The Picnic Point Pinkout MBF

I'm not opposed to doing the Pacific Beach thing a bit earlier and the pink salmon at the end of August.  Actually, for me the earlier everything is the better.

How about Oregon Rockfish Classic on Aug 15-16th and the Picnic Point Pinkout September 5th? That'll put them both in primetime and a two week gap in between.

Do the salt one day and drift the lower snoho for river pinks the next.  Heck, given another day we can do a city run and fish the schooling pinks on the fly in the lower duwamish.  Three different style ... thrice the fun!!!

If you did half the things you talked about you'd be a very tired man.

Z

Would love to find a campground on the lower snoho that we can base out of.  Do the salt one day and drift the lower snoho for river pinks the next.  Heck, given another day we can do a city run and fish the schooling pinks on the fly in the lower duwamish.  Three different style ... thrice the fun!!!

-Allen

Kayak Point has camping. Here's Snoho County's Parks site- http://www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/Departments/Parks/Park_Information/Facilities/

Do the salt one day and drift the lower snoho for river pinks the next.  Heck, given another day we can do a city run and fish the schooling pinks on the fly in the lower duwamish.  Three different style ... thrice the fun!!!

If you did half the things you talked about you'd be a very tired man.

Z

Hah!  I'm already a very tired man these days, which is probably why I don't get to doing half the things that run through my head.

-Allen

sometimes you can run into some annoying wind in the middle of August due to the day heating of the valley.  September worked out well last year and the more moderate valley temps in the middle to end of september keeps the late morning blow to a minimum.  I am cool with whatever the group decides..

The camping thing at kayak point sounds like fun.  We had better settle on a date  to allow max time for advance reservations.

still nothing set firmly yet?

Hold tight fellas. Pow wow in session.

Z

In case anyone comes across this post without seeing the official sticky post that sets the date, here it is..

http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,3190.0.html

hey everyone -

i would really love to attend this event and i'm wondering what specific items will i need to bring to be successful -do i need an anchor/an anchor system a drift sock - what specific techniques will be used to catch fish/where in the water column will the fish be - any information you can share with someone who feels totally stupid - will be greatly appreciated -

thanks so much,

anthony

Slow trolling is the name of the game.  30-70' down.

4-6 ounce crescent sinker.  #0 white herring dodger.  Pink hootchie.

-Allen

hey everyone -
i would really love to attend this event and i'm wondering what specific items will i need to bring to be successful -do i need an anchor/an anchor system a drift sock - what specific techniques will be used to catch fish/where in the water column will the fish be - any information you can share with someone who feels totally stupid - will be greatly appreciated -
thanks so much,
anthony

Hey Antpo, don't feel stupid. We were all newbies at one time or another. Like Pole said, pink salmon fishing is a simply geared game.

Z

Here's the Salmon University pink salmon tutorial..
http://www.salmonuniversity.com/ol_humpy_pink_fishing.html

thanks folks - i really appreciate the help...i'm wondering if i can forgo the trolling for jigging only - this sounds like way more fun and a bit more simple

thanks folks - i really appreciate the help...i'm wondering if i can forgo the trolling for jigging only - this sounds like way more fun and a bit more simple

Sure.  Small pink buzz bomb.

-Allen

sweet!  so how far from shore are these creatures and if your not trolling are folks using drift socks or anchors once a school is spotted?

thanks again!