Pink salmon, which are also called humpback salmon or humpies for short, are routinely observed in low numbers climbing fish ladders at dams on the Columbia River and, in rare occurrences ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Pink salmon, or “humpies,” are prolific in Alaska, but this year surprising numbers of them have been showing up attempting to spawn in Lake Erie’s rivers and streams.

SALMON FISHING — Western Washington anglers are starting to get pink fever for the big run of humpies that pours into coastal waters on odd-numbered years. Returns are expected to be huge ...

Male Pink salmon develop a pronounced hump when they migrate upstream to spawn and are often called “humpies”. (Courtesy photo) You might also come across a few weird jokes that include the ...

Pink salmon are sort of the meat loaf of Puget Sound ... The rule of thumb is to try to get your humpies as early in the season and as low in the river system as possible, to increase your chances ...

Pink salmon trying to spawn in Lake Erie tributaries is a display of true grit for the "humpies," which spawn by the millions in Alaskan waters. They were accidentally introduced into Lake ...

For people who don’t think recreational fishing is important to the economy, I have just one word — humpies. Pink salmon, otherwise known as humpies, are often prolific and usually not too ...

Also known as humpies or humpback salmon, these fish only return from the Pacific Ocean to spawn in odd-numbered years. And when their turn comes, the fish often arrive in big numbers. The ...

pink salmon or "humpies" as they're affectionately nicknamed because of the pronounced hump that develops on their backs return en masse every two years to the northern reaches of the ...

She said she’s never seen so many humpies dying before it’s naturally time for them to spawn out. There are multiple possible explanations for the salmon die-offs, but Jones says the main ...

An ulu knife from Urban Inuk. My first job was washing humpies, or pink salmon, fished by my dad, brother, and uncles. I’d wade knee-deep into the river to clean them, then deliver them to the ...