Whatcom County lakes and rivers fishing access

Whatcom county fishing access

Whatcom County has numerous fishing opportunities near Bellingham, the Nooksack River, the San Juan Islands, lakes and more. In Bellingham there are popular trout lakes such as Padden, Toad, and Samish not to mention Lake Whatcom itself which excels in producing good numbers of smallmouth bass.

The Nooksack River in Whatcom County usually sees good returns of salmon, as well as a small run of winter steelhead. Between the Main Nooksack, which flows through Everson and Ferndale, the North Fork Nooksack, the South Fork, and the Middle Fork, the Nooksack river has enough access to satisfy most river bound anglers.

Scroll down to see a list of fishing lakes and rivers for Whatcom County.

Many of the fishing lakes in Whatcom County are stocked periodically throughout the year with catchable size trout. Several lakes, such as Squalicum lake in Bellingham include Triploid trout, or large hybrid trout in the 1-1.5 pound range too.

Link to the WDFW stocking report.
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Link to WDFW Stocking report 2010 PDF:Click Here

Link to the WDFW Triploid Trout information.
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Whatcom Rivers

Nooksack River
California Creek
Clearwater Creek
Dakota Creek
Whatcom Creek
Johnson Creek
Fishtrap Creek   

View Whatcom County fishing access points in a larger map

Whatcom Lakes

Baker Lake
Bear Paw
Cain Lake
Canyon Lake
Diablo Lake
Fazon Lake
Fragrance Lake
Hozomeen Lake
Mosquito Lake
Lake Padden
Pine and Cedar Lakes
Ross Lake
Lake Samish
Silver Lake
Squalicum Lake
Tennant Lake
Lake Terrell
Toad Lake
Tomyhoi 

Twin lakes
Lake Whatcom
Wiser Lake

Disclaimer: The information presented on this page and the subsequent lakes and rivers pages of Fishwhatcom.com is intended as informational only and is not guaranteed in any way. The information is deemed accurate, but not guaranteed. Anyone choosing to use the following information is urged to read the rules and regulations laid forth by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife before fishing to avoid a potential ticket. Fishwhatcom.com works to keep the information presented up to date and accurate, however fishing rules and regulations are subject to change at any time so Fishwhatcom.com does not guarantee the information in any way.

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