Post by: Kingpuck on July 04, 2011, 09:13:42 AM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on July 04, 2011, 09:18:10 AM
Post by: Soldier5 on July 04, 2011, 10:28:54 AM
Post by: TheHunt on July 04, 2011, 10:37:09 AM
Post by: chongo469 on July 04, 2011, 10:40:21 AM
Post by: Hunterman on July 04, 2011, 10:48:07 AM
Hunterman(Tony)
Post by: outdoorstoreys on July 04, 2011, 11:06:00 AM
Post by: Camp David on July 04, 2011, 11:21:21 AM
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
Post by: Widgeondeke on July 04, 2011, 11:34:08 AM
Post by: outdoorstoreys on July 04, 2011, 11:52:00 AM
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. :twocents::yeah:
Post by: mallard79 on July 04, 2011, 11:55:51 AM
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. :chuckle:
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!!!!
Post by: Soldier5 on July 04, 2011, 12:00:41 PM
Post by: Rick on July 04, 2011, 12:10:37 PM
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.
Post by: Button Nubbs on July 04, 2011, 12:18:27 PM
Post by: Fishnclifff on July 04, 2011, 02:03:50 PM
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.
Post by: PolarBear on July 04, 2011, 02:05:34 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 04, 2011, 02:06:29 PM
Post by: Camp David on July 04, 2011, 02:12:13 PM
Post by: PolarBear on July 04, 2011, 02:45:02 PM
Post by: Gobble Doc on July 04, 2011, 09:18:45 PM
We'll fish either the Snohomish close to home or another close river with a 5 wt and floating line. It can be a hoot when a wave comes up the river and you just cast into a pod of fins. It's one time I enjoy the zoo. :chuckle:
If you're going to keep a couple just try to bleed and get on ice ASAP. Don't wait. Or you can eat with a spoon. :chuckle:
Post by: BigGoonTuna on July 05, 2011, 12:06:14 AM
Post by: bentley30-06 on July 05, 2011, 12:54:32 AM
Post by: Alchase on July 05, 2011, 12:55:59 PM
It is nice to see the rivers full of fish.....to bad they have to be spawned out pinks, instead of chromer silvers, kings and steelhead.
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 :dunno:
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on July 05, 2011, 12:59:22 PM
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.:tup:
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on July 05, 2011, 12:59:54 PM
They can be a blast to catch, the biggest drawback is they tend to bring out the worst of fishermen. Trash all over the rivers, pink yarn, pink shrimp, and pink okie drifters in every tree within 20 yards of the river. Watching some people fillet up the really really dark ones, you know the ones that are swimming back downstream :bdid: can really turn your stomach :puke: I watched some people keep some so dark they could have been out of a zombie fish movie. I expected fins to fall off as they carried them away.:yeah:
It is nice to see the rivers full of fish.....to bad they have to be spawned out pinks, instead of chromer silvers, kings and steelhead.
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 :dunno:
Post by: CP on July 05, 2011, 01:04:02 PM
Post by: Heartsblood on July 05, 2011, 01:08:59 PM
I'll bet anyone here $100 dollars that I will enjoy eating pinks when I catch 'em this season...
Any takers?
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Aww c'mon now....
Post by: Button Nubbs on July 05, 2011, 01:13:57 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on July 05, 2011, 01:16:07 PM
I am waay excited!I hear ya ..I cooked silvers and humps one time at a huge Bq and no one knew the difference ...they were bright but I prefer sockeye steelhead and silvers ..
I'll bet anyone here $100 dollars that I will enjoy eating pinks when I catch 'em this season...
Any takers?
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Aww c'mon now....
Post by: WSU on July 05, 2011, 01:18:00 PM
They can be a blast to catch, the biggest drawback is they tend to bring out the worst of fishermen. Trash all over the rivers, pink yarn, pink shrimp, and pink okie drifters in every tree within 20 yards of the river. Watching some people fillet up the really really dark ones, you know the ones that are swimming back downstream :bdid: can really turn your stomach :puke: I watched some people keep some so dark they could have been out of a zombie fish movie. I expected fins to fall off as they carried them away.
It is nice to see the rivers full of fish.....to bad they have to be spawned out pinks, instead of chromer silvers, kings and steelhead.
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 :dunno:
"They" didn't increase the humpy runs. They are not hatchery fish.
Post by: singleshot12 on July 05, 2011, 01:20:37 PM
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 :dunno:
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.
:yeah: bled out,cleaned,and put on ice humpies are excellent table fair
Post by: Alchase on July 05, 2011, 01:21:24 PM
Is this not correct?
Post by: Heartsblood on July 05, 2011, 01:23:14 PM
Ill take that bet as long as I can catch the fish. Why don't we have the bet in say october? :chuckle:
:chuckle: :chuckle:
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. :chuckle:
Post by: singleshot12 on July 05, 2011, 01:25:06 PM
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 :dunno:
Post by: FC on July 05, 2011, 01:26:15 PM
:chuckle: :chuckle:
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 :EAT: , I like them best when the seagulls have already pecked the eyes out and put huge holes in the fish's hump!
:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:
Post by: Alchase on July 05, 2011, 01:30:01 PM
:chuckle: :chuckle:
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 :EAT: , I like them best when the seagulls have already pecked the eyes out and put huge holes in the fish's hump!
:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:
I like the ones that swim backwards, they are more colorful :hello:
Post by: WSU on July 05, 2011, 01:33:33 PM
Post by: Heartsblood on July 05, 2011, 01:34:35 PM
Mmmmmm :EAT: , I like them best when the seagulls have already pecked the eyes out and put huge holes in the fish's hump!
:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:
:o I think I'd rather eat the seagull....
Oh... and ya just hadda post the pukemoticon in one a my posts didn'tcha? :chuckle:
Post by: FC on July 05, 2011, 01:35:33 PM
Oh... and ya just hadda post the pukemoticon in one a my posts didn'tcha? :chuckle:
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: h20hunter on July 05, 2011, 01:44:18 PM
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Post by: trippledigitss on July 07, 2011, 10:18:39 AM
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 :yike:
That's cuz once the cohos hit the river their mouths grow together and the skin fuses them shut! :chuckle: 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! :chuckle: