its nice when its like that, nice and peaceful

3 more days before the tidal pink season ends. Still quite a few fish moving through. As expected, not as crowded. Fishing still decent; at least a dozen caught.

Check how long cutthroat trout live, particularly the anadromous (sea run) variety. If not harvested by anglers or taken by various predators maximum lifespan is about 10 years tops. Most hatchery marked fish won't survive their first encounter with an angler once they reach the 30cm size limit.

https://pearsonecological.com/fish-l2-single/coastal-cutthroat-trout/

15 mill past mission with over 1 million harvested seaward. puts the run now over 16 million

September 14. 

Went to Haney docks thinking the rain should decrease the population down there.  Still quite a few hard core fishers.  Saw about 6 brought in.  Fish weren't showing themselves but obviously they were there.

Had some guests over so I prepared some of my freshly canned salmon.  Just salmon, mayo and mustard with some crackers.  Everyone seemed to enjoy that.  Felt good to have canned about four dozen jars and seeing people enjoy it.

After dinner I tried my usual place around Maple Ridge.  Didn't see any fish rise and no bites detected.  Left after an hour.

Still hopeful for the coming week.

Still some massive schools showing up at sandheads the past few nights

I had a couple days of memorable fishing but this was such a weird season, and my best spot was not accessible this season either. 

biggest part of this fishery for me is fishing in the travel zone, second biggest is go slow and be able to feel every touch
most years they can fool you by sheer numbers and you cant miss, but when its slow you need to dial it in, like Rodneys most recent live stream demonstrated, the bites can be very subtle and you have to be ready. I wish I had fast reflexes like Rodney
I found if you jig softly from a boat etc you can detect them mouthing it by letting the jig fall and when the line doesn't drop it just goes limp its a fish. 
I prefer a simple lead head jig with pink marabou and some added flash.

thanks, will have to add something similar to my arsenal next run!

sounds like you had some pretty good success this year. what kind of jig were you using? I was mostly using pink grubs and tazzies. I had some great days but overall challenging to hook these pinks this season compared to others.

I had a couple days of memorable fishing but this was such a weird season, and my best spot was not accessible this season either. 

biggest part of this fishery for me is fishing in the travel zone, second biggest is go slow and be able to feel every touch
most years they can fool you by sheer numbers and you cant miss, but when its slow you need to dial it in, like Rodneys most recent live stream demonstrated, the bites can be very subtle and you have to be ready. I wish I had fast reflexes like Rodney
I found if you jig softly from a boat etc you can detect them mouthing it by letting the jig fall and when the line doesn't drop it just goes limp its a fish. 
I prefer a simple lead head jig with pink marabou and some added flash. 

Yesterday around ridge meadows the morning incoming tide still had huge amounts of fish showing like crazy
however I managed only half of what I did the day before, not making double digits

today I tried a busy wharf and we saw nothing, one person had one on briefly. C'est la Vie

sounds like you had some pretty good success this year. what kind of jig were you using? I was mostly using pink grubs and tazzies. I had some great days but overall challenging to hook these pinks this season compared to others.

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