Action:  Opens Razor clam season.  Effective dates:  May 6 through May 12, 2024 Species affected:  Razor Clams Specific low tides for openers:  Image Digging allowed from 12:00 A.M. through 11:59 A.M.:  May 6, Monday, 5:41 a.m.; -0.7 feet; Mocrocks May 7, Tuesday, 6:28 a.m.; -1.5 feet; Long Beach, Mocrocks May 8, Wednesday, 7:13 a.m.; -2.0 feet; … Read more

Action:  Closes spring Chinook and steelhead fisheries. Species affected:  Spring Chinook, steelhead. Location: Columbia River, from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Oregon and Washington border Effective Date:  April 30 through May 2, 2024 Reason for action:  Catch estimates for the mainstem spring Chinook fishery from Bonneville Dam to the OR/WA state line indicate the pre-update allowable catch for … Read more

Action: Opens spring Chinook salmon fishing on the Snake River as described below.  Effective dates:   Location A (Snake River below Little Goose Dam): Open Tuesdays and Fridays only, beginning May 7, 2024, until further notice.   Location B (Snake River below Ice Harbor Dam): Open Wednesdays and Thursdays only, beginning May 8, 2024, until further notice.   Species … Read more

Action: Opens a portion of the Skagit River to fishing for hatchery spring Chinook.   Effective date: April 24 through May 31, 2024 Species affected: Chinook salmon Location: Skagit River (Skagit Co.); from the Highway 536 bridge (Memorial Highway Bridge) in Mt. Vernon to Gilligan Creek.  Rules  Open for salmon fishing only. All other species are closed. Daily limit 2 … Read more

Action:  Opens Razor clam season.  Effective dates:  April 23 through April 29, 2024 Species affected:  Razor Clams Specific low tides for openers:  Image Digging allowed from 12:00 A.M. through 11:59 A.M.:  April 23, Tuesday, 6:58 a.m.; 0.0 feet; Copalis April 24, Wednesday, 7:30 am.; -0.4 feet; Long Beach, Mocrocks April 25, Thursday, 8:03 a.m.; -0.6 feet; … Read more

Action: Closes salmon fishing. Effective date: April 20 through April 30, 2024. Species affected: All salmon. Location: Marine Area 5 (Sekiu and Pillar Point). Reason for action: Estimates of landed catch to date indicate that anglers have reached 98% of the sublegal encounters (3,616 of 3,707) agreed to in this year’s List of Agreed Fisheries (LOAF). To meet conservation goals and avoid exceeding … Read more

Action: Opens salmon season for additional days Effective date: Immediately, through April 15, 2024.  Species affected: Salmon. Location: Marine Area 11, except year-round piers (Des Moines Pier, Les Davis Pier, and Point Defiance Boathouse Dock). Rule: Open daily through April 15. Salmon daily limit is two (2) including no more than one (1) Chinook. Chinook minimum size is 22″. Other … Read more

Recreational shrimp fisheries for all shrimp, including spot shrimp, will open in many Marine Areas  Action:  Recreational shrimp seasons will open for all shrimp including spot shrimp in Marine Areas 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line, 5, 6, 7 East, 7 South, 7 West, 8-1, 8-2, 9, 10, 11, and 12 according to the schedule below.  … Read more

Action:  Extends the spring Chinook season below Bonneville Dam Species affected:  Spring Chinook, hatchery steelhead, shad Locations, dates, and rules:  Columbia River: From the Buoy 10 line upstream to Beacon Rock (a deadline marker on the Oregon bank (approximately 4 miles downstream of Bonneville Dam’s Powerhouse One) in a straight line through the western tip … Read more

Action:  Sets fishing regulations for 2024 spring Chinook season. Species affected:  Salmon and hatchery steelhead Effective date:  Immediately, through April 11, 2024 Location:  Deep River (Wahkiakum Co.) Rule:  Salmon and steelhead:  Daily limit 6, up to 2 adults may be retained of which no more than 1 may be an adult Chinook.  Release all salmon other … Read more