Fishing in Salmon Creek, WA

Q: 🎣 Where to fish in Salmon Creek, Washington?

Anglers in Salmon Creek , WA recommend these top fishing spots: Willamette River , Lacamas Lake , Battle Ground Lake , Multnomah Channel , Swift Reservoir .

Q: 🐟 What fish can you catch in Salmon Creek?

Most commonly caught species around Salmon Creek , WA : Smallmouth bass - 5,745 reported catches Largemouth bass - 4,661 reported catches Rainbow trout - 2,818 reported catches Bluegill - 1,382 reported catches Common carp - 1,350 reported catches .

Q: 📢 What are the latest Salmon Creek fishing reports?

The latest Salmon Creek , WA fishing reports are: @blakerichardson7306 reported a nice Smallmouth bass at Henry Hagg Lake . @Eli10 reported a nice Black crappie . @romansadler reported a nice Largemouth bass . @romansadler reported a nice Largemouth bass . @bryceoliver9393 reported a nice Smallmouth bass at Fanno Creek . .

Q: 📅 What is the best time to go fishing in Salmon Creek?

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Top fish species in Salmon Creek

Latest Salmon Creek fishing reports

Smallmouth bass

Henry Hagg Lake

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Black crappie

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Largemouth bass

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Largemouth bass

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Smallmouth bass

Fanno Creek

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Smallmouth bass

Tualatin River

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Largemouth bass

Fanno Creek

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Smallmouth bass

Tualatin River

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Common carp

Commonwealth Lake

18 in · 3 lb

Largemouth bass

Tualatin River

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Fishing regulations in Salmon Creek

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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 Smallmouth bass as of July 31st, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.

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Smallmouth bass

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1 > 14

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No min. size in lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. Only 1 smallmouth bass over 14" may be retained. Daily limit 10. 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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Micropterus dolomieui

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CAMAS SLOUGHDefined as those waters outside of the mouth of the Washougal River, north of Lady Island, and downstream of the Hwy. 14 Bridge at the upstream end of Lady Island CRC (524)All speciesIt is permissible for an angler licensed in Oregon or Washington to fish from a floating device.Year-roundAdditional angling rules for Camas Slough are the same as the Special Rules or effective emergency rules in the adjacent mainstem Columbia River.Aug. 1-Dec. 31Two-Pole allowed. Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.CEDAR CREEK AND TRIBUTARIESfrom mouth to Grist Mill Bridge including tributaries CRC (609)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. Up to 3 adults including no more than 2 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.from Grist Mill Bridge to 100' upstream of the fallsAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from 100' upstream of the falls above Grist Mill Bridge including tributaries CRC (609)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. Up to 3 adults including no more than 2 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.LACAMAS CREEKfrom mouth to footbridge at lower fallsAll speciesSelective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.Steelhead (hatchery)Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.from footbridge at lower falls upstreamAll speciesSat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31It is permissible to fish up to the base of Lacamas Lake Dam.All game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.LEWIS RIVER, EAST FORKfrom mouth to the posted markers at the lower end of Big Eddy CRC (613)All speciesSelective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-July 15Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.Sept. 16-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-July 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.Sept. 16-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSept. 16-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.from posted markers at the lower end of Big Eddy to 100' upstream of Lucia FallsAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from 100' upstream of Lucia Falls to 400' downstream of Moulton Falls CRC (613)All speciesSelective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-July 15Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.Sept. 16-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-July 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.Sept. 16-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSept. 16-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.from 400' downstream to 400' upstream of Moulton FallsAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from 400' upstream of Moulton Falls to 400' downstream of Horseshoe Falls CRC (613)All speciesSelective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-July 15Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.Sept. 16-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-July 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.Sept. 16-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSept. 16-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Tributaries from mouth to 400' below Horseshoe Falls CRC (613)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.from 400' below Horseshoe Falls upstream, including tributaries above Horseshoe FallsAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.LITTLE WASHOUGAL RIVERCRC (661)All speciesSelective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.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.SalmonAug. 1-Oct. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.SALMON CREEKfrom mouth to 182 Ave. Bridge CRC (635)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.SalmonAug. 1-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.WASHOUGAL RIVERfrom mouth (a line projected from the James River pumphouse across the Wash- ougal River to the east end of the Hwy. 14 Bridge) to the boat ramp at the WDFW County Line Access Site CRC (667)All speciesNight closure.Apr. 16-Fri. before Memorial DaySelective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.Year-roundCLOSED WATERS from 1,000' (or posted markers) below to 200' above the temporary weir when the weir is installed in the river.July 1-Oct. 31Anti-snagging rule.All game fishMar. 16-Apr. 15Closed.TroutApr. 16-Fri. before Memorial DayCatch-and-release.Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.Steelhead (hatchery)Apr. 16-Mar. 15Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishApr. 16-Mar. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonAug. 1-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 2 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.from the boat ramp at the WDFW County Line Access Site to the bridge at Salmon Falls CRC (668)All speciesYear-roundCLOSED WATERS from 1,000' (or posted markers) below to 200' above the temporary weir when the weir is installed in the river.Aug. 1-Oct. 31Anti-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.SalmonAug. 1-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 2 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.from the bridge at Salmon Falls upstreamAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.LOVE LAKEAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.VANCOUVER LAKEand all other waters west of Burlington-Northern RR from Columbia River draw- bridge near Vancouver downstream to Lewis RiverAll speciesChumming permitted. Two-Pole not allowed.Apr. 1-May 31CLOSED WATERS Vancouver Lake flushing channel and the lake shoreline 400' east and west from the channel exit.TroutYear-roundMin. size 14". Daily limit 2.Smallmouth bassYear-roundNo min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.Largemouth bassYear-roundNo min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.Channel catfishYear-roundNo min. size. Daily limit 10.WalleyeYear-roundNo min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.CANYON CREEKTroutSat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31Min. size 8". Daily limit 5.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.LEWIS RIVERfrom mouth (a straight line from a fishing boundary marker or from the outermost upland at the north shore of the Lewis River mouth southerly across the river to a fishing boundary marker near the south shore) to the mouth of the East Fork Lewis River CRC (611)All speciesTwo-Pole allowed.TroutYear-roundMin. size 14". Daily limit 2.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundMin. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJan. 1-Apr. 30Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.Aug. 1-Sept. 30Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Oct. 1-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than Chinook and hatchery coho.from mouth of the East Fork Lewis River to Johnson Creek CRC (615)All speciesTwo-Pole allowed.TroutYear-roundMin. size 14". Daily limit 2.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundMin. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJan. 1-Apr. 30Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.Aug. 1-Sept. 30Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Oct. 1-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than Chinook and hatchery coho.from Johnson Creek to Colvin Creek CRC (615)All speciesApr. 1-Apr. 30Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.May 1-May 31CLOSED WATERS.June 1-Nov. 30Night closure. Anti-snagging rule.TroutJune 1-Apr. 30Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.Steelhead (hatchery)June 1-Apr. 30Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishJune 1-Apr. 30Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJan. 1-Apr. 30Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.Aug. 1-Sept. 30Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Oct. 1-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than Chinook and hatchery coho.shoreward of cable buoy and corkline at outlet of Lewis River salmon hatchery fish ladderAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from Colvin Creek to overhead power lines below Merwin Dam CRC (615)All speciesApr. 1-Apr. 30Night closure. Anti-snagging rule.May 1-May 31CLOSED WATERS.June 1-Oct. 31Night closure. Anti-snagging rule.TroutJune 1-Oct. 31Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.Dec. 16-Apr. 30Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.Steelhead (hatchery)June 1-Oct. 31Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Dec. 16-Apr. 30Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.Other game fishJune 1-Oct. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.Dec. 16-Apr. 30Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJan. 1-Apr. 30Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.Aug. 1-Sept. 30Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.Oct. 1-Oct. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than Chinook and hatchery coho.Dec. 16-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than Chinook and hatchery coho.from overhead power lines to Merwin DamAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from the cable crossing 1,300 yards below Yale Dam to Yale DamAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.Old Lewis River streambed between Swift No. 1 Powerhouse and Swift No. 2 PowerhouseAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.Lewis River Power CanalAll speciesFishing from any floating device prohibited.Trout4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31No min. size. Daily limit 5.Other game fish4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.from Eagle Cliff Bridge to Muddy River and tributaries except the Muddy RiverAll speciesSelective gear rules.TroutSat. before Memorial Day-July 15Min. size 8". Daily limit 10. Release wild trout.Other game fishSat. before Memorial Day-July 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.from the Muddy River to the lower falls and all tributaries including Muddy RiverAll speciesSelective gear rules.All game fishSat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31Catch-and-release.MERWIN LAKE (RESERVOIR)All game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonYear-roundLandlocked salmon rules.YALE RESERVOIRAll game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonYear-roundLandlocked salmon rules.

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45°42′35.6″N 122°39′47.5″W

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FAQ about Salmon Creek fishing

🎣 Where to fish in Salmon Creek, Washington?

Anglers in Salmon Creek, WA recommend these top fishing spots: Willamette River, Lacamas Lake, Battle Ground Lake, Multnomah Channel, and Swift Reservoir.

🐟 What fish can you catch in Salmon Creek?

Most commonly caught species around Salmon Creek, WA:

Smallmouth bass - 5,745 reported catches
Largemouth bass - 4,661 reported catches
Rainbow trout - 2,818 reported catches
Bluegill - 1,382 reported catches
Common carp - 1,350 reported catches

📢 What are the latest Salmon Creek fishing reports?

The latest Salmon Creek, WA fishing reports are:

@blakerichardson7306 reported a nice Smallmouth bass at Henry Hagg Lake.
@Eli10 reported a nice Black crappie.
@romansadler reported a nice Largemouth bass.
@romansadler reported a nice Largemouth bass.
@bryceoliver9393 reported a nice Smallmouth bass at Fanno Creek.

📅 What is the best time to go fishing in Salmon Creek?

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