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Washington Salmon Fishing Report · WA Fish Forecast

Washington Fishing Report›Washington Salmon Fishing Report

All species Salmon Chinook Coho Sockeye Pink Chum Steelhead Lingcod Halibut

Washington · Sep 14, 2026

Washington SalmonFishing Report

Best bet right now

Sol Duc River

Chinook · Strong run

Peak season

Jul–Nov

Across 5 species

Ahead of normal

4of 7 runs

25%+ above the typical season by today

Reported by anglers

212fish · 14 days

on 8 waters

Best bets right now

Where the numbers and reports say it's worth going today

1Sol Duc River · ChinookStrong run177% more fish than normal by this date
2Marine Area 6 (East Juan de Fuca) · CohoFishing wellCatch rate 82% above normal for the date
3Puyallup River · ChinookStrong run77% more fish than normal by this date

4Marine Area 11 (Tacoma–Vashon) · CohoFishing wellCatch rate 35% above normal for the date

5Sol Duc River · CohoNormal runAbout as many fish as usual by this date

6Kalama River · CohoRun startingFirst fish in — it usually peaks Nov

7Puyallup River · CohoRun startingFirst fish in — it usually peaks Oct–Nov

8Puyallup River · PinkPrime timeFish usually arrive Sep — no fresh numbers yet

The salmon 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

quiet → best this month

How this season is shaping up

This season against the typical one by today, by water

Sol Duc River · Chinook+177%
Marine Area 6 (East Juan de Fuca) · Coho+82%
Puyallup River · Chinook+77%
Marine Area 11 (Tacoma–Vashon) · Coho+35%
Lewis River · Chinook+23%
Kalama River · Chinook+18%
Sol Duc River · Coho+12%

Where anglers are catching them

Public reports, last 14 days

1Marine Area 8-2 (Everett)57 fish8 reports
2Green River (Duwamish)42 fish14 reports
3Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet)41 fish13 reports
4Marine Area 10 (Seattle–Bremerton)28 fish11 reports
5Naselle River14 fish1 report
6Columbia River12 fish1 report
7Cascade River10 fish2 reports
8Sol Duc River8 fish2 reports

Emergency rules

From WDFW — check before you go

Yakima River fall salmon fishery to openSep 11
Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery updateSep 10
Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) recreational salmon season updateSep 1
Entiat River to close for summer Chinook fishing

Every water with salmon data

Each has its own report

Central Puget Sound

Green River
Inner Elliott Bay
Lake Sammamish
Lake Washington
Marine Area 10 (Seattle–Bremerton)
Sinclair Inlet
Snoqualmie River

Columbia Basin

Chiwawa River
Columbia River
Snake River
Tucannon River

Hood Canal

Hoodsport (Terminal Area)
Marine Area 12 (Hood Canal)
Quilcene & Dabob Bay
Skokomish River

North Puget Sound

Baker River
Bellingham Bay
Cascade River
Marine Area 8-1 (Deception Pass)
Marine Area 8-2 (Everett)
Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet)
Nooksack River
Samish River

Other

Methow River

South Puget Sound

Chambers Creek
Commencement Bay
Deschutes River
Marine Area 11 (Tacoma–Vashon)
Marine Area 13 (South Sound)
Minter Creek
Nisqually River
Puyallup River

Southwest Washington

Cowlitz River
Elochoman River
Grays River
Kalama River
Lewis River
Skookumchuck River
Touchet River
Toutle 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

Chehalis River
Humptulips River
Marine Area 3 (La Push)
Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay)
Naselle River
North Nemah River
Satsop River
Sol Duc River

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Aug 27

Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay) salmon possession rules updateAug 25

Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay) recreational salmon season closes Aug. 24Aug 21

Marine Area 2 (Westport – Ocean Shores) recreational salmon season updateAug 17

Green (Duwamish) River Chinook retention closedAug 17

Skykomish River

Snohomish River

Stillaguamish River

Tulalip Bay (Terminal Area)

Washougal River

Wynoochee River