Olympia Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Fair windows around Olympia on November 1, 2026. Herring, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours. Chinook Salmon is the species dockside creel checks point to around Olympia.
Forecast scores cover 47 of 47 spots around Olympia today.
Conditions
- Water
- 55°F
- Wind
- 2 kt from the N
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.
- HerringPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Longbranch Wharf
jigging (herring jigs (sabiki), small metal jigs)
- Squid - OpalPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Longbranch Wharf
jigging (glow squid jigs, cloth-wrapped squid jigs)
- SurfperchPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Cormorant Park
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
- Coho SalmonPeak window 3 PM to 6 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Longbranch Wharf
trolling (flashers with hoochies, trolling spoons, cut plug herring)
- Chinook SalmonPeak window 4 PM to 6 PM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Joemma Beach State Park Pier
trolling (flashers, cut-plug herring, trolling spoons)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in November on the season curves for Olympia. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Chum salmon · peak
- Herring · good
- Squid - Opal · peak
Tides
Read from Budd Inlet, Olympia Shoal. Olympia has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- low tide3:57 AM · -0.5 ft
- high tide11:11 AM · 14.2 ft
- low tide5:16 PM · 7.7 ft
- high tide9:56 PM · 11.2 ft
1 recent report of fish landed around Olympia in the last 21 days across 1 spot. Counted from posts that reported a landing, not from a count of fish.
What you can keep in Olympia today
- Chinook SalmonKeep2 a day · min 22"Open at all 36 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonKeep2 a dayOpen at all 46 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep10 a dayOpen at all 13 spots we cover
- HerringKeepOpen at all 5 spots we cover
- Squid - OpalKeepOpen at all 5 spots we cover
- Chum salmonReleaseCatch and release at all 15 spots we cover
- Dungeness CrabClosedShut 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 Olympia
›What is the Olympia fishing report for November 1, 2026?
Fair windows around Olympia on November 1, 2026. Herring, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours. Chinook Salmon is the species dockside creel checks point to around Olympia.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Olympia today?
Herring, Squid - Opal, Surfperch, Coho Salmon and Chinook Salmon have a forecast window or fishable hours around Olympia on November 1, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Olympia today?
The daylight water reading for Olympia on November 1, 2026 is 55°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Olympia today?
The daylight mean wind around Olympia on November 1, 2026 is 2 kt from the N.
›What is biting in Olympia right now?
Chinook Salmon is the species dockside creel checks point to around Olympia.
›Which species are in a strong month around Olympia in November?
On the season curves for Olympia, Chum salmon (peak), Herring (good) and Squid - Opal (peak) rate good or better in November. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.