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Action: Re-opens salmon seasons under permanent rules as listed in the 2023/2024 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. Effective date: Immediately. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Marine Area 13 (South Puget Sound) all waters south of northernmost Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Reason for action: Marine Area 13 salmon fisheries can be reopened consistent with the preseason fishing plans. Federal Endangered Species Act consultations … Read more

Action: Opens salmon fishing in Tulalip Terminal Area Fishery. Effective date: May 24 through Sept. 2, 2024. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Tulalip Terminal Area are waters west of Tulalip Bay and within 2,000 feet of shore from the pilings at Old Bower’s Resort to a fishing boundary marker approximately 1.4 miles northwest of Hermosa Point and not including waters east … Read more

Action: Closes all fishing.  Species affected:All species. Effective dates and locations: Mainstem Nooksack River from Lummi Indian Reservation boundary to confluence of North and South Forks: May 25 through July 31, 2024. North Fork Nooksack River from the Highway 9 Bridge to Nooksack Falls: May 25 through Sept. 30, 2024. Middle Fork Nooksack River from the mouth to the … Read more

Columbia River spring Chinook season extended Action: Extends the mainstem spring Chinook season below Bonneville Dam. Species affected: Spring Chinook, hatchery steelhead. Locations, dates, and rules: Columbia River from Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upstream to Beacon Rock. The legal upstream boat boundary is a deadline marker on the Oregon bank (approximately four miles downstream from Bonneville … Read more

Deep River spring Chinook fishing season updated Action: Extends the spring Chinook season. Species affected: Spring Chinook and hatchery steelhead. Effective dates: May 17-19, May 25-27, and June 12-15, 2024. Location: Deep River (Wahkiakum County). Rules: Salmon and steelhead daily limit is six, and up to two adults may be retained of which no more than one may be an … Read more

Action: Closes all fishing. Species affected: All species. Effective dates: May 25, 2024, until further notice. Locations: Will not open as scheduled May 25, 2024, and will remain closed to all fishing 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

Action: Closes all fishing in Skykomish River, with a limited opening in the Reiter Ponds area from June 15 to July 10. Species affected: All species. Effective dates: May 25, 2024, until further notice. Specific dates, locations, and rules for Skykomish River: From the mouth to Highway 2 Bridge: May 25, 2024, until further notice: Closed to all … Read more

Action: Opens the Icicle River to retention of hatchery spring Chinook salmon. Effective date: One hour before official sunrise on Thursday, May 16, to one hour after official sunset on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Locations: Icicle River (Chelan County). From the closure signs located 800 feet upstream of the mouth of the river to 500 … Read more

Action: Closes salmon fishing. Effective date: May 15, 2024, until further notice. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Marine Area 13 (South Puget Sound). Rule: Salmon fishing closed. Reason for action: Pre-existing Endangered Species Act (ESA) coverage for the effects of Puget Sound salmon fisheries expires on May 15, 2024. Federal ESA consultations on 2024-25 Puget Sound salmon fisheries are ongoing … Read more

Action: Closes salmon fisheries.   Effective date: May 15, 2024, until further notice. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Skagit River (Skagit County) from the Highway 536 bridge (Memorial Highway Bridge) in Mount Vernon to Gilligan Creek.  Reason for action: Harvestable numbers of hatchery spring Chinook are forecast to return to Marblemount Hatchery. Additional information: Pre-existing Endangered Species Act (ESA) coverage for … Read more