WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates

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

Action: Close spring Chinook salmon fishing on the Snake River. Effective dates: Immediately, until further notice. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Locations: A)  Below Little Goose Dam: Snake River from Texas Rapids boat launch (located on the south side of the river upstream of the mouth of Tucannon River) to the fishing restriction boundary below Little Goose Dam. … Read more

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