Action: Reopens fishing in the Quillayute system under permanent rules. Effective date: October 1, 2023. Species affected: All species. Rules: Fisheries reopen with rules as described in the 2023/24 Washington State Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. Locations opening under permanent rules: Bogachiel River (Clallam County), including all tributaries, from the mouth upstream to the Olympic National Park boundary. Calawah River … Read more

Action: Closes all fishing. Effective date: Sept. 27, 2023, until further notice. Species affected: All species. Locations: Stillaguamish River: From the mouth, including all sloughs downstream of Marine Drive (south of Stanwood) upstream to forks. Stillaguamish River, North Fork: From mouth to North Fork Falls. Stillaguamish River, South Fork: From mouth upstream (including upstream of Granite Falls). … Read more

Coho retention limit returns to permanent rules in Marine Area 10 (Seattle/Bremerton Area) Action: Reverts coho retention limit back to two (2) coho daily. Effective date: September 22, 2023. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Marine Area 10 (Seattle/Bremerton Area). Rule: Daily limit two (2), plus two (2) additional pink salmon. Release Chinook. Release chum through September … Read more

Lake Sammamish to open for Chinook retention starting Friday, September 22 Action: Opens Lake Sammamish for Chinook retention. The daily limit is two Chinook, and minimum size is 12 inches. Effective dates: Sept. 22 through Nov. 30, 2023. Species affected: Chinook. Location: Lake Sammamish (King County). Reasons for action: Fish counts at Issaquah Hatchery and … Read more

Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update Action: Opens Chinook and hatchery coho retention from west end of Puget Island to below the new Bonneville Dam Powerhouse. Maintains previous announced changes from Buoy 10 to the west end of Puget Island. Species affected: Salmon. Effective Date: Sept. 22 through Dec. 31, 2023. Location: From a true … Read more

Action: Opens Chinook retention. Effective date: Sept. 15 through Sept. 24, 2023 Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Whatcom Creek (Whatcom Co.), from the mouth (a line from the flashing light at the southwest end of the Port of Bellingham North Terminal to the southernmost point of the dike surrounding the Georgia Pacific treatment pond) to … Read more

Action: Opens Chinook and hatchery coho retention from west end of Puget Island to below the new Bonneville Dam Powerhouse. Maintains previously announced changes from Buoy 10 to the west end of Puget Island. Species affected: Salmon. Effective Date: Sept. 15 through Dec. 31, 2023. Location: From a true north and south line projected through … Read more

Action: Opens Chinook salmon retention. Effective date: Sept. 15 through Sept. 17, 2023. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Samish River from mouth (Bayview-Edison Rd) to Thomas Rd. Bridge. (CRC 816) Salmon Rules: Daily limit 2 Chinook. Min. size 12″. Release all salmon other than Chinook. Only 1 single-point hook allowed. Maximum Hook Gap of ¾”. … Read more

Action: Restricts salmon retention to maximum of 15″. Species affected: All salmon. Location: Yale Reservoir. Effective dates: Sept. 15 to Dec. 31, 2023. Salmon Rules: Landlocked Salmon Rules (see additional information); except maximum size for salmon is 15″. Reason for action: As part of upper Lewis River anadromous reintroduction, adult coho will be released into … Read more

Action: Changes salmon retention to include two (2) additional pink salmon. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Marine Area 11 (Tacoma/Vashon). Effective Dates:  Immediately, through Sept. 30, 2023 Specific Locations and Rules:  Marine Area 11, except year-round piers listed below:  Salmon daily limit is two (2) plus two (2) additional pink salmon. No minimum size.  Release Chinook … Read more