Seattle has tremendous sport fishing opportunities. We have fishing in the saltwater of Puget Sound, as well as our rivers and lakes.
We have listed the opportunities for you below.
Puget Sound Saltwater – 365 Charters & Northwest Fishing Charters
Both captains offer Puget Sound fishing trips. Puget Sound is saltwater and is a complex estuary system of interconnected marine waterways and basins. It has one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the open Pacific Ocean. The Sound extends approximately 100 miles from Deception Pass in the north to Olympia, WA in the south.
Seattle area salmon charters in Puget Sound are very popular and book quickly. If you are interested in opportunities to fish for salmon close to Seattle, keep reading.
Saltwater Opportunities – 365 Charters & Northwest Fishing Charters
Salmon – June to mid/late October (run dependent)
Bottomfish – Lingcod runs May 1 through June 15th. We also have flounder fishing trips from April to October 31st.
Freshwater Opportunities – 365 Charters
365 Charters offers additional fishing opportunities in freshwater lakes and rivers.
Rivers – June 1 to mid July salmon and steelhead. This run is dependent on the river level. September to December for salmon. Again, this date range is dependent on the run size and seasons, which is set by WDFW.
Lakes – We have smallmouth and largmouth bass fishing in Western Washington from April to late October. You have an opportunity to catch a 6lb+ smallmouh bass and get your picture in Bassmaster Magazine!
