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WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates
Action: Closes salmon fishing in Marine Area 11. Effective dates: April 15–30, 2026 Species affected: Salmon Location: Marine Area 11, except Year-round piers. Reason for action: Preliminary estimates of Chinook catch indicate anglers may have reached one or more management criteria agreed to in the 2025-2026 List of Agreed Fisheries (LOAF) (PDF). It is necessary … Read more
Action: Opens a portion of the Skagit River to fishing for hatchery spring Chinook. Effective date: April 20–May 15, 2026 Species affected: Chinook salmon Location: Skagit River (Skagit County); from the Highway 536 bridge (Memorial Highway Bridge) in Mount Vernon to Gilligan Creek. Rules: Open for Chinook salmon fishing only (All other species are closed) … Read more
OLYMPIA – Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has undertaken emergency rule making to classify golden mussels (Limnoperna fortunei) as a Prohibited Level 1 invasive species statewide in response to the imminent threat of introduction and spread to Washington’s waters. As a Prohibited Level 1 species, live golden mussels may not be possessed or … Read more
Action: Opens Razor clam seasons. Effective dates: April 17 through April 23, 2026 Species affected: Razor Clams Specific daytime low tides and beaches that are open: April 17, Friday, 6:58 a.m.; -0.9 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks (Long Beach Razor Clam and Shellfish Festival) April 18, Saturday, 7:41 a.m.; -1.5 feet; Long Beach, Twin … Read more
Lower Columbia River spring Chinook season extended Action: Extends 2026 spring Chinook seasons below Bonneville Dam. Species affected: Spring Chinook, hatchery steelhead, shad Columbia River and Deep River locations, dates, and rules: From the Buoy 10 line upstream to Beacon Rock (a deadline marker on the Oregon bank (approximately 4 miles downstream of Bonneville Dam’s … Read more
Salmon fishing to reopen for additional day in Marine Area 10 Action: Opens salmon fishing for additional day Effective date: Saturday, April 11, 2026 Species affected: All Salmon Location: Marine Area 10 Salmon Rules: Open April 11 only. Daily limit two including no more than one hatchery Chinook. Chinook minimum size 22 inches. All other … Read more
Action: Closes salmon fishing. Effective dates: April 8–30, 2026 Species affected: All salmon Location: Marine Area 10 Reason for action: Estimates of Chinook catch indicate anglers have reached management criteria agreed to in the 2025-26 List of Agreed Fisheries (LOAF). It is necessary to close the Marine Area 10 winter salmon fishery to meet agreed … Read more
Action: Opens Razor clam seasons. Effective dates: April 1–7, 2026. Species affected: Razor Clams. Specific low tides and beaches that are open: Digging allowed from 12:00 A.M. through 11:59 A.M.: April 1, Wednesday, 6:45 a.m.; 0.5 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks April 2, Thursday, 7:22 a.m.; 0.1 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks … Read more
Action: Sets opening dates for recreational halibut in Marine Area 5 (Sekiu) and Marine Areas 6–10 (Puget Sound). Raises annual halibut limit to six. Allows halibut legally retained in Area 5 to be landed in Marine Area 4 on days Area 4 is closed to halibut fishing. Allows retention of sablefish seaward of the 120-foot … Read more
Action: Reduces the adult salmon daily limit to one hatchery fish in the upper and lower river and closes the lower river salmon season from May 21–June 30. Closes salmon fishing between the Glenwood Highway Bridge and boundary markers below the Klickitat Salmon Hatchery. Species affected: Salmon. Location, effective dates, and rules: Klickitat River from … Read more