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.
FreshwaterPeakRainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Salmonidae
30 in20 lb7 yr265 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowBluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae
12 in4 lb6 yr797 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr935 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSand Sole
Psettichthys melanostictus
Pleuronectidae
30 in10 lb5 yr3 watersGame fish
FreshwaterGoodRock Bass
Ambloplites rupestris
Centrarchidae
15 in3 lb7 yr398 watersGame fish
FreshwaterGoodYellow Perch
Perca flavescens
Percidae
15 in3 lb7 yr703 watersGame fish












