Snorkeling With Hundreds Of Red Chinook Salmon.

[@drewanthonyb]

This is super cool! I'd love to get out there and snorkel with the fish! Thanks for sharing!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Thanks for watching!

[@syamsulpetualang938]

Good

[@chaelechaele1529]

Two thumbs up as always! 👍👍

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@shelleyszulinszky9732]

Fantastic....love to see this Peter and I would watch every minute of your footage. ❤️✌️👍

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@TheNewMediaoftheDawn]

Wow that’s exceptional footage, nice work…. Because you have a love of salmonids and mentioned RED chinook I’ll tell you a little story. My union is on strike so I headed north from my hometown Toronto to fish and camp the highlands for trout. We get very warm summers in Ontario and our trout and salmon go deep for the summer. The place I was at doesn’t have deep water shore access so I go out early in the morning, best coldest time in the summer, and cast, I don’t have much faith, but any good angler knows perseverance is paramount. Anyhow, the water was too warm, but got a few nice largemouth bass unharmed released… On the way home I stopped at a lake that has a steep cliff near shore that drops to 40 feet almost immediately, the lake gets to 200. I casted my red/gold 2/5 Oz little Cleo and let it sink to the bottom before aggressively rip jigging it back. First cast hit something good and it was pulling drag. I kept pressure on but I figured it was a smallmouth bass as they can reside deep in summer. It was a 2lb splake (lake trout crossed with brook trout), brook trout are arguably the most beautiful salmonoid, they stock lots in BC. Anyhow, a couple head shakes at the surface and it spit the hook and headed back down deep, too bad as they have crimson red meat and I would have harvested it. Anyhow, it was unbelievably RED. It’s spots and belly were on fire. I’ve caught a good amount of spake and brook trout, but this appeared like a jewel to me it was so red…. Lucky to see it. BTW a few more thousand returning reds is good news in a world of mostly environmental degradation.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

I like a good fishing story. Thanks for sharing.

[@alvindouglas-perez48]

Holy smokes Peter, amazing how you do this video. Thank you.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

I appreciate the kind comment, thanks for watching.

[@brennanyu8790]

Awesome video as always Petr! I always take away something new from your videos, thanks!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Thank you for the kind comment.

[@allancrow134]

Great work Petr. Thanks for posting. :)

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Very welcome

[@Go2fishingbc]

Holding breath for 1min? I can barely hold it for 10sec haha

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

I'll teach you one of these days. It's mostly technique rather than special physical ability.

[@Go2fishingbc]

@@petrhermanadventures9509 ahh gotcha!

[@michaelburger1591]

@@petrhermanadventures9509 very true also the consistent use of proper techniques will cause adaptation that allow you to hold your breath even longer. Great video, love to see all the fish I couldn’t catch the last few weekends lol.

[@gursavedhaliwal1002]

Hello Petr Hope your having an amazing day!! I just wanted to thank you for helping me net/land the Pink Salmon that I had hooked. I really appreciated the help!! I look forward to seeing you throughout the fishing season. good luck with your season.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

You're welcome. I'm always happy to net a fish, because it's far better for the fish if it's being released.

[@albertafarmer8638]

Thank you! for not adding annoying background music to this nice video

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

LOL, I used to add music to most of my vids, but yeah you can never pick something that everybody likes.

[@albertafarmer8638]

@@petrhermanadventures9509 Hi, it's just nice to listen to natural sounds. GOD bless.

[@vadka1997]

Is there still fish in Vedder for catch?

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

There are, but the low clear water makes it tough.

[@whitesalmon0925]

Thank you for the footage! love it.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jopetjohnmanlangit]

Where is the exact location of that river?

[@davidjunsay1981]

😂😂😂

[@davidjunsay1981]

It’s on the upper River of CHeHalis!

[@1elemnt1]

How cold is the river?

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

The red chinooks show up in the summer, so it's not actually all that cold, probably 12 degrees. When I dive it in the winter it's about 4 degrees and that's brutal, face goes numb fast.

[@peterb7585]

Lovely thanks, nice to see their perspective =).

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Thank you too!

[@darrengolding4083]

Another great video Petr thanks for taking the time to film the salmon ..

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@joevales6775]

Thank you Petr for sharing some amazing footage and different perspectives. If the Chilliwack/Vedder was open after July, this would have been the targeted species and run in July, correct? This is the first time in over 5 years (maybe longer) since I last issued my non-tidal license. I'm just trying to understand the fishing seasons again for the Chilliwack/Vedder system. Cheers!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Yes, this is the only species of salmon open for retention in July and August.

[@ShenpaiWasTaken]

Really cool video as always! Always nice to see so many fish. Am I misunderstanding? There are 500ish fish there when there normally should be a couple thousand? I always think you're so brave to grab lures in the water with your barehands, especially trebles, I would probably hook myself.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Most years the total run of these summer chinooks is about 2000. They trickle in over a period of about 2 months, starting in late June.

[@kenkitsul8076]

Thanks again!!!!

[@jeffs1035]

incredible work... thank you

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Thanks for watching and the kind comment.

[@Lettermail]

Great video as usual, be safe out there doing the filming for us.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Thanks, will do!