About

WILL HERMENS

A life-long Oregonian, I grew up in the outdoors on the baseball field, the golf course, and on the water catching rainbow trout. My grandfather was in the Navy, and he loved taking me out on the water trout fishing or Dungeness crabbing on the North Oregon Coast.

My passion for fishing started from the first rainbow trout I caught from East Lake in Central Oregon. I am thankful for my grandparents and parents for getting me out of the house and into the outdoors to enjoy the beauty of the great Pacific Northwest.

I started my YouTube channel in 2019 to share the gift of the outdoors with others, share my 30+ years of trout fishing experience, and showcase the triumphs and the failures out in the field and on the water. I have never been about trophy fish or the "Big One," but sharing my journey, the successes and the failures as I explore new places, try to catch new species, experiment with new fishing gear and baits, and most of all have fun!

MY BOAT

I bought my first boat in 2021, a Smokercraft Excursion 166 from Stevens Marine in Tigard, Oregon. I always wanted a boat, and I found the right model to help me get out on the water for some trolling for trout, salmon, crabbing, and bass fishing with my electric trolling motor on the bow. I love taking the Suavecraft on new waters and hopefully not getting snagged on the first cast!

MY CHANNEL IS ABOUT

FISHING TIPS

NEW LOCATIONS

CATCHING FISH

MISSION

To bring attention to and to share the gift of the outdoors with everyone I can.

VALUES

I will do everything I can to preserve the beauty of nature and everything it has to offer.