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Koho

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Even Year Pinks
« on: August 10, 2004, 06:35:17 PM »
Been fishing the past few weekends for humpies in the Snohomish River.  Yup, pinks.  They don't normally run in even years, but there has been a small run thats been slowly increasing in strength every year here.  It got strong enough to allow a first time opening of the run this year.  

Limited 2 pinks the first weekend and got another 2 pinks this past Sat.  They're in general smaller than their odd year cousins, and are in the rivers earlier, but they put up a decent fight and many are still chromers.  

Here's a pic of them.


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Re:Even Year Pinks
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2004, 08:28:50 PM »
Quote from: NiceFish on August 10, 2004, 06:56:39 PM
This is the states, right?

Yup, just north of Everett
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Re:Even Year Pinks
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2004, 09:30:54 PM »
cool nice looking fish ;D
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Re:Even Year Pinks
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2004, 09:36:04 PM »
One other thing.  In odd years when I catch a pink in the river, I can tell right away whether its a buck or a doe.  
When I caught these fish, I figured these were does right away because they didn't have humps.  I was surprised when only one of them had roe.  The other was a buck.

So my question is, can you tell which one is the buck in the pic, and what do you look for ???

I will let you know which one is the buck later.

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Re:Even Year Pinks
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2004, 09:40:41 PM »
doe on top buck on bottom?
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Re:Even Year Pinks
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2004, 09:49:59 PM »
ditto....larger mouth already showing on the buck (bottom fish)...plus a more pronounced back.
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Re:Even Year Pinks
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2004, 10:15:04 PM »
Nice fish, What did you caught it on ? I think the bottom one is the male
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Re:Even Year Pinks
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2004, 11:06:44 PM »
My guess too, is doe on top. so which is it???
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Re:Even Year Pinks
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2004, 11:15:43 PM »
Quote from: fishin_chick on August 10, 2004, 11:06:44 PM
My guess too, is doe on top. so which is it???

Excuse me? Come on now... Family site... :)

Nice fish Koho. Usually the one with the broader body is a male. Down here in the Lower Fraser, only some of the males develop a hump when they pass by Steveston. A good feel of the tummy is also a good indicator.
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Re:Even Year Pinks
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2004, 12:48:25 AM »
Quote from: Rodney on August 10, 2004, 11:15:43 PM

 A good feel of the tummy is also a good indicator.

Thought this is a family site Rodney ? ;D (just joking guys !)
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Re:Even Year Pinks
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2004, 04:31:08 AM »
Doe on top.  Notice the difference in the size of the head.  Males usually have larger, longer heads.
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Re:Even Year Pinks
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2004, 07:26:02 AM »
You guys are good.  Yup, the buck is on the bottom.  
I caught these on wee Dick Nite spoons-- er, thats D*ck Nite (family site right).  
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Re:Even Year Pinks
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2004, 08:12:20 AM »
doe on top but nice fish. ;D
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Re:Even Year Pinks
« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2004, 08:58:23 AM »
I have always found it odd that pinks return every other year and now some pinks are starting to show up out of cycle on 2 different river systems...any ideas why they cycle like that anyhow????
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Re:Even Year Pinks
« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2004, 10:11:18 AM »
My understanding is that the even year pink run on the Fraser was destroyed one year (natural disaster?)

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