Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing With Spinners On A Light Action Rod

[@glynnnelson2588]

Like who would honestly hit the dislike button???

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

glynn nelson - There’s always going to be some of “those people”, I’ve got a name for them but we will keep it clean 🧼 Thanks for watching. Hooking into that first fish of the season is ALWAYS exciting!!

[@nicholasyebra1988]

Right

[@tigerclaw277]

Favorite fishing channel! As an Oregonian not far from I5 all these vids help me catch many more fish. Thank you. Blessings be, brother.

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

tigerclaw277 - thank you, I appreciate it! I’m glad to know these videos help, it’s just more motivation to keep at it

[@stephanienavarro4670]

Great video & catch!! Glad to see you out again doing what you enjoy! Stay safe, God bless

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Stephanie Navarro - Thank You, I had to dust the cob webs off the rods lol. Felt great to get a fish on the line again. Thanks for watching and the support 🙏

[@porterj292]

Just got my spinners from you in the mail today man, can’t wait to try them out. Just recently got out of the marines and getting into salmon fishing! Your videos help a lot man! Keep up the good content. Hopefully see you out there!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

J Porter - I’m really glad to hear the videos have helped, Whether it’s informative or just some motivation to get out there. Congrats on being done with the marines! I’ve been out of the service for two years now. Sometimes I think I miss it but I know I don’t lol. Great experience though. I hope to hear those spinners catch you some fish! Keep me posted and good luck 🎣

[@deskysurfer]

So happy to see you back at the videos!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Meltingfrog Thank You, it’s been a while. It felt great to get back on the water!

[@alikseylondura7355]

Good to see you back nice chinook.

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Aliksey Londura - Thank You, that was more of a break than I could stand. It did give me a good chance to build up the spinner inventory, so hopefully I can spend a bit more time fishing and not in the shop. Thanks for watching and the support

[@northwestoregonfishing1716]

I love this river for so many reasons but the natives really are an underrated luxury.

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Northwest Oregon Fishing - I hear you there. I am ALWAYS happy just to get a fish on the line. I’m not worried about taking something home. I just want that split-second your line goes tight and you realize you have a fish on.

[@jimbo1234ify]

Got my spinners the other day. You get them in the mail quick. You are faster then Amazon. Appreciate it. They are sick.

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Joe Rickard - I’m all about getting orders out to you guys quick. I know I never like to have to wait for stuff. The quicker you all can get out on the water and tossing these spinners the better. Good luck out there and thanks for the order!

[@mauricebrown9094]

Another great video pal.. keep it safe over there, its not over yet..

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Maurice Brown - Thank You. And I definitely hear you on that one.

[@oregonrealestate-p7w]

Love your videos greetings from Cannon Beach!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Andrea Mace - Thank You Andrea!

[@duckman0486]

Good to see some action from you again buddy!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Jerry Martin - Thanks Jerry! Hopefully I will be back to a regular routine again. Felt great to get out and get one on. Let’s try to link up with the guys for a trip soon!

[@duckman0486]

Angling Addicts PNW sounds good! I was hoping to do a short trip tomorrow morning!

[@Sdnorton83]

Finally...another great vid!!! Thanks man🎣

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Steve Norton - Thank You, it was LONG overdue... 40 days since my last video 🤯

[@Sdnorton83]

Angling Addicts PNW Looking at the pick 6 squid spinner pack...might just have to grab me some of those killers.

[@kidgamingforfun2058]

That was a nice looking salmon keep up the good work

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

kid gaming! for fun - Ya it was, too bad it wasn’t a keeper. I was happy just to get the hookup. Hopefully the next one is a hatchery fish 🎣 Thanks for watching

[@michaelelkins6043]

Awesome to see ya back at it bud!!! Good lookin chromer 👊😀🎣🎣🎣🎣

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Michael Elkins - I was so convinced that this was going to be a sucker lol. I was happy to see some chrome!

[@michaelelkins6043]

@@AnglingAddictsPNW thats gotta be a great feeling bud!! Ive made a couple attempts so far this year with no success yet its funny ive never caught a springer

[@AlexHammers-yn9bf]

Great video! As always.

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

A PLUS1000 - Thank You. I need to learn to keep my camera rolling more often though. I like getting the whole hookup on camera.

[@FishandForage]

Gorgeous fish! Glad to see another video from you, man!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Fish and Forage - Thank You, it’s been a while, like 40 days lol. I had almost forgot what it felt like to have a good fish on

[@Worthfishing]

I knew it was a springer just by the head shakes Damn nice fish!!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Worth - Thanks!! I absolutely love the fight in these fish. I caught a keeper this morning. Bigger fish, bigger fight. I was happy to see no fin this time.

[@Worthfishing]

Angling Addicts PNW -Oh yeah I love the fight in the spring chinook. It’s always nice to get a keeper especially a spring chinook.. keep the videos coming and keep catching those damn fish 😀😀😀

[@robertmcgaughey1734]

Glad your back bro !!!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Robert McGaughey - Hey Robert! Thank You! I had almost forgot how good it feels to get a chrome fish on. Luckily the time away from the water gave me a good chance to build up the spinner Arsenal. Hope all is well with you over on the east coast

[@bravo4adventure988]

Great video buddy! Good to see ya again and nice lookin' fish too! Keep it up bro!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Bravo 4 Adventure - Thanks brother... I miss you man!! We have to get together some time!!

[@bravo4adventure988]

@@AnglingAddictsPNW agreed bro. Gonna be a bit busy for the next few weeks tho...starting a new business.

[@kadoe6679]

About time you posted another video! Welcome back man.

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Kadoe - 40 days is too long of a break lol. Thank You, I’m happy to be back.

[@kadoe6679]

Angling Addicts PNW I’m still on the journey of catching my first! was thinking about trying out clackamas river south of estacada below that reservoir there. You think that is a good spot this time around for spring chinook?

[@JAYCB324011]

Glad to see you're back. It's been a while.

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Jay Broad - Too long of a while. I think that may have been the longest I’ve gone without posting anything. I definitely missed my time out on the river. Felt good to get back out.

[@Anotherdude0]

Nice to see another video from you! Gorgeous fish too!! My favorite line "You guys can see it."😂😂 Thanks for reminding me to buy some lures off of you. I've been meaning too but life happens.

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Julian Xiong Thank You, I’m so happy to be back fishing and working on some new content. Lol I never like self promoting too much. There’s the spinner, whatever haha. Just saw your order. Looks like I will be spending the day in the shop. Sales have been pretty consistent the last couple of weeks. I REALLY appreciate all of the support from you guys.. seriously the motivation that keeps me pushing forward. Thank you

[@dynamicphotography_]

Welcome back bro! The footage is looking good! Gorgeous fish at 7:36!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Jeffrey S. Green - Dynamic Photography - Thank You! I invested in some new equipment but I still need to get it all dialed in. I always enjoy some drone footage though. Hopefully I can find a few fish this coming week. Good luck out there 🎣

[@bushape2591]

Nice hook up man good to cya back I am still hoping to land a Springer been a long time am due man!

[@pingyjonhe]

drone shots are crazy

[@NWFishingSecrets]

Bro that Thumbnail tho... 🔥 🎣 Great video man, glad to see you back in the action 🤙

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

NW Fishing Secrets - Thanks bro, I’m loving the thumbnail. It’s at maximum file size, I had to take the title off of it so it would accept it. It really captures some of those blues, purples, and greens. It felt so good to get a nice big fish on again. I was just watching your last trout fishing video with your kayak. That was pretty sweet. I need to use my kayak more often. I think my buddy has the same one as you. He just put a trolling motor and some other crazy stuff on it.

[@JohnnyBurla]

Heck ya Nick! Good stuff 💪🏻

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Jonathan Burla thanks bro, felt good to dust off the cob webs lol

[@JohnnyBurla]

Angling Addicts PNW right back in the grind. Can’t wait for more

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Jonathan Burla - I look forward to getting out some new stuff!

[@brettsuydam7457]

Pretty fish! I'm thinking about getting out there in the rain tomorrow.

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Brett Suydam - I’m thinking the forecasted rain should help get the bite going. It’s been pretty slow going so far. Good luck! Let me know how it goes. I always appreciate the info from you guys

[@jaaron2834]

There you are.... It's been a minute or two....nice fish even though you couldn't keep it..... Perfect dinner size.... or make grav lox...... Don't forget to keep your bagels safe.... Put lox on them... Lol

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

J Aaron - it has been too long!! Lol. It has been a productive time off though. I have an insane inventory of spinners for this season. Now I’m ready to fish ;) I always appreciate the support

[@eddieestoy7709]

Welcome Back To Earth Third Rock From the Sun😂 Awesome video bro! The Drone footage is amazing! Once again I'm honored to be in your video. thanks brother!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Eddie Estoy - it’s about time. I was just gonna start strapping a GoPro on you lol. I was glad to be able to fit that clip in somewhere. That catch of yours needed to be seen! I love being able to incorporate drone footage now. I think it’ll be fun. You need to be in more videos Eddie! We are gonna have to work on that

[@jeffh699]

Nice fish! Hope to see ya one of these days soon.

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

jeffh699 - Thanks bro. I gotta break this new habit of sleeping In. Shoulda been with you guys this morning. Good luck out there

[@jeffh699]

Angling Addicts PNW Well I’m sure you know this by now, but eddy killed another one lol, it was awesome!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

jeffh699 - lol yep I heard, he always lets me know. I didn’t want to get up this morning but I should be out all this next week

[@DantTheMan854]

Saw you out there on Tuesday, hope you had more luck than me!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Daniel Christianson I caught a nice hatchery fish the day before. It’s been pretty slow since then. I may have to start working my way upriver. I’m thinking the next few days should be some decent fishing

[@rickzollman5806]

So awesome to see ya Nick!! It's been a rough year of course. Steelhead season was good. No salmon yet. Gonna have to get out there again. Was that the lower sandy. 👍👍👍

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Rick Zollman Hey Rick! Long time no see. Glad to hear steelhead season went well. I’m still trying to figure out how the spring chinook run is looking this season around here. It’s been slowish but I did hook a nice keeper this morning. I will have to text you.. pretty sure I have your number still

[@toddnicholas8945]

Very nice 👍 🇺🇸🎣🦌

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Todd Nicholas Thank You, hopefully I can find a hatchery fish next

[@danm1319]

Do you put a weight on or throw it naked? Good to see you back! My daughter caught her first black mouth yesterday on the Columbia! I'll send you a pic in the e mail! So proud! Now daddy needs one lol

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Dan M That’s awesome! Good for her. I look forward to seeing the pic. Hopefully yours is next 🎣 I typically throw them without weight. It’s usually heavy enough to get where I want it to be. I just retrieve it super slow. I can’t feel enough of what the spinner is doing when I put a weight on. I ended up making some heavier spinners if these ones don’t get down enough. And thank you! It feels good to be back. Hopefully I can find some more fish this coming week.

[@mikeponti2605]

I didnt see your bullet weight spinners with the hoochi on your website man.

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Mike Ponti - like didn’t see them at all? It should be one of the first things you see on the website. www.anglingaddictspnw.com a lot of things would have shown they were out of stock last night. I got absolutely hammered with orders! I’m building it back up now so there should be inventory there, plus I will be adding some new things. Let me know if you still don’t see anything

[@adamnoga-styron7882]

Do you prefer okuma or lamiglas rods?

[@brockparker1700]

I got a fishing problem. I have never caught a Chinook! What are your thoughts about the Glenn Otto/Dabney area?

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Brock Parker - at this point, with a few hatchery fish being caught a few weeks ago, that tells me that already these fish are going to be spread out. I know they have been caught up around cedar creek and down low. One day they are in deep water, the next day they are in shallow water. I just run all over the place. I prefer somewhere around the middle. Dabney is closed and I know Glenn Otto gets a ton of pressure since Lewis and Clark is closed. Best thing to do is just find a spot and see if something turns up.

[@tlpoutdoorsman]

Can you give us a river drop so we can give it a shot

[@tballa33yea]

New to Oregon fishing. Been here for a couple years fishing on lakes and trying to get into fishing the river. Where is this at?

[@ox9218]

He is at a river.

[@captainconnorsadventures6357]

Keep up the good work Nick! 🙏🏻 hope to possibly collab this year if you’re up to it

[@acalavan]

Hey Nick. Noob to fishing here. Do you use bait on your hook or is the spinner enough of an incentive to get a bite?

[@andrewokerlund5689]

The spinner is the main attraction for the fish. Something colorful and with good action is all you need to get a fish on!

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Andrew Calavan - As Andrew mentioned a good colorful spinner with a good action is all you need. I never put on any type of bait but at times I will use some scent, though I haven’t noticed much of a difference in catch rates if I don’t use the scent, I’m sure it helps though

[@acalavan]

@@andrewokerlund5689 Awesome, thanks! Sure will save me time and reinforce that the casts I make without bait aren't completely useless. Just need to get some better spinners.

[@acalavan]

@@AnglingAddictsPNW Awesome, thanks for the info!

[@joesmo2840]

Purple nurple

[@Chuck791]

I fish the upper Rouge & the ppl fishing the bank are snagging the fish. WHY? Now this is how I was taught & don't like it. I watch vids like this & wonder if its possible to use spinners or pink worms. I'm going to try this year. Can anyone that knows this area hive me any tips or am I being naive in thinking it will work ? Thank you for any info & help.

[@righteous_era]

What is the Benefit or using the yellow line I see people using ?

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Alex Butler - it’s mainly just user preference but when it comes to salmon and steelhead fishing you want a good presentation, especially if you are using a bobber setup. The high vis yellow is easy to see which will make it easier to keep a straight line to your gear, essentially fish it more effectively

[@righteous_era]

Angling Addicts PNW still haven’t caught my fist salmon yet since my last comment on your video, but I won’t give up maybe need so switch up the spot a little bit... in the same spot I have maybe lost 8-10 lures .... My stomach ache every time I felt the line snag!

[@kaohugemeno2593]

Just wondering were the salmon are running at at this time of year

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Kaohu Gemeno - I know this is late but NOW it’s going to be the Columbia and any rivers with tidewaters. The coho and chinook fishing is about to really start picking up around here

[@kaohugemeno2593]

Angling Addicts PNW good to know wanna get out there and get a salmon this year! I’m from Hawaii so I love fishing and have been hunting down a nice fat hatchery to eat or even a wild just for the fight

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Kaohu Gemeno - good luck! They are a lot of fun to catch. That fight and strength is something you will never forget

[@kaohugemeno2593]

Angling Addicts PNW for sure can’t wait to be on the hunt maybe gonna try the Clackamas or something not to sure

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Kaohu Gemeno - sounds like it’s been slow but here in another month or so and things will start picking up. The mouth of the Clackamas at clackamette park was putting out a decent amount of fish

[@like8749]

Im kinda scared to use spinners because i think there gonna get snagged or i will accidently snag a salmon and since when could you catch salmon in spring!?

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

likeabledumb1 - your concerns are justified. I don’t use treble hooks, just single point hooks. Makes for less snags, cleaner hookset, and it’s easier to release a fish of it wild. It takes a bit of practice to get a good feeling of how and what your spinner is doing. It’s not often you would “snag” a fish unless you were fishing intentionally in a way to do so. With a little risk can come big rewards. My biggest salmon and steelhead have both been on spinners. Salmon have always been around in the spring, hence the name Spring Chinook. They don’t hit all the rivers but some have some pretty decent runs. The spring run goes into early-mid summer and then basically turns into summer steelhead fishing until late summer when coho and chinook make their way in around august timeframe

[@like8749]

@@AnglingAddictsPNW hm mabye its different where i live. I live in canada do u know if salmon come in the spring here?!

[@like8749]

They come in the fall but ive never heard of them being in the spring

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

likeabledumb1 haha well that explains it.. we are totally in different territories. I’m not too sure about any type of fishing in Canada since I’ve never been

[@Hairongwuuuu]

Is that near Columbia George hwy?

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

IPL G - ish

[@traviskroll417]

What is that reel please let me know

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Travis Kroll - it’s a Pflueger President PressP40

[@traviskroll417]

Kool thanks man love your channel keep up the good work

[@oregonrealestate-p7w]

How can I find your spinners?

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Andrea Mace - I don’t know why I’m not seeing some of these comments, luckily I try to go back and make sure I’m not missing anyone. The spinners can be found on my website at www.anglingaddictspnw.com let me know if you have any questions

[@MarkoAbo]

Stradic?

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Mark Abolofia - Pflueger Pres

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

My bad, that’s my other reel. This was an Okuma stratus sv-45

[@valorgod8511]

So that’s what they look like...😂

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

Valor God - and here I thought I had a sucker lol. I’m a little out of practice. Hopefully this next week turns up some hatchery fish

[@davidp2587]

Can you pin point your exact location where you fish on the sandy because I could never find any good spots

[@AnglingAddictsPNW]

David P - lol I just saw this... I will start pinpointing the exact gps coordinates to all of my best fishing spots 💩

[@shaunlehman9158]

Are you for real man??

[@vinhha3857]

Bro it’s beautiful place to fish and relax bro... hit me the address please..👍