Do I need a fishing licence in Westport?

Yes. Saltwater fishing around Westport needs the Saltwater fishing licence from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, $40.71 a year for a resident, 16 to 69 in 2026-27. The Puget Sound Dungeness crab ($11.89) is required to drop a pot in Puget Sound, on top of a shellfish licence. A saltwater licence does not cover shellfish. The combination licence covers both and works out cheaper than buying them apart.

Today's best fishing in Westport: 7 AM to 10 AM

This page is full of real data to show you what you can see with ReelCaster in Westport.

The next 14 days in Westport

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

Two weeks ahead
Most forecasts stop at the weekend. This one runs a full 14 days, so you can pick the day before you book the time off.
One number, out of 100
The best score anything in Westport reaches that day. Green is good, amber is fair, red is slow, and you can read it from across the room.
12,768 scores behind it
38 spots, every hour of every day, out to 14. This row is the best of them.

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Hour by hour today at South Beach Salmon Grounds

All times PDT

One real spot
A city has no tide or wind of its own, so this is South Beach Salmon Grounds, the most fished mark in Westport, scored for Lingcod.
Six readings, one clock
Tide, current, wind, sea, air and sky, all lined up on the same hour, so you can see what is actually driving the score.
Currents, not just tides
Modelled flow for the water off Westport, so you can see slack coming before you leave the dock.

Conditions · now

Time

8 AM

Now

Score

Good

Tide

0.8 ft ▲

Flooding

Current

—

Flood

Wind

7 kn

WSW · steady

Sea state

Rough

3.9 ft

Air temp

58°

Mild

Weather

Overcast

100% cloud

The spots people actually fish in Westport

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A year of catch reports
The order here is how much each mark actually gets fished, not today's guess. The busiest water in Westport comes first.
Today's number too
Beside each name is the best score that spot reaches today, so you can weigh a proven mark against a good forecast.
Every mark has a page
Its own chart, its own species and its own rules, worked out the same way as everything above.

Every spot we score in Westport

Bathymetry: NONNA-10 + NRCan

Real charted seabed
Depth soundings, not a stock map. The banks, reefs and drop-offs are where you can see them.
38 marks, all scored
Every spot we cover around Westport, each one carrying its own number for today.
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The name, how busy a mark it is, and the tide, sea and seabed at its best hour.

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What you can keep in Westport today

Chinook SalmonKeep in places1 a day · min 22"Open at 9 of 37 spots we cover
Coho SalmonKeep in places2 a day · min 16"Open at 31 of 35 spots we cover
HalibutKeep in places1 a dayOpen at 5 of 33 spots we cover
LingcodKeep2 a dayOpen at all 31 spots we cover
Rockfish (Aggregate)Keep7 a dayOpen at all 15 spots we cover
Albacore TunaClosedShut at all 4 spots we cover
Dungeness CrabClosedShut at all 6 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.

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When to fish Westport

Each row is shaded against that species' own best month here, so a dark cell means a good month for that fish rather than a comparison between them.

Relative abundance by month for each species around Westport
Species	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Chinook Salmon
Coho Salmon
Halibut
Lingcod
Albacore Tuna
Rockfish (Aggregate)
Dungeness Crab

Chinook Salmon. Chinook abundance off Westport peaks in mid-summer (late June through August) as maturing ocean-feeding fish stage near the Grays Harbor and Columbia River approaches ahead of fall spawning runs. Numbers build through spring as immature and feeder Chinook move into the coastal shelf, then drop sharply in September as adults enter the rivers, leaving a low winter baseline of scattered feeder kings.
Coho Salmon. Westport coho are strongly single-peaked with ocean abundance building through summer as maturing fish stage off the harbor, peaking late August through mid-September (weeks 34-36) before fish push into the Grays Harbor/Chehalis system. A minor spring shoulder (weeks 12-19) reflects immature 'feeder' coho and returning jacks in the nearshore, with true biological absence in winter once adults have spawned upriver.
Halibut. Pacific halibut off Westport concentrate on nearshore banks (e.g., outside Grays Harbor and along the shelf) from late spring through summer as they migrate inshore to feed after winter deepwater spawning, peaking roughly late April through June. Abundance drops through fall as fish move back to deeper offshore waters for winter spawning, so the coastal fishing grounds see the lowest densities in winter though the stock is never truly absent from the broader region.
Lingcod. Lingcod are resident year-round on Westport's nearshore reefs and offshore banks, so abundance never drops to zero. The strongest peak is spring (Mar–May) when males guard nests in shallow structure and fish concentrate before spawning disperses them, with a secondary late-summer bump as juveniles recruit and fish feed heavily on abundant baitfish; winter storms scatter and deepen fish, lowering catchable density even though the stock remains.
Albacore Tuna. Albacore are a warm-water pelagic migrant off Westport, arriving only when warm offshore water (blue water, 58-64°F) pushes within range in mid-July, peaking August through mid-September when the warm water tongue is closest to shore. They are biologically absent from these coastal waters the rest of the year, migrating far offshore and south as water cools by October.
Rockfish (Aggregate). Rockfish are resident, structure-oriented, non-migratory bottom fish off Westport, so abundance stays near baseline year-round with no true biological absence. The gentle summer peak (June–August) reflects warmer, calmer water pulling fish shallower and more concentrated on nearshore reefs, while winter storms and cooler temps disperse them deeper for a modest low.
Dungeness Crab. Dungeness crab are resident year-round in Westport's coastal and estuary waters, so there are no true zeros. Abundance dips in late spring/early summer (May–July) when many crabs molt and lose meat, then peaks in late summer through fall (weeks 28–35) as new-shell crabs harden and fatten before the ocean season slows over winter.

Before you go

Management areas

Water around Westport falls into 3 areas, and the rules can differ between them. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife sets them.

1 1 — Ilwaco
2 2 — Westport-Ocean Shores
2-2 2-2 — Grays Harbor

Licence you need

Saltwater fishing licence

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife · 2026-27

Annual, Resident, 16 to 69: $40.71

Puget Sound Dungeness crab $11.89, required to drop a pot in Puget Sound, on top of a shellfish licence.

A saltwater licence does not cover shellfish. The combination licence covers both and works out cheaper than buying them apart.

Full licence guide Buy from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fishing Westport

Westport sits at the mouth of Grays Harbor on Washington's outer coast, giving anglers direct access to the open Pacific and the offshore banks beyond the harbor bar. Chinook and Coho Salmon drive the summer fishery here, both peaking from June through September, while Pacific Halibut moves within reach from March into July and Lingcod holds through the late winter and early spring stretch of February to April. The 39 spots range from the harbor entrance and bar to the deeper offshore banks and canyon edges well out from the coast, with the exposed outer grounds carrying the halibut and bottomfish. Salmon anglers work these waters largely by trolling, covering ground to find fish through the peak summer months. The calendar builds from the bottomfish and halibut openings in spring into the salmon-heavy stretch of summer and early fall.

The next 14 days in Westport

Two weeks ahead

One number, out of 100

12,768 scores behind it

Hour by hour today at South Beach Salmon Grounds

One real spot

Six readings, one clock

Currents, not just tides

The spots people actually fish in Westport

A year of catch reports

Today's number too

Every mark has a page

Every spot we score in Westport

Real charted seabed

38 marks, all scored

Point at any of them