Pinks,
or humpies, are the smallest salmon. Averaging between four and ten
pounds each, these fish also number in the millions. They enter our
rivers during the month of July on every even numbered years and are fun
to catch
They
start their journey up Alexander Creek to find their spawning grounds in
the middle of July and continue through to early September. These fish
are very aggressive biters and can be taken readily. As a result, 20
fish days are very common. They are probably the easiest of the salmon
family to catch, with millions of pink salmon returning up Alexander
Creek every even year. Pinks can make a trip very exciting and
memorable.
Slow
retrieves are the key, and when you combine slow retrieves with the soft
takes of these fish, it makes the strikes
almost undetectable sometimes. It feels
much like hooking into floating weed
and knowledgeable anglers always set
the hook at the first sign of resistance. They do end up setting the
hook into a
lot of weeds but they also hook into a lot of salmon.
Pinks are very soft mouthed and you must take care not to pressure them
too much once hooked. If you are overaggressive when playing them you'll
tear the hook out, and although they love to run, they seldom make long
runs like the Coho so you have little need to pressure the fish too much
unless you plan on releasing it.
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