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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: THE_ROE_SLINGER on June 12, 2005, 01:03:02 PM

Title: Squamish
Post by: THE_ROE_SLINGER on June 12, 2005, 01:03:02 PM

Hey guys i heared rumors of the squamish being closed for pinks this year...Does anybody no. Also how big is the run supposed to be this year.

Title: Re: Squamish
Post by: Fish Assassin on June 12, 2005, 01:05:51 PM

Whether it will be closed will depend on the returns. Two years ago the heavy rains washed out alot of the redds during the spawning season.

Title: Re: Squamish
Post by: bkk on June 12, 2005, 08:44:49 PM

The Squamish will be closed this year for pinks. If the run size merrits it, then it will be opened. The run was hammered in the 2003 fall flood and DFO is taking a precautionary approch to see what shape the return is. The brood was large but it is not suspected to be very strong this year. There is no estimate of returning run size but a fry downstream program run on the Cheakamus in the spring of 2004 was not encouraging. Everyone is taking a wait and see attitude. Hope this helps.

Title: Re: Squamish
Post by: THE_ROE_SLINGER on June 12, 2005, 09:48:18 PM

thanks

Title: Re: Squamish
Post by: dennisK on June 13, 2005, 07:11:26 AM

why would anyone eat pinks - they are yucky  :o

so it's catch and release then....

Title: Re: Squamish
Post by: bbronswyk2000 on June 13, 2005, 09:38:22 AM

I love smoking pinks they are far from yucky.

Title: Re: Squamish
Post by: THE_ROE_SLINGER on June 13, 2005, 11:34:57 AM

ARE YOU CRAZY DENNISK PINKS ARE JUST AS GOOD AS RED SPRINGS. I LOVE BBQ THEM . ALSO THEY ARE GREAT SMOKED. PINKS ARE REALLY GOOD ;D ;)

Title: Re: Squamish
Post by: Fish Assassin on June 13, 2005, 12:17:07 PM

Pinks are quite good when they are fresh.

Title: Re: Squamish
Post by: Rodney on June 13, 2005, 03:06:25 PM

We enjoy eating the pinks that are caught in estuary Fraser. Although they are not as good as coho or red spring, they are not awful... I can think of a dozen other fish that are worse than pinks.

Title: Re: Squamish
Post by: johnny on June 13, 2005, 03:18:48 PM

Chrome bright pinks caught and cooked on the same day are just fine. We are so spoiled here that I rarely ever kill one, but if I get a chrome enough female I sometimes take it and cure the roe.

Title: Re: Squamish
Post by: fishingbuddha on June 13, 2005, 11:01:42 PM

 :)spent many years working in the charlottes, river inlet, west coast of van island, fraser river etc.  never ate pinks until a couple of years ago when we took a few silver ones to a local restaurant and they cooked us up some pink salmon fish n chips (fresh).
i was very impressed.   

my favourite is still fraser river sockeye slightly salted and dried and cooked on the bbq, and queen charlotte spring salmon that is not white but not red (pink meat). i would have to say nothing beats these two fish.

fishing buddha

Title: Re: Squamish
Post by: BwiBwi on June 14, 2005, 01:33:01 AM

Pinks is actually not bad when compared to chum. Oh and pink sashimi is good. (but nothing tops sockeye) :D

Title: Re: Squamish
Post by: fishingbuddha on June 16, 2005, 12:45:52 AM

actually, i think chum salmon is one of the most under rated of all the salmon. i think it falls under sockeye and springs for next best tasting fish.  its all in how you prepare it. salted/baked chum or pickled chum salmon, hard smoked chum and chum ground up into a japanese fish cake are just a few ways to eat this salmon. it would also have to be a chum that wasn't caught in the vedder but rather in the mouth of the fraser or ocean.  never really been a big coho salmon fan. i just like catching this species.