Fishing in Puget Island, WA

Q: 🎣 Where to fish in Puget Island, Washington?

Anglers in Puget Island , WA recommend these top fishing spots: Columbia River , Nehalem River , Big Creek , Westport Slough , Clatskanie River .

Q: 🐟 What fish can you catch in Puget Island?

Most commonly caught species around Puget Island , WA : Largemouth bass - 1,272 reported catches Rainbow trout - 641 reported catches Chinook salmon - 614 reported catches Steelhead - 406 reported catches Coho salmon - 239 reported catches .

Q: 📢 What are the latest Puget Island fishing reports?

The latest Puget Island , WA fishing reports are: @lukaswalters reported a nice Largemouth bass at Silver Lake . @lukaswalters reported a nice Largemouth bass at Silver Lake . @fish_whisperer2.0 reported a nice Smallmouth bass at Columbia River . @BluegillSandwich reported a nice Largemouth bass . @Master_bass_fisher_dude reported a nice Steelhead at Cowlitz River . .

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Largemouth bass

Silver Lake

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Silver Lake

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Smallmouth bass

Columbia River

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Cowlitz River

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Kress Lake

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Vernonia Lake

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Fishing regulations in Puget Island

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Fishing regulations in Washington can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.

Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Largemouth bass as of July 27th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.

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Largemouth bass

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1 > 17

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No min. size in lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. Only largemouth bass less than 12" may be retained, except 1 over 17" may be retained. Daily limit 5. No size restriction/daily limit in rivers, streams, and beaver ponds.For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations

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Very good Catch, Clean, Cook Largemouth Bass by BlueGabe

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Micropterus nigricans

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BEAVER CREEKAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.DEEP RIVERCRC (580)TroutYear-roundMin. size 14". Daily limit 2.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundMin. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonYear-roundMin. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.ELOCHOMAN RIVERfrom mouth to Foster (Risk) Rd. Bridge CRC (583)All speciesAug. 1-Oct. 31Night closure. Stationary gear restriction. Antisnagging rule.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.Steelhead (hatchery)Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook with an adipose and/or ventral fin clip with a healed scar and hatchery coho.Salmon and hatchery steelheadApr. 16-Fri. before Memorial DayMin. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 may be a combination of adult hatchery Chinook and hatchery steelhead. Release wild Chinook.from Foster (Risk) Rd. Bridge upstream to 200' above the temporary weir CRC (584)All speciesYear-roundCLOSED WATERS when the temporary weir is installed in the river.Aug. 1-Oct. 31Stationary gear restriction. Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.Steelhead (hatchery)Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook with an adipose and/or ventral fin clip with a healed scar and hatchery coho.Salmon and hatchery steelheadApr. 16-Fri. before Memorial DayMin. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 may be a combination of adult hatchery Chinook and hatchery steelhead. Release wild Chinook.from 200' above the temporary weir upstream to the Beaver Creek Rd. Bridge CRC (584)All speciesAug. 1-Oct. 31Anti-snagging rule. Stationary gear restriction. Night closure.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.Steelhead (hatchery)Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook with an adipose and/or ventral fin clip with a healed scar and hatchery coho.Salmon and hatchery steelheadApr. 16-Fri. before Memorial DayMin. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 may be a combination of adult hatchery Chinook and hatchery steelhead. Release wild Chinook.from Beaver Creek Rd. Bridge to the Elochoman Hatchery Bridge CRC (584)All speciesAug. 1-Oct. 31Night closure. Stationary gear restriction. Antisnagging rule.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.Steelhead (hatchery)Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook with an adipose and/or ventral fin clip with a healed scar and hatchery coho.Salmon and hatchery steelheadApr. 16-Fri. before Memorial DayMin. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 may be a combination of adult hatchery Chinook and hatchery steelhead. Release wild Chinook.from the Elochoman Hatchery Bridge to West Fork CRC (584)All speciesAug. 1-Oct. 31Night closure. Anti-snagging rule. Stationary gear restriction.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.Steelhead (hatchery)Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook with an adipose and/or ventral fin clip with a healed scar and hatchery coho.from West Fork upstream CRC (584)Steelhead (hatchery)Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook with an adipose and/or ventral fin clip with a healed scar and hatchery coho.GRAYS RIVERfrom mouth to Barr Rd. Bridge CRC (594)All speciesJan. 1-Mar. 15Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.Aug. 1-Nov. 15Stationary gear restriction. Night closure. Antisnagging rule.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSat. before Memorial Day-July 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.Aug. 1-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook with an adipose and/or ventral fin clip with a healed scar and hatchery coho.from Barr Rd. Bridge to Hwy. 4 Bridge CRC (595)All speciesJan. 1-Mar. 15Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.Aug. 1-Nov. 15Anti-snagging rule. Stationary gear restriction. Night closure.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSat. before Memorial Day-July 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.Aug. 1-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook with an adipose and/or ventral fin clip with a healed scar and hatchery coho.from Hwy. 4 Bridge to mouth of South Fork CRC (595)All speciesJan. 1-Mar. 15Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15CLOSED WATERS from 400' below to 200' above the temporary weir while the weir is installed in the river.Aug. 1-Nov. 15Stationary gear restriction. Night closure. Antisnagging rule.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSat. before Memorial Day-July 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.Aug. 1-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook with an adipose and/or ventral fin clip with a healed scar and hatchery coho.from South Fork upstream CRC (595)All speciesSelective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSat. before Memorial Day-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook with an adipose and/or ventral fin clip with a healed scar and hatchery coho.GRAYS RIVER, WEST FORKCRC (596)All speciesAug. 1-Nov. 15Anti-snagging rule. Stationary gear restriction. Night closure.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Dec. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Dec. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSat. before Memorial Day-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook with an adipose and/or ventral fin clip with a healed scar and hatchery coho.SKAMOKAWA CREEKfrom mouth (Hwy. 4 Bridge) upstream CRC (638)All speciesSelective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.Nov. 1-Mar. 15Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.Steelhead (hatchery)Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Nov. 1-Mar. 15Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.Nov. 1-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonNov. 1-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.NASELLE RIVERfrom 400' downstream of the falls in, Sec. 6 T10N, R8W to the fallsAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from the full spanning concrete diversion structure at the Naselle Hatchery to 400' downstream of the falls in Sec. 6, T10N, R8W CRC (375)All speciesInternal combustion motors prohibited.Aug. 1-Nov. 15Barbless hooks required. Anti-snagging rule. Night closure. Stationary gear restriction.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Apr. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Apr. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonOct. 16-Jan. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adults including no more than 1 wild coho may be retained. Release wild Chinook.from the falls in Sec. 6, T10N, R8W, to the Crown Mainline (Salme) Bridge CRC (375)All speciesInternal combustion motors prohibited.Aug. 1-Nov. 15Stationary gear restriction. Barbless hooks required. Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Apr. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Apr. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonOct. 16-Jan. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adults including no more than 1 wild coho may be retained. Release wild Chinook.GRAYS RIVER TRIBUTARIES(unless otherwise listed)All speciesSelective gear rules.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.GRAYS RIVER, SOUTH FORKCRC (595)All speciesSelective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook with an adipose and/or ventral fin clip with a healed scar and hatchery coho.SALMON CREEKCRC (377)All speciesSelective gear rules.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Last Day of Feb.Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Last Day of Feb.Statewide min. size/daily limit.MILL CREEKCRC (624)All speciesSelective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.Nov. 1-Mar. 15Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.Steelhead (hatchery)Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Nov. 1-Mar. 15Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.Nov. 1-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonNov. 1-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.COLUMBIA RIVER - where the river coincides with the boundary between Washington and Oregon, the license of either state is valid. Anglers must comply with the laws of the state in which they are fishing. An angler licensed only in Oregon may not fish on the Washington shore or in Washington sloughs or tributaries, except Camas Slough, where the license of either state is valid from a floating device. An angler fishing the Columbia River is restricted to one daily limit even if licensed by both states. Salmon and steelhead anglers may not possess in the field, fish mutilated so that size, species or fin clip cannot be determined, until the angler has reached their automobile or principle means of land transportation and has completed their daily angling. Anglers may fish with either a saltwater, freshwater, or combination license in the waters of the Columbia River between a line from Rocky Point, on the Washington shore, to Tongue Point, on the Oregon shore, and the Buoy 10 line described below. For sturgeon rules in the Columbia River tributaries, see rules for adjoining mainstem waters.North Jetty CRC (1)All speciesA saltwater or combination license is required to fish the north jetty.Trout - Year-round: Catch-and-release.Other game fish - Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelhead - Year-round: Fishing for salmon and steelhead is open 7 days a week when Marine Area 1 or Buoy 10 areas are open for salmon. The daily limit and minimum size restrictions follow the most liberal regulations of either of these areas. Single-point barbless hooks required for salmon and steelhead.Sturgeon - Year-round: Night closure. Catch-and-release.Tuna and mackerel - Year-round: No min. size. No daily limit. Except northern bluefin, skipjack, and yellowfin tuna; daily limit of 2 each.Herring, smelt, and sandlance - Year-round: No min. size. Daily limit 10 lbs., all species combined. All smelt caught must be kept and count toward the daily limit except CLOSED to Columbia River smelt (eulachon).Anchovy and sardine - Year-round: No min. size. Daily limit 25 lbs., all species combined. May be taken by a cast net.Bottomfish2nd Sat. in March-3rd Sat. in October: Daily limit is 9 bottomfish regardless of species except surfperch. Subject to individual limits and seasons.3rd Sun. in Oct-2nd Fri. in Mar: Closed.Lingcod - 2nd Sat. in March-3rd Sat. in October: No min. size. Daily limit 2.RockfishSecond Sat. in Mar.- April 30: No min. size. Daily limit 7. Release yelloweye.May 1-July 31: No min. size. Daily limit 7. Release yelloweye, copper, quillback and vermilion.Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct.: No min. size. Daily limit 7. Release yelloweye.Surfperch - 2nd Sat. in March-3rd Sat. in October: No min. size. Not included in bottomfish limit. Daily limit 12 surfperch. Daily limit 15 shiner perch.Cabezon - 2nd Sat. in March-3rd Sat. in October: No min. size. Daily limit 2.Sixgill, sevengill, and thresher sharks - Year-round: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing. Sixgill shark may not be removed from the water.Other food fish - Year-round: No min. size. Daily limit 2 of each species.All other fish (not listed in special rules) - Year-round: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.from a true north and south line through Buoy 10 to the Megler Astoria Bridge, except see Youngs Bay Control Zone CRC (519)All speciesNight closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).Year-roundAnglers may fish with either a saltwater, freshwater, or combination license in the waters of the Columbia River from the Buoy 10 line to a line from Rocky Point on the Washington shore, to Tongue Point on the Oregon Shore.Aug. 1-Dec. 31: Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.Trout - Year-round: Catch-and-release.Other game fish - Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-Mar. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.Apr. 1-July 31: Closed.Aug. 1-Aug. 20: Chinook min. size 24". Coho min. size 16". Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Aug. 21-Aug. 23: Closed.Aug. 24-Aug. 27: Chinook min. size 24". Coho min. size 16". Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Aug. 28-Aug. 29: Closed.Aug. 30-Sept. 4: Chinook min. size 24". Coho min. size 16". Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Sept. 5-Sept. 30: Coho min. size 16". Daily limit 3. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.Oct. 1-Oct. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.Nov. 1-Dec. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.ShadApr. 1-May 15: Closed.May 16-Mar. 31: No min. size. No daily limit.Sturgeon - Year-round: Catch-and-release.Forage fish - Year-round: No min. size. Daily limit 10 lbs., all species combined. Forage fish jig gear allowed. Forage fish may be used live for bait. CLOSED to fishing for Columbia River smelt (eulachon).Bottomfish2nd Sat. in March-3rd Sat. in October: Daily limits, seasons, size restrictions, and gear restrictions are the same as those of the adjacent portion of Marine Area 1.3rd Sun. in Oct-2nd Fri. in Mar: Closed.Youngs Bay Control Zone - waters south of a line originating on the Oregon shore at the east end of the seawall at the Warrenton Fiber log yard (approx. river mile 10.1) northeasterly through green navigation buoys 29, 31, 33, 35A to the center of the Astoria-Megler Bridge abutment adjacent to, and north of the ship channel, and continuing southerly in line with the center of the Megler Bridge span to the Oregon shore. (The Youngs Bay Control Zone includes all waters from the line defined in this section, south to the Hwy. 101 Bridge.) CRC (519)All speciesNight closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).Aug. 1-Sept. 15: CLOSED WATERS.Sept. 16-Dec. 31: Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.Sept. 16-July 31: Anglers may fish with either a saltwater, freshwater, or combination license in the waters of the Columbia River from the Buoy 10 line to a line from Rocky Point on the Washington shore, to Tongue Point on the Oregon Shore.TroutSept. 16-July 31: Catch-and-release.Other game fishSept. 16-July 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-Mar. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.Apr. 1-Sept. 15: Closed.Sept. 16-Sept. 30: Coho min. size 16". Daily limit 3. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.Oct. 1-Oct. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.Nov. 1-Dec. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.Shad - Apr. 1-May 15: Closed.May 16-Mar. 31: No min. size. No daily limit.Sturgeon - Sept. 16-July 31: Catch-and-release.Forage fish - Sept. 16-July 31: No min. size. Daily limit 10 lbs., all species combined. Forage fish jig gear allowed. Forage fish may be used live for bait. CLOSED to fishing for Columbia River smelt (eulachon).Bottomfish - Sept. 16-July 31: Daily limits, seasons, size restrictions, and gear restrictions are the same as those of the adjacent portion of Marine Area 1.from the Megler Astoria Bridge to a projected line from Rocky Point on the Washing- ton bank through Red Buoy 44 to the red navigation marker 2 at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank CRC (519)All speciesNight closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).Year-round: Anglers may fish with either a saltwater, freshwater, or combination license in the waters of the Columbia River from the Buoy 10 line to a line from Rocky Point on the Washington shore, to Tongue Point on the Oregon Shore.Aug. 1-Dec. 31: Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.Trout - Year-round: Catch-and-release.Other game fish - Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-Mar. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.Apr. 1-June 15: Closed.June 16-July 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.Aug. 1-Aug. 20: Chinook min. size 24". Coho min. size 16". Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Aug. 21-Aug. 23: Closed.Aug. 24-Aug. 27: Chinook min. size 24". Coho min. size 16". Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Aug. 28-Aug. 29: Closed.Aug. 30-Sept. 4: Chinook min. size 24". Coho min. size 16". Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Sept. 5-Sept. 30: Coho min. size 16". Daily limit 3. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.Oct. 1-Oct. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.Nov. 1-Dec. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.ShadApr. 1-May 15: Closed.May 16-Mar. 31: No min. size. No daily limit.Sturgeon - Year-round: Catch-and-release.Forage fish - Year-round: No min. size. Daily limit 10 lbs., all species combined. Forage fish jig gear allowed. Forage fish may be used live for bait. CLOSED to fishing for Columbia River smelt (eulachon).Bottomfish - Year-round: Daily limits, seasons, size restrictions, and gear restrictions are the same as those of the adjacent portion of Marine Area 1.from a line from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to red navigation marker 2 at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank upstream to a line at the west end of Puget Island projected from green navigation marker 39 on the Wash- ington bank to green navigation marker 41, then to red navigation marker 42, and terminating at red navigation marker 44A on the Oregon Bank CRC (521)All speciesNight closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).Feb. 15-June 15: Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.Aug. 1-Dec. 31: Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.Trout - May 16-Mar. 31: Min. size 12". Daily limit 2. Barbless hooks required. Release all trout other than hatchery cutthroat trout.Other game fish - Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-Mar. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.Apr. 1-May 15: Closed.May 16-June 15: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.June 16-July 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.Aug. 1-Aug. 20: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Aug. 21-Aug. 23: Closed.Aug. 24-Aug. 27: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Aug. 28-Aug. 29: Closed.Aug. 30-Sept. 4: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Sept. 5-Oct. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.Nov. 1-Dec. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.ShadApr. 1-May 15: Closed.May 16-Mar. 31: No min. size. No daily limit.Sturgeon - Year-round: Catch-and-release.Knappa Slough & Blind Slough - Waters of Knappa Slough, Calendar Slough, and Big Creek Slough bounded to the north (upstream) by a line projecting from a regula- tory marker on the eastern shore of Karlson Island to the northernmost regulatory marker at the mouth of Blind Slough and bounded to the west (downstream) by a line projecting southerly from a regulatory marker on the southwestern tip of Karlson Island through regulatory markers on the western tips of Minaker Island to a marker on the Oregon shore. And waters of Blind Slough and Gnat Creek from a north-south line represented by regulatory markers at the mouth of Blind Slough upstream to a regulatory marker in Gnat Creek located approx. 0.5 miles southeast- erly (upstream) of the Barendse Road Bridge. CRC (521)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).Feb. 15-June 15: Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.Aug. 1-Dec. 31: Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.Trout - May 16-Mar. 31: Release all trout.Other game fish - Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelhead - Year-round: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each and 5 jacks. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Shad: No min. size. No daily limit.Sturgeon - Year-round: Catch-and-release.from a line at the west end of Puget Island projected from green navigation marker 39 on the Washington bank to green navigation marker 41, then to red navigation marker 42, and terminating at red navigation marker 44A on the Oregon Bank upstream to the Longview Bridge CRC (521)All speciesNight closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).Feb. 15-June 15: Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.Aug. 1-Dec. 31: Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.Trout - May 16-Mar. 31: Min. size 12". Daily limit 2. Barbless hooks required. Release all trout other than hatchery cutthroat trout.Other game fish - Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-Mar. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.Apr. 1-May 15: Closed.May 16-June 15: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.June 16-July 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.Aug. 1-Sept. 4: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon and steelhead other than Chinook and hatchery coho.Sept. 5-Sept. 30: Closed.Oct. 1-Oct. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.Nov. 1-Dec. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.ShadApr. 1-May 15: Closed.May 16-Mar. 31: No min. size. No daily limit.Sturgeon - Year-round: Catch-and-release.from the Longview Bridge to a line projected from the Warrior Rock lighthouse through Red Buoy 4 to the marker atop the piling dolphin located at the down- stream end of Bachelor Island on the Washington shore (Warrior Rock line) CRC (523)All speciesNight closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).Feb. 15-June 15: Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.Aug. 1-Dec. 31: Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.Trout - May 16-Mar. 31: Min. size 12". Daily limit 2. Barbless hooks required. Release all trout other than hatchery cutthroat trout.Other game fish - Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-Mar. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.Apr. 1-May 15: Closed.May 16-June 15: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.June 16-July 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.Aug. 1-Sept. 4: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon and steelhead other than Chinook and hatchery coho.Sept. 5-Sept. 30: Closed.Oct. 1-Oct. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.Nov. 1-Dec. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.ShadApr. 1-May 15: Closed.May 16-Mar. 31: No min. size. No daily limit.Sturgeon - Year-round: Catch-and-release.from upstream of a line projected from the Warrior Rock lighthouse through Red Buoy 4 to the marker atop the piling dolphin located at the downstream end of Bach- elor Island on the Washington Shore (Warrior Rock Line) to the I-5 Bridge CRC (523)All speciesNight closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).Feb. 15-June 15: Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.Aug. 1-Dec. 31: Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.Trout - May 16-Mar. 31: Min. size 12". Daily limit 2. Barbless hooks required. Release all trout other than hatchery cutthroat trout.Other game fish - Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-Mar. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.Apr. 1-May 15: Closed.May 16-June 15: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.June 16-July 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.Aug. 1-Sept. 14: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon and steelhead other than Chinook and hatchery coho.Sept. 15-Sept. 30: Closed.Oct. 1-Oct. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.Nov. 1-Dec. 31: Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.ShadApr. 1-May 15: Closed.May 16-Mar. 31: No min. size. No daily limit.Sturgeon - Year-round: Catch-and-release.

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FAQ about Puget Island fishing

🎣 Where to fish in Puget Island, Washington?

Anglers in Puget Island, WA recommend these top fishing spots: Columbia River, Nehalem River, Big Creek, Westport Slough, and Clatskanie River.

🐟 What fish can you catch in Puget Island?

Most commonly caught species around Puget Island, WA:

Largemouth bass - 1,272 reported catches
Rainbow trout - 641 reported catches
Chinook salmon - 614 reported catches
Steelhead - 406 reported catches
Coho salmon - 239 reported catches

📢 What are the latest Puget Island fishing reports?

The latest Puget Island, WA fishing reports are:

@lukaswalters reported a nice Largemouth bass at Silver Lake.
@lukaswalters reported a nice Largemouth bass at Silver Lake.
@fish_whisperer2.0 reported a nice Smallmouth bass at Columbia River.
@BluegillSandwich reported a nice Largemouth bass.
@Master_bass_fisher_dude reported a nice Steelhead at Cowlitz River.

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