Pink Salmon
The pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) is the smallest of Pacific salmon, averaging three to five pounds. They travel more than 150 miles in the ocean from their natal river, but they rarely travel far upriver to spawn.
Pink salmon are also called "humpbacks" or "humpies" because spawning males develop a large hump on their backs. Pinks run up our rivers on the even numbered years. The Nushagak/Nuyakuk run which lasts from late July to mid August often exceeds one million fish! When the Pink salmon are in, these will literally wear out your arms with action. You can catch hundreds of Pink salmon fishing in Alaska right in front of the lodge.
