Online lessons

Fish like a Pro
Humpy (Pink) fishing
12 Rules of salmon fishing
Flasher fishing
Deep trolling for Chinook
Taking care of your fish
How to brine herring
How to rig cutplug herring
How to fillet salmon
How to smoke salmon
How to tie strong knots
Saltwater Chum salmon fishing

Chief Instructor Tom Nelson is the Dean of Saltwater Fishing Seminars and Classes. Tom has had over 5,000 students attend his Saltwater Fishing classes at Highline, Bellevue and Green River Community Colleges and in private seminars.

Tom has been the featured saltwater expert at Boat Shows, International Sportsman's shows and seminars in the Northwest.

Tom helped develop many of the techniques and lures used by many of the top West Coast sports anglers. Tom has written many articles for various NW outdoor publications.

Tom's boat, a 24' North River Seahawk O/S named Salmon University, it is one of the most recognized boats on Puget Sound and in British Columbia.

Salmon University Webmaster and Instructor Terry Wiest is a native Washingtonian and grew up fishing the Cedar and Green Rivers along with the Puget Sound where he learned how to fish from his Dad.

An avid Salmon and Steelhead Fisherman, you can find Terry fishing all over the Pacific Northwest during all times of the year. Not only Steelhead and Salmon, but Lingcod and Halibut are also targeted species.

Terry is also very active with the Puget Sound Anglers and is now the Past-President of the South King County Chapter, serving in that capacity from 2004 thru 2006.

Terry has written articles published in Fishing & Hunting News, Northwest Sportsman, The Reel News and Washington/Oregon Fish & Game. He's also featured in the book "Pro Tactics for Salmon and Steelhead".

Terry fishes from his 23' Shamrock named "Lucky" while in the Sound or Ocean, or you can usually find him "banking" numerous rivers throughout the region.

He is also the host of Steelhead University.

Salmon University Associate

Instructors:

Paul Marander is General Manager for Outdoor Emporium in Seattle. Paul has spent many years in management in the marine trade industry and brings to our seminar many years of experience in the boating arena.

Paul will educate you on making your boat Coast Guard legal. He will talk about gear and new safety equipment that every angler should have on his boat for safety and success. Learning to be a better boater goes hand in hand with learning to be a better fisherman.

Paul Marander

Tom Pollack has been in the sport goods retail business for over 45 years and is resident fishing expert at Sportco in Fife.

Tom is an avid salmon and walleye fisherman.

Tom can be seen regularly lecturing at Sportsmen Shows, the Seattle Boat Show and local fishing clubs.

Tom is a active member of Puget Sound Anglers and the Western Walleye Club and is very involved with improving fishing opportunities in the Northwest where he severs on Puget Sound Recreational Advisory Committee, Northwest Marine Trade Association Fishing Committee, and the Inland Warm Water Advisory Committee.

Tom is a regular contributor to Fishing & Hunting News and various News papers for local fishing reports. Tom is also in charge of the central Puget Sound service center for Scotty downrigger's .

Terry Rudnick is a freelance outdoor writer / photographer / speaker specializing in Pacific Northwest fishing, hunting and boating subjects. Since beginning his career more than 30 years ago, he has had over 1,000 articles and photos published in more than two-dozen regional and national publications.

Rudnick also is a book author. His first book, Washington Fishing, is the most comprehensive angling guide ever written about the state’s freshwater and saltwater angling opportunities, and is now in its fourth edition. He also co-authored How to Catch Trophy Halibut, the complete guide to recreational halibut fishing along the entire West Coast. Both Washington Fishing and How to Catch Trophy Halibut have received excellence awards from the Northwest Outdoor Writers Association. A third book, Washington Boating and Water Sports, was published in the spring of 2000.

An enthusiastic and entertaining speaker, Rudnick has given more than 200 slideshows and seminars on a variety of freshwater and saltwater angling topics not only throughout the Pacific Northwest but to audiences in California, Utah, Colorado and Texas.

Rudnick is now the youth Sportfishing coordinator for Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife, responsible for organizing fishing events and activities for kids throughout the state. He also works part-time in the Boating Program at Washington State Parks, where he produces boating safety messages for radio, television and print media and gives slide-show presentations and lectures on water safety to boating organizations and fishing clubs.

Besides his more than two-dozen awards for writing and photography, Rudnick has received the national Silver Trout Award for Communications from Trout Unlimited and the Ken McLeod Journalism Award from the King County Outdoor Sports Council.

Anton Jones along with his wife Sandra and his son Darrell own and operate Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service out of the Lake Chelan valley since 2000.

He has fished Lake Chelan since 1994 specializing in deepwater trolling for Mackinaw while entertaining groups that usually include children.

His emphasis is to demystify the techniques involved in ultra-deep downrigger trolling.

Additionally, Darrell & Dad's Family Guide Service offers guided fishing trips on Rufus Woods Reservoir and Roses Lake.

Anton Jones

Jack Glass

Mike Perusse has spent most of his life chasing salmon in the pacific northwest. Guiding in Tillamook Bay Oregon to the waters of the Nushagagak river in Dillingham Alaska.

Mike is also a sales rep in the tackle industry for companies like G. Loomis, Over the Edge jigs and Pacific Fly Group.

Mike holds a Master Certified Fly casting instructor endorsement from the Fly Fishing Federation.

Mike Perusse

Brian Lull

Ron Garner, an avid west coast sports fisherman, concentrates most of his angling efforts in Washington and British Columbia. Ron feels that most anglers simply don't know that we have monster fish available locally. Nor do they understand the simple techniques you need to use to catch these fish.

Ron has consistently put anglers onto trophy fish, including 20+ lb Coho, 50 lb Kings and Lings and Halibut 160+ Pounds.

Ron will be teaching you how to find structure and how to select and use the right equipment. He will also teach you the key ingredients of when, where and how to put trophy fish on your own boat.

Ron Garner