23 public boat ramps on published waters near Seattle.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Seattle; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Elliott Bay
Recorded in Elliott Bay: Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Shiner Perch, and Brown Rockfish.
Surveyed depths in Elliott Bay reach 610 ft.
- 1Don Armeni: boat ramp on Elliott Bay, ≈ 2.6 mi from downtown.
Lake Washington
Recorded in Lake Washington: Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Yellow Perch, and Common Carp.
Surveyed depths in Lake Washington reach 220 ft.
- 2Adams Street Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Washington, ≈ 4 mi from downtown.
- 3Ohler's Island: boat ramp on Lake Washington, ≈ 4.1 mi from downtown.
- 4SE 40th Street: boat ramp on Lake Washington, ≈ 6.9 mi from downtown.
Puget Sound
Recorded in Puget Sound: Shiner Perch, Prickly Sculpin, and Sand Sole.
Surveyed depths in Puget Sound reach 244 ft.
- 5Canoe & kayak launch — Puget Sound: boat ramp on Puget Sound, ≈ 9.3 mi from downtown.
- 6Fletcher Landing: boat ramp on Puget Sound, ≈ 11.9 mi from downtown.
- 8Evergreen Park - Bremerton: boat ramp on Puget Sound, ≈ 14 mi from downtown.
- 10Keyport: boat ramp on Puget Sound, ≈ 15.3 mi from downtown.
- 11Port of Silverdale: boat ramp on Puget Sound, ≈ 17.3 mi from downtown.
Lake Sammamish
Recorded in Lake Sammamish: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Yellow Perch, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Lake Sammamish reach 25 ft.
- 7Canoe & kayak launch — Lake Sammamish: boat ramp on Lake Sammamish, ≈ 12.5 mi from downtown.
Long Lake
Recorded in Long Lake: Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Long Lake reach 20 ft.
- 9Long Lake: boat ramp on Long Lake, ≈ 14.8 mi from downtown.
Hood Canal
Recorded in Hood Canal: Sand Sole, Coho Salmon, Copper Rockfish, and Brown Rockfish.
Surveyed depths in Hood Canal reach 612 ft.
- 12Salsbury Point Park: boat ramp on Hood Canal, ≈ 21.7 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Seattle in November. Yellow Perch bites well.
SaltwaterSlowShiner Perch
Cymatogaster aggregata
Embiotocidae
10 in1 lb5 yr5 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSand Sole
Psettichthys melanostictus
Pleuronectidae
30 in10 lb5 yr3 watersGame fish
FreshwaterPeakRainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Salmonidae
30 in20 lb7 yr265 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowBluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae
12 in4 lb6 yr793 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowPrickly Sculpin
Cottus asper
Cottidae
10 in1 lb5 yr4 watersGame fish
FreshwaterGoodYellow Perch
Perca flavescens
Percidae
15 in3 lb7 yr701 watersGame fish














