Oak Harbor Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Fair windows around Oak Harbor on November 1, 2026. Dungeness Crab, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 24 of 45 spots around Oak Harbor today.
Conditions
- Water
- 51°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.
- Dungeness CrabPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Barnacle Rock
crab pots (chicken, fish carcasses, clams)
- HerringPeak window 10 AM to 6 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Coupeville Wharf
jigging (herring jigs (sabiki), small metal jigs)
- Squid - OpalPeak window 10 AM to 6 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Coupeville Wharf
jigging (glow squid jigs, cloth-wrapped squid jigs)
- SurfperchPeak window 10 AM to 6 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Grasser's Lagoon Park
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in November on the season curves for Oak Harbor. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Lingcod · good
- Chum salmon · peak
- Squid - Opal · peak
Tides
Read from Friday Harbor, San Juan Island. Oak 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 Oak Harbor today
- Dungeness CrabKeep in places5 a day · min 6.3"Open at 7 of 21 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep10 a dayOpen at all 18 spots we cover
- HerringKeepOpen at all 4 spots we cover
- Squid - OpalKeepOpen at all 4 spots we cover
- Chinook SalmonClosedShut at all 30 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonClosedShut at all 42 spots we cover
- HalibutClosedShut at all 26 spots we cover
- LingcodClosedShut at all 28 spots we cover
- Black RockfishClosedShut at all 15 spots we cover
- Chum salmonClosedShut at all 13 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 Oak Harbor
›What is the Oak Harbor fishing report for November 1, 2026?
Fair windows around Oak Harbor on November 1, 2026. Dungeness Crab, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Oak Harbor today?
Dungeness Crab, Herring, Squid - Opal and Surfperch have a forecast window or fishable hours around Oak Harbor on November 1, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Oak Harbor today?
The daylight water reading for Oak Harbor on November 1, 2026 is 51°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Oak Harbor today?
The daylight mean wind around Oak Harbor on November 1, 2026 is 3 kt.
›Which species are in a strong month around Oak Harbor in November?
On the season curves for Oak Harbor, Lingcod (good), Chum salmon (peak) and Squid - Opal (peak) rate good or better in November. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.