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Washington Salmon, Steelhead, and Sturgeon Fishing Guides, Charters & Trips
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LaPush Getting there: LaPush is a small Indian town north & west of Forks WA. If you are coming from the eastern part of the peninsula as from Port Townsend, you will be on Hiway 101. About 1 mile before you get to Forks, Hiway 110 heads west & ends at La Push, which is about 14 miles. Coming from Aberdeen, again on Hiway 101, head northwest toward Lake Quinalt & on past to Forks. About a mile past town, take hiway 110 to La Push. Marina: The Quileute Indian tribe has recently built a 96 slip marina & now has a good launch, moorage & fuel. There are Showers & Restrooms, boat pump-out, fish processing available. The marina is open 7AM to 7 PM Monday thru Sunday. The harbormaster Arnold can be reached at 360-374-5392 or VHF channel 80 using the call sign of "Quileute Marina". Prepay the launch fee at the Harbormaster's office. The Coast Guard's operations are on the east end of the boat basin. Motel & RV spots are available nearby with reservations 1-360-374-5267 or 1-800-487-1267
The Coast Guard has a yellow sign on the upper end of their boat coverage (as seen in the upper LH picture) to the east of the launch, IF the wave height is over 4' the there will be 2 yellow flashing lights on the upper sides of this sign. This indicates a rough bar & they have closed it for crossing. Heading out: Coming out the Quileute River from the boat basin, you will head west. The channel is not wide, follow the south jetty out to it's end, James Island on the north, (RH). You pass between the island & the jetty. The slot is minimal in comparison to other river bars. Once you are past the jetty you are basically in the ocean. You will however notice the rock on the north side of the channel near the island. The above pictures were taken at near a high tide.
Looking out the south jetty to James Island Indian fisherman netting in the channel Conditions are usually not that severe as the island & the jetty protects most of the entrance. It is suggested you take a GPS reading of this entrance for safe return if happens to be foggy. This location can be a sleeper, in that not that many fishermen go out of here, however some Westport charter boats are running out of here for halibut. Salmon season can be very productive, plus there are plenty of small rock islands near shore that abound with sea Bass, cabezon, & ling cod. Last revised 09-25-04 |
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