Inner Elliott Bay is ready with native-MLLW NOAA survey contours, measured fishing spots, exact-bay fish evidence, herring and sand-lance context, verified Seattle access and current Marine Area 10 guidance. Outer Elliott Bay stays visible as a survey-quality hold.
1 live section5 sourced target species2 attached public access sites
Split by evidence, not size
Why Elliott Bay uses Inner and Outer sections
The exact parent is only 7.1 miles long, so size alone does not require a split. The official Duwamish Head transect separates Inner from Outer Elliott Bay, and the same boundary exposes a real data-quality difference: Inner passes at 98.6% measured/assessed while Outer remains 28.23% unsupported.
2,067-acre Inner Elliott Bay fishing map with native-MLLW NOAA hydrographic survey contours (98.6% measured/assessed), measured fishing spots, exact EPA/WDFW/King County fish evidence, two exact forage calendars, two verified Seattle access sites, Marine Area 10 rules and current consumption guidance.
Recorded max
551 ft
Species
Pacific Chinook Salmon, Pacific Coho Salmon, English Sole, Lingcod, Cabezon
Depth: ten NOAA hydrographic surveys acquired from 1970 through 2022, retained in native MLLW with no datum conversion or interpolation.
Coverage: 98.6% of 3,352 exact-boundary cells are directly measured; the remaining 1.4% stays empty.
Fishing spots: directly measured terrain and source-traceable chart structure only; unsupported water produces no recommendation.
Fish and forage: EPA, WDFW and King County occurrence evidence for five targets, plus exact Elliott Bay herring and sand-lance records used only as conditional search windows.
Rules and access: Don Armeni and Seacrest public access, the exact WDFW octopus-preserve overlay, an explicit unmapped closed-pier warning, current Marine Area 10 rules and Washington DOH consumption guidance.
The best reviewed NOAA hydrographic, ENC and official Washington DNR/USGS CoNED union is 67.65% measured and 71.77% assessed, leaving 28.23% unsupported water at P95 0.997 m; it fails the fixed 95% assessed / 5% unsupported gates and no waiver is applied.
Elliott Bay map questions
Frequently asked questions
Why is Elliott Bay divided when it is only 7.1 miles long?
The parent bay does not exceed DepthScout's size gate. The split instead follows the authoritative Duwamish Head boundary between Inner and Outer Elliott Bay and prevents Inner Elliott Bay's 98.6% direct-survey coverage from masking the outer section's 28.23% unsupported-water gap.
Which Elliott Bay fishing map is live?
Inner Elliott Bay is live after passing shoreline, measured, assessed, unsupported-water and uncertainty gates. Outer Elliott Bay remains visible as a quality hold because the best reviewed authoritative union supports only 71.77% of its exact water cells.
What supports Inner Elliott Bay depths and fishing spots?
Depth comes from ten NOAA hydrographic surveys acquired from 1970 through 2022 in native Mean Lower Low Water. The production surface is 98.6% directly measured, uses no interpolation or datum conversion and leaves unsupported water empty. Fishing spots must pair source-traceable structure or measured terrain with directly measured cells.
How should anglers use the fish and forage information?
EPA trawls, recurring King County monitoring, WDFW creel rows and Marine Area 10 materials establish occurrence, not abundance, catch odds or an open season. Herring and sand-lance windows are search cues that still require visible bait, birds, eggs, milt, sonar or feeding activity. Check current WDFW emergency rules and Washington DOH advisories before fishing.
