Washington Fish Species
99 Washington fish with 2026-27 WDFW limits and seasons, marine area rules, WDFW state records and the waters where each is listed.
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- Albacore Tunasaltwater
- American Shadfreshwater
- Arrowtooth Floundersaltwater
- Atlantic Salmonfreshwater
B
- Beardslee Rainbow Troutfreshwater
- Big Skatesaltwater
- Black Bullheadfreshwater
- Black Crappiefreshwater
- Black Rockfishsaltwater
- Blue Catfishfreshwater
- Blue Rockfishsaltwater
- Blue Sharksaltwater
- Bluegillfreshwater
- Bocacciosaltwater
- Bridgelip Suckerfreshwater
- Brook Troutfreshwater
- Brown Bullheadfreshwater
- Brown Rockfishsaltwater
- Brown Troutfreshwater
- Bull Troutfreshwater
- Burbotfreshwater
C
- Cabezonsaltwater
- Canary Rockfishsaltwater
- Channel Catfishfreshwater
- China Rockfishsaltwater
- Chinook Salmonfreshwater
- Chum Salmonfreshwater
- Coastal Cutthroat Troutfreshwater
- Coho Salmonfreshwater
- Common Carpfreshwater
- Copper Rockfishsaltwater
D
- Deacon Rockfishsaltwater
- Dolly Vardenfreshwater
- Dolphinfishsaltwater
F
- Flathead Catfishfreshwater
G
- Golden Troutfreshwater
- Grass Carpfreshwater
- Great Sculpinsaltwater
- Green Sunfishfreshwater
- Greenstripe Rockfishsaltwater
J
- Jack Mackerelsaltwater
K
- Kelp Greenlingsaltwater
- Kokaneefreshwater
L
- Lahontan Cutthroat Troutfreshwater
- Lake Troutfreshwater
- Lake Whitefishfreshwater
- Largemouth Bassfreshwater
- Largescale Suckerfreshwater
- Lingcodsaltwater
M
- Mountain Whitefishfreshwater
N
- North Pacific Spiny Dogfishsaltwater
- Northern Pikefreshwater
- Northern Pikeminnowfreshwater
O
- Opahsaltwater
P
- Pacific Bluefin Tunasaltwater
- Pacific Codsaltwater
- Pacific Hakesaltwater
- Pacific Halibutsaltwater
- Pacific Pomfretsaltwater
- Pacific Sanddabsaltwater
- Pacific Staghorn Sculpinsaltwater
- Peamouthfreshwater
- Petrale Solesaltwater
- Pile Surfperchsaltwater
- Pink Salmonfreshwater
- Pumpkinseedfreshwater
Q
- Quillback Rockfishsaltwater
R
- Rainbow Troutfreshwater
- Red Irish Lordsaltwater
- Redbanded Rockfishsaltwater
- Redtail Surfperchsaltwater
- Rock Bassfreshwater
- Rock Solesaltwater
S
- Sablefishsaltwater
- Sand Solesaltwater
- Silvergray Rockfishsaltwater
- Smallmouth Bassfreshwater
- Sockeye Salmonfreshwater
- Spotted Ratfishsaltwater
- Starry Floundersaltwater
- Steelheadfreshwater
- Striped Marlinsaltwater
- Striped Surfperchsaltwater
T
- Tiger Muskiefreshwater
- Tiger Rockfishsaltwater
- Tiger Troutfreshwater
- Tope Sharksaltwater
V
- Vermilion Rockfishsaltwater
W
- Walleyefreshwater
- Warmouthfreshwater
- Westslope Cutthroat Troutfreshwater
- White Catfishfreshwater
- White Crappiefreshwater
- White Sturgeonfreshwater
- Whitespotted Greenlingsaltwater
Y
- Yellow Bullheadfreshwater
- Yellow Perchfreshwater
- Yellowtail Jacksaltwater
- Yellowtail Rockfishsaltwater
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Sound, river and lake views for Washington Fish Species
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Answers
Using the Washington species index
How many Washington fish have a page?
99, plus one page for the species WDFW bars anglers from keeping or fishing for.
Where do the Washington limits come from?
The 2026-27 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet as published on eRegulations, with its page numbers.
Who keeps Washington state fish records?
WDFW keeps the freshwater and saltwater sport fish records.
Are marine fish covered?
Yes; lingcod, rockfish, halibut, flatfish, surfperch, sharks and the rest with a marine area rule or a record have pages.
Are summer and winter steelhead separate pages?
No; one steelhead page carries both runs, and coastal cutthroat resident and sea-run forms share a page too.
Which waters does a species page list?
Lakes where the WDFW layer names the fish, rivers where SWIFD maps it, record waters and planted lakes.
Are crab and clams covered?
No; shellfish rules stay on the license and regulations pages.
A fish I caught is missing; why?
Only fish with a 2026-27 limit or season, or a WDFW state record, get a page.
Elsewhere on the site
WDFW rules, records and directories that go with the Washington species index
- All Washington waters, A to Zlakes, marine water, rivers, counties, towns and fish
- Washington licenses and rulesfees, endorsements, catch record cards, the freshwater table
- Marine area rulessalmon and bottomfish by marine area, 1 through 13
- Special Rules by waterevery lake and river with rules of its own
- Columbia River rulesthe Oregon line, CRC areas and the CRSSE
- Free Fishing Weekendtwo June days without a license for most fish
- WDFW state recordsthe heaviest fish of each species, fresh and salt
- Trout plantsrainbows, cutthroat, browns and tigers planted in 2026
- Water levelsUSGS gauges, Corps forebays and NOAA tide stations
- Marine waterPuget Sound, the Strait, Hood Canal and the outer coast
- High lakesWDFW mountain lakes in the Cascades and Olympics
- Boat rampsWDFW and State Parks launches by county
- Shore fishing and piersdocks, piers and bank sites
- Tackle shopsbait counters, fly shops and marinas by WDFW region
- Guides and charterscharter boats and river guides by county
- Tournamentsbass, walleye and salmon derby dates and winners
- Protected speciesyelloweye, green sturgeon, sixgill and the rest