WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates

Deep River spring Chinook fishing season updated Action: Extends the spring Chinook season. Species affected: Spring Chinook and hatchery steelhead. Effective dates: May 17-19, May 25-27, and June 12-15, 2024. Location: Deep River (Wahkiakum County). Rules: Salmon and steelhead daily limit is six, and up to two adults may be retained of which no more than one may be an … Read more

Columbia River spring Chinook season extended Action: Extends the mainstem spring Chinook season below Bonneville Dam. Species affected: Spring Chinook, hatchery steelhead. Locations, dates, and rules: Columbia River from Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upstream to Beacon Rock. The legal upstream boat boundary is a deadline marker on the Oregon bank (approximately four miles downstream from Bonneville … Read more

Action: Closes all fishing in Skykomish River, with a limited opening in the Reiter Ponds area from June 15 to July 10. Species affected: All species. Effective dates: May 25, 2024, until further notice. Specific dates, locations, and rules for Skykomish River: From the mouth to Highway 2 Bridge: May 25, 2024, until further notice: Closed to all … Read more

Action: Closes all fishing. Species affected: All species. Effective dates: May 25, 2024, until further notice. Locations: Will not open as scheduled May 25, 2024, and will remain closed to all fishing until further notice: Snohomish River from mouth upstream; Snoqualmie River from mouth to Snoqualmie Falls; Skykomish River, North Fork; Skykomish River, South Fork; from mouth to … Read more

Action: Opens the Icicle River to retention of hatchery spring Chinook salmon. Effective date: One hour before official sunrise on Thursday, May 16, to one hour after official sunset on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Locations: Icicle River (Chelan County). From the closure signs located 800 feet upstream of the mouth of the river to 500 … Read more

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