Fly fishing for Pink Salmon at Point No Point

[@DerrickDeeds]

I’m the boy that caught the coho at around 20 minutes, thank you for including that clip it made my day!!!

[@timothybird7008]

I'm glad you saw it. And thanks for giving me permission to use the footage!

[@philipdennis-rh7uj]

Pink salmon are some of the best table fare, it's a delightful harvest of protein. They fight with abundance, and spirit. Thanks for the tips

[@carlmarch603]

Hi Tim. Carl here. Just stumbled across your channel! As you may have heard, I’m a full time caregiver for Susan, who’s unfortunately in her fourth year with Alzheimer’s. So, no time for fishing right now, but maybe sometime down the road. All the best to you and yours!

[@timothybird7008]

Hi Carl, I’m not in touch with old colleagues as much as I should be, so I didn’t know about this. So sorry to hear about Susan. Some things in life will always be more important than fishing. That said, I hope you get to wet a line again sometime. Wishing you and your family the best. Tim

[@deanbarrett8295]

Thanks again Tim…yes time does fly

[@danbolton3180]

Looks like tomorrow is a good day for casting practice on the strait..

[@rickroy3257]

Love the stories!

[@timothybird7008]

Thanks a lot!

[@livysdad27]

Hey Timothy! Was lovely to fish next to you this morning. Love your videos, you've opened up a lot more possibilities around flies and approach to the sound. Looking forward to seeing you visit South Sound eventually.

[@timothybird7008]

Thanks for the kind words. I've got my sights set on a few South Sound locations for the fall and winter.

[@calartian85]

Hi from across the way on Whidbey!

[@timothybird7008]

@@calartian85 How’s your coho season been over there?

[@Paulpoission]

Heading up next week to fish the Skagit!!!

[@markoutflytyingandfishinga1105]

Ha ha, I caught a couple flounder in that exact same spot a few years ago too. Pink Clouser.

[@timothybird7008]

Yeah, pink clouser. Those little buggers are more aggressive than you'd give them credit for!

[@markoutflytyingandfishinga1105]

They sure are! I've sure been enjoying your videos!@@timothybird7008

[@troyedwards1727]

Nice to meet you earlier this week Tim and thanks for all the tips! Dropped you a message on FB about when they showed up again. Hope to run into you again.

[@timothybird7008]

Thanks Troy, I really enjoyed the morning. Good luck on the Stilly.

[@djpeel10]

Thanks for the video and I especially like the anecdotes from the UK. I grew up in England and my parents ran a small hotel and I well remember making up salmon sandwiches for the guests for Sunday afternoon tea. I don't think I realized that pink salmon was looked down at that point. It makes a pretty good sandwich on thin granary bread combined with some cucumber ones. I liked the Jacob's cracker story, I hadn't heard of that one but I remember talk of making ham sandwiches making sure the ham was at the edges and not to worry about the center as much but this was for school parties who were probably paying 50 pound a week per person full board. Shows how long ago that was. Looks like a great place to go and I'll try and make it there at some point. Looks better than my usual Dash point pink salmon locale. Thanks again

[@timothybird7008]

Your story made me chuckle. Those were the days, eh?

[@glenjo0]

Nice video! Sorry I missed you - I've been fly fishing there for close to thirty years.

[@timothybird7008]

I've been fishing there for about 30 years too. Most of my time was spent chucking buzz bombs though! My favorite spot was always right in front of the Keeper's Quarters. I only switched to fishing the fly there in the last few years. Much more of a challenge.

[@cjcout99]

Nice fish Timothy. Finally caught my first salmon last weekend on an E. Olympic river. Was surprised to catch a salmon but they were up there and very freshly in. We were up for trout but got into the pinks. Still need to meet up again sometime. I do have a spot I would like to take you sometime. A very interesting spot but unknown. It's mainly a SR area.

[@timothybird7008]

That sounds very interesting. We should try for a meet-up.

[@springteen3743]

You should not let the fish eyes and skin touch the sand if you not planning keeping the fish, just gently wet your hands and hold the fish unhook it and let him go. 😉

[@Beardedfurflinger]

Dear sir,stumbled on your tying videos & watched a few more awesome job,looks like a blast,on the clouser minnow if their to heavy have you ever looked into the colored bead chain eyes ? merely a thought is all tight lines 🤙

[@olympiawashdrummer]

I'm right on Budd Inlet. When does this bite taper off? End of September ? That's some clear water up there😮

[@timothybird7008]

The pink salmon gradually leave the salt through about mid-September, so now most of them will be in the rivers.

[@gsflycaddis]

Nice video. Is early September too late to fish at the beach in Puget Sound? Thanks for sharing.

[@timothybird7008]

Not too late at all! It just starts to change. The pink salmon will still be around, but in fewer numbers as they start to head into the rivers, but the migratory coho will start to show up, fresh from the ocean. Also, on many beaches, this will be a good time to look for sea-runncutthroat trout. So there’s a lot to fish for.

[@gsflycaddis]

​@@timothybird7008Awesome, thanks for the tips.

[@Avicados]

Timothy I love your videos, especially since I live 1.5 hours south and vicariously live through your fishing. Do you have a means of messaging somehow? It looks like KZbin got rid of the private message feature, perhaps an email? I can delete this comment to keep it hidden. Thank you! Love what you are doing.

[@timothybird7008]

If you’re on Facebook, send me a friend request (Timothy Andrew Bird). We can communicate via messenger

[@dowmer3093]

Thanks for the video Tim and thanks for the info on gear. I was fishing Whidbey Island last week and there was fish to by had as well. Question, I felt that when I was fishing I was too deep. What type of outbound short do you use? What sink rate type? I’m considering going to a floating line with 6 foot leader and weighted clouser since the beaches are shallow and the fish seem to be shallow as well. Thoughts?

[@timothybird7008]

I use two types of Outbound Short line, depending on the depth. My favorite is the F/H/I (float/hover intermediate), which Rio says is for fishing 2-3ft deep; I also use the full intermediate (as in this video), which is supposed to fish 3-5ft deep. I think that these suggested depths are only a rough guide. If you are fishing a Clouser-style fly with heavy eyes, on a long leader, you'll actually be fishing deeper than this. I think your plan sounds like a good one; my only suggestion would be to increase the leader length to 9 ft. If you experiment with letting the fly sink for various times before starting your retrieve, I'll bet you'll quickly find a depth that the pinks will hit. Good luck!

[@fishingwithfoxxxy1371]

Would a full t3 sinking line be good ther

[@timothybird7008]

It's worth a try. Maybe with an unweighted fly - anything with pink in it.

[@salmon4ever]

As a fly fisherman, people are mostly at these super populated spots to keep fish and feed their family... maybe next time ask someone if they want your fish ? It's a good way to keep things chill at the combat zones and you won't get the stink eye from locals! Let's all share and love salmon together and keep the cycle going !!!!

[@timothybird7008]

I'm totally with your sentiment of let's all share and love salmon together! However, I wouldn't class PNP as a combat zone by any stretch; more like good clean family fun. I've been fishing there for 30+ years and it's always friendly if you're a good citizen. There are reasons why I don't want to give those fish away: firstly, most everyone around me was happily catching their own fish. Secondly, WDFW officers are on the beach on a daily basis and keeping everyone's possession and retention limits straight can be a minefield when fish are changing hands. Thirdly, I don't want to have to give up my fishing early because I've killed fish that nobody wants (most of those present were hoping for a 'keeper' hatchery coho anyway) - and running up and down the beach with a live fish that nobody wants is not good for the fish.