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Tackle Shops on the Washington Coast

3 shops — hours, live bait, and directions.

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Bait and tackle near you in Washington Coast

3 open shops.

Washington's outer coast — Grays Harbor and Pacific County — is the state's heavy sportfishing country. Westport, on the south jaw of Grays Harbor, is the biggest charter port in Washington: bottomfish and lingcod over the reefs, ocean salmon when the season is open, and an August albacore tuna run that pulls the fleet well offshore. To the south, Ilwaco sits right at the mouth of the Columbia, the launch point for the Buoy 10 salmon fishery and the albacore boats, with white sturgeon on the lower river. Willapa Bay, in between, is a crab, clam, and salmon estuary.

The shops here are dock-side and marine-supply. Englund Marine — a regional marine-supply house operating since 1944 — runs stores on both the Westport and Ilwaco charter docks with full sport-fishing tackle departments. On Willapa Bay, Willapa Marine & Outdoor in Raymond covers terminal tackle, lures, and the crab-and-shrimp-pot gear the bay runs on. Confirm live-bait availability by phone — this coast trades mostly in frozen and cured bait.

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Frequently asked questions

  • What is Westport known for?

    Westport, on Grays Harbor, is Washington's largest sportfishing port. The fleet runs bottomfish and lingcod over the nearshore reefs, ocean salmon when the season is open, and offshore albacore tuna in warm summers (usually August). Confirm current salmon and bottomfish seasons with WDFW before you book.

  • Are the Englund Marine stores real tackle shops?

    Englund Marine is a regional Pacific-Northwest marine-supply house (since 1944) rather than a mom-and-pop bait shop, but its Westport and Ilwaco stores each carry a full sport-fishing tackle department — rods, reels, terminal tackle, and salmon and tuna gear — on the charter docks, which is why both are listed here.

  • Where can you buy tackle in Ilwaco?

    Englund Marine's Ilwaco store sits on the Port of Ilwaco charter row, the launch point for the Buoy 10 salmon fishery and the albacore boats. It carries the same sport-fishing tackle catalog as the chain's other stores and publishes its store-specific hours on its own site. Confirm live-bait availability by phone, since this coast trades mostly in frozen and cured bait.

  • What can you catch on the Washington coast?

    Bottomfish and lingcod over the reefs out of Westport and Ilwaco, ocean and Buoy 10 salmon at the Columbia mouth, and offshore albacore tuna in warm summers. White sturgeon hold on the lower Columbia near Ilwaco, and Willapa Bay produces Dungeness crab, clams, and salmon. Seasons are set annually — check WDFW before you go.