Pacific Northwest (WA/OR) Fishing Guide
The Pacific Northwest runs on salmon: Columbia River fall chinook, Puget Sound blackmouth, and the coastal steelhead runs that define winter for two states. Add surf perch, sturgeon, and package-protecting rockfish, and the region fishes 12 months a year.
40 species in our database list Pacific Northwest (WA/OR) among their fisheries. Use the species list below to plan what to target, then open any profile for identification features, bait, and season.
How to use this page: pick a species, check its habitat and seasonal notes, and match your gear to the environment. Local regulations always apply — verify current rules with the responsible agency before fishing.
Saltwater species
- Arrowtooth Flounder
- Atlantic Saury
- Bank Rockfish
- Black Rockfish
- Blackgill Rockfish
- Blue Rockfish
- Brown Rockfish
- Canary Rockfish
- Capelin
- Chilipepper Rockfish
- China Rockfish
- Copper Rockfish
- Darkblotched Rockfish
- Dover Sole
- European Pilchard
- Flag Rockfish
- Gopher Rockfish
- Grass Rockfish
- Kelp Rockfish
- Longhorn Sculpin
- Northern Anchovy
- Olive Rockfish
- Pacific Ocean Perch
- Pacific Sand Lance
- Pacific Sardine
- Pacific Saury
- Pacific Staghorn Sculpin
- Quillback Rockfish
- Rosy Rockfish
- Sand Lance
- Sculpin
- Shortraker Rockfish
- Silvergray Rockfish
- Starry Rockfish
- Stripetail Rockfish
- Tiger Rockfish
- Widow Rockfish
- Yelloweye Rockfish
- Yellowmouth Rockfish
- Yellowtail Rockfish