Anyone excited about pinks?

[Kingpuck]

Starting to get excited (just a bit) for the pinks this year. Should be another banner year. We will be heading out in the boat for them in the sound and then hope to get some more in the rivers when they get in. Have to hit the vice to tie up some jibs that work wonders on them. Every year its funny watching guys bring down their tacklebox and I show up with a pocket full of jigs and a garbage bag. Here's to a good year!

[BOWHUNTER45]

NOOOOOOOOO...Hate those little beep beep beeep ..they always come and mess up my silver run ...once they hit the river the silver are soooo hard to catch 

[Soldier5]

I'm excited! Except I don't really know much about catching them. I lived in AK as a kid and remember catching pinks, but that was a long time ago. If you don't mind giving me some advice where could a guy catch them and when do they hit the rivers? Thanks for any tips.

[TheHunt]

I will be catching the hens for their eggs and will not take a single buck.  I will smoke the fish and will most likely give all it away or at least give it away for the cost of the smoking.

[chongo469]

I cant wait till my favorite spot is filled with pinks...Dont know if we are gonna be in the boat this year but my spot on the stilly always produces

[Hunterman]

Going to get the canner, and the smoker full..Going to have to remember to mark the jars K, S, H.

Hunterman(Tony)

[outdoorstoreys]

its going to be a great year. My little one (4 years old ) can use a baitcaster now.

[Camp David]

I'm excited! Except I don't really know much about catching them. I lived in AK as a kid and remember catching pinks, but that was a long time ago. If you don't mind giving me some advice where could a guy catch them and when do they hit the rivers? Thanks for any tips.

In the salt.... with a down rigger, dodger and small (mini) pink hoochie 30 - 60'. Rivers.... jigs work well. Bring a few different colors, sizes and weights. You can fish em under a float or drift em and give em a little twitch as they drift. Small Spoons and plugs also work. I like using a spinning rod

[Widgeondeke]

I love taking my kids to the river for them. They get to actually fish for and catch salmon (non-downrigger). They love it. As stated above, hens with eggs (for silvers & steelhead) and put'em in the smoker. 

[outdoorstoreys]

I love taking my kids to the river for them. They get to actually fish for and catch salmon (non-downrigger). They love it. As stated above, hens with eggs (for silvers & steelhead) and put'em in the smoker. 

[mallard79]

I will be catching the hens for their eggs and will not take a single buck.  I will smoke the fish and will most likely give all it away or at least give it away for the cost of the smoking.

That is what I do every time they come in. It is the first thing I tell anybody that gets in my boat. Only mortally wounded males make it to the ice chest. This will be the first season for my 3 year old and my 8 year old is driving me nuts asking when we get to go humpy fishin. I guess I cant complain about that though. 

We also do a labor day weekend float starting fri afternoon and finishes up mon evening that leaves us all with extremely sore arms.......its a blast to say the least.

I cant wait!!!!

[Soldier5]

At the end of this month I leave for AZ and won't return until 20 SEP, will the pinks still be in then?

[Rick]

I hate Humpies. They make it way to hard to catch the Chinook that I'll be targeting.

Last run,it didn't matter how anti-Humpy your gear was,or how fast you trolled,you still hooked the slimy *censored*s one after another.

[Button Nubbs]

Eggs, and not my first choice of eggs either. Give the scumpies to neighbors/friends and call them "fresh salmon"

[Fishnclifff]

The wife is chompin at the bit waitin for them. She loves catchin them.
I'll take a silver over a humpy anyday, but I gut and gill them immediately and bury them in ice.
They taste better that way.
I only keep the hens when they are bright. Occasionally a buck, but only if it is bright.
Any color and they go back.