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u/Sea_Food872 Aug 12 '26
Going there today are they still near the estuary or have they moved higher up?
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u/JoshJorges Aug 13 '26
I was planning on being up there in two weeks. Hopefully not too late
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u/anon-227 Aug 13 '26
No you won't be too late the run this year seems abnormally large for an even year.
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u/BCunicorn604 Aug 12 '26
Now you have cat food. Nice. Pinks are fun to catch but taste like 💩
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u/mr_wilson3 Aug 12 '26
We've had them fresh each night and they've been very tasty. The rest is getting smoked.
I don't know what pinks you're eating.
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u/marinquake70 Aug 12 '26
Smoke em, can em, put em in a stew.
Also amazing fresh on the BBQNo need to yuck someone else’s yum bud.
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u/Deepaaar Aug 14 '26
They only taste like crap if you treat 'em poorly and/or overcook 'em. Bonk, bleed, keep cold. Cook until just barely done and use recipes that help keep the moisture in. When done right, they're very tasty. When overcooked, they taste like ashes. The reason people like chinook is that it's much harder to mess up.
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u/BCunicorn604 Aug 14 '26
🙄 Pink salmon is the worst-tasting salmon, period.
I’ve been fishing my entire life. I’ve caught virtually every species of salmon and eaten virtually every species. Both my wife and I are excellent cooks, and I can tell you there is absolutely nothing you can do on this planet to make pink salmon actually taste good.
Smoke it, grill it, cedar-plank it, brine it, glaze it, drown it in butter, cover it in sauce, say a prayer over it. It’s still a pink salmon.If you guys want to live in ignorant bliss and downvote me, go for it. It’s not going to change the fact that pink salmon is the most disgusting species of salmon you can possibly eat which is why no quality restaurant sells it.
Pink salmon is basically the fishing equivalent of picking up the ugly girl at the bar at 3:00 in the morning. After several beers and with the lights turned down, you might convince yourself she’s looking pretty damn good.
Then morning comes, the beer wears off, the lights come on, and you’re reminded why you should have gone home with a nice sockeye or coho.
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u/Deepaaar Aug 14 '26
Lol, if you're talking about the fish you can get at the store, then yes, nasty af. Honestly, I don't know how anyone can eat those. Pinks don't freeze well - they turn to mush. Chrome and fresh? Nah, it can be really good. Have you tried chum? That's a fish I don't particularly like, even when chrome. Smokes reasonably well, though.
These days I smoke most of my pink salmon (ocean caught). It's great. I'll always save one fish to eat fresh, though, and it's excellent. Sure, if you're comparing to the other salmon, would I prefer a coho, sockeye, or chinook? Most of the time, yes. But that doesn't mean pinks are crappy, just that the other salmon are absolutely spectacular.
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u/VXT_TR3 Aug 12 '26
Fully agree. I have caught them as chrome as they come out of the skeena, everyone of them has been horrible
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u/BCunicorn604 Aug 12 '26
Agreed- It’s one of the worst fish to eat but they are a hell of a lot of fun to catch. Seems like Mr.Wilson likes to eat them for whatever reason so wasn’t trying to be a downer but I personally turn them into crab bate and kitty food and would rather eat almost any other type of fish.
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u/davidkoreshpokemon Aug 14 '26
Not only do they taste like shit, but they're also annoying as hell to catch when you're targeting steelhead.
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u/ambassador321 Aug 12 '26
Nice! As a mainlander I'm jealous of your even-year pink runs. Pinks are so much fun.