Saltwater Fishing for Pinks - light tackle suggestions

[easydoesit]

Looking to take some family members & newbies fishing for pinks this summer. I am looking for suggestions on light tackle to have a little more fun and avoid flashers and downriggers. Will be fishing Sandheads mostly. Your suggestions please!

 

[RiverBoy]

the smallest pink buzz bombs and zingers you can find . piles of fun

 

[ReelSlim]

I had some success with a small/medium pink APEX with just a banana weight 6 feet in front of it trolled as a center rod a few years ago.

 

[Marley]

I have been thinking of trying a small plug on a center rod just below the surface. Pick up some pinks or possibly coho.

 

[the force]

I was thinking about this today as well as the kids made sandwiches with some pinks we caught in 2023. I froze them head off guts out and the mother in law canned them last summer, surprising good… better then bought for sure.
Anyway I might just jump in here if okay, was about to ask if there are spots any better than others on the inside as wouldn’t mind having some fun with the kids and rounding out some limits this summer. We’ll be fishing out of Nanaimo and Sooke for a couple weeks in August. Caught some around beechy head in 2023 though just as incidentals.
Do we anticipate an August season off Sandheads or not likely until Sept 1?

 

[Doug]

At the last SFAB meeting, I noted that DFO is forecasting a record high pink salmon return for 2025.
Est 30,000,000+-.

Get the kids out fishing, there should be lots of action in Aug.

 

[Onchy]

Anyone have luck jigging them? Going to try taking the kiddos out with light spinners n pink flashy buzz bombs

 

[Dorman Point]

Anyone have luck jigging them? Going to try taking the kiddos out with light spinners n pink flashy buzz bombs

That’s what I do with the kids. We search for them by trolling unweighted small buzz bombs and spoons on light spinning rods. When we find them, stop and cast/jig. It’s great fun on light tackle.

 

[easydoesit]

Lots of good input. Thanks guys

 

[brutus]

6w fly rod,30ft of tungsten sink line a short 6ft leader and a pink flash fly, trolled slow

 

[PEETZcanada]

Casting and retrieving for pinks with small jigs, spinners and spoons can be an amazing way to share the day angling for pinks and other salmon on light rods and reels. Buzz Bomb Zzinger lures, Jig Geek hoochy jigs, SPITFIRE FISHING LURES spinners. The list goes on and on. In the two attached images, one ounce baitfish and one ounce squid that I make in a number of colors.

 

[the force]

That’s what I do with the kids. We search for them by trolling unweighted small buzz bombs and spoons on light spinning rods. When we find them, stop and cast/jig. It’s great fun on light tackle.

I’m often cursing them when trolling for springs but need to admit I’m quite excited to find a school and cast to them with the kids.

 

[wolf]

We’ll be fishing out of Nanaimo and Sooke for a couple weeks in August.

Get in touch with me closer to the date ill help ya out with sooke...

AS for fun with pinks i like to use those mini flashers with a squirt ... or a dummy flasher with a red small spoon or the apex all alone , 30 to 50 feet on rigger pop fish on with no flasher can be a lot of fun..

 

[the force]

Get in touch with me closer to the date ill help ya out with sooke...

AS for fun with pinks i like to use those mini flashers with a squirt ... or a dummy flasher with a red small spoon or the apex all alone , 30 to 50 feet on rigger pop fish on with no flasher can be a lot of fun..

Yeah awesome, appreciate the offer! We usually fish out of Cheanuh, got a few there in ‘23 though will see what this year brings.

Mini-fasher and dummy flashers are a good call, be a lot easier on young arms. Might bring a couple fly rods as well to troll full sink.

 

[brutus]

Yeah awesome, appreciate the offer! We usually fish out of Cheanuh, got a few there in ‘23 though will see what this year brings.

Mini-fasher and dummy flashers are a good call, be a lot easier on young arms. Might bring a couple fly rods as well to troll full sink.

Hard on kids, but for people that can cast heavy sink tips, deep 7 is what I use,if you find a school cast let it sink till almost vertical and retrieve with quick strips can be lots of fun, use to do it lots for humpys and coho offshore out of renfrew

 

[PEETZcanada]

Just playing around a bit today inbetween reels.

 

[PEETZcanada]

Last recipe for this thread. Time to go home, catch a bite and unwind.

 

[eroyd]

Just drag a casting spoon such as a Crocodile spoon behind the boat. Unweighted, no flasher needed if they are up shallow. At times killer on coho as well.