Pink Salmon Run?

Post by **Mitch24** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:44 pm

Which river can I target during the Pink Salmon run that isn't to far from here. I know you have to put in a couple hours on the road, but I thought they weren't to far. Or do you have to go all the way out to Sault Ste Marie?

Post by **Rybren** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:16 pm

I could be wrong, but I think that the pinks are only in Superior, Michigan, and Huron.

Post by **Salar** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:36 pm

You're not going to find pinks around here. I believe the closest river that holds pinks would be the Mississagi River at Blind River. It's about 650km from Ottawa. If you're looking for other types of Salmon then check out the Salmon River in Pulaski, NY.

Post by **Pints** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:20 am

Here is a few links to some Fish-Hawk reports:

http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewt ... ight=pinks

http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewt ... ight=pinks

http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewt ... ight=pinks

http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewt ... ight=pinks

http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewt ... ight=pinks

http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewt ... ight=pinks

Post by **FishingIsHealing** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:22 am

Yah your gonna have to drive about......12 hours to find those.......thats just my guess......

You could drive to Gaspe inalmost that much time and get sea-run brook trout galore.......

My dad fishes a place and catches tons of them every year........you can catch like 30 a day easily.......

But this is in the real wilderness.....mountains and stuff.....

Mitch why are you trying to find Pink Salmon anyways? Whats wrong with normal salmon? haha...

You can fish the Ganaraska for Salmon and Steelhead etc.......it's only like 3hours away.......

Or you can fish the Nottawasaga or many other rivers for salmon......

Black River in upstate NY is very close........Pink salmon are pretty weird lookin though.......funny humpbacked fish......haha....

Anyways, Take care!

===Tom===

Post by **Salar** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:13 pm

FishingIsHealing wrote:Mitch why are you trying to find Pink Salmon anyways? Whats wrong with normal salmon? haha...

Pinks are usually in greater numbers, easier to catch, and you can use lighter tackle (5wt or 6wt fly rod). As a bonus you have a chance at hooking into a chinook.

Post by **Mitch24** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:13 pm

Salar wrote:
FishingIsHealing wrote:Mitch why are you trying to find Pink Salmon anyways? Whats wrong with normal salmon? haha...
Pinks are usually in greater numbers, easier to catch, and you can use lighter tackle (5wt or 6wt fly rod). As a bonus you have a chance at hooking into a chinook.

Precisely.

Post by **Mitch24** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:13 pm

Salar wrote:
FishingIsHealing wrote:Mitch why are you trying to find Pink Salmon anyways? Whats wrong with normal salmon? haha...
Pinks are usually in greater numbers, easier to catch, and you can use lighter tackle (5wt or 6wt fly rod). As a bonus you have a chance at hooking into a chinook.

Precisely.

Post by **Mitch24** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:13 pm

Salar wrote:
FishingIsHealing wrote:Mitch why are you trying to find Pink Salmon anyways? Whats wrong with normal salmon? haha...
Pinks are usually in greater numbers, easier to catch, and you can use lighter tackle (5wt or 6wt fly rod). As a bonus you have a chance at hooking into a chinook.

Precisely.

Post by **Rybren** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:39 pm

Boy, I guess you really mean it!

Post by **Mitch24** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:53 pm

Haha, oops for some reason it posted 3 times

Post by **FishingIsHealing** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:06 pm

lmao...........funny

Post by **SALMON** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:15 pm

Pink salmon run strongest on the odd number years. I left Ottawa a few years ago to fish pinks out side of Blind River and it took 6-6 1/2 hrs to get there by following #17. Pinks run every year up there so this year you might only end up with a million spawners instead of 5 million. Most streams will get a run from Espanola to the Sault. The St. Marys river in the Sault is well known for fly fishing pinks. If you have two drivers its not a bad trip at all. We usually leave at midnight to arrive for sunup. Lots of motels with good off season rates in the area. I will be up there early this year so I can report back on whether or not the run has started. With changes at work looks like I will be up there Sept.6th to 9th. Normally I would go between the 15th and 25th.

Post by **CLofchik** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:04 pm

What's the name of the motel just across the road from your favourite pool?

With the pier King fishing so off this year I might make a biker/fishing weekend out of it and go for pinks, only ever caught one out of Hamilton Bay, the only place I think they ever really tried to stock them in Lake O.

Post by **Tip-up** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:02 am

Anyone up for this in the next few weeks?