Waterlands

NWS zone PZZ133 · Pacific Northwest

Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands fishing forecast

Washington · Pacific coast

Scores for this bay system are being computed. Check back shortly.
Named spots
308
Species scored
0
Tide stations
3
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Overview

Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands is NWS marine zone PZZ133 on the Washington Pacific coast, in the Pacific Northwest species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 308 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 3 NOAA tide stations nearby.

11 species are listed for this region; none is scored in the current forecast.

Species · 11

Listed for the Pacific Northwest region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.

Not scored
Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha · sea-run

Peak season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Coho salmonOncorhynchus kisutch · sea-run

Peak season, about 1 more week

Not scored
CabezonScorpaenichthys marmoratus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 32 more weeks

Not scored
Kelp greenlingHexagrammos decagrammus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
LingcodOphiodon elongatus · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 27 more weeks

Not scored
Pacific halibutHippoglossus stenolepis · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
RockfishSebastes spp. · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 32 more weeks

Not scored
SablefishAnoplopoma fimbria · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
SurfperchEmbiotocidae (mainly Amphistichus spp.) · surf

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Chum salmonOncorhynchus keta · sea-run

Off season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Sockeye salmonOncorhynchus nerka · sea-run

Off season, about 1 more week

Named spots · 308

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

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Nearest tide stations

Friday HarborNOAA 944988010.7 miCherry PointNOAA 944942423.3 miPort TownsendNOAA 944490028.7 mi

Regulations

WDFW saltwater regulations Buy a Washington fishing license License types

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Synced with WDFW Sep 17, 2026.

This bay system’s spots fall in Marine Area 7 (251 spots), Marine Area 8-1 (29 spots), Marine Area 8-2 (5 spots) and Marine Area 6 (4 spots).

Marine Area 7 (San Juan Islands) · WDFW

Check regulations No reviewed rule on file for Lingcod and Pacific halibut. Check with WDFW.

Marine Area 8-1 (Deception Pass, Hope Island, and Skagit Bay) · WDFW

Check regulations No reviewed rule on file for Lingcod and Pacific halibut. Check with WDFW.

Marine Area 8-2 (Ports Susan and Gardner) · WDFW

Check regulations No reviewed rule on file for Lingcod and Pacific halibut. Check with WDFW.

Marine Area 6 (East Juan de Fuca Strait) · WDFW

Check regulations No reviewed rule on file for Lingcod and Pacific halibut. Check with WDFW.

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