Top 10 Pink Salmon Flies

by Zach Copland · June 8, 2017

Top 10 Pink Salmon Flies

Fly fishing for Pink Salmon

Hey everyone!

I hope you are all having a good week and getting ready for some weekend adventures!

As some of you may know, 2017 is a Pink Salmon year for us here on the lower half of the west coast of BC. You have seen us tying up the odd pattern here and there getting ready for this fishery. We are all super excited to say the least!

Pink Salmon, or ‘Humpies’, are the smallest of the salmon species (averaging 5-8 pounds) and are a great introductory species for learning how to fight salmon on the fly. Pinks usually start showing up in our rivers around the 3rd week in July and run until the first week of September. They take willingly to almost anything pink and they will even take dries! A 9 to 9-1/2 foot 6-8 weight rod are our weapons of choice. The lighter tackle will allow you to get a lot of play out of these scrappy fish. Using a full floating line with a 10-15 foot type 3 sinking tip will help you to get into the zone.

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If you are interested in purchasing any of our Pink Salmon flies, please place an order with us via email to pros@fridaynightflies.com

Don’t forget to book a tour with Pemberton Fish Finder and experience an unforgettable fly fishing trip for Pink Salmon in Squamish, BC. Book today call toll free 1(877)9058121 or email info@pembertonfishfinder.com . We look forward to fly fishing with you.

Click on the fly patterns below to take you to our tutorials for our Top 10 Pink Salmon patterns, complete with material lists and instructional fly tying videos. Enjoy!