WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates

Action: Opens Marine Area 4 salmon fisheries. Effective date: June 20 – Sept. 30, 2026 Species affected: Salmon Location: Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay) Salmon Rules west of Bonilla-Tatoosh line: June 20 – 30: Daily limit one. Chinook minimum size 24 inches. Other salmon species no minimum size. Release coho. July 1 – 31: Daily … Read more

Action: Opens Marine Area 3 salmon fisheries. Effective date: June 20 –Sept. 30, 2026 Species affected: Salmon Location: Marine Area 3 (La Push) Salmon Rules: June 20 – 30: Daily limit one. Chinook minimum size 24 inches. Other salmon species no minimum size. Release coho. July 1 – 31: Daily limit two. Chinook minimum size … Read more

Action: Opens Marine Area 2 salmon fisheries. Effective date: June 20 – Sept. 30, 2026 Species affected: Salmon Location: Marine Area 2 (Westport – Ocean Shores) Salmon Rules: June 20 – June 28: Daily limit one. Chinook minimum size 22 inches. Other salmon species no minimum size. Release coho. June 29 – Sept. 30: Daily … Read more

Action: Opens Marine Area 1 salmon fisheries. Effective date: June 20 – Sept. 30, 2026 Species affected: Salmon Location: Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) Salmon Rules: Daily limit two, including no more than one Chinook. Chinook minimum size 22 inches. Coho minimum size 16 inches. Other salmon species no minimum size. Release wild coho. Additional information: … Read more

Action: Returns North Fork Nooksack River to permanent rules listed in the 2025–2026 Washington Sport Fishing Rules, closing hatchery spring Chinook fishing and retention. Effective dates: June 9, 2026, until further notice Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: North Fork Nooksack River from the Highway 9 Bridge to the yellow marker at the upstream side of … Read more

Action: Extends spring Chinook seasons in the mainstem Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point upstream to the Washington/Oregon border. Species affected: Spring Chinook and hatchery steelhead. Columbia River and Deep River locations, dates, and rules: From Rocky Point/Tongue Point (a projected line from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the … Read more

Action: Provides additional June halibut dates to previously announced open days in Marine Area 1. (June 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, and 23) Maintains previously announced opening dates in Marine Area 2 (Westport), and Marine Areas 3 and 4 (Neah Bay and La Push). Annual halibut limit is six. Effective dates: June 3–30, 2026 (See … Read more

Action: Skykomish River closed to all fishing until Nov. 1. Species affected: All species. Effective dates: Immediately – Oct. 31, 2026. Location: Skykomish River, from the mouth to the confluence of North and South forks. Reason for action: Skykomish River fishing season openings are delayed until Nov. 1 to protect returning wild Chinook salmon. The … Read more

Action: Sets summer season salmon rules for the Hanford Reach. Species affected: Salmon. Locations, dates, and salmon rules: From Columbia Point (1/3 mile downstream of Interstate 182 Bridge at Richland) to Interstate 182 Bridge at Richland: June 16–July 15: Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit four sockeye. Release all salmon other than sockeye. Anglers can use … Read more