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Fishing in Ferndale, WA

Washington, United States

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Largemouth bass
Largemouth bass
Rainbow trout
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Smallmouth bass
Smallmouth bass
Bluegill
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Coho salmon
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Campbell River

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Campbell River

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Campbell River

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Campbell River

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Rainbow trout

Saar Creek

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Rainbow trout

Hayward Lake

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Lake Terrell

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Lake Terrell

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Campbell River

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Check out the best fishing spots in and around Ferndale, Washington. Anglers using Fishbrain have logged: 3,381 catches for Largemouth bass, 1,578 catches for Rainbow trout, and 1,440 catches for Smallmouth bass.

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Fishing regulations in Ferndale

Disclaimer: Always check local fishing regulations, water access rights and land ownership before fishing, regardless of any catches logged in that area by the Fishbrain community. Fishbrain has mapped millions of acres of government-owned land across the USA to help you identify potential fishing access, but you are responsible for ensuring compliance with all legal requirements.

Fishing regulations in Washington can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.

Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Largemouth bass as of April 1st, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.

Largemouth bass

Seasons

Open

Bag limit

5

Memorable

1 > 17

Max size

12"

Measurement

Total Length

No min. size in lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. Only largemouth bass less than 12" may be retained, except 1 over 17" may be retained. Daily limit 5. No size restriction/daily limit in rivers, streams, and beaver ponds.

For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations

Micropterus nigricans

BIG BEAVER CREEK

from 1/4 mile upstream of Ross Lake markers to headwaters, including tributary streams and beaver ponds

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Trout
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CHANNEL CREEK

(Baker River tributary)

  • All game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

DAKOTA CREEK

from mouth (a line from the outermost headland of the south bank to a house at 1285 Runge Ave., Blaine, Washington, approx. 1/4 mile downstream from the Blaine Rd. Bridge) to Giles Rd. Bridge CRC (724)

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • All game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Dec. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

KENDALL CREEK

from mouth through the hatchery to the hatchery boundary fence

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

NOOKSACK RIVER

from the Lummi Indian Reservation boundary to the Hwy. 544 Bridge in Everson CRC (794)

  • All species
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Dec. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Jan. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Jan. 1-Jan. 31
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 2.
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 30
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 2.
  • Oct. 1-Dec. 31
  • Closed.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Jan. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 4 including no more than 2 wild coho. Release wild Chinook, pink, and chum.
  • Oct. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 4 including no more than 2 wild coho. Release chum and pink.

from the Hwy. 544 Bridge in Everson to the yellow marker at the FFA high school barn in Deming CRC (794)

  • All species
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
  • Trout
  • Oct. 1-Jan. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Jan. 1-Jan. 31
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 2.
  • Oct. 1-Dec. 31
  • Closed.
  • Other game fish
  • Oct. 1-Jan. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 4 including no more than 2 wild coho. Release wild Chinook, pink, and chum.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 4 including no more than 2 wild coho. Release chum and pink.
  • Nov. 1-Nov. 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 4 including no more than 2 wild coho and no more than 1 chum.
  • Dec. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 4 including no more than 2 wild coho. Release chum.

from yellow marker at the FFA high school barn in Deming to confluence of North and South forks CRC (794)

  • All species
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
  • Trout
  • Oct. 1-Jan. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Jan. 1-Jan. 31
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 2.
  • Oct. 1-Dec. 31
  • Closed.
  • Other game fish
  • Oct. 1-Jan. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 4 including no more than 2 wild coho. Release chum and pink.
  • Nov. 1-Nov. 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 4 including no more than 2 wild coho and no more than 1 chum.
  • Dec. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 4 including no more than 2 wild coho. Release chum.

NOOKSACK RIVER, MIDDLE FORK

from mouth to the former City of Bellingham diversion Dam CRC (788)

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Nov. 1-Jan. 31
  • Motors prohibited.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Jan. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Jan. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

NOOKSACK RIVER, NORTH FORK

from mouth to Hwy. 9

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from the Hwy. 9 Bridge to the yellow marker at the upstream side of Kendall Hatchery CRC (790)

  • All species
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Dec. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
  • Nov. 1-Feb. 15
  • Motors prohibited.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Feb. 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Jan. 1-Feb. 15
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 2.
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 30
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 2.
  • Oct. 1-Dec. 31
  • Closed.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Feb. 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Oct. 1-Nov. 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 4 including no more than 2 wild coho. Release chum and pink.

from the yellow marker at the upstream side of Kendall Hatchery to Maple Creek CRC (790)

  • All species
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Dec. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
  • Nov. 1-Feb. 15
  • Motors prohibited.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Feb. 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Jan. 1-Feb. 15
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 2.
  • Oct. 1-Dec. 31
  • Closed.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Feb. 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Oct. 1-Nov. 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 4 including no more than 2 wild coho. Release chum and pink.

from Maple Creek to Nooksack Falls CRC (790)

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • Nov. 1-Jan. 31
  • Motors prohibited.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Jan. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Jan. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

NOOKSACK RIVER, SOUTH FORK

from mouth to Skookum Creek CRC (792)

  • All species
  • Internal combustion motors prohibited.
  • Oct. 1-Jan. 31
  • Only 1 single-point hook allowed.
  • Oct. 1-Dec. 31
  • Night closure.
  • Trout
  • Oct. 1-Jan. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Jan. 1-Jan. 31
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 2.
  • Oct. 1-Dec. 31
  • Closed.
  • Other game fish
  • Oct. 1-Jan. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 15
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 wild coho or 2 hatchery Chinook or 1 of each. Release chum, pink and wild Chinook.
  • Oct. 16-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 wild coho or 2 Chinook or 1 of each. Release chum.

from Skookum Creek upstream to Wanlick Creek

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from Wanlick Creek upstream including Wanlick Creek and all tributaries CRC (792)

  • All species
  • Fly fishing only.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

ROSS LAKE TRIBUTARY STREAMS

and their tributaries from 1 mile upstream of Ross Lake to headwaters (except Ruby and Big Beaver creeks).

  • All game fish
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

RUBY CREEK

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

STETATTLE CREEK

from mouth to Bucket Creek

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

THORNTON CREEK

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: No min. size/ daily limit for cutthroat trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

WHATCOM CREEK

from mouth (a line from the flashing light at the southwest end of the Port of Bellingham North Terminal to the southernmost point of the dike surrounding the Georgia Pacific treatment pond) to the markers below footbridge below Dupont St. in Bellingham CRC (884)

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Aug. 4-Sept. 10
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 1. Night closure. Antisnagging rule. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook. Open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only.

from the markers below the footbridge below Dupont St. upstream to the footbridge

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from footbridge below Dupont St. in Bellingham to stone bridge at Whatcom Falls Park CRC (884)

  • All species
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

from stone bridge at Whatcom Falls Park to Lake Whatcom CRC (884)

  • All species
  • Juvenile Anglers Only (under 15 years old).
  • Trout
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 2.
  • Other game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

WHATCOM, LAKE TRIBUTARIES

all tributaries and that portion of Lake Whatcom between Electric Ave. Bridge and outlet dam

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

BAKER LAKE

CRC (825)

  • All species
  • Chumming permitted.
  • Kokanee
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 8". Max. size 18". Daily limit 10.
  • Other game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • July 15-Aug. 31
  • Min. size 18". Daily limit 3. Release all salmon other than sockeye. Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon angling gear until the salmon limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.

200' radius around pump discharge at the south end of lake

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

CAIN LAKE

  • All game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

DIABLO LAKE

  • All species
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • All game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

FAZON LAKE

  • All species
  • First Fri. in October-Jan. 27
  • Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
  • All game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

GORGE LAKE

  • All species
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • All game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

HOZOMEEN LAKE

  • All species
  • Unlawful to use lead weights or lead jigs measuring 1 1/2" or less along the longest axis.
  • All game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

KEEFE LAKE

  • Smallmouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
  • Largemouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
  • Channel catfish
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10.
  • Walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

PADDEN LAKE

  • All game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

ROSS LAKE

refer to Ross Lake Tributaries for more information

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules. Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Eastern brook trout
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • No min. size. Daily limit 5.
  • Other trout
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 16". Daily limit 1.
  • Other game fish
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

SAMISH, LAKE

  • Cutthroat trout
  • Year-round
  • Min. size 14". Daily limit 2. Cutthroat count toward trout daily limit.
  • Other trout
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Smallmouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
  • Largemouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
  • Channel catfish
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10.
  • Walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

SILVER LAKE

  • All game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

SQUALICUM LAKE

  • All species
  • Two-Pole not allowed. Motors prohibited. Fly fishing only.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

SUNSET LAKE

  • Smallmouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
  • Largemouth bass
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
  • Channel catfish
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 10.
  • Walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

TENNANT LAKE

  • All species
  • First Fri. in October-Jan. 27
  • Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
  • All game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

TERRELL, LAKE

  • All species
  • First Sat. after Labor Day-Fri. Following First Sat. after Labor Day
  • Fishing from any floating device except a dock prohibited.
  • Oct. 1-Jan. 31
  • Fishing from any floating device except a dock prohibited.
  • All game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

THORNTON LAKE, LOWER

  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: No min. size/ daily limit for cutthroat trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

TOAD LAKE

  • All game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

WHATCOM, LAKE

that portion of Lake Whatcom between Electric Ave. Bridge and outlet dam

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

above Electric Ave. Bridge

  • All species
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Year-round
  • See DOH Fish Consumption Advisories page 24.
  • Trout
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat.
  • Other game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

BAKER RIVER

from mouth to the lower Baker Dam

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

SKAGIT RIVER

from Cascade River Rd. (Marblemount Bridge) to Gorge powerhouse at Newhalem CRC (830)

  • All species
  • Internal combustion motors prohibited. Selective gear rules.
  • All game fish
  • June 1-Jan. 31
  • Catch-and-release. Except: 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained.

SHANNON, LAKE

  • All species
  • Chumming permitted.
  • Kokanee
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 10.
  • Other game fish
  • 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

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Anglers in Ferndale, WA recommend these top fishing spots: Lake Terrell, Lake Whatcom, Lake Fazon, Lake Samish, and Wiser Lake.
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