Washington Department of Fish and WildlifeWDFW Region 6 - Coastal Washington
Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay Salmon Landings

[ Coastal Fishing Reports ] [ 2006 Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor Commercial Salmon Landings ]

Coastal Fishing Reports

Recreational fishery samplers with the Ocean Sampling Program collect catch and effort information each week at fishing access sites throughout Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay. These reports summarize results from angler interviews.

[ Willapa Bay - Tokeland ] [ Willapa Bay - South Bend ] [ Willapa Bay - Smith Creek ] [ Westport Private ] [ Westport Charter ]
[ Johns River ] [ 28th Street Landing ] [ Cosmopolis ] [ Chehalis River-Montesano ] [ Chehalis River- Friend's Bridge ] [ Chehalis River - Fuller Bridge ]

Willapa Bay
Tokeland Boat Launch
Date
Boats
Anglers
Chinook
Coho
August 1
1
2
0
0
August 6
26
56
7
0
August 10
10
22
1
0
August 11
12
30
3
0
August 12
35
76
18
0
August 16
45
86
36
0
August 19
75
190
34
1
August 20
63
157
37
1
August 21
31
69
11
0
August 26
69
176
20
1
August 29
44
106
65
2
September 1
53
126
63
2
September 2
88
219
62
1
September 5
58
129
58
2
September 6
56
124
40
2
September 9
46
107
17
0
September 11
35
83
9
0
September 16
56
127
36
1
September 22
3
6
0
0

September 23
2
4
0

0
September 24
0
0
0
0
September 30
3
7
2
0
October 2
35
80
24
5
October 4
22
50
6
1
October 6
5
13
0
0
October 7
61
149
3
0
October 8
35
89
3
0
October 9
10
14
0
0
October 13
9
21
4
0
October 14
17
35
5
0
October 18
1
2
0
0
October 19
1
2
0
0
South Bend
Date
Boats
Anglers
Chinook
Coho
August 25
24
51
5
0
September 3
53
142
38
0
September 4
66
156
28
0
September 8
32
72
16
1
September 10
33
81
11
2
September 13
18
41
20
1
September 24
2
7
0
1
Smith Creek
Date
Boats
Anglers
Chinook
Coho

Grays Harbor 
Fishery opens September 16   
Westport Boat Launch Private
Date
Boats
Anglers
Chinook
Coho
September 18
7
15
0
1
September 19
4
8
0
0
September 20
1
2
0
0
September 23
6
13
0
0
September 24
6
16
0
0
September 25
3
6
0
1
September 26
5
9
0
3
September 28
2
5
0
0
September 30
18
40
0
9
October 2
35
80
24
5
October 4
22
50
6
1
October 6
5
13
0
0
October 7
61
149
3
0
October 8
35
89
3
0
October 9
10
14
0
0
October 13
9
21
4
0
October 14
17
35
5
0
October 18
1
2
0
0
October 19
1
2
0
0
October 28
1
2
0
0
Westport Boat Launch Charter
Date
Boats
Anglers
Chinook
Coho
September 18
1
4
0
0
Johns River Boat Launch
Date
Boats
Anglers
Chinook
Coho
September 17
22
55
0
1
September 18
6
18
0
1
September 21
3
6
0
0
September 22
8
17
0
2
September 23
17
39
0
2
September 24
9
22
0
1
September 25
9
20
0
1
September 27
10
22
0
6
September 29
14
39
0
8
September 30
23
67
0
6
October 1
65
199
49
7
October 3
42
99
20
2
October 4
41
95
16
2
October 6
26
57
3
0
October 7
35
82
3
0
October 10
12
28
1
1
October 11
8
19
0
0
October 13
11
27
7
0
October 15
10
26
8
0
October 21
3
6
0
1
October 23
1
2
0
0
28th Street Landing Boat Launch
Date
Boats
Anglers
Chinook
Coho
September 16
33
82
0
8
September 19
25
46
0
1
September 20
17
32
0
0
September 21
10
18
0
0
September 23
45
91
0
5
September 24
51
108
0
12
September 27
27
56
0
8
September 28
29
59
0
13
October 1
81
223
117
23
October 2
68
155
48
14
October 3
59
134
26
7
October 5
50
112
7
1
October 7
55
136
4
2
October 8
36
84
2
2
October 9
20
46
0
1
October 11
15
29
1
0
October 12
21
50
2
0
October 14
40
103
16
5
October 20
7
14
0
0
October 22
3
4
0
0
October 27
5
8
0
0

Cosmopolis Boat Launch
NOTE: Landed chinook were caught below the Highway 101 bridge where chinook retention is allowed.

Date
Boats
Anglers
Chinook
Coho
October 1
63
145
43
17
October 2
27
49
3
5
October 5
15
28
2
0
October 7
35
86
0
0
October 8
9
18
1
1
October 10
8
14
0
0
October 12
4
7
0
0
October 13
3
6
0
0
October 15
6
10
0
0
October 16
1
1
0
0
October 20
13
19
0
4
October 21
16
32
0
5
October 22
15
28
0
8
October 23
2
4
0
0
October 26
13
21
0
5
October 28
19
37
0
3
October 30
2
4
0
0

Chehalis River
Fishery opens October 1
Montesano Boat Launch
Date
Boats
Anglers
Chinook
Coho
October 1
49
111
0
31
October 4
26
48
0
16
October 6
36
64
0
10
October 9
34
78
0
11
October 12
43
75
0
12
October 14
39
82
0
7
October 15
30
59
0
7
October 17
31
54
0
0
October 20
32
57
0
0
October 21
32
68
0
1
October 25
6
8
0
0
October 27
26
53
0
3
October 28
28
57
0
1
October 29
21
45
0
4
Friends Landing Boat Launch
Date
Boats
Anglers
Chinook
Coho
Fuller Bridge Boat Launch
Date
Boats
Anglers
Chinook
Coho
October 15
19
32
0
1
October 16
23
43
0
7
October 19