How To CATCH Columbia River SOCKEYE Salmon (BANK FISHING!)

The Columbia River Sockeye Fishery is one of the best fisheries the Columbia sees during the early summer months. These sockeye are heading upriver to spawn and catching them can be a challenge. In this video Charles from Addicted Fishing is going to show you how to rig a full bank fishing setup to target and catch Columbia River Sockeye. Bank fishing for sockeye and doing it right is something debated all over the internet. A lot of people will tell you that a sockeye won't bite. That is simply not the case, sockeye will 100% bite and can absolutely be caught without snagging or flossing them. Tune into to this full video to see the setup in action!

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[AddictedFishing]

Have you ever caught a sockeye salmon?!

[oldpolak]

I was thinking how you were going to cast that rig, I would have never thought of using a boat where I fish . I learned something today 😌

[jdfishing]

I’ve never bank fished for sockeye before definitely bucket list thing to do

[georgepetzen]

When you can tie this knot while wearing gloves...that’s impressive!

[jaspercasbeer]

I caught one plunking yesterday. Buddy hooked a pig hatchery Chinook, made me cry letting it go.

[romeo]

It's watching these videos that makes me wish I still lived in Washington...Then I watch the news or talk to friends and family that still do and thank God above I don't! I still go back to visit though and always fish when back.
Great videos as always! Keep it up.

[joehills]

Great info! Hoping the sockeye run is as solid as the projected run....fingers crossed. See you guys on the bank!!

[jonlobello]

Charles, thanks for refreshing my memory on how to tie the egg loop knot....it's been too long since I lived out there and I had forgotten how to do it. Jon

[danlane]

Well done video! I used to catch them years ago in SE Alaska. I used a small double corky setup with pink yarn, 1/0 octopus hook and pencil lead on my spin rod. Once I mastered that, I used a 9 wt flyrod with floating main line and sink tip with a shrimp fly I tied on my vise. Both techniques worked very well.

[CesarMartinez-lyyx]

Just in time for our sockeye season up here in the upper Columbia 🔥

[pmhauer]

Thanks for the shout out about not littering those leader tags. Best tip was the small bead ahead of the spin glo to sort of Carolina rig away the lettuce.

[calocafam]

Thanks for the tips guys! Definitely one for the calendar soon🎣

[charliemartin]

Back in the nineties we were bank fishing with bells and a guy came along and said he switched to a ribbon . The bells were triggering the sea lions .it was like a dinner bell going off!

[pnwRC.]

Excellent video. I really enjoyed the tutorial for tying the rigs.

[timmyd]

Great vid nice to see people catching sockeye without bottom bouncing, great option. 👍

[patrickmcfall]

I want more Charles in my addicted videos!!!!

[hankgriffin]

Hmm 🤔 in b c we can’t use any more than one hook, so we use a steelhead float with a triple swivel then about four ft of leader then a hook with some wool just to float the hook off the bottom as the fish is holding in the river the line cuts across his mouth and passes along until stopping at the hook in his mouth and bingo! 🥳. We call it dental flossing!!

[privateuser]

Nice job Charles! Always glad to see you getting in on the action. I'm going to try for sockeye this year for the first time in the lower 48

[jesseyallup]

Thats awesome i learn something new every day im a yakama native i aint ever hook n lined a blue back before

[odenphillips]

One of the easiest tutorials to follow that your channel has produced, good job. Do the steelies run as close to the bank as the Sockeye do?