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[cutthroat22]

Pink jigs with pink rubber tails.  Cheap like me and they work great.  A pink spoon or spinner costs $3-$5.  You can make 50 or so jigs for $10.  Bend the hook in to avoid snagging fish and the bottom.  I also cut off about an inch of the rubber body to make it smaller.

This season has been my first pink season and started with spoons and had decent success but since I switched to jigs I haven't used a spoon again.

Tomorrow I will try and stick a pink rubber tail on a weighted fly and have a feeling I will be having a lot of fun...

[Scooterguy]

I hooked 3 and land 2 on Rodney's spinner which I bought in 2007 at South Arm last week.

[ejeffrey]

Does anyone fish for pinks at the entrance to Deas Slough? Seems like a place the fish might hold on an outgoing tide. Is this true?

[Nitroholic]

Does anyone fish for pinks at the entrance to Deas Slough? Seems like a place the fish might hold on an outgoing tide. Is this true?

I have seen people fishing from boats and from shore there.

[samw]

What do you guys think of using the pink Kokanee Killer Echip lure for catching pinks?  It has 2 single hooks on it.  According to the regulations for Area 29 tidal portion of the Fraser River, "A person may angle in the tidal portion of the Fraser River with two hooks, ... attached to a fishing line" so I'd like to try it out.

http://www.protroll.com/products/kokanee-killers/

[Nitroholic]

What do you guys think of using the pink Konanee Killer Echip lure for catching pinks?  It has 2 single hooks on it.  According to the regulations for Area 29 tidal portion of the Fraser River, "A person may angle in the tidal portion of the Fraser River with two hooks, ... attached to a fishing line" so I'd like to try it out.

http://www.protroll.com/products/kokanee-killers/

I'd guess you'd have to put some weight above the lure to make it work. Looks like plastic

[Aurora]

Pink jigs with pink rubber tails.  Cheap like me and they work great.  A pink spoon or spinner costs $3-$5.  You can make 50 or so jigs for $10.  Bend the hook in to avoid snagging fish and the bottom.  I also cut off about an inch of the rubber body to make it smaller.

I used to swear by rubber worms but have had poor results with them this year.  Switched to spoons (including Rodney specials), and seem to be doing better.

[samw]

Samw, the regs say "It is prohibited to use more than one line when sport fishing in the tidal waters of the Fraser River. While only one line per angler may be used, gear designed to catch a maximum of two fish at one time (bar rig) is permitted in this area, provided that two single barbless hooks are being used." I would say it says a bar rig is okay but not a lure with 2 hooks. Bottom of the page http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/tidal-maree/a-s29-eng.htm

But what about this?

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/tidal-maree/fraser-eng.htm

"Gear permitted: One line per angler only; and single barbless hook only. A single barbless hook is a barbless hook with only one point. A treble hook is not considered to be a single hook.As per subsection 8(2) of the British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations (1996). A person may angle in the tidal portion of the Fraser River with two hooks, artificial lures or artificial flies, attached to a fishing line. (Bar rigs with single barbless hooks are acceptable)."

Isn't this lure "2 hooks attached to a fishing line"?

[FlyFishin Magician]

I'm guessing the DFO has jurisdiction over salmon, while the provincial gov (BC) has jurisdiction over trout.  Remember that DFO is Federal, which is a different jurisdiction than the Province of BC.  So it may depend on what you're fishing for?  To be on the safe side, I'd go with the more restrictive requirement - especially if I was targeting salmon. 

[UFC]

Pink jigs with pink rubber tails.  Cheap like me and they work great. 

Cutthroat 22.
I agree with your jig comments. They are very underrated and work well.......even more so on the Harrison in clearer water 

[Brian]

Pink jigs with pink rubber tails.  Cheap like me and they work great.  A pink spoon or spinner costs $3-$5.  You can make 50 or so jigs for $10.  Bend the hook in to avoid snagging fish and the bottom.  I also cut off about an inch of the rubber body to make it smaller.

I'm having trouble visualizing this.  Do you mean pink jig heads with rubber tails?  Any pictures of your completed lure, along with the bend in the hook to avoid snagging?

[arimaBOATER]

Out with the boat (also seen 3 other boats out fishing by Steveston Island) in the afternoon & at times it was"interesting"...the tide was pushing up against a good out flow (rains we had) plus there was a very strong NW wind adding to some swells/standing waves/whitecaps/ ..... then after the tide stopped advancing...the river settled alot . But with this steady wind still blowing we got into 5- 5.5 fters...some were possibly 6 fters ..........on the south side of the river. When your boat's bow has water at the top...& wind shield totally wet from spray.....ya know your in some rough water. INTERESTING & God is my witness... as I cut through the waves at a 45 degree angle as I was aiming for the enterence of the Steveston Harbour LITERALLY seen schools of fish in the big waves !!!! Seen at least 6-8 fish(in the schools) ...looked like pinks to me. Then as our boat got half way across the river...it totally calmed down. Then I seen a guy who goes by Canuck Sea Hunter an owner of a 15ft Arima. Aprox 4 people on the boat & he says he was out at Sandheads ...according to him it was not rough out there !!!!! Man...with that wind ya would of thought it would of been crazy at the mouth...etc.... Two boaters told me they got 1 each.  2X alittle line pulled out from the reel 2-3in ... so possibly I got a hit??? The fish definately were in those high waves across the river from Steveston BUT there is NO WAY I'm fishing with my stern facing those SUCKERS. (waves) Did see about 6 fish jump in this wind water today. (wife was a little "scared" in the boat today...) It's only 15ft 11in. but 7.6 wide.....maybe Canuck Sea Hunter stayed nexted to the north jetty so the NW waves would of hit the jetty on the north side of it. (if he would of went past the lighthouse he would of been in open water & the waves must of been monsters.)

[cutthroat22]

I'm having trouble visualizing this.  Do you mean pink jig heads with rubber tails?  Any pictures of your completed lure, along with the bend in the hook to avoid snagging?

What I mean is to take a pair of pliers and bend the hook inwards rather then the point being able to snag things.  I started doing this on the Stave River to avoid snagging rotten salmon.

And yes I mean the pink jig heads with rubber tails.  Some people like to tie them with marabou but I find the rubber tails work fine and are cheap and less work involved.

I do not have a picture as I'm at work now but maybe that clears it up a bit?

[Nibbles]

I have to try the jig thing and does Rodney still have his special spoons for sale?  I checked a few shops and they are out of pink buzz bombs.

[Easywater]

What do you guys think of using the pink Kokanee Killer Echip lure for catching pinks?  It has 2 single hooks on it.  According to the regulations for Area 29 tidal portion of the Fraser River, "A person may angle in the tidal portion of the Fraser River with two hooks, ... attached to a fishing line" so I'd like to try it out.

http://www.protroll.com/products/kokanee-killers/

Pretty sure they are not allowed.

The only exception to the single hook regulation is a bar rig.