Anyone excited about pinks?

[singleshot12]

Does anyone know why they increased the pink runs so much instead of say silvers? Cost can't be much more and silvers would be a much better fish 

Nobody wants them and the price per pound is so low that the indians and commercials don't even bother with them much.
I don't think any pinks are hatchery, they can spawn almost anywhere in the river I've even seen them spawn in the lower section in the silt, they must have a high survival rate.

Mostly though if they were worth more money there would be a lot less for us.

I like them when they are bright, caught out of salt water in July or Aug.  I don’t fish for them in the rivers or late in the season.

   bled out,cleaned,and put on ice humpies are excellent table fair

[Alchase]

I was under the impression that they were hatchery fish. At least on the Puyallup system. The state shut down all the hatcheries and the tribal hatchery is pumping out the pinks?
Is this not correct?

[Heartsblood]

Ill take that bet as long as I can catch the fish. Why don't we have the bet in say october?

 
I doubt anyone is excited about humpies in october. But. I'd take a hunnerd bucks to eat 'em then...
Hell. I'd take a hunnerd bucks to eat sockeye in october...

I knew people would wanna change the conditions of my bet.

[singleshot12]

I was under the impression that they were hatchery fish. At least on the Puyallup system. The state shut down all the hatcheries and the tribal hatchery is pumping out the pinks?
Is this not correct?

never heard of it? could be tho 

[FC]

 
I doubt anyone is excited about humpies in october. But. I'd take a hunnerd bucks to eat 'em then...
Hell. I'd take a hunnerd bucks to eat sockeye in october...

Mmmmmm  , I like them best when the seagulls have already pecked the eyes out and put huge holes in the fish's hump!

 

[Alchase]

 
I doubt anyone is excited about humpies in october. But. I'd take a hunnerd bucks to eat 'em then...
Hell. I'd take a hunnerd bucks to eat sockeye in october...

Mmmmmm  , I like them best when the seagulls have already pecked the eyes out and put huge holes in the fish's hump!

 

I like the ones that swim backwards, they are more colorful 

[WSU]

I don't think the tribes (there are a few in that drainage) release any pinks.  Everything I could find refers to kings, coho, chums, and steelhead.

[Heartsblood]

Mmmmmm  , I like them best when the seagulls have already pecked the eyes out and put huge holes in the fish's hump!

 

  I think I'd rather eat the seagull....

Oh... and ya just hadda post the pukemoticon in one a my posts didn'tcha? 

[FC]

Oh... and ya just hadda post the pukemoticon in one a my posts didn'tcha? 

 

[h20hunter]

Yep, gonna let my 5 year old catch have at em and bloody the decks.

[Ripper]

I love the pinks. They are a blast to catch on light tackle, and they eat good when they are fresh, bled, gutted and iced. They are great fun for the kids and my fair weather fishing friends and family. I always get excited for them. If anyone wants to go out and fish for them, I'll take you for a good gas donation. I'm not a licenced guide or anything, but I love taking people out who don't get to go out in a boat often. Especially you military guys. I live in Marysville and fish out of Everett. Shoot me a PM if you wanna go and I'll set up a schedule.

[PolarBear]

We use to catch them off of the dock at the lodge that I worked at in Alaska.  A trout rod, 8 pound test, a pink pixie and a cooler of beer made for a fun evening.  We tossed all of them back because the place was also infested with big coho.

[TheHunt]

The down side is the the pink run happens during archery elk season.

[trippledigitss]

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 

That's cuz once the cohos hit the river their mouths grow together and the skin fuses them shut!    Man that irritates me when they roll right in front of you but the little B@$tards wont bite!
 
But I am looking forward to the humpies - they make me feel like I actually know what I'm doing!