| BELLINGHAM/BLAINE Semiahmoo Spit Co. Pk. |
July-Jan. | Beaches around and south of the headquarters buildings at the base of the spit on the west (outer) shore. May possibly be a year-round spawning stock. |
| Squalicum Mall Marina | winter | Jigging off marina floats. Contact Bellingham WDF Office for the current information. |
| FIDALGO ISLAND Fidalgo Bay - March Pt. |
year round | Raking. East of the Shell Oil pier and north of the Railroad Bridge on the east shore of Fidalgo Bay. |
| Cap Sante & Skyline Marinas | winter | Jigging. |
| LACONNER WATERFRONT | Oct.-March | Jigging off floats. Best jigging in the northern boat basin. Annual Smelt Derby in February. |
| SAN JUAN ISLANDS Hunter Bay Co. Pk., Lopez I. |
year round | Raking on the DNR public beach immediately east of the County Park launch ramp. Year round spawning stock. |
| WHIDBEY ISLAND Coupeville Waterfront |
June- Oct. | Raking. Coupeville waterfront and areas to the east, mostly boat access. |
| Cornet Bay | year round | Jigging mixed baitfish off state park docks. |
| CAMANO ISLAND Camp Grande Grove Co. Pk. |
June-Oct. | Raking. The most famous of the "classic" smelt fishing Maple areas, now almost closed to the public. |
| Cavelero's Beach | June-Oct. | Raking. Many potential sites on the eastern shore between Triangle Cove and Camano Head. |
| LIBERTY BAY Poulsbo |
Oct.-Feb. | Raking. Small spots at the southern edge of town. Mostly private, poor parking. |
| DYES INLET Elwood Point Rec. Area Silverdale City Park |
Oct-Jan. | Raking. Relatively unknown accesses. |
| SINCLAIR INLET Ross Point |
Oct.-Feb. | Raking. WDF purchased public smelt beach. One mile west of the town of Port Orchard. Limited parking and no facilities. Some smelt spawning occurs year round, with winter peak of activity. |
| QUARTERMASTER HARBOR Burton Acres Co. Pk. |
Oct.-Feb. | Raking. North side of the point to the launch ramp. |
| GIG HARBOR | Oct.-March | Possible raking on the beach fronting the launch ramp at Randle Street. |
| SOUTH SOUND Percival Landing, Olympia |
winter | Occasional concentrations of smelt and herring taken while jigging and dip-netting. |
| Priest Point Park, Olympia Burfoot Co. Pk. Budd Inlet |
Sept.-Feb. | Raking. Probably other little known spots among the many miles of spawning beach in Henderson, Budd, Eld and Totten Inlets. |
| SOUTHERN HOOD CANAL Twanoh State Park Hollow |
Sept.-Feb. | Raking on the east and west edges of the park where Happy unaltered beach remains. Documented spawning season has been extended. Check park regulations for late evening use. Currently all other fishing areas are subject to trespass violation. |
| SEQUIM BAY John Wayne Marina |
winter | Jigging. Reported dense concentrations of smelt. |
| DUNGENESS BAY Cline Spit |
Oct.-Jan | Raking. Beaches around the launch ramps and on the south shore of the spit. |
| PORT ANGELES P. A. Boat Haven |
winter | Jigging. Occasional concentrations of smelt in the boat basin. |
| CLALLAM BAY Deep Creek Twin Rivers |
May-Sept. | Raking. East of the mouth of Deep Creek, at the East and West Twin Rivers and at Clallam Bay. Largely private. |
| OCEAN COAST Rialto Beach (N. Lapush) Ruby Beach Beach Accesses #4 & #6, (N. Kalaloch) |
May-Sept. | Dipping in high surf. The area north of Kalaloch is the most popular. |
| COWLITZ RIVER Longview Castle Rock |
Jan-March | Dipping and jigging for "Columbia River smelt", eulachons. Possible access on the Grays and Elochoman Rivers. Call the Battleground Office for the current situation. |
| COLUMBIA RIVER | Jan-March | Consult the Battleground Office for the latest dipping information. Fishing in the Lewis, Kalama and other local rivers. |
| NOOKSACK RIVER | winter | Dipping along the river bank downstream from Ferndale. Smelt are "hooligans" or longfin smelt |
Surf smelt spawn has been found at the Washington State beach parks and public access beaches listed below, with presently unknown sport fishery potential:
| San Juan Islands DNR Beach 260 (Shaw Isl.) Cattle Pt., Nat'l Hist. Pk. Beach (San Juan Isl.) English Camp Nat'l Hist. Pk. (San Juan Isl.) E. Mud Bay St. Pk. tidelands (Lopez Isl.) Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and Admiralty Inlet Old Fort Port Townsend St. Pk. Fort Worden State Park Canadian Border to Everett Lighthouse Co. Pk. (Point Roberts) Squalicum Park (W. Bellingham) Kayak Pt. Co. Pk. Fidalgo and Whidbey Island South Harbor Pk. (Anacortes) E. Hoypus Pt. (Deception Pass St. Pk.) Hope Island State Park DNR Beach 144, (N. Whidbey Isl) Oak Harbor City Park Freeland Co. Pk. (Holmes Harbor) Camano Island Camano Isl. St. Pk. Hope Isl. St. Pk. (N. Skagit Bay) Outer Coast North Jetty Access (Ocean Shores) Westport Lighthouse St. Pk. |
Everett to Tacoma Howarth Park (S. Everett) Brackett Landing Pk. (Edmonds) Richmond Beach Co. Pk. Alki Beach Pk. (West Seattle) Lincoln Park (West Seahurst Park (Des Moines) Point Robinson Co. Saltwater State Pk. Redondo Dash Point State Pk. Brown's Point Park Kitsap Suquamish Public ramp S. Illahee St. Randall Street launch ramp (Gig Harbor) Hood Canal Misery Point ramp (Seabeck) Senic Beach State South Sound Penrose Pt. St. Pk. Jarrell's Cove St. Pk. Stretch Isl. St. Pk. DNR Beach 18, Vaughn Bay Spit Latimers Landing ramp (Pickering Pass) |
"This is a reproduction of a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife document and is not the official document or regulations of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The accuracy of the reproduction cannot be guaranteed by WDFW."