Seattle Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Slow day around Seattle on November 1, 2026. Dungeness Crab, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours. Coho Salmon is the species dockside creel checks point to around Seattle.
Forecast scores cover 72 of 73 spots around Seattle today.
Conditions
- Water
- 54°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.
- Dungeness CrabPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Possession Point
crab pots (chicken, fish carcasses, turkey legs)
- HerringPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Bainbridge Reef
jigging (herring jigs (sabiki), small metal jigs)
- Squid - OpalPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Harper Pier
jigging (glow squid jigs, cloth-wrapped squid jigs)
- SurfperchPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Harper Pier
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
- Chum salmonPeak window 3 PM to 6 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Blake Island (South Point)
trolling (flashers, hoochies, small spoons)
Leading spot: Seacrest Park Pier (Cove 1)
trolling (flashers, hoochies, trolling spoons)
- Pink salmonPeak window 3 PM to 6 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Edmonds Oil Tanks
trolling (small trolling spoons, pink hoochies, dodgers)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in November on the season curves for Seattle. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Lingcod · good
- Dungeness Crab · good
- Chum salmon · peak
- Herring · good
- Squid - Opal · peak
Tides
Read from SEATTLE (Madison St.), Elliott Bay. Seattle has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- low tide2:58 AM · -1.0 ft
- high tide10:55 AM · 11.5 ft
- low tide5:03 PM · 7.3 ft
- high tide9:03 PM · 8.5 ft
What you can keep in Seattle today
- Coho SalmonKeep in places2 a dayOpen at 52 of 73 spots we cover
- Dungeness CrabKeep in places5 a day · min 6.3"Open at 3 of 19 spots we cover
- Chum salmonKeep in places2 a dayOpen at 4 of 9 spots we cover
- Pink salmonKeep in places2 a dayOpen at 2 of 4 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep10 a dayOpen at all 24 spots we cover
- HerringKeepOpen at all 21 spots we cover
- Squid - OpalKeepOpen at all 19 spots we cover
- Chinook SalmonReleaseCatch and release at all 59 spots we cover
- HalibutClosedShut at all 37 spots we cover
- LingcodClosedShut at all 49 spots we cover
- Black RockfishClosedShut at all 27 spots we cover
- Rockfish (Aggregate)ClosedShut at all 15 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 Seattle
›What is the Seattle fishing report for November 1, 2026?
Slow day around Seattle on November 1, 2026. Dungeness Crab, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours. Coho Salmon is the species dockside creel checks point to around Seattle.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Seattle today?
Dungeness Crab, Herring, Squid - Opal, Surfperch, Chum salmon, Coho Salmon and Pink salmon have a forecast window or fishable hours around Seattle on November 1, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Seattle today?
The daylight water reading for Seattle on November 1, 2026 is 54°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Seattle today?
The daylight mean wind around Seattle on November 1, 2026 is 2 kt from the N.
›What is biting in Seattle right now?
Coho Salmon is the species dockside creel checks point to around Seattle.
›Which species are in a strong month around Seattle in November?
On the season curves for Seattle, Lingcod (good), Dungeness Crab (good), 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.