Washington Fishing Reports

Live flows, fishing conditions and the flies working right now for 20 Washington rivers and streams and 13 lakes and reservoirs, from the Yakima Canyon and the Methow to the Skagit, Skykomish and the Olympic Peninsula steelhead rivers. Flows and lake levels come straight from USGS and Bureau of Reclamation gauges and refresh every time you open the page.

Hoh River

Olympic Peninsula region ยท Fair ยท Up after rain ยท None

Queets River

Olympic Peninsula region ยท Fair ยท Up after rain ยท None

Yakima River Canyon

Central region ยท Good ยท Low, clear ยท BWOs, midges, October caddis

Spokane River

Eastern region ยท Fair ยท Clear ยท Midges, caddis

Pass Lake

Puget Sound region ยท Lake ยท Good ยท Cool ยท Midges

Lake Merwin

Southwest region ยท Lake ยท Fair ยท Cool ยท None

Chopaka Lake

Central region ยท Lake ยท Fair ยท Cold ยท Midges

Dry Falls Lake

Central region ยท Lake ยท Fair ยท Cool ยท Midges

Lake Chelan

Central region ยท Lake ยท Fair ยท Cold, clear ยท None

Lake Lenore

Central region ยท Lake ยท Fair ยท Cool ยท Midges

Lenice Lake

Central region ยท Lake ยท Fair ยท Cool ยท Midges

Moses Lake

Central region ยท Lake ยท Fair ยท Cool ยท None

Nunnally Lake

Central region ยท Lake ยท Fair ยท Cool ยท Midges

Banks Lake

Eastern region ยท Lake ยท Fair ยท Cool ยท None

Lake Roosevelt

Eastern region ยท Lake ยท Fair ยท Cool ยท None

About these reports

Each report is written by the AvidMax fly shop team from current gauge data, the season, and what anglers and guides are seeing on the water. Ratings and hatches are updated as new information comes in. Regulations change, so always check the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife before you go. A Washington fishing license is required for anglers 15 and older, plus a catch record card for steelhead and salmon.

Fishing somewhere else? See fishing reports by state, including Colorado fishing reports.