Cascade River to open seven days per week for hatchery spring Chinook

Action: Opens a portion of the Cascade River to fishing for hatchery spring Chinook seven days per week.  Effective date: Immediately, through July 15, 2024. Species affected: All species. Location: Cascade River (Skagit County) from mouth to Rockport-Cascade Road Bridge.  Rule: Open daily. Daily limit four hatchery Chinook including no more than two adult hatchery Chinook. Minimum size 12 inches. … Read more

South Fork Skykomish fisheries to close above Sunset Falls, other Snohomish basin closures remain in place

Action: Closes all fishing. Includes Skykomish River, South Fork and all tributaries, beginning July 1, 2024. Species affected: All species. Effective dates: Immediately, until further notice. Locations: Closed to all fishing immediately, until further notice: Snohomish River from mouth upstream. Snoqualmie River from mouth to Snoqualmie Falls. Skykomish River, North Fork. Skykomish River, South Fork from mouth to … Read more

Lower Klickitat River returns to permanent rules, salmon closure maintained above Lyle Falls

Action: Restores the permanent salmon rules for the lower Klickitat River described in the 2024-25 Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. Maintains salmon closure above Lyle Falls.  Effective date: July 2-31, 2024. Species affected: Salmon.           Locations and Rules:  Klickitat River – From the mouth to Fisher Hill Bridge:   Immediately, through July 1, 2024: Salmon: Closed. July 2 through July 31, … Read more

Wind River fisheries return to permanent rule

Action: Restores the salmon and steelhead angling rules for the Wind River to those in the Washington Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet; all other permanent rules remain in effect. Effective date: June 27, 2024. Species affected: Salmon and steelhead. Location: Wind River (Skamania County) from the mouth to 800 yards downstream of Carson National Fish Hatchery. The mouth of the … Read more

Drano Lake fisheries return to permanent rule

Action: Restores the salmon and steelhead angling rules for Drano Lake to those in the Washington Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet; all other permanent rules remain in effect. Effective date: June 27, 2024. Species affected: Salmon and steelhead. Location: Drano Lake (Skamania County) in the waters downstream of markers on point of land downstream and across from Little White Salmon … Read more

Marine Area 11 salmon season opens 7 days per week in June

Action:  Opens salmon fishing season seven days per week and allows 2 hatchery Chinook be retained in the daily limit. Effective date:  June 21 through June 30, 2024. Species affected:  Salmon Location:  Marine Area 11 Rules:  Salmon open daily through June 30. Daily limit 2.  Chinook min. size 22″. All other salmon species, no min. size. Release … Read more

Selective gear rules in effect in Reiter Ponds area of Skykomish River

Action: Selective gear rules in effect in the Reiter Ponds area. Maintains closure to all fishing in Skykomish River downstream of Highway 2 Bridge. Species affected: All species. Effective dates: Immediately, until further notice. Specific dates, locations, and rules:   Skykomish River from the mouth to Highway 2 Bridge:  Immediately, until further notice: Closed to all fishing. Skykomish … Read more

Most Puget Sound areas opening for recreational crabbing this summer

Action:  Opens Puget Sound summer recreational crab seasons.  Species affected:  Dungeness, Red Rock, and Tanner crab. Effective Dates and Locations:   Marine areas 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line, 5, 6, 8-1, 8-2, and 9: Open Thursday through Monday each week, from July 1 through September 2, 2024. Sub-area 7 South (Those waters of Marine Area 7 … Read more

Kalama River fisheries return to permanent rule

Action: Restores the salmon angling rules for the Kalama River to those listed in the 2023-2024 Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet; all other permanent rules remain in effect. Effective date: June 13, 2024. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Kalama River from the mouth to 1,000 feet below the fishway at Kalama Falls Hatchery. Permanent Rules through July 31, 2024: Salmon minimum size is … Read more