When do the pinks come back?

[Heavyc]

I prepare myself for mockery and shame for asking this but I gotta.

Last year I enjoyed fishing for the pinks at first light at the Campbell River pier. It was great, even days when I worked would go down with my trout rod and (sometimes) limit out before 7am. I totally didn't make any notes about when it happened so i don't know when to return. I was going to go ask down at tyee marine, but then I figured the collective knowledge of the forum trumps them.

I brace for the mockery about purposely fishing for (stinky) pinks.

 

[Charter Tofino]

August the main push of fish will come through. No shame in fishing pinks. I have as much fun taking them off the beach as i do fishing for springs in a boat alot of the time.

 

[TenMile]

One of my best fishing days was at the estuary of the Oyster River with my #6wt fly rod. I lived in Alberta at the time and the largest fish I'd ever caught on it was a 4Lb Bow River rainbow. Used a pretty basic pink bucktail fly and hooked into 2 pinks about 6 & 8 lbs and a small coho while a crowd from the trailer park watched. What a blast! Feels like you've got a monster with a small light setup like that!

 

[springnut]

The river is open july 15th for retention. I enjoy the pink fishery my self and its a great way to feed my dog on the cheap.

 

[Ding Dong!]

Pinks are already showing on many local upper island beaches. This year will be gigantic on both sides of the island.

Ding Dong!