Alaska Pink Salmon: How to catch Alaska's under rated and long ignored sport fishing salmon
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Alaska Pink Salmon: How to catch Alaska's under rated and long ignored sport fishing salmon |
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The Alaska pink salmon or humpy is the most prolific of the salmon species in Alaska and the smallest in size usually averaging about 3-5 pounds, although the State of Alaska sport fishing record is nearly 13 pounds. In Alaska, the commercial catch of pink salmon far outweighs the catch of the other salmon species. The pink salmon normally matures in two years and on the Kenai they are at their peaks in even numbered years. These smaller cousins of the red salmon run in large schools and are fished heavily by commercial fishing boats. In July and august on even numbered years the Kenai River gets a huge run of the aggressive salmon as does Resurrection Creek near Hope. For a long time the pink salmon was looked down upon by Alaska sport fishermen as old rumors about their sport fishing quality and edibility were circulated. Both these rumors are false. It is definitely important to catch the pink salmon in their prime and they mature the fastest of all the Kenai salmon and offer the shortest sport fishing season on the Kenai. Once they enter the freshwater in mid July the Alaska fisherman has only about 3-4 weeks to get this aggressive salmon before their spawn. Alaska pink salmon are great fun fishing on light conventional tackle and by fly fishing because of their aggressive nature, and pink salmon are great eating either fresh or smoked and the delicate pink flesh is similar to trout. |
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How To catch the Pink salmon |
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Fishing the Kenai Peninsula for the Alaska pink Salmon |
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In the saltwater surrounding the Kenai Peninsula trolling for the Alaska pink salmon with herring baits, Pixee Spoons and Mepps works very well close to shore where the freshwater streams flow to the sea. Casting various spoons and spinners near the mouths of these same streams at high tide will produce limit catches. In the freshwater of the Kenai River you will find Alaska pink salmon will congregate in deep pools and channels where the current is not very swift.Use the same fishing techniques as fishing for Alaska silver salmon.Whether you are fishing with conventional tackle or fly fishing concentrate on the ares between the slack water and the faster current. Once the aggressive salmon hit the freshwater and when thay are the freshest they are very aggressive and will hit a variety of attractor lures as well as attractor flies |
