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[ja]

Was out this evening from 6:00 - 7:30pm South Arm around No. 3 Rd.  Lots of rods.  Got my first  pink of the season...male, 4 - 4.5lbs or so.  Saw one othe fellow have two on his line but lost both.  That's all saw in terms of fish being caught.  Fair number of risers, mostly quite close to shore.  Actually, no need to cast far.  They are there, but the water really is a mess.  Got all fish and all other bites on a silver blue fox spinner, with no weight.

[Bassonator]

Was at the foot of 5 road from 3 til about 7. saw a total of 3 risers. A few guys there no one got anything when I left.

[Dr. Backlash]

nice work!  I was throwing an old blue and silver Blue Fox Vibrax spinner last weekend that has worked for me in the past (for Coho), but no takers, the water clarity was absolutely brutal! - maybe I'll stick with the Blue Fox this weekend.  Thanks for the report!

[lapa]

Was out this evening from 6:00 - 7:30pm South Arm around No. 3 Rd.  Lots of rods.  Got my first  pink of the season...male, 4 - 4.5lbs or so.  Saw one othe fellow have two on his line but lost both.  That's all saw in terms of fish being caught.  Fair number of risers, mostly quite close to shore.  Actually, no need to cast far.  They are there, but the water really is a mess.  Got all fish and all other bites on a silver blue fox spinner, with no weight.

What size of spinners are you using?

[fishseeker]

Nice!  I was out on the North Arm tonight.  Very quiet, no risers, no bites for me.  Good to hear that its picking up in other areas.

I thought the water clarity was not bad at all, could see down about 8 inches or so - in the past I have done just fine with that.  Certainly a LOT better than than the non tidal section was just this last weekend, that was encouraging.

[Steely]

Late report, but better late then never. Went out from 3-6pm yesterday, had one pink follow my spoon to my feet, he hit the spoon about six times before turning away. Lots of risers in about a half hour period then they became scattered. Maybe tomorrow will be my day

[Easywater]

Was out from 7:30pm to 8:30pm on the lower river last night.
Tide was all wrong (too late to affect the fish) so there wasn't much action.
My lure was actually moving up river after the cast.

Saw 3 or 4 jumpers just after sundown and had a few bumps but no hookups.

I grabbed a useful 2 page info sheet from Berry's on the weekend that shows gear setup and tides effects.

I'll try to post it here later today.

[fishseeker]

Was out from 7:30pm to 8:30pm on the lower river last night.
Tide was all wrong (too late to affect the fish) so there wasn't much action.
My lure was actually moving up river after the cast.

Saw 3 or 4 jumpers just after sundown and had a few bumps but no hookups.

I grabbed a useful 2 page info sheet from Berry's on the weekend that shows gear setup and tides effects.

I'll try to post it here later today.

According to the tide tables, slack tide was around 8:54pm near New West last night.   It was likely still moving in at around 7:30 - I also found my lure drifting upstream.after the cast.

Slack tide around 9:30 tonight so I am hoping I can manage to get to the river around 6:30 - 7:00 - see if that makes a difference.

[Tex]

Late report, but better late then never. Went out from 3-6pm yesterday, had one pink follow my spoon to my feet, he hit the spoon about six times before turning away. Lots of risers in about a half hour period then they became scattered. Maybe tomorrow will be my day

Sounds like somebody needs to sharpen their hooks!!!  lol 

[clarki]

Tide was all wrong (too late to affect the fish)

Not understanding what you mean by that...

[Dr. Backlash]

Cottonwood Gillnet (29B) shows a huge spike in Pink numbers yesterday.  Take a look for yourselves:  http://www.psc.org/info_testfishing_summaries.htm

[rheticus]

So, what's the location of Cottonwood?

[rjs]

So, what's the location of Cottonwood?

its by deas slough

[Easywater]

Not understanding what you mean by that...

Tide timing is crucial when fishing for pinks.
The fish enter the river and move up on incoming tides but they are in the middle of the river.

That night, the tide change was later in the evening, after dark.
"too late to affect the fish" in that they moved into the "zone" after about 9:30pm.

That being said, when they are thick you can catch them just about any time.
I've had good success just after low tide when they start to move again.

I don't want to spell it out here but if you visit or call Berry's, they have a very good hand out that describes when (& why) to fish for pinks.

[clarki]

Tide timing is crucial when fishing for pinks.
The fish enter the river and move up on incoming tides but they are in the middle of the river.

That night, the tide change was later in the evening, after dark.
"too late to affect the fish" in that they moved into the "zone" after about 9:30pm.

That being said, when they are thick you can catch them just about any time.
I've had good success just after low tide when they start to move again.

I don't want to spell it out here but if you visit or call Berry's, they have a very good hand out that describes when (& why) to fish for pinks.

Thanks.  I get the effect the of tides and time my fishing for pinks on the tide rather than the time of day, (75% of my year round fishing is done with a tide chart in hand) however I wasn't sure what you meant that the tide was wrong...as in my books it was perfect; an extremely high flood tide all evening long. My piece of the river fishes very well on the flood tide, on the slack and somewhat, but not too far, into the ebb. So your rationale doesn't fit with my experience. Having said that, I am curious about the handout as I like to be a student of tides and impact on fishing