Hey there. First post to this forum and it is a rookie one but hey ho....

I have just moved to Bainbridge from Scotland where I used to fly fish for salmon and trout in the River Tweed. Being on the island I thought I would give saltwater a try.

At the moment I have just been playing around using bait (mostly herring) and spinners from a pier and the shore. Have had some luck with sculpins (do you call that luck ?), flounder and the odd spiny dogfish but now I want to get back to salmon. What do you reccomend by ways of spinning vs bait from the shore/pier? I want to leave the fly rod at home for now.
Also, any good beaches/piers on the island for whatever you reccomend? I do not have access to a boat as yet.


Thanks in advance!