Whatcom County lakes and rivers 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 Skagit 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. Click Here
Link to WDFW Stocking report 2010 PDF: Click Here
Link to the WDFW Triploid Trout information. Click Here

Whatcom Rivers

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

Whatcom Lakes

Anderson Lake
Baker Lake 
Bear Paw    
Cain Lake
Canyon Lake
Church Lake  
Diablo Lake
Fazon Lake  
Fragrance Lake
Hozomeen Lake 
Judson Lake
Lake Louise
Mosquito Lake  
Newhalem Ponds 
Lake Padden
Palmer Lake
Pangborn Lake
Pine and Cedar Lakes
Reed Lake
Ross Lake
Lake Samish
Silver Lake
Squalicum Lake
Squires Lake
Tennant Lake
Lake Terrell
Lost Lake 
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.