Gee whiz,, been off the thread a few days and this 'massive pink schools' thread has surely become a Massive one. It shows you how massive the readership of this forum is, hehe.
Sorry I won't name any particular spot in my posts because of the nature of the beast of a popular forum like this, unless the spot is Brownsville Bar which every body knows.
But Rod is right about pink fishing. No need to stick to any spot. Pinks swim through Richomd, N.West, Surrey, Langley and where have U. The important thing is to catch the right moment at the right tiime when the pink schools are thick, and that usually happens with rising tide. But there are people who swear they catch loads of fish with the out-going tide too. So, just find any good access point with a good flow and with a spot you can crack in and just try out your luck.
If you see a guy catching way more fish than any one around him, stop & watch him closely, like what type of terminal gear he uses, like spoon, spinner, plug, or fly, etc. Pay attention to the size, colour, metallic flashes, etc. Then watch how he presents it, such as distance he casts, how long he waits before he starts retrieving, and how fast he reels in. I mention this point because sure enough there was a guy doing just that on that day. At some stretch, he practically hook a fish with every cast, LOL. When I ask him where he bought that lure, he told me he savaged from the river bottom, LOL. Sometimes a lure will out perform other lures because of the condition of the day, such as sunny or cloudy and how fast the current is flowing. Perhaps a very sunny day causes the fish to stay lower and so delaying retrieval or slowing it will let the lure sink lower, and so hehas more hook ups than other fishermen. Another fisher told me he saw a guy hooked into roughly 50 pinks a few days earlier, way more than any one around. He wouldn't want to even mention what type of lure the guy used, LOL. I gues it takes a combination of factors, not just the lure. That is why it is important to observe the guy at the moment he is hooking so many fish and see why he is so much more successful. His technique may not be as effective when the condition changes. Whatever it is, it is true that some fishers can out perform those around him on any given day.
Have a great pink season and tight line.
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