UTERJanuary
Winter steelhead
Olympic Peninsula.
The Columbia to the Skagit
Washington freshwater fishing
What's biting in Washington freshwater in October: Chinook (king) salmon, Coho (silver) salmon and steelhead at their peak, with bluegill, walleye and channel catfish around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 21 fish here month by month, from Columbia River to Lake Roosevelt.
Kings on the redds; coho
The Columbia's walleye, smallmouth, shad, salmon and sturgeon, Puget Sound steelhead rivers, Lake Chelan's lakers and kokanee, and eastern Washington's lowland lakes.
Columbia RiverHanford ReachLake ChelanSkagit RiverBanks LakeLake Roosevelt
Updated
Now · October
Kings on the redds; coho
Tributaries.
SteelheadChinook (king) salmonSmallmouth bassKokanee salmonRainbow troutLargemouth bass
This month here
From the season calendar, best firstSpawningPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakPeakSpawningPeakSpawningSpawningAroundAroundAroundAroundAround
Chinook (king) salmon
Fall chinook on the Hanford Reach redds
Coho (silver) salmon
Coho in the Puget Sound rivers and the Columbia tributaries
Steelhead
White sturgeon
Largemouth bass
Smallmouth bass
Black crappie (speck)
Yellow perch
Northern pike
Rainbow trout
Brook trout
Cutthroat trout
Lake trout (mackinaw, togue)
Kokanee salmon
Bluegill
Walleye
Channel catfish
Brown bullhead
Common carp
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
Columbia trophy walleye
Pre-spawn.
March
Walleye
Biggest of the year.
April
Springers; lowland lakes open
Drano Lake.
May
Springers
Cowlitz.
June
Shad at Bonneville
Millions.
July
Summer steelhead; sockeye (some years)
Columbia tribs.
August
Smallmouth
Columbia rock.
September
Hanford Reach kings
Fall run.
October · now
Kings on the redds; coho
Tributaries.
November
Late coho
WalleyeLargemouth bassBlack crappie (speck)Northern pikeLake trout (mackinaw, togue)Coho (silver) salmon
Skagit.
December
Winter steelhead
Rain.
Fish guides for Washington freshwater
When, where and what to use, fish by fishAmerican shadChinook (king) salmonCoho (silver) salmonNorthern pikeRainbow troutSmallmouth bassSockeye (red) salmonSteelheadWalleyeWhite sturgeon
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