Seattle · Puget Sound · Pacific coast
Follow the catch.
An independent field guide to the boats, fish counters, kitchens and seasons that make Seattle a seafood city.
Start here
Three ways in.
Start with a captain, a fishmonger, or a table. Every listing links to the business itself.
01Fishing charters
Get on the water
Puget Sound salmon and lingcod trips out of Shilshole and Edmonds, plus Westport charters for halibut and offshore bottomfish.
02Seafood markets
Meet the catch
Pike Place counters, Fishermen's Terminal dock sales, and neighborhood fishmongers across the city.
03Restaurants
Eat by the Sound
Where locals eat seafood: raw bars in Ballard, the Fremont crab-roll line, and the waterfront classics.
Season watch
What's moving now.
Planning dates only. Washington openings move with quotas and emergency rules, so confirm with WDFW before you go.
Coho, MA 9: hatchery coho, Aug 1 to Sept 18
Coho, MA 9: any coho, Sept 19 to Sept 30
Halibut, MA 5 to 10 summer re-opening, Aug 16 to Sept 30
Coho, MA 10: summer period ends, Sept 30
Coho, MA 10: fall season, Oct 1 to Nov 15
Dates come from WDFW announcements and were last checked against WDFW on Sept 4, 2026; they change with in-season quota updates. Always check WDFW before you fish. Full detail on our seasonal calendar.
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