Trolling for pinks

[Red Monster]

When are the pinks likely to start showing up off the South Arm of Fraser or when is the peak?

 

[High Time]

They will start to show around the middle of August but the peak is the first two weeks of Sept.

 

[Discus]

I wanted to fish for spring but pink always take the baits or spoons or hootchies . The bait are so expensive, the pink are robbing on the bait!

 

[Big_Shank]

I wanted to fish for spring but pink always take the baits or spoons or hootchies . The bait are so expensive, the pink are robbing on the bait!

Thing about fishing is that bait size matters. If you want to target big fish, use big bait. Big fish can and will take any sized bait, but a small fish are not always able to grab a larger sized bait... Use a 5-6" spoon with some pro-cure or similar scent on it and fish deeper, like 50-75' deep near shelves or structure on the bottom where the big springs hide waiting to ambush the bait as it comes past.

 

[capt. crunch]

Deeper 50-75 haha. I guess that's relative to where you fish. Deeper here is 200+.

 

[Big_Shank]

Deeper 50-75 haha. I guess that's relative to where you fish. Deeper here is 200+.

When I'm targeting pink I run one 3"spoon at 25-30 feet deep, and one hoochie or small squirt at 40-50' at the deepest. My biggest springs were always caught at 75-100' on big bait. Different methods for different fish.