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FISHERIES

Fishery Guides

Seasonal notes for Washington waters, grouped by region and by species. Timing is the best time to fish, not a regulation.

Check WDFW emergency rules and the current pamphlet before you go.

Explore Washington Fisheries

Usual seasons, not regulations. Check WDFW for current seasons and rules.

Month
November
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Fisheries in season shades each region by how many of our fishery pages are at their best in that month. Guides listed shades by how many guides we list there.

Species

Region shapes are approximate groupings, not WDFW boundaries.

What’s Good in November

Fishery pages whose best months include this month. Shortest best-month window first.

For what to fish each month, see Washington Fishing by Season.

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Best months by fishery. Usual seasons, not regulations.
FisheryJFMAMJJASOND
Buoy 10 Salmon Fishing at the Mouth of the Columbia Best time Best time Best time
Columbia and Snake River Walleye Fishing Best time Some years or areas Best time Best time Best time Best time Best time Best time Best time
Hood Canal Chum Salmon Fishing Best time Best time Best time Best time
Olympic Peninsula Winter Steelhead Best time Best time Best time Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas Best time
Puget Sound Crabbing Some years or areas Some years or areas Best time Best time Best time Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas
Puget Sound Salmon Fishing Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas Best time Best time Best time Best time Best time Best time Some years or areas
Squid Jigging in Puget Sound Best time Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas Best time Best time Best time Best time
Skagit, Snohomish and Skykomish Salmon and Steelhead Fishing Best time Best time Best time Best time Some years or areas Some years or areas Best time Best time Best time Best time Best time Best time
Washington Coast Bottomfish, Halibut and Lingcod Charters Best time Best time Best time Best time Best time Best time Best time Best time Best time
Westport Salmon Charters Best time Best time Best time Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas
Yakima River Trout Fishing Best time Best time Best time Best time Best time Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas Best time
Washington Coast Albacore Tuna Some years or areas Some years or areas Best time Best time Some years or areas
Neah Bay Salmon and Halibut Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas Best time Best time Best time Best time Some years or areas Some years or areas
Lake Roosevelt Walleye, Kokanee and Trout Fishing Some years or areas Some years or areas Some years or areas Best time Best time Best time Some years or areas Some years or areas Best time Best time Best time Some years or areas
Cascade Alpine Lakes Trout Fishing Some years or areas Best time Best time Best time Some years or areas

Best months Some years or some areas Not listed. From the Best months recorded for each fishery. Check WDFW before you go.

All Fishery Guides

15 fishery pages in 10 regions. Best Times, Not Regulations.

By Species

Best Times, Not Regulations. Check WDFW for current seasons and rules.

Saltwater Sound, coast and offshore

Freshwater Rivers and lakes

Guides listed, no fishery page yet

Shad 6 guides Bull Trout / Dolly Varden 5 guides Perch / Crappie / Panfish 1 guide
Best time Some years November

Salmon appears in both columns, each with its own fishery pages. Where species share one fishery page, they share a row and its bar covers all of them.