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[fic]

If anybody's still fishing this, don't forget the road closure this Saturday due to the Gran Fondo Race.

[coastangler]

Went with a friend this morning to fly fish Squamish pinks. Figured it will be less busy with the Fraser opening and also I was hoping I could get some validation that I could still catch pinks after 3 failed attempts this week in the South Arm 😅


Fished 3 popular spots - starting at the Mamquam bar then went upriver. Water clarity has gotten way better although it was still fairly dirty upstream of the confluence. MILLIONS of pinks. Many zombies but tons of fresh ones with sealice still on and willing to bite. Best day of the season for me by far. Good to see the Squamish pink fishery that I remembered and that has given me so much joy.

We both hooked north of 15 fish each and landed about 10 including a double header. With so much fish density, is super important to avoid foul hooking: If fly fishing, use the lightest tip you can get away with and circle hooks.


Mamquam bar early morning



The biggest of the day (or so I claimed)



Happy outing with a double header. Always fun to coordinate the picture 

[clarki]

Our priorities are different.

I would show my face and not give up my spot! 😀

[coastangler]

Our priorities are different.

I would show my face and not give up my spot! 😀

haha! I thought about covering my face or not - main reason was not the forum itself but image hosting platforms like imgur - I actually read this article two days ago and thought against it just in case I regret it in a few years from now https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/09/technology/google-facebook-facial-recognition.html

I think I've seen in this forum people posting pics with the spot completely obfuscated . Hey I get it, but also what a way to ruin a nice picture! The spots I went are mentioned pretty much on all PA reports for the last month so not too worried there

[Fish Assassin]

I know what you look like.

[fic]

How are the pinks doing in the Squamish compared to previous cycles when they allowed for retention?   Has it recovered to say 2015 levels?

[coastangler]

How are the pinks doing in the Squamish compared to previous cycles when they allowed for retention?   Has it recovered to say 2015 levels?

Will be good if anyone could shed light on this, in case this info is tracked in any way. As I mentioned in this thread before, I was at the Cheak the first week of October 2021 and there was such a vast amount of pinks spawning and milling everywhere in the river that made impossible to fish or scout for any other species

[Kever]

Sweet, thanks for the report.  Looks like I'll have another kick at the can on Saturday, maybe I'll bring my float fishing rod too in case fly fishing gets too snaggy.  Glad to hear they are in there in good numbers now.

[Kever]

It took a while to dial them in, but once I did it was good fishing.  They were hitting the fly on the strip, all fish caught were fresh with sea lice.  The run is still on!