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Weekend fishing itinerary near Bremerton
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Weekend fishing itinerary near Bremerton

4 stops4 watersUpdated Nov 6

Two days, 4 stops on 4 public waters, all within 75 minutes of Bremerton. Each stop below has its drive time, its access point and the fish recorded there.

Day 1

Morning: Puget Sound

Start the day on Puget Sound, launching from the ramp below.

Puget Sound is a 1-minute drive from downtown Bremerton. Launch at Evergreen Park - Bremerton, the public ramp on Puget Sound closest to downtown (≈ 0.6 mi). Public access on Puget Sound: 5 boat ramps and 1 pier. Surveyed depths reach 244 ft. Recorded here: Shiner Perch, Prickly Sculpin, and Sand Sole.

From Evergreen Park - Bremerton to Union River: 23 min by road (14.5 mi).

Evening: Union River

End the day at Union River — no boat needed.

Hood Canal is a 27-minute drive from downtown Bremerton. Union River: shore access on Hood Canal, ≈ 13 mi from downtown. Public access on Hood Canal: 5 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 612 ft. Recorded here: Sand Sole, Coho Salmon, Copper Rockfish, and Brown Rockfish.

Day 2

Morning: Long Lake

Start the day on Long Lake, launching from the ramp below.

Long Lake is a 21-minute drive from downtown Bremerton. Launch at Long Lake, the public ramp on Long Lake closest to downtown (≈ 5.7 mi). Public access on Long Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 10 ft. Recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Largemouth Bass.

From Long Lake to American Lake: 49 min by road (31.3 mi).

Evening: American Lake

End the day on American Lake.

American Lake is a 55-minute drive from downtown Bremerton. Launch at American Lake, the public ramp on American Lake closest to downtown (≈ 30.7 mi). Public access on American Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 90 ft. Recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, and Rock Bass.

When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Bremerton in November. Rock Bass and Yellow Perch bite well.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Bremerton fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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Depth surveys, stocking records and water samples, straight from the public registries that hold them — brought together for one question: is it worth the drive?