Friday Harbor Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Fair windows around Friday Harbor on November 1, 2026. Kelp Greenling, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 22 of 37 spots around Friday Harbor today.
Conditions
- Water
- 50°F
- Wind
- 3 kt
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
Leading spot: Flint Beach
jigging (metal jigs, leadhead jigs with soft plastics, shrimp)
- Squid - OpalPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Olga Docks
jigging (glow squid jigs, cloth-wrapped squid jigs)
- SurfperchPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Flint Beach
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
- CabezonPeak window 10 AM to 6 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Belle Rock
jigging (leadhead jigs with swimbaits, metal jigs, bucktail jigs)
Leading spot: Turn Rock
crab pots (chicken, fish carcasses, clams)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in November on the season curves for Friday Harbor. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Kelp Greenling · good
- Squid - Opal · peak
- Cabezon · good
Tides
Read from Friday Harbor, San Juan Island. Friday Harbor has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- low tide2:51 AM · -1.1 ft
- high tide11:46 AM · 8.2 ft
What you can keep in Friday Harbor today
- Dungeness CrabKeep in places5 a day · min 6.3"Open at 2 of 10 spots we cover
- Kelp GreenlingKeep15 a dayOpen at all 14 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep10 a dayOpen at all 14 spots we cover
- Squid - OpalKeepOpen at all 3 spots we cover
- CabezonKeep1 a day · min 18"Open at all 7 spots we cover
- Chinook SalmonClosedShut at all 31 spots we cover
- LingcodClosedShut at all 23 spots we cover
- Rockfish (Aggregate)ClosedShut at all 29 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonClosedShut at all 33 spots we cover
- HalibutClosedShut at all 20 spots we cover
Rules differ between marine areas and change in season. Check WDFW for the marine area you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about Friday Harbor
›What is the Friday Harbor fishing report for November 1, 2026?
Fair windows around Friday Harbor on November 1, 2026. Kelp Greenling, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Friday Harbor today?
Kelp Greenling, Squid - Opal, Surfperch, Cabezon and Dungeness Crab have a forecast window or fishable hours around Friday Harbor on November 1, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Friday Harbor today?
The daylight water reading for Friday Harbor on November 1, 2026 is 50°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Friday Harbor today?
The daylight mean wind around Friday Harbor on November 1, 2026 is 3 kt.
›Which species are in a strong month around Friday Harbor in November?
On the season curves for Friday Harbor, Kelp Greenling (good), Squid - Opal (peak) and Cabezon (good) rate good or better in November. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.