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United States / Washington

Washington — bite forecast

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Towns and settlements (21)
AberdeenBellevueBellinghamBremertonCentraliaClarkstonColfaxEverettIssaquahKennewickOlympiaPascoPuyallupRichlandSeattleSpokaneTacomaVancouverWalla WallaWenatcheeYakima
Rivers (378)
Chehalis RiverClarks CreekColumbia RiverDuwamish WaterwayIssaquah CreekLatah CreekMill CreekPalouse RiverPuyallup RiverSkookumchuck RiverSnake RiverSnohomish RiverSouth Fork Palouse RiverSpokane RiverWishkah RiverYakima River

362 more — find yours by name.

Water bodies (2840)
Aerated Stabilization BasinBanks LakeCapitol LakeColumbia Point MarinaFishing PondFort Borst LakeHayes LakeLake ArthurLake BellevueLake ChelanLake RooseveltLake UmatillaLake WallulaLake WashingtonPlummer LakeReservoir Number FourRock Island PoolUpper Falls Reservoir

2822 more — find yours by name.

Sea areas (692)
Admiralty InletBellingham BayBellingham HarborBoundary BayBoundary PassBudd InletCommencement BayDuwamish East WaterwayEast BayEast PassageElliott BayGrays HarborHaro StraitHood CanalI and J Street WaterwayNisqually ReachPadilla BayPort GardnerPort OrchardPort SusanPort Washington NarrowsPossession SoundPuget SoundRosario StraitSan Juan ChannelSaratoga PassageSinclair InletSkagit BayStrait of GeorgiaStrait of Juan de FucaStuart ChannelTrincomali ChannelWest BayWhatcom Creek WaterwayWillapa Bay

657 more — find yours by name.

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    64/100high activity

    Clear: 48–77 °F

  2. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    64/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 55–81 °F

  3. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 59–86 °F

Which fish are caught here

  • Largemouth bass27 catches
  • Rainbow trout12 catches
  • Smallmouth bass10 catches
  • Chinook salmon9 catches
  • Coho salmon3 catches
  • Walleye3 catches
  • Steelhead3 catches
  • Black crappie1 catch
  • Bluegill1 catch
  • Cutthroat trout1 catch

Catches

Recorded 76 catches here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass, Rainbow trout, Smallmouth bass. Peak season: year-round.

  • Steelhead — Sol Duc River, Mar 26, 2012, 10:34 AM
    Steelhead
    Sol Duc River
    Mar 26, 2012, 10:34 AM
  • Coho salmon
    Puget Sound
    66 °F7 mph
    Sep 06, 2020, 7:56 AM
  • Rainbow trout
    Columbia River
    46 °F9 mph
    Mar 10, 2020, 11:45 AM
  • Rainbow trout
    Klickitat River
    50 °F2 mph
    Nov 16, 2019, 8:04 AM
  • Chinook salmon
    Queets River
    55 °F7 mph
    Oct 05, 2019, 5:42 PM
  • Chinook salmon
    Bogachiel River
    57 °F4 mph
    Oct 02, 2019, 7:00 PM
  • Largemouth bass
    Island Lake
    61 °F2 mph
    Sep 22, 2019
  • Largemouth bass
    Okanogan River
    88 °F7 mph
    Aug 20, 2019

Washington — a place for both saltwater and freshwater fishing. The region has 21 cities, 378 rivers, 2840 water bodies and 692 sea areas. Sea fishing is covered too: coastal waters get their own bite forecast. Fish species: rainbow trout, whitefish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill and black crappie. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.

Bite calendar

Aug 31 – Sep 6
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?

Bite on rivers

6 SepSunday, September 6

Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.

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  • Yellow perch9/10
  • Coho salmon8/10
  • Smallmouth bass8/10
  • Walleye8/10
  • Brook trout7/10
  • Cutthroat trout7/10
  • Black crappie6/10
  • Lake trout6/10
  • Steelhead6/10
  • Whitefish6/10
  • Bluegill5/10
  • Channel catfish5/10
  • Largemouth bass5/10
  • Rainbow trout5/10
  • Chinook salmon4/10
Bite activity:highmediumlow
How this forecast is calculated
6 SepSunday, September 6
+76°

Partly cloudy · feels like +72°

Low / high
+56°…+81°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
5 mph ENE
Cloud cover
36%
Humidity
26%
Pressure
29.96 inHg
00:00+63°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph38%100%
01:00+63°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph37%100%
02:00+62°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph42%100%
03:00+62°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph46%100%
04:00+60°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph51%100%
05:00+60°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph52%100%
06:00+56°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph62%15%
07:00+58°—3 mphwest wind, 3 mph54%59%
08:00+62°—2 mphnorthwest wind, 2 mph44%13%
09:00+66°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph36%12%
10:00+70°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph31%12%
11:00+73°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph28%15%
12:00+76°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph26%36%
13:00+78°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph25%65%
14:00+79°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph25%82%
15:00+80°—7 mphnortheast wind, 7 mph23%76%
16:00+81°—7 mphnortheast wind, 7 mph22%60%
17:00+80°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph23%47%
18:00+76°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph30%44%
19:00+70°—1 mphsoutheast wind, 1 mph41%44%
20:00+66°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph48%50%
21:00+64°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph48%67%
22:00+63°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph46%88%
23:00+63°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph44%98%
+81°+68°+56°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Sunday, September 6
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:27
Sunset
19:31
Day length
13 h 4 min
Sunshine hours
12 h 19 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
00:31
Moonset
17:28

The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.

Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

Solunar feeding periods

+13% in the windowSunday, September 6
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor00:01–01:01Moonrise
  • Major08:06–10:06Moon overhead
  • Minor16:58–17:58Moonset
  • Major20:36–22:36Moon underfoot

The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.

What are solunar periods?

Recommendations

Tactics

Look for drop-offs and gaps in the weeds, retrieve slowly, lingering over promising spots.

Lures

In clear water, natural colors work best: small jig or minnow bait.

Gear

It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must.