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Washington Fishing Report & Forecast — Today · WA Fish Forecast

Washington Fishing Report

All species Salmon Chinook Coho Sockeye Pink Chum Steelhead Lingcod Halibut

Statewide · Sep 14, 2026

WashingtonFishing Report

WDFW data pulled 5 hours ago

Best bet right now

Lewis River

Coho · Strong run

In season in September

2of 8 species

Chinook, Pink

Reported by anglers

217fish · 14 days

57 public catch reports

WDFW rule changes

25in effect

Latest Sep 11

Best bets across Washington

Every species and water, ranked by what the numbers and reports say today

1Lewis River · CohoStrong run417% more fish than normal by this date
2Kalama River · SteelheadStrong run212% more fish than normal by this date
3Washougal River · ChinookStrong run211% more fish than normal by this date

4Sol Duc River · ChinookStrong run177% more fish than normal by this date

5Washougal River · SteelheadStrong run132% more fish than normal by this date

6Marine Area 8-2 (Everett) · CohoFishing wellCatch rate 101% above normal for the date

7Marine Area 3 (La Push) · LingcodFishing wellCatch rate 90% above normal for the date

8Marine Area 6 (East Juan de Fuca) · CohoFishing wellCatch rate 82% above normal for the date

The Washington fishing year

How each species typically fishes by month, across its tracked waters

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Chinook
Coho
Sockeye
Pink
Chum
Steelhead
Lingcod
Pacific Halibut

quiet → best this month

Where anglers are catching

Public reports, last 14 days

1Marine Area 8-2 (Everett)57 fish8 reports
2Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet)45 fish17 reports
3Green River (Duwamish)42 fish14 reports
4Marine Area 10 (Seattle–Bremerton)29 fish12 reports
5Naselle River14 fish1 report
6Columbia River12 fish1 report

Standout catches this week

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14Chinook@cody_limas · Naselle RiverSep 11
7Coho@BlessedintheNW · Green River (Duwamish)Sep 7
6Coho@bmonticello · Marine Area 8-2 (Everett)Sep 11
6Coho@BlessedintheNW · Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet)Sep 10
6Coho

WDFW emergency rules

The newest in effect — check before you go

Yakima River fall salmon fishery to openSep 11
Skagit and Cascade River fishing updatesSep 11
Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery updateSep 10
Quillayute River closing to all fishing due to low flows and poor water conditionsSep 8
Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet), Marine Area 12 (Hood Canal) shellfish beaches updateSep 3
Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) recreational salmon season updateSep 1

Reports by water

Washington's most-fished waters

Central Puget Sound

Green River
Lake Washington
Marine Area 10 (Seattle–Bremerton)
Snoqualmie River

Columbia Basin

Columbia River

Hood Canal

Marine Area 12 (Hood Canal)
Skokomish River

North Puget Sound

Baker River
Marine Area 8-2 (Everett)
Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet)
Nooksack River
Samish River
Skagit River
Skykomish River
Snohomish River

South Puget Sound

Marine Area 11 (Tacoma–Vashon)
Marine Area 13 (South Sound)
Puyallup River

Southwest Washington

Cowlitz River
Kalama River
Lewis River
Washougal River

Strait & San Juan Islands

Dungeness River
Elwha River
Marine Area 5 (Sekiu)
Marine Area 6 (East Juan de Fuca)
Marine Area 7 (San Juan Islands)

Washington Coast

Bogachiel River
Chehalis River
Humptulips River
Marine Area 2 (Westport–Ocean Shores)
Satsop River
Sol Duc River
Wynoochee River

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@bmonticello · Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet)

Sep 7

5Chinook@cody_limas · Nisqually RiverSep 11

Stillaguamish River