Puget Sound creel reports by year

Recreational fishery samplers with the Puget Sound Sampling Unit collect catch and effort information throughout the fishing season at selected fishing access sites throughout Puget Sound. These reports summarize the results from angler interviews which are conducted on a random sampling schedule. (Catch Area information was added to this webpage July 28, 2017 and is not included prior to that date.)

For the most recent 15, 30, 60 days creel reports visit the recent reports page.

This is raw data and will likely change after undergoing the QA/QC process.

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Sep 7, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Point Defiance Boathouse Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 3 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Point Defiance Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 17 26 0 0 28 0 1 0 0 0
Sep 6, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Armeni Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Point Defiance Boathouse Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 18 25 0 0 23 0 1 0 0 0
Point Defiance Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 33 72 0 0 26 0 16 0 0 0
Sep 3, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Armeni Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 1 4 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
Point Defiance Boathouse Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 22 31 0 0 20 0 2 0 0 0
Point Defiance Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 65 141 0.01 1 67 0 30 0 0 0
Sep 2, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Armeni Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 2 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Gig Harbor Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 11 22 0 0 2 0 16 0 0 0
Point Defiance Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 79 183 0.01 1 85 0 42 0 0 0
Port Orchard Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 1, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Point Defiance Boathouse Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 29 43 0 0 14 0 5 0 0 0
Point Defiance Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 75 170 0.01 2 57 0 48 0 0 0
Aug 31, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 20 28 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0
Dash Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 7 11 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0
Aug 30, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 21 32 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0
Aug 28, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Dash Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 23 32 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0
Aug 27, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Point Defiance Boathouse Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Point Defiance Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 26, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 26 45 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
Point Defiance Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 25, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 32 45 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
Aug 24, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 30 40 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Aug 23, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 25 29 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Dash Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 28 32 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Aug 21, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 33 42 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0
Aug 20, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 35 62 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0
Point Defiance Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 9 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Aug 19, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 36 60 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0
Point Defiance Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 18, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 26 34 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0
Point Defiance Boathouse Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Point Defiance Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 17, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 31 44 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0
Aug 16, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Dash Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 26 39 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0
Aug 15, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Armeni Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 46 62 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0
Dash Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 34 57 0 0 1 0 74 0 0 0
Aug 14, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 30 53 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0
Aug 13, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 46 72 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 0
Dash Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 53 64 0 0 5 0 72 0 0 0
Aug 12, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 28 40 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
Dash Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 38 52 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0
Aug 11, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Browns Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 15 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Point Defiance Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 10, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Dash Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 10 19 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0
Aug 9, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Dash Point Shore Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 17 24 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0
Aug 6, 2023
Ramp/site Catch area # Interviews (Boat or Shore) Anglers Chinook (per angler) Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye Lingcod Halibut
Point Defiance Boathouse Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Point Defiance Public Ramp Area 11, Tacoma-Vashon Island 14 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0