Marine Area 1 — Ilwaco
Washington's Columbia River mouth and adjacent Pacific Ocean marine area, centered on Ilwaco and the Long Beach Peninsula.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pacific Halibut, Lingcod, Rockfish
Washington & Oregon Saltwater Fishing
Coastal and brackish fishing guides built around the places anglers actually use, while preserving the official regulatory geography behind every page.
Washington
16 management/regulatory areas · 45 local fishing destinations
Marine Area 10 — Seattle / Bremerton
Central Puget Sound marine waters between the Kingston/Edmonds vicinity and the north end of Vashon Island, with extensive shore, pier and small-boat access.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Marine Area 11 — Tacoma / Vashon
Puget Sound waters from the north tip of Vashon Island south to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, with extensive shore and pier access plus salmon, squid, crabbing and protected small-boat fisheries.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Pacific Market Squid
Marine Area 12 — Hood Canal
All Hood Canal waters south of the Hood Canal Bridge, with protected small-boat and shoreline salmon, exceptional coastal cutthroat opportunity, shellfish and distinctive bottomfish restrictions.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Marine Area 13 — South Puget Sound
All Puget Sound waters south of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, a highly protected small-boat and shore fishery with resident and migratory salmon, coastal cutthroat and extensive pier access.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chum Salmon, Pink Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Marine Area 2 — Westport / Ocean Shores
Washington's central-coast ocean area off Westport and Ocean Shores, excluding the separate Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor subareas.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish, Pacific Halibut
Marine Area 2-1 — Willapa Bay
Willapa Bay east of the Leadbetter Point to Cape Shoalwater line, a protected coastal estuary with a major small-boat salmon fishery plus shellfish, crabbing and bottomfish opportunity.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Red Rock Crab, Coastal Flatfish
Marine Area 2-2 — Grays Harbor
Grays Harbor east of the north-jetty to south-jetty line, a protected estuary with a popular small-boat Chinook and coho fishery, crabbing, shellfish and shoreline access.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Red Rock Crab, Coastal Flatfish
Marine Area 3 — La Push
Washington outer coast from the Queets River north to Cape Alava, centered on La Push and characterized by ocean salmon, halibut, bottomfish and rugged nearshore structure.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pacific Halibut, Lingcod, Rockfish
Marine Area 4 — Neah Bay
From Cape Alava around Cape Flattery and east to the Sekiu River, Marine Area 4 combines open Pacific water, the western Strait, exceptional rocky habitat and major salmon, halibut and bottomfish fisheries.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pacific Halibut, Lingcod, Rockfish
Marine Area 5 — Sekiu / Pillar Point
The western Strait of Juan de Fuca from the Sekiu River east to Low Point, offering productive salmon and bottomfish with more protection than the open coast but strong tidal currents and ocean swell exposure.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Pacific Halibut, Lingcod
Marine Area 6 — East Strait of Juan de Fuca
The eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca from Low Point to the Point Partridge–Point Wilson line, including waters west of Whidbey Island and strong salmon, halibut and lingcod opportunity.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Pacific Halibut, Lingcod
Marine Area 7 — San Juan Islands
The San Juan Islands, Haro and Rosario straits, Bellingham Bay, southern Strait of Georgia and nearby waters, with salmon, lingcod, cabezon, crabbing and extremely strong tidal-current fisheries.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon, Lingcod
Marine Area 8-1 — Deception Pass / Hope Island / Skagit Bay
Protected waters around Deception Pass, Hope Island, Skagit Bay and northern Saratoga Passage with shore and small-boat salmon, coastal cutthroat, bottomfish and crabbing opportunity.
Key species: Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Dungeness Crab
Marine Area 8-2 — Port Susan / Port Gardner
Port Susan and Port Gardner north of the Possession Point–Shipwreck line, offering small-boat and shoreline salmon, bottomfish and popular Dungeness crab fisheries.
Key species: Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Red Rock Crab
Marine Area 9 — Admiralty Inlet
Admiralty Inlet and adjoining north-central Puget Sound waters with major salmon, spring lingcod, cabezon, greenling and halibut opportunity across banks, points and shorelines.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon, Lingcod
31–36 Bank
A named eastern Strait offshore bank used primarily for Pacific halibut fishing when the fishery is open.
Key species: Pacific Halibut, Chinook Salmon
Alki Point
A highly accessible Seattle shoreline fishery for migratory salmon, coastal cutthroat and flatfish.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Coastal Flatfish
Belfair / Twanoh
The southern Hood Canal estuary and shoreline around Belfair and Twanoh, strong for coastal cutthroat, returning salmon and accessible shore fishing.
Key species: Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Dungeness Crab
Bellingham Bay
A productive northeastern Salish Sea bay with salmon, shore access, piers, shellfish and crabbing close to Bellingham.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon, Dungeness Crab
Browns Point
A Tacoma-area shoreline salmon location where migratory coho and pink salmon can pass within casting range.
Key species: Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Coastal Flatfish
Budd Inlet / Olympia
Olympia’s urban saltwater inlet, offering seasonal salmon, shore access and small-boat fishing close to the state capital.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Coastal Flatfish
Cattle Point / South San Juan Island
The south end of San Juan Island, a prominent current-swept salmon and bottomfish zone near Cattle Point and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish
Columbia River North Jetty / Cape Disappointment
A major shore-fishing destination at the Washington side of the Columbia River mouth, with jetty access for lingcod, rockfish, greenling and surfperch near Cape Disappointment.
Key species: Lingcod, Rockfish, Greenling, Surfperch
Dabob Bay / Quilcene Bay
Northern Hood Canal bays with salmon, coastal cutthroat, shellfish and the area’s limited flatfish/sole opportunity.
Key species: Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Coastal Flatfish, Pacific Oyster
Deception Pass North Beach
A famous shore-fishing location inside Deception Pass State Park for migratory pink and coho salmon and coastal cutthroat.
Key species: Pink Salmon, Coho Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Steelhead
Dungeness / Sequim Bay
The eastern Olympic Peninsula saltwater around Dungeness Spit and Sequim Bay, with small-boat, shoreline, shellfish and salmon access.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Dungeness Crab
Everett / Port Gardner
The Everett waterfront and Port Gardner area, a major small-boat, pier, salmon, crabbing and squid access center.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Pacific Market Squid
Freshwater Bay
A smaller protected indentation west of Port Angeles with shoreline and small-boat access to Strait salmon and bottomfish water.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Lingcod
Grays Harbor Inner Bay
The protected interior of Grays Harbor, a small-boat salmon and estuary fishery east of the jetties.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Coastal Flatfish
Hat Island / Fish Haven Reef
A central Area 8-2 boat fishery around Hat Island, including Fish Haven Reef on the south side.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Lingcod, Cabezon
Hein Bank / Middle Bank
Two major offshore banks in the San Juan Islands used for salmon and Pacific halibut fishing.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pacific Halibut
Hoodsport / Hoodsport Hatchery
A prominent Hood Canal shore salmon destination centered on Hoodsport and the hatchery zone, with pier and verified ADA fishing access.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chum Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Ilwaco / Columbia River Mouth
The Ilwaco side of the Columbia River mouth combines Buoy 10 access, ocean salmon and bottomfish, jetty fishing, crabbing, and offshore tuna opportunity.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish, Surfperch
Johns River / South Grays Harbor
A south-side Grays Harbor access area used by small boats targeting salmon and estuary fish in protected water.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Coastal Flatfish
La Push / Quillayute River Mouth
Washington’s direct boat access to Marine Area 3, centered on La Push and the Quillayute River entrance.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish, Pacific Halibut
La Push Offshore Reefs / 3–8 Mile Grounds
Nearshore Pacific grounds several miles off La Push where salmon and bottomfish are commonly targeted around productive rocky habitat.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish
Long Beach Peninsula Surf
The open Pacific beaches of the Long Beach Peninsula, popular for surfperch and seasonal razor-clam harvest with broad public beach access.
Key species: Surfperch, Pacific Razor Clam
Mid Channel Bank / Port Townsend
The bank between Point Wilson and Marrowstone Point, a well-known salmon and occasional halibut area accessed from Port Townsend.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pacific Halibut
Mukilteo / Kayak Point
A shore and pier fishing corridor from Mukilteo north toward Kayak Point with crabbing, salmon and public access.
Key species: Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Pacific Market Squid
Nahcotta Tidelands / East Long Beach Peninsula
The Willapa Bay side of the Long Beach Peninsula around Nahcotta, strongly associated with shellfish, tidal-flat access and shallow-water estuary use.
Key species: Pacific Oyster, Littleneck Clams, Dungeness Crab, Coastal Flatfish
Neah Bay / Cape Flattery
The primary small-boat gateway to Cape Flattery, with exceptional salmon, halibut, lingcod and rockfish opportunities.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pacific Halibut, Lingcod, Rockfish
Nisqually Reach / Fish Trap
A South Puget Sound boat fishery around Nisqually Reach and the Fish Trap area for hatchery Chinook, coho and coastal cutthroat.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Oak Harbor / Penn Cove
Protected Whidbey Island water with piers, marina access, shellfish beaches, crabbing and small-boat fishing.
Key species: Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Dungeness Crab, Pacific Herring
Ocean Shores North Jetty
The north side of the Grays Harbor entrance near Ocean Shores, providing shore access to bottomfish and surf species opposite the Westport jetty.
Key species: Lingcod, Rockfish, Greenling, Surfperch
Pillar Point / Western Strait
A smaller-boat access and fishing area on the western Strait of Juan de Fuca east of Sekiu.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Lingcod, Pacific Halibut
Point Defiance / Tacoma Narrows
A signature Tacoma salmon fishery around Point Defiance, Dalco Passage and the Tacoma Narrows, with major pier and boat access.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Dungeness Crab
Point No Point
A classic Admiralty Inlet salmon location on the Kitsap Peninsula with both boat and shoreline opportunity.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon
Port Angeles / Ediz Hook
The principal eastern Strait access hub around Port Angeles, combining major boat access with productive shoreline and nearby bank fisheries.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Pacific Halibut, Lingcod
Possession Bar
A major salmon bank off south Whidbey Island at the transition between Admiralty Inlet and central Puget Sound.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon
Rosario Strait / Anacortes
The Anacortes gateway to Rosario Strait and the eastern San Juan Islands, with salmon, lingcod, cabezon and crabbing opportunities.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Lingcod, Cabezon
Seattle / Central Puget Sound
An urban saltwater fishery with salmon, sea-run cutthroat, winter squid, crabbing, flatfish and unusually broad pier and beach access.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Chum Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Sekiu / Clallam Bay
The main western Strait boating base for Marine Area 5, offering salmon, halibut and bottomfish without a direct Pacific bar crossing.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Pacific Halibut, Lingcod
Shilshole / Golden Gardens
A major north Seattle saltwater access area with marina, fishing pier and beach opportunities for salmon, squid and bottom-oriented species.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Pacific Market Squid, Coastal Flatfish
Skagit Bay / La Conner
The estuarine saltwater around Skagit Bay and La Conner, influenced strongly by Skagit River salmon migrations, tidal flats and Swinomish Slough.
Key species: Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Dungeness Crab
South Bend / Willapa River Bay
The upper Willapa Bay access around South Bend, used for salmon, crabbing and estuary fishing near the Willapa River.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Coastal Flatfish
Tatoosh Island / Cape Flattery Reefs
Iconic rocky fishing water around Tatoosh Island, Seal Rock, Sail Rock and the Cape Flattery complex.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish, Pacific Halibut
Tokeland / Willapa Bay
A key Willapa Bay launch community and small-boat base for salmon, crabbing and protected-water estuary fishing.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Coastal Flatfish
Twin Harbors / South Beach Surf
The broad Pacific beaches south of Westport, including Twin Harbors, where anglers target surfperch and harvest razor clams during approved digs.
Key species: Surfperch, Pacific Razor Clam
Westport / Ocean Shores
A premier Washington coastal fishing base with ocean salmon, bottomfish, halibut, tuna, surfperch, jetty fishing and charter access.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish, Pacific Halibut
Westport Jetty
The long rock jetty at Westport Light State Park, one of Washington’s best-known shore options for lingcod, rockfish, greenling and surfperch.
Key species: Lingcod, Rockfish, Greenling, Surfperch, Cabezon
Oregon
3 management/regulatory areas · 28 local fishing destinations
Oregon Central Coast
FishyNW's practical Central Oregon Coast parent region for ports, bays, estuaries, jetties and adjacent ocean fisheries.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pacific Halibut, Lingcod, Rockfish
Oregon North Coast / Columbia
Oregon's northern marine coast from the Columbia River influence south through the Tillamook area, organized for FishyNW as a practical management and discovery region.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish, Surfperch
Oregon South Coast
FishyNW’s practical South Oregon Coast parent region for the Coquille, Port Orford, Rogue, Chetco and adjacent Pacific fisheries south of the central coast.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish, Surfperch
Astoria / Warrenton / Columbia River Mouth
Oregon’s side of the Columbia River mouth, combining Buoy 10 salmon, estuary crabbing, jetty fishing, ocean access and the major ports at Astoria and Warrenton.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Lingcod, Rockfish
Bandon / Coquille River Estuary
A South Coast estuary with fall salmon, Dungeness crabbing, softshell-clam beds, surfperch and jetty/shore fishing around Bandon.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Softshell Clam, Surfperch
Brookings / Chetco Estuary
Oregon’s southernmost major fishing port, combining Chetco estuary salmon, offshore bottomfish, surfperch, seasonal crabbing and charter/private-boat access.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish, Surfperch
Bullards Beach / Coquille North Jetty
A Bandon-area shore destination combining open-beach surfperch with rockfish opportunity around the Coquille River north jetty.
Key species: Surfperch, Rockfish, Greenling
Cannon Beach / Indian Beach
A highly accessible North Coast shore-fishing area with surfperch beaches and localized razor-clam opportunity around Cannon Beach and Indian Beach.
Key species: Surfperch, Pacific Razor Clam, Rockfish, Greenling
Charleston Docks
A highly accessible no-boat shellfish and baitfish destination in the Charleston Marina complex, especially popular for dock crabbing.
Key species: Dungeness Crab, Red Rock Crab, Pacific Herring, Pacific Market Squid
Clatsop Beaches / Gearhart to Fort Stevens
Oregon’s most important razor-clam beach complex, with long open beaches that also support surfperch fishing between Gearhart and the Columbia River.
Key species: Pacific Razor Clam, Surfperch
Coos Bay / Charleston
Oregon’s largest bay and one of its strongest all-around saltwater destinations, combining ocean bottomfish, salmon, crabbing and exceptionally productive bay clamming.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish, Dungeness Crab
Coos Bay North Spit / Clam Island
A highly productive lower-Coos shellfish complex with boat crabbing and dense gaper, butter, cockle and littleneck clam habitat.
Key species: Dungeness Crab, Gaper Clam, Butter Clam, Pacific Cockle, Littleneck Clams
Depoe Bay
A compact but important Central Coast port with quick ocean access for bottomfish, salmon and halibut, plus charter and private-boat fisheries.
Key species: Lingcod, Rockfish, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pacific Halibut
Florence / Siuslaw Estuary
A large Central Coast estuary with salmon, seasonal crabbing, gaper/cockle/softshell clams, dock access and two jetties at the Pacific entrance.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Gaper Clam, Pacific Cockle
Garibaldi / Barview
The primary developed fishing hub on Tillamook Bay, with charter and private-boat access, public-pier crabbing, jetty fishing and quick access to the lower bay.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish, Dungeness Crab
Gold Beach / Rogue River Estuary
A major South Coast salmon destination where the Rogue meets the Pacific, with estuary trolling, surf fishing and seasonal crabbing plus offshore access.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Surfperch, Dungeness Crab, Lingcod
Harris Beach / Brookings Rocky Shore
A scenic Brookings-area shore fishery combining sandy surfperch water with rocky nearshore habitat for bottomfish where safe access exists.
Key species: Surfperch, Rockfish, Greenling, Cabezon
Meyers Creek / Pistol River Beaches
A rugged open-beach South Coast shore fishery with surfperch and localized razor-clam opportunity around Meyers Creek.
Key species: Surfperch, Pacific Razor Clam
Nehalem Bay / Wheeler
A North Coast estuary with salmon, seasonal Dungeness crabbing, softshell and purple-varnish clams, jetty fishing and multiple small-boat access points.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Softshell Clam, Purple Varnish Clam
Nestucca Bay
A small Central Coast estuary near Pacific City with salmon, seasonal Dungeness crabbing and softshell or purple-varnish clam flats.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Softshell Clam, Purple Varnish Clam
Netarts Bay
A compact, marine-influenced bay best known for excellent bay clamming plus Dungeness and red rock crabbing.
Key species: Dungeness Crab, Red Rock Crab, Gaper Clam, Butter Clam, Littleneck Clams
Newport / Yaquina Bay
A major Central Coast fishing port combining offshore salmon, halibut, tuna and bottomfish with bay crabbing, clamming, jetties and shore access.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pacific Halibut, Lingcod, Rockfish
Pacific City / Cape Kiwanda
A distinctive Central Coast fishery known for Pacific City dory launches, nearshore bottomfish, salmon, surfperch and Cape Kiwanda shore fishing.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish, Surfperch
Port Orford
A small South Coast port with direct open-ocean access, dock crabbing and productive nearshore bottomfish water.
Key species: Lingcod, Rockfish, Greenling, Cabezon, Dungeness Crab
Seaside / Necanicum Estuary
An accessible North Coast beach-and-estuary fishery with surfperch, seasonal crabbing and softshell or purple-varnish clam opportunity around the Necanicum.
Key species: Surfperch, Dungeness Crab, Softshell Clam, Purple Varnish Clam
Siletz Bay / Lincoln City
A popular Lincoln City estuary with easy-access purple-varnish clamming, softshell clams, seasonal Dungeness crabbing and salmon opportunity.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Purple Varnish Clam, Softshell Clam
Sunset Bay / Cape Arago
A rugged rocky-shore and nearshore fishing area south of Charleston with surfperch, rockfish, greenling and lingcod opportunity where access and swell allow.
Key species: Surfperch, Rockfish, Greenling, Lingcod, Cabezon
Tillamook Bay
A productive North Coast estuary with salmon, crabbing, extensive bay-clam habitat, jetty fishing, shore access and a major launch hub at Garibaldi.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Red Rock Crab, Gaper Clam
Waldport / Alsea Bay
An accessible Central Coast estuary with salmon, Dungeness crabbing, cockles, softshell and purple-varnish clams, plus an unjettied ocean entrance.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Pacific Cockle, Softshell Clam
Winchester Bay / Umpqua Estuary
A major estuary and ocean-access port with salmon, bottomfish, surfperch, seasonal Dungeness crabbing and exceptionally abundant softshell clams.
Key species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish, Surfperch
Yaquina Bay South Jetty / Fingers
A distinctive Newport shore and in-water access area around the south jetty and sand-entrainment structures locally known as the fingers.
Key species: Lingcod, Rockfish, Greenling, Surfperch, Dungeness Crab