Marine Area 8-2

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.

Fishing overview

Primary documented opportunities include Salmon, Tulalip terminal fishery, Crabbing, Bottomfish. Common FishyNW targets include Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Dungeness Crab. Documented access includes Boat, Small boat, Shore, Marina. Use the live marine panels below for current tides, weather, buoy observations and alerts, and verify current seasons, closures and retention rules with the official regulation sources before fishing.

Current marine observations are intentionally kept separate from FishyNW's stable fishing and access guidance so a live feed cannot be mistaken for a typical seasonal pattern.

Top species anglers target here

FishyNW documents 7 target species for Marine Area 8-2 — Port Susan / Port Gardner, led here by Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Dungeness Crab. The cards below add fishery context from the canonical species profiles. Presence on this page does not guarantee an open season or retention opportunity, so current seasons, quotas and emergency rules remain tied to the official regulation sources below.

6 primary targets
Fishery timing at a glance

FishyNW intentionally does not paint a generic month-by-month calendar when the source data does not support one. Saltwater openings can be quota managed, emergency adjusted, run dependent, or area specific. These cards show the strongest supported timing context and route you to live rules for the actual legal season.

Also documented hereCoastal Cutthroat Trout

Fishing opportunity and seasonality

Marine Area 8-2 — Port Susan / Port Gardner supports Salmon, Tulalip terminal fishery, Crabbing, Bottomfish, Shore fishing. FishyNW treats these as stable fishery opportunities rather than a live statement that each fishery is open today. Saltwater seasons can be quota managed, emergency adjusted, run dependent, or subarea specific, so use the species context here for trip planning and confirm the legal season in the official sources before departure.

How anglers use this water

Documented access for Marine Area 8-2 — Port Susan / Port Gardner includes Boat, Small boat, Shore, Marina. These are planning categories from FishyNW's existing access records, not guarantees that every site is open or suitable today. Tide stage, wind, surf, current, bar restrictions, parking, launch status and local closures can materially change whether a specific access method is practical.

SalmonTulalip terminal fisheryCrabbingBottomfishShore fishing
Boat / marina

Boat fishing

Launch, harbor and marina access supports the boat fishery here. Verify ramp status, parking, tide limitations and any bar or entrance conditions before departure.

Port GardnerPort Susan
Shore / jetty / beach

Shore fishing

Documented shore opportunity may include beaches, jetties, piers, parks or shoreline access. Site hours, legal access and surf exposure can vary substantially.

Possession Point vicinity

Boat access is part of this fishery; verify the exact ramp or marina status before departure.

Shore-based opportunity is documented here, but legal access, parking and site hours can vary by location.

Verify current public access: WDFW water access areas · WDFW public fishing piers

Local fishing geography

These are recognizable fishing places within or associated with this water. They are not substitutes for regulatory boundaries.

Port Gardner
Port Susan
Everett waterfront
Tulalip Terminal Area / Tulalip Bubble
Mukilteo area
Possession Point vicinity

How this area is actually fished

  • Coho and pink salmon are important migratory fisheries when open.
  • The Tulalip Terminal Area supports a distinct Chinook opportunity under its own current rules when open.
  • Port Susan and Port Gardner are heavily used recreational crabbing waters.

Fishery relationships

FishyNW groups the species already documented for this water by the kind of trip they support. Current seasons and retention rules still come from the official regulation sources below.

Bottomfish & offshore
Shellfish & harvest

Nearby independent angler services

Local tackle and fishing-service matches are drawn from FishyNW's existing curated independent-business registry. Distance is approximate and is not a substitute for checking current hours or services.

John's Sporting Goods
Independent fishing tackle shop
Everett, Washington
7.7 mi approx.
Website · Directions
Pacific Fly Fishers
Independent fly fishing shop
Mill Creek, Washington
16.0 mi approx.
Website · Directions
The Avid Angler
Independent full-service fly fishing shop
Lake Forest Park, Washington
21.9 mi approx.
Website · Directions
Holiday Sports
Locally owned fishing and outdoor sporting goods store
Burlington, Washington
27.6 mi approx.
Website · Directions

Washington trip planning

Port Susan and Port Gardner fishery centered on Everett, Mukilteo and Hat Island, with salmon migration routes, reefs and protected launch infrastructure.

  • Everett and Port Gardner provide major launch access, but open reaches toward Hat Island and Port Susan can build wind-driven chop quickly.
  • Hat Island and Fish Haven Reef are structure-oriented fisheries where boat traffic and current should be included in drift planning.
  • Kayak suitability near Mukilteo and Kayak Point is highly conditions-dependent because of ferry/boat traffic, cold water and tidal movement.

WDFW Puget Sound creel reports

Marine conditions

FishyNW combines official NOAA/NWS observation and forecast sources for this location. Live feeds are cached and fail independently so a temporary agency outage does not break the fishing page.

Tides refreshed 12 min agoBuoy observed 40 min ago
48 hour tide curve
NOAA Everett, WA · MLLW
Outgoing tide
11.0 ft8.5 ft5.9 ft3.4 ft0.8 ft Fri 5 PMFri 11 PMSat 5 AMSat 11 AMSat 5 PMSat 11 PMSun 5 AMSun 11 AMSun 5 PMSun 11 PMMon 5 AMMon 11 AMMon 3 PM
Range shown: 0.8 to 11.0 ftNext low: 5:52 PM · 1.127 ft
Tide cycle right now
Time progress between the previous and next NOAA high/low prediction
Outgoing
High 11:33 AM · 11.119 ftLow 5:52 PM · 1.127 ft
65% of the time interval between these tide events has elapsed. Water-level tide timing is not the same thing as tidal-current slack.
Observed wind
9.7 kt
Gust 11.7 kt
Water temp
51.6°F
Air temp
54.1°F
Tide
Outgoing
Next low: 5:52 PM · 1.127 ft
NOAA: Everett, WA
NOAA tides & water levels · NOAA current-station finder
Marine weather
PZZ135 · Puget Sound and Hood Canal
No active NWS marine alert returned for this zone.
Official NWS marine forecast
Nearby ocean observation
New Dungeness - 17 NM NE of Port Angeles
Wind: 9.7 kt · gust 11.7 kt
Water: 51.6°F
NOAA/NDBC station
Navigation & access notices
USCG Northwest District · Puget Sound sector context

Conditions are planning information, not a go/no-go guarantee. Always check the linked official source immediately before departure, especially for bar crossings, strong-current passages, offshore runs and rapidly changing weather.

Marine safety context

Current, ferry and commercial traffic around Everett, Mukilteo and Possession Sound require attention even when wind is modest.

Conditions data is intentionally not hardcoded. Use the live NOAA/NWS links and observations above for tides, currents, marine forecasts, buoy conditions and official warnings; verify bar restrictions and local notices immediately before departure.

Technical data relationships

Reference mappings FishyNW uses to connect this water with marine areas, stations and navigation context.

Regulation System
WDFW Marine Areas
Regulation Area
8-2
Coast Guard District
13
Access Hub
Everett
Terminal Area
Tulalip Terminal Area
Marine Environment
Puget Sound

Nearby saltwater alternatives

These linked destinations are part of FishyNW's existing saltwater relationship hierarchy. Use them when a different access style, fishery, regulatory area, or local marine condition makes another nearby destination a better fit for the trip.

Everett / Port Gardner — The Everett waterfront and Port Gardner area, a major small-boat, pier, salmon, crabbing and squid access center.

Hat Island / Fish Haven Reef — A central Area 8-2 boat fishery around Hat Island, including Fish Haven Reef on the south side.

Mukilteo / Kayak Point — A shore and pier fishing corridor from Mukilteo north toward Kayak Point with crabbing, salmon and public access.

Official sources and current regulations

FishyNW organizes stable fishing knowledge but does not replace current regulations, emergency rules, closures or marine safety notices.