FishingWA

Action: Closes Chinook salmon retention. Effective dates: Aug. 15–Sept. 30, 2026. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Marine Area 11, except year-round piers (Des Moines Pier, Les Davis Pier, Point Defiance Boathouse Dock, and Redondo Pier). Salmon rules: No minimum size. Daily limit two. Release chum and Chinook. Reason for action: Current estimates indicate the sublegal … Read more

Action: Opens Chinook salmon retention in areas of the Snake River. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location, dates, and rules: Lyons Ferry Bubble fishery: From the red river marker (Marker 28) on the south shore of the Snake River, upstream to the Highway 261 bridge (approximately 1.4 miles): Sept. 3–Oct. 25, 2026 Open Thursday through Sunday … Read more

Action: Opens halibut dates in August and September. Annual halibut limit is six. Anglers may clean and portion halibut in the field but must retain the fish carcass until coming ashore. Effective dates: August 8 – September 30, 2026 (See below for specific open days in each area.) Species affected: Pacific halibut Locations and specific … Read more

Action: Reduces the Chinook portion of the salmon daily limit to one fish. Effective dates: Aug. 7–Aug. 15, 2026 Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Marine Area 6 Chinook Selective Fishery area (waters west of a true north/south line through the #2 Buoy immediately east of Ediz Hook, except Freshwater Bay). Salmon Rules: Chinook minimum size … Read more

Action: Opens one day of Chinook retention. Effective dates: Aug. 6, 2026. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Marine Area 7, except Bellingham Bay. Salmon rules: Daily limit two including no more than one hatchery Chinook. Chinook minimum size 22 inches. All other salmon species, no minimum size. Release chum, sockeye, wild coho, and wild Chinook. … Read more

Action: No more than one hatchery Chinook may be retained as part of the salmon daily limit. Effective dates: Aug. 1 – Sept. 30, 2026. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Waters of Commencement Bay in Marine Area 11 (Waters east of a line bearing 215° true (195°30′ magnetic) from the Cliff House Restaurant on north … Read more

Action: Opens the fishery for all shrimp in Marine Area 6 except in the Discovery Bay Shrimp District on August 2. Opens the fishery for shrimp other than spot shrimp in Marine Area 6 except in the Discovery Bay Shrimp District from August 3 through October 15. Species affected: All shrimp species which include spot … Read more

Action: Opens two days of salmon fishing. Effective dates: July 26 – 27, 2026. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Marine Area 7, except Bellingham Bay. Salmon rules: Daily limit two including no more than one hatchery Chinook. Chinook minimum size 22 inches. All other salmon species, no minimum size. Release chum, sockeye, wild Coho, and … Read more

Action: Salmon fishing open seven days a week; up to two hatchery Chinook may be retained. Effective date: July 18 – 31, 2026. Species affected: Salmon Location: Marine Area 5, except the Kydaka Point Area (waters south of a line drawn from Kydaka Point to Shipwreck Point.) Salmon rules: Open daily. Chinook minimum size 22 … Read more