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How many Fraser River pink salmon have you kept in 2011?

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Author Topic: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.  (Read 293379 times)

Dennis.t

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Re: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.
« Reply #390 on: September 08, 2011, 09:23:36 PM »

I did very well on Pinks today! Almost a fish on every cast. Released them all  as I dont consider river caught Pinks as good table fare. Fun to catch and good fighters. ;D
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Re: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.
« Reply #391 on: September 08, 2011, 09:56:54 PM »

dead slow in Richmond compared to yesterday ???
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Re: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.
« Reply #392 on: September 08, 2011, 09:59:12 PM »

I see your point in theory, but the other day I saw a bunch of guys with Canadian tire outfits and drags set to the moon all limit out within a couple of hours. Not a single fish they lost, and they didnt give the fish an inch.

And on the same subject I lost barely any fish in the mouth of the Squamish - well over a 0.9 average - and in the Fraser I am under 0.25. Different runs have different mouths?!?

To play devils advocate, last weekend I saw a fella get a bite just as I was getting in the car. So I stopped to watch the action (Not much for me that day) and within 3 seconds I called it, that his drag was WAY to high. The fish could not get a run if he wanted, and the guy would reel in, and then let it swim side to side a bit. But drag was full on and rod was as bent as I could imagine it getting. He got it in within about 6-7 feet of shore, and the fish tried once more and snapped his line clean between the rod and fish. Godspeed little fishie!
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Re: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.
« Reply #393 on: September 08, 2011, 10:00:30 PM »

dead slow in Richmond compared to yesterday ???

Didn't see any fish jumping around 4:30pm or so.
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Re: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.
« Reply #394 on: September 08, 2011, 10:00:45 PM »

dead slow in Richmond compared to yesterday ???

Yep, it was a write-off today for sure... It's fishing after all. ;D

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Re: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.
« Reply #395 on: September 08, 2011, 10:20:03 PM »

Seiners must be cleaning up. Looks like it should be good on the weekend for us Richmond folks
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Re: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.
« Reply #396 on: September 08, 2011, 10:36:41 PM »

Got sunk today, will try again tmr.
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Re: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.
« Reply #397 on: September 08, 2011, 11:00:15 PM »

Got sunk today, will try again tmr.

I hope you dried off.

Evening fishing in Richmond was tough for sure.
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Re: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.
« Reply #398 on: September 08, 2011, 11:02:25 PM »

Out today for an hour, was into 6, only landed one large male around 8-10lbs
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Re: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.
« Reply #399 on: September 08, 2011, 11:33:29 PM »

Yep, it was a write-off today for sure... It's fishing after all. ;D

All the fish came to surrey! lol
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Re: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.
« Reply #400 on: September 09, 2011, 12:09:07 AM »

Seiners must be cleaning up. Looks like it should be good on the weekend for us Richmond folks

Commercial opening til 2100 hrs. Friday. Going to be slow again tomorrow.
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Re: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.
« Reply #402 on: September 09, 2011, 07:32:07 AM »

Ahh - that explains the sporatic waves of pinks last night.  Still had a good time - between three of us - hooked 9 landed 6 - all had lice.  Only one male in the bunch.  Sunday looks good!
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Re: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.
« Reply #403 on: September 09, 2011, 11:12:54 AM »

Commercial opening til 2100 hrs. Friday. Going to be slow again tomorrow.

Will that make a great effect on the fishing today? is it just worth waiting for tmr?
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Re: Fishing pinks on the fraser this year.
« Reply #404 on: September 09, 2011, 11:38:28 AM »

I know I am not going out today. The result of the commercial scooping from Wednesday to today is pretty obvious. Fishing was ridiculously hot on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday it was good for a short while. Yesterday was completely dead.