, 2015, 09:24:02 AM »

Can't remember exact length of cable, add on if needed I guess. I think you have to drill a couple of holes in the cavitation plate to attach the Happy Troll, was not difficult. I tried it on my 150 hp with my Trophy. I found it very hard to steer when it was down, however the Trophy is not a spritely steerable boat at slow speeds to begin with.

I also forgot to pull it up a time or two so there is a definite crease where the plate bent

as I took off, but it is straight now.

lokidog · « **Reply #32 on:** July 13, 2015, 09:25:22 AM »

Sorry Jackson7, guess we've gotten a little off-target from your original post.....

h20hunter · « **Reply #33 on:** August 25, 2019, 04:49:17 PM »

Page 2 has some gopro housing footage.

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