Washington Fishing Forecast
Check out what are Washington Fishing hotspots, and which fish species can be caught at this time.
Just pan and zoom the map to select the fishing area of your interest, then hover with your mouse over the pushpins to see fishing forecast for each location.
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Please email Email EZFishing with that information and we will be glad to act on your input.
Washington Fishing Regulations
Are you familiar with the fishing regulation in Washington?
It is never a bad idea to check it again before your next outing.
Washington Fishing License
Purchasing a fishing license you are helping to preserve the environment and also ensure that future generations can enjoy fishing as you are.
Among other things, your fishing license fees support fisheries and hatcheries management, education programs about fishing and conservation, protection of endangered species.
Here it is where you can get your fishing license.
Links to Washington Government Agencies
Here are a few websites of the Washigton State's agencies involved in regulation and conservation.
- WDFW
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- WSCC
- Washington State Conservation Commission
Washington Fishing News
Check out what is the latest fishing buzz in Washington.
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How the cherry blossom became a Washington hallmark
- WASHINGTON On March 27, 1912, Helen Taft, the wife of President William Howard Taft, and Viscountess Iwa Chinda, who was married to the Japanese ambassador to the United States, planted two cherry blossom trees in West Potomac Park, a green ...
- Tri-City Herald
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- 3/18/2012 12:30:31 AM
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On the Road for March 18: Washington Cask Beer Festival
- Who will be there: The lineup includes more than 70 cask-conditioned beers from Washington breweries. Festival favorite: The festival also returns with the Herbert’s Legendary Cask Festival Ale. Herbert’s is a special collaboration beer ...
- Olympian
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- 3/17/2012 11:54:44 PM
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Recap: Washington vs. Miami
- Chad Tracy put the Nationals on top in the first with an RBI groundout, but John Buck's home run in the sixth pulled the game even as the Marlins and Nationals played to a 1-1 stalemate in spring training action on Saturday. Ryan Zimmerman and ...
- Tacoma News Tribune
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- 3/17/2012 1:17:39 PM
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Ross pushes Washington past Northwestern in NIT
- SEATTLE — The finest game that Terrence Ross has ever played in a Washington Huskies uniform could be one of the few remaining in his time at Montlake. On Friday, the splendid sophomore shooting guard showed exactly why he's projected as a ...
- Kitsap Sun
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- 3/16/2012 10:08:33 PM
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Ross leads Washington past Northwestern in NIT
- Terrence Ross scored a career-high 32 points and top-seeded Washington beat fourth-seeded Northwestern 76-55 on Friday night in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. C.J. Wilcox added 20 points for Washington (23-10), the ...
- Seattle Times
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- 3/16/2012 10:01:23 PM
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Recap: Washington vs. Northwestern
- Terrence Ross scored 32 points, C.J. Wilcox had 20 and Washington rolled to a 76-55 win over Northwestern in the second round of the NIT on Friday. Aziz N'Diaye added 11 points for the Huskies (23-10), won the Pac-12 regular season title at 14-4 ...
- Tacoma News Tribune
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- 3/16/2012 9:54:14 PM
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Merced agency files re-licensing bid for hydroelectric facilities
- WASHINGTON — New beach sand is coming to Lake McClure ... not seeking to change hydropower generation and stream flow. This will change, once new fish population studies are completed in 2013. The district does, however, spell out a number ...
- Tri-City Herald
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- 3/16/2012 11:38:37 AM
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Recap: NY Yankees vs. Washington
- Brandon Laird's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning scored Justin Maxwell with the deciding run as the Yankees clipped Washington, 4-3, in Grapefruit League action. Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer and Robinson Cano added an RBI ...
- Olympian
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- 3/16/2012 11:31:27 AM
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KHQ Right Now - News and Weather for Spokane and North Idaho | ***News***
- (AP) - Although the special session of the Washington Legislature begins Monday ... The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for the crew of the fishing vessel Lady Cecelia at 9:44 a.m., Sunday.>> The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for the crew ...
- KHQ Right Now
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- 3/16/2012 11:02:49 AM
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What's happening this weekend in the Yakima Valley: Friday, March 16
- Fish Frydays are back on the calendar ... For more information, call 509-966-0930 or visit www.theseasonsyakima.com. • Central Washington Regional History Day begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at West Valley Junior High, 7505 Zier Rd. The event ...
- Yakima Herald Republic
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- 3/16/2012 10:27:02 AM
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Editor's Notebook: Sportsman waits for the final whistle to sound
- It has a fish-and-chips shop which serves battered cod with a glass ... during a Fourth of July picnic at Battle Ground Lake State Park in Washington. Dad informed him all English cars must take an annual government roadworthiness test; Al ...
- Daily Astorian
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- 3/16/2012 10:12:43 AM
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Wolf plan is acceptable, so far
- This is the first of a multi-part series about wolves in Washington. The Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting last Friday and Saturday was most interesting. What's more, it was actually enjoyable. The procedure was palatable as a Department of ...
- Columbia Basin Herald
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- 3/16/2012 8:53:58 AM
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U.S. consumer prices up because of higher gas costs
- WASHINGTON (AP) - A sharp jump in gas prices drove a measure ... Consumers paid less last month for vegetables, dairy products, and meat, fish and eggs. Clothing costs dropped by the most in more than five years in February and airfares dipped.
- Katu.com
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- 3/16/2012 8:39:39 AM
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NOAA reauthorizes killing of California sea lions at Bonneville Dam
- Oregon, Washington and Idaho will be allowed to resume killing ... sea lions to feed in the spring as spring chinook and steelhead congregate to climb fish ladders, and an estimated one-third of the salmon and steelhead eaten are listed under ...
- Oregonian
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- 3/16/2012 8:11:01 AM
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Man In Washington Co. Shooting May Not Have Fired Weapon
- A man shot by the Washington County Sheriff's department, may not have fired his weapon, according to police. Portland Police reported Wednesday that there was an exchange of gunfire between the Tactical Negotiation Team and a man now ...
- Daily Astorian
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- 3/16/2012 7:06:36 AM
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Iverson: No more excuses, it’s time to take the challenge
- My left leg was pinned by two 40-foot logs at work and I tore the MCL in that knee while flyfishing. Add in too much fast ... a recent report by George Washington University said being overweight is likely to cost an individual up to $5,000 ...
- Kitsap Sun
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- 3/16/2012 5:55:01 AM
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Recap: New Orleans vs. Washington
- Despite being without starters McGee and Young, the Wizards finished with five players in double figures including Roger Mason Jr., who buried four three- pointers en route to 19 points, helping Washington snap its six-game road losing streak.
- Tacoma News Tribune
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- 3/15/2012 7:10:46 PM
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Recap: Washington vs. NY Yankees
- Bill Hall and Jose Gil each drove in two runs to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-5 win over the Washington Nationals in spring training action. Justin Maxwell had two hits, an RBI and a run scored and J.R. Murphy and Zoilo Almonte each drove ...
- Olympian
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- 3/15/2012 2:53:04 PM
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Is the Washington Monument sinking?
- WASHINGTON -- The Washington Monument cracked and crumbled when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the nation's capital last year. But did it sink or tilt? A team of government surveyors is trying to find out. On Tuesday, surveyors were on the ...
- KING-5
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- 3/15/2012 12:15:35 PM
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OSPI: No 'Pink Slime' On Menu In Washington State Schools
- SEATTLE (AP) - State education officials say no schools in Washington state include a meat product known as "pink slime" on their menus. The common beef filler is in the news after the USDA decided to allow school districts to opt out of using meat that ..
- KHQ Right Now
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- 3/15/2012 12:08:26 PM
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How the cherry blossom became a Washington hallmark
- WASHINGTON — On March 27, 1912, Helen Taft, the wife of President William Howard Taft, and Viscountess Iwa Chinda, who was married to the Japanese ambassador to the United States, planted two cherry blossom trees in West Potomac Park, a green ...
- Bellingham Herald
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- 3/15/2012 12:01:16 PM
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Washington State Adopting Blue Alert System To Help Find Cop Killers
- OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington is adopting a Blue alert system to enlist the public in looking for cop killers. KIRO-FM reports Gov. Chris Gregoire is expected to sign the Blue alert bill Thursday. Similar to the Amber alert for abducted children ...
- KHQ Right Now
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- 3/15/2012 10:35:23 AM
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OSPI: No "pink slime" on menu in Washington schools
- SEATTLE — State education officials say no schools in Washington state include a meat product known as "pink slime" on their menus. The common beef filler is in the news after the USDA decided to allow school districts to opt out of using meat ...
- Kitsap Sun
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- 3/15/2012 10:35:23 AM
Washington Guides/Outfitters
Want to learn a new fishing technique or need some help for you next outing? Check out one of the guide/outfitter services listed below.
- John Farrar
- Fly Fishing Guide
- A river-tested veteran, John Farrar has served as a licensed guide on the rivers of Washington State since 1981.
- Sound Fly Fishing
- Salt Water Fly Fishing Guide
- Sound Fly Fishing, a salt water guide service that will take you on a fly.
Shing adventure to the waters of Puget Sound.
- Pat's Atomic Guide Service
- Fly Fishing Guide
- Providing quality guided fly fishing on Washington's Yakima River and other quality trout fisheries.
- Able Guide Service
- Custom fresh and salt water flyfishing adventures all over Washington State. Fishing for salmon, steelhead and trout on the Olympic Peninisula and South West Washington .
- Angler's Obsession
- Angler's Obsession is a Washington based fly fishing guide service, determined to provide customers with the best fly fishing trip possible, tailoring each trip to their needs and abilities, guiding on the Yakima River for trout or on the Olympic Peninsula for trophy steelhead.
- Arch Anglers
- Seattle based experience flyfishing guide service, traveling around Washington in search of sea-run and resident fish on the fly.
- Brazda's Fly Fishing Guide Service
- Professional flyfishing guide, servicing the rivers of the Olympic Peninsula for steelhead, southwest Montana and Yakima rivers for trout
- Dickson Flyfishing Steelhead Guides
- Flyfishing guide service specialized in flyfishing for steelhead, servicing mostly on Skykomish, Stillaguamish, Skagit and Sauk as well as on the Olympic Peninsula.
- Doug Rouse Flyfishing
- Doug Rose is a full time outdoor writer and fly fishing guide based on the Olympic Peninsula
Couldn't find your guide / outfitter service here?
Post a Guide/Outfitter Referral and we will update this list.
Washington Fishing Clubs
Want to join an interest group near you?
Look up the following list of fishing clubs in Washington.
- Clearwater Fly Casters
- The Clearwater Fly Casters is a member club of the Federation of Fly Fishers, including anglers of all levels of ability, ranging from beginners to internationally recognized experts.
- Northwest Women FlyFishers
- The NorthWestern Women FlyFisher organization is dedicated to the promotion, education and support of women in the sport of fly fishing, encouragement and advocacy of conservation, increase of wild fish, and the restoration of streams and lakes in the Northwest.
- Evergreen Fly Fishing Club
- Founded in 1954 and located in Everett, the Evergreen Fly Fishing Club's mission is to emphasize fishing activities, education and conservation.
- Greywolf Fly Fishing Club
- Located nearby Port Townsend and Sequim, the Greywolf Fly Fishing Club is dedicated to sharing information, techniques and knowledge about the art of flyfishing and to enjoying the fellowship of others fly-fishers.
- Hi-Lakers Club
- The Hi-Lakers club is a non-profit organization devoted to fishing, hiking and conserving high elevation lakes and surrounding country.
- Kitsap Fly Anglers
- Founded in 1988 in Kitsap County, the club has monthly meetings with programs related to to fly fishing, inviting speakers from the ranks of fly fishing columnists and writers, conservationists, TU or the FFF representatives, fly fishing guides, or the WDFW.
- Inland Empire Fishing Club
- Founded in 1956 in Spokane, the IEFFC is a Federation of Fly Fishers founders club and actively supports the FFF. The club is well-known for its active support of the conservation and management of fish and fishing waters throughout the Northwest.
- Matadors Fly Fishing Club
- Based in Seattle, the club strive to improve habitat and health of char worldwide, fish all available waters and occasionally tie flies.
- Northwest Fly Anglers
- Formed in 1972, the club is "dedicated to education, service, conservation and support while pursuing the art of angling with a fly"
- Overlake Fly Fishing Club
- The club is dedicated to the further enhancement of all fishing waters, intelligent management of our natural resources, continuing education in the art of fly tying and flyfishing, the understanding of applied entomology and promoting the conservation of fish and wildlife.
- Puget Sound Fly Fishers
- The Club was founded 1956 to encourage flyfishing, conservation and education. The club is an active member of the Washington State Council of the Federation of Flyfishers.
- Spokane Fly Fishers
- Founded in 1977 in Spokane, the Club provides a fly fishing activities for families, works to help people new to the area or new to fly fishing, in gaining the greatest possible appreciation and enjoyment of the sport.
- The Washington Fly Fishing Club
- The Washington Fly Fishing Club is a social organization of flyfishermen whose mission is to provide resources to members, improve fisheries and habitat, and develop a public conservation ethic through fly fishing.
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Post a Club Referral and we will update this list.