Is the pink run almost over?

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Is the pink run almost over?

Post by kingfisher101 » Sun Sep 18, 2011 4:52 pm

Ive been hearing that the pink run is almost over for some certain rivers like the puyallup the green is still getting em and same with the snohomish river system.Im probably going to try snoho or green this wednesday if you guys could share some spots with me ive never really found any good spots on those rivers ive been to the puke and found perfect spots but now its time for some kings and coho's and some pinks puyalllup hasnt been producing me and kings or cohos lol.My setup will probably be corky and yarn or a dick night spoon thanks. you can just pm it to me or just post it on this thread
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RE:Is the pink run almost over?

Post by knotabassturd » Sun Sep 18, 2011 6:19 pm

Lots of spots on the Green and Duwamish- from Tukwilla downstream is better for brighter fish typically. I'm headed out here shortly so will see if there are any brighter fish. I have the camera this time so will take a couple pics before skinning the slimy buggers. Assuming there are fish to be had.:)
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Post by fishingboy » Sun Sep 18, 2011 10:07 pm

Hey KF101 im shooting you a PM!
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Post by EAmon___hoffman123 » Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:26 pm

were the sultan dumps into the sky has many places to fish and we cuaght alot of fish today on jigs some fish are still bright!!!
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Post by RiverChromeGS » Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:53 pm

ur name is kingfisher bro. Go fish for some hawgg KINGs
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Post by kingfisher101 » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:55 am

@FishenFreak LOL yea i guess your right i havnt really found any good area that hold alot of kings samish is kinda way to far but one day ill try it does whatcom creek put out some nice kings?@EAmon ok i might try that area thanks is there area your talking about under a bridge i remember one day i went to somewhere under a bridge and it was a mouth of some river it was dum,ping into a wider river ima probably google map it and figure out good spots.Thanks all
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Post by knotabassturd » Mon Sep 19, 2011 4:06 am

kingfisher- Duwamish still has some semi-bright fish. One pink buck I kept today I mistook for a hen until cleaning. But the nets are back in the lower stretch and the fish moved some with the rain. It was slow at the normally productive spot from previous reports so had to move (upriver) to find them.
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Post by kingfisher101 » Mon Sep 19, 2011 4:10 am

Thanks Knot im going to go try the green this thursday and see how it goes since i get off school at 12 am i got like 7 hours to fish the days are gettin so short it get's dark at 7:30 pm it used to get dark at like 8 pm like a week or 2 ago so ima try to fih mostly every week
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Post by natetreat » Mon Sep 19, 2011 4:44 am

I was on the lower green today. There was a big push of chrome fish for miles, I watched 'em school right at my feet all day. The better thing is I saw a good number of coho go up too. I was exploring new territory and didn't have much time so I only caught one. The nets must not have been in, or they got filled up and overflowed.

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Post by curado » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:31 am

there is still pinks in the salt off ok mucklteo
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Post by knotabassturd » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:40 pm

kingfisher, here are a couple pics from yesterday (notice the net marks on the pinks):
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RE:Is the pink run almost over?

Post by returnofthefish » Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:01 pm

It probably is almost over but I saw people still leaving with limits at the Puyallup today. Theres more coho pushing in the Puke though. The pink run is nice every two years with consistent 3-5 pounders. Till 2013!!
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Post by kingfisher101 » Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:49 pm

OK thanks all.Knot what did you use to catch those nice bright fish?
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RE:Is the pink run almost over?

Post by knotabassturd » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:10 pm

Just the pink jig you can see in the coho's mouth (1/4 ounce). A lot of times the fish will grab it on the drop and so when you pull up on the jig it gets stung in the upper part of mouth ('snout') much like the little coho. I used a little scent as well. The water was more colored up yesterday than in previous attempts probably from the rain. Good luck out there.
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RE:Is the pink run almost over?

Post by ResQ » Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:20 pm

wow. couple days in a row of nothing from the puke! I fought one today, but that was it between 3 of us. Well, I did actually land a zombie lol nastiest little bugger I have seen yet! When is the next run?

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Post by losaturn » Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:22 pm

They're still running on the Green. Bonked 6 chrome hens with sea lice today as a school of fish was frolicking in front of me.

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RE:Is the pink run almost over?

Post by returnofthefish » Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:05 am

My girl fish for several hours and never had a pink on tonight at the Puke. She did see people keeping snagged ones though. Not sure if its the nets or its really over.
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