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Salmon & Steelhead · Washington

Salmon & Steelhead in Washington

33 guides across Washington. Ratings, hours, contact details and a map for each, all in one place.

Waters stocked with salmon and steelhead

164

Last 12 months

Rated 4.5+ on Google

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Cities

12

Most in Westport (11), Edmonds (5), Forks (4)

Best season

Jun to Oct

At a glance

Highest rated on Google

Ranked by Google rating, then by number of reviews, across the 27 of 33 guides in Washington with 10 or more Google reviews.

GuideCityRating
Adam's Northwest Fishing AdventuresBenton City5.0257 Google reviews
Axis ChartersEdmonds5.0164 Google reviews
Olympic Peninsula Guide ServiceForks5.0147 Google reviews
Reel Adrenaline Guide ServiceLongview5.078 Google reviews
Ruby D ChartersEdmonds5.064 Google reviews
Northwest Fishing ChartersEdmonds5.038 Google reviews
Sudsy SportfishingWestport5.036 Google reviews
Tequila Too SportfishingWestport5.032 Google reviews

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Salmon & Steelhead guides in Washington

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Stocking

Where Washington stocked salmon and steelhead this past year

Waters stocked with salmon and steelhead in the last 12 months
164
Fish stocked, where the state reports a count
121,199,058
Most recent stocking
Oct 21, 2026

Most-stocked waters

  1. Cowlitz River75 stockings
  2. Cedar River62 stockings
  3. Wenatchee River37 stockings
  4. Baker Lake36 stockings
  5. Big Soos Creek26 stockings

Species stocked

  1. Chinook Salmon265 stockings
  2. Coho Salmon205 stockings
  3. Sockeye Salmon103 stockings
  4. Steelhead96 stockings

Five states publish stocking records we can read: California, Montana, New York, Utah and Washington.

Stocking records: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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