SALMON – Hermens Outdoors

SALMON FISHING

I am here for the takedowns! From the first time I went salmon fishing, I have never wanted to stop fishing for chinook, coho, pink, and sockeye salmon. Whether bank fishing from the sandy shores of the Columbia River to fishing in the Ocean, I love to hoot and holler every time the rod folds over with a salmon on the end. I live the motto “The tug is the drug.”

Follow along with my salmon fishing adventures across the Northwest and beyond.

Salmon Gear I Use:

Okuma 9′ 6″ Trolling Rods
Okuma Coldwater Line Counter Reels
PowerPro 50lb Braided Line

Yakima Bait Mag Lip Plugs
Yakima Bait SpinFish
Big Al’s Fish Flash
Beckman Fishing Nets

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