Chris Johnson
Steelhead
Pick a larger male from the salt if you can, and clean/ice it asap.
Pink Year
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Bleeding them helps a ton, too. Whack/stab brain, slash gills, gut asap, and put on ice. I pack the body cavity, but that may be overkill. It also is often overlooked but in some ways pinks smoke really well (better than chinook, imho) because they are so lean.
Females are good, too, but then I love eating roe. So tasty!
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Lots of pinks crossing from eastside MA 9 to east side MA 10 this morning.
EDIT: Two of which are headed for the smoker.
EDIT: Two of which are headed for the smoker.
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And a 142 whitefish. Haha!
Question for you...Does this mean they took 24 wild (not clipped) fish to the Reiter Hatchery so they have wild stock for breeding a better hatchery plant? And if so, how many years have they been doing this? And are those "wild" hatchery fish then clipped or not? You see where I'm going with this... I assume this is part of the ESA recovery, but I haven't read up on it lately. I should probably do that before I start assuming a bunch of stuff. Haha!
Thanks,
Stacy
They’re in and one open space is available. 
SF
SF
dibs.
I can only imagine the gems one would see and hear standing in that mess
And you’re likely to end up with free body jewelry, too.
I'll take that spot.
This is the type of spot where you just sit back in a lawn chair, grab a beer, and see the lengths people will go just to catch a humpy
Don’t Be Grumpy, Catch a Humpy
In a crowd quite loud, by the beach I stand,
Fishing for pinks, rod in my hand.
Amidst the chaos, I cast with delight,
We jostle, and tussle, and some start to fight.
I cast again and again, then I hear a scream,
Someone's hooked a kid, or so it would seem.
Wafts of vape mix with cheap cologne smells
As I patiently hunt for pinks in the swells.
Finally a strike, the line comes tight!
I strip set and hook, the person on my right.
Hand over hand, I strip ‘em in fast,
Oh what a day, I’m having a blast!
A male, I think, from his nose and his hunch,
Already pink though it’s barely past lunch.
As I ready my net he gives a big shake,
Ditches my fly, and leaves in a wake.
I’m not dismayed, for right down the beach,
Is a rather large hen, well within reach.
I cast to her quickly, and dance the fly in,
But it’s met with refusal, she’s keyed in on gin.
The crowd starts to thin, hookups become fewer,
Soon I’m alone on what looks like a sewer.
Wrappers and cans, and bottles that clink,
Are all that remain, from that swarm of pink.
I go six for seven, what a great day!
I’m grateful to @Stonedfish for showing the way.
Four bucks, two hens, but all were unclipped,
So I’ll go home with nothing but smiles from this trip.
In a crowd quite loud, by the beach I stand,
Fishing for pinks, rod in my hand.
Amidst the chaos, I cast with delight,
We jostle, and tussle, and some start to fight.
I cast again and again, then I hear a scream,
Someone's hooked a kid, or so it would seem.
Wafts of vape mix with cheap cologne smells
As I patiently hunt for pinks in the swells.
Finally a strike, the line comes tight!
I strip set and hook, the person on my right.
Hand over hand, I strip ‘em in fast,
Oh what a day, I’m having a blast!
A male, I think, from his nose and his hunch,
Already pink though it’s barely past lunch.
As I ready my net he gives a big shake,
Ditches my fly, and leaves in a wake.
I’m not dismayed, for right down the beach,
Is a rather large hen, well within reach.
I cast to her quickly, and dance the fly in,
But it’s met with refusal, she’s keyed in on gin.
The crowd starts to thin, hookups become fewer,
Soon I’m alone on what looks like a sewer.
Wrappers and cans, and bottles that clink,
Are all that remain, from that swarm of pink.
I go six for seven, what a great day!
I’m grateful to @Stonedfish for showing the way.
Four bucks, two hens, but all were unclipped,
So I’ll go home with nothing but smiles from this trip.
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67 VW Beetle
Smolt
Beautiful.
Thanks Curt! I need to read more about the brood program. I think I get the basic idea, but could also learn more.
wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
Nominate this for the sites literary post of the year based on originality and its being evocative.
Thanks for the mention @Jake
I did break my multi odd year streak today of trying not to catch any pinks.
SF
