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Humptulips River Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

The Hump: Grays Harbor's rainforest river, where winter kings and chrome steelhead reward those who learn its moody tides.

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Water temp
~66 F est.
Air / High
66 / 67 F
Wind
SE 6 mph

Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
4
September 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

3/5Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Humptulips River lines up a genuinely fishable day across the board. Today brings clear skies, wind SE around 6 mph, steady pressure near 1013 hPa and a high of 67. Water sits around 66 F for the season (estimated). With the last quarter, the solunar majors run 5:39 AM-7:39 AM and 5:39 PM-7:39 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Smallmouth bassGood

Peak season. Tubes, jerkbaits and swimbaits around gravel points, boulders and current seams.

Brown troutGood

Terrestrials tight to the bank; streamers through the deeper runs on cloudy days.

SteelheadSlow

First fall runs after rain: fresh chrome in the lower pools on spawn bags and beads.

Tomorrow: Similar at 67 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Sep 5, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp66 F
High / Low67 / 49 F
WindSE 6-9 mph
Pressure1013.2 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain20% cloud, 11%
Sunrise / Sunset06:39 / 19:50
MoonLast Quarter, 50%
Water temp (seasonal)~66 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

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Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Overcast, 67/49 F, wind 10 mph, rain 11%

Fair or better. A 10 mph breeze puts a working chop on the banks it hits: fish the wind-blown side.

Species guide

The species that matter on Humptulips River: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Steelhead illustration

Steelhead

Best: Oct-Apr

Lake-run rainbows that turn tributaries into winter fisheries. First fall runs after rain: fresh chrome in the lower pools on spawn bags and beads.

Smallmouth bass illustration

Smallmouth bass

Best: May-Oct

Current and rock. Finds gravel flats, boulders and drop-offs, and fights far above its weight. Peak season. Tubes, jerkbaits and swimbaits around gravel points, boulders and current seams.

Brown trout illustration

Brown trout

Best: Sep-Nov

Wary, predatory and nocturnal by preference. The big ones eat streamers. Terrestrials tight to the bank; streamers through the deeper runs on cloudy days.

When to come: the Humptulips River calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 66 F (estimated, not a reading).

304050607080JanMarMayJulSepNovSep, ~66 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Humptulips River today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Sep 3

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Smallmouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 64 F, wind to 12 mph.

Wed, Sep 2

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Smallmouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 60 F, wind to 14 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Smallmouth bass led the card at excellent. High of 64 F, wind to 8 mph.

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Before you go

License

Washington requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Washington license + salmon/steelhead cards. Wild steelhead release; king quotas annual: check WDFW emergency rules.

Access

Highway 101 access, Hanging Rock, forks-junction pull-offs; sled launches lower river.

About this water

The Grays Harbor rainforest river, Grays Harbor County, WA. The Hump's winter chrome.

Fishing Humptulips River: the full guide

Rainforest steel

The Humptulips drains the Olympics' western rainforest into Grays Harbor: a mid-sized river of log-jammed pools and gravel tail-outs running the full anadromous calendar: fall kings (the Hump's chinook run big), November-March winter steelhead, and coho stacking the lower river each October.

The winter game

Steelhead season defines it: hatchery fish early (December's brats), wild fish through March (release absolutely): side-drifted eggs and beads from the sleds, float-and-jig from the bank pools, plugs through the timber slots. The river colors fast and clears in two: classic coastal windows between the fronts.

Kings and the fall stack

October-November's chinook enter big-shouldered (fish past 30 pounds annually): back-bounced roe in the deep bends, quotas and rules shifting yearly (check WDFW's emergency page: the Hump's runs get managed tight). Coho fill every slot behind them: twitched jigs in the frog water.

Harbor-country practicalities

Highway 101 crosses the lower river (Humptulips store: the intel hub): accesses ladder the East and West forks' junction down: and the rain is the co-star: 140 inches yearly writes the flows. Aberdeen supplies: the river repays those who watch gauges more than calendars.

Common questions

When is steelhead season on the Humptulips?

December-March: hatchery early, wild through the close (release wild fish untouched). Two days after each front: the green windows are the fishery.

How big do Humptulips kings run?

Thirty-plus-pound fall fish come every year: the Hump punches above its size. October's deep bends with back-bounced roe: check current quotas first.

Is fishing good at Humptulips River right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

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