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Fishing in Washington public spots, conditions & reports

2 of 9worth the trip today

Mostly steelhead and coho salmon today. Each spot is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.

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Best in Washington right now

Every Washington spot

9 public spots, best first. Each is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.

Cowlitz RiverLewis CountySteelhead

13 mph wind

82Worth the trip
Puget Sound (Seattle)King CountyCoho salmonGale Warning

54° water · 10 mph wind · outgoing tide

75Worth the trip

The state report

No current report.

Washington WDFW hasn’t published one we can date.

Licenses and rules

Rules for what people fish for here

  • Redtail surfperch12 a daySurfperch: 12/day (shiner perch 15), no minimum size, outside the bottomfish limit. Open year-round.Open · Washington · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
  • Coho salmonno harvestWashington: every river is closed to salmon unless the special rules list a season for that reach. Many reaches allow only hatchery coho, and emergency rules often adjust seasons in season.Open · Washington · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
  • Chinook salmonno harvestWashington: every river is closed to salmon unless the special rules list a season for that reach. Limits, minimums and which salmon must be released change by reach and date, and emergency rules often adjust them in season.Catch and release · Washington · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
  • Steelhead20" minimum · 2 a dayWashington statewide: 20" minimum, 2 hatchery steelhead a day; all wild steelhead must be released. Open during the game fish or salmon seasons of each water.Open · Washington · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
  • Rockfish7 a day7 rockfish within a 9-fish bottomfish aggregate. Copper, quillback, and vermilion rockfish are closed May–July. Coastal season mid-Mar–mid-Oct.Out of season · Washington · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
  • Lingcod2 a dayNo minimum size, 2/day. Coastal season mid-Mar–mid-Oct.Out of season · Washington · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source

Limits differ by water. Each spot page shows the limits for its own water.

What’s biting in Washington

Species people fish for at Washington spots, and how many of those spots are worth the trip for them today.

Coho salmonOncorhynchus kisutch

1 of 4 spots worth the trip in Washington

Best now at Puget Sound, WA75

Bites in 44–58° water

SteelheadOncorhynchus mykiss

1 of 3 spots worth the trip in Washington

Best now at Cowlitz River, WA82

Bites in 40–55° water

Redtail surfperchAmphistichus rhodoterus

0 of 5 spots worth the trip in Washington

Best now at Ocean Shores, WA32

Bites in 48–62° water

Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha

0 of 4 spots worth the trip in Washington

Best now at Puget Sound, WA63

Bites in 42–58° water

RockfishSebastes spp.

0 of 3 spots worth the trip in Washington

Bites in 45–58° water

LingcodOphiodon elongatus

0 of 3 spots worth the trip in Washington

Bites in 45–58° water

About fishing in Washington

Washington's 9 public access points span the Pacific coast and rivers and streams, across 6 counties. Across them, the species anglers most often target are Redtail Surfperch, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, and Rockfish. Each is scored live on water temperature, tide or river flow, moon phase, barometric pressure, and weather. Always confirm current size, creel, and season limits with the Washington state fishery agency before keeping fish — we flag any species whose regulations we haven't yet verified.

9 public access points across 0 water bodies. Data from NOAA, NWS, USGS, and Washington WDFW.

Coastal regions

Species in Washington waters

Chinook salmon4Coho salmon4Lingcod3Redtail surfperch5Rockfish3Steelhead3