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Pacific Northwest
Salmon and steelhead rivers, Puget Sound and the Columbia — plus lingcod and halibut on the coast.
Waters
river · WA
Columbia River
Spring and fall Chinook, summer steelhead, and one of the best smallmouth and walleye fisheries in the West.
Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Steelhead · Smallmouth Bass
inshore · WA
Puget Sound
Blackmouth Chinook in winter, coho and pinks in late summer, lingcod in spring.
Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Lingcod · Pacific Rockfish
offshore · WA
Westport & the Washington coast
Charter-boat salmon, halibut and bottomfish out of the Grays Harbor jetties.
Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Pacific Halibut · Lingcod
river · OR
Deschutes River
Summer steelhead on the swing and native redband trout.
Steelhead · Rainbow Trout · Chinook Salmon
river · OR
Rogue River
Spring Chinook and half-pounder steelhead through a famous canyon.
Chinook Salmon · Steelhead · Coho Salmon
Species in Pacific Northwest
Walleye#4
Freshwater · Peak Apr–Jun, Oct–Nov
Rainbow Trout#5
Freshwater · Peak Mar–May, Sep–Oct
Smallmouth Bass#6
Freshwater · Peak May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Chinook Salmon#13
Freshwater · Peak May–Sep
Steelhead#29
Freshwater · Peak Oct–Mar
Coho Salmon#30
Freshwater · Peak Jul–Oct
American Shad
Freshwater · Peak Apr–May
Lingcod
Saltwater · Peak Apr–Jun