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[milo]

Usually, they are in the 3-5 pound range, but this guy was 26.5" inches; pretty damn close to the double digits in pounds.
For reference purposes, the marble board on the pic is exactly two feet long.



And a chromer to boot! It's my biggest so far. What's your biggest pink (confirmed size)?

[Dave]

Nice fish Milo, and happy to see you back!  Over the years I've seen a ton of these fish but none that big, in that condition. Pinks are probably the salmon of the future and definitely, that's a slab

[rjs]

Pinks are probably the salmon of the future and definitely, that's a slab

Dave.... what do u mean by that ? u mean the will live with those atlantics in those pens ?

[NiceFish]

I did a chromer about that size from that run in 2011..... don't run into them all that often but quite a battle on the light set ups i tend to use when doing this fishery

[bunnta]

that fish would be easily double digit if it was in its spawning stage lol. i managed to hook a big "river" fresh humpy....and god it was one heavy sucker that took me to my backing on the fly.

[dereke]

Milo that's a brute! Largest I got was about 7lbs at furry creek late in 2009. Chromed to boot and delicious on the BBQ that night!

[FlyFishin Magician]

Yep!  The 2009 season at Furry Creek was a good one indeed!  We drove by there yesterday morning and it was packed like I've never seen it before!

That is a big fish Milo.  Nice and chrome - is that going to be a BBQ or smoker fish?  I've got a fresh one for the BBQ tonight!   

[milo]

That is a big fish Milo.  Nice and chrome - is that going to be a BBQ or smoker fish?

Both. This fish is more than twice the size of the average pink, so it won't fit in my Little Chief along with his other three average-sized brethren. Therefore, I will bbq one fillet and smoke the other.

Fresh pink salmon...mmmm. 

[typhoon]

That's a brute, Milo! Well done.
I weighed a pink many years ago over 10lbs in the upper Vedder, but it was definitely not table fare.

[HOOK]

I've gotten monster ones in the Harrison way back years ago. ones with huge humps but still bullet chrome 

ugliest pink I ever got was in the Harrison, chrome but with a hump bigger than its body was deep !

[BentRodsGuiding]

I am pretty sure I picked up the world record dead pink and used it for sturgeon bait. I am guessing 15 pounds, it was enormous.

[RalphH]

I took one that size in 2011. Lost one some years back that must have been over 10. I thought it was a spring till I saw the thing.

[bigblue]

Nice fish Milo!
One I landed last season on the Squamish was huge slab of a fish.
It measured at 27" and very thick, so I estimated it at least 10lbs.
I didn't get a chance to weight it as it was released.

[mastercaster]

The Fraser pinks are the largest on the southern coast and over the last couple of decades have seen some males with humps so developed they were almost as wide as they were long....many of them were likely in the 9-10 lb. range.  They used those humps to good use, too, by turning broadside into the current.  Put our 6 wt. fly rods to the test!  You would have to figure that any fish that need to get well into the Thompson R. would have to store as much fat as they could so that gives them a little extra weight.

Never took any pics, though.....not the prettiest of the salmon once you get them above the Agassiz Bridge~

[rjs]

dave still hasn't explained how these fish our are future !!!