Alaska pictures and comments
 

looks like a great trip. Pink Salmon. Their condition and fighting
quality diminishes rapidly as they approach spawning. Of course this is
true for all salmonids . The hump on that male tells me it's past it's
prime. Pinks are best caught off the beach or otherwise near the mouth of
their natal rivers. Some rivers (like the Fraser, Squamish and Harrison near
Vancouver Canada) offer good fishing for the 1st couple of days after a run
enters the river. I've had pinks take me well into the backing in such
conditions. They will jump a bit as well. Once they start to lose their
sheen and lay about waiting to spawn they are rather lethargic fighters.

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Some of my angling snaps:

http://gallery.fishbc.com/gallery/vi...bumName=RalphH