WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates

Action: Opens a portion of the Cascade River to fishing for hatchery spring Chinook seven days per week. Effective date: Immediately through July 15, 2023. Species affected: All species. Location: Cascade River (Skagit Co.) from mouth to Rockport-Cascade Road Bridge. Rules: Daily limit is four hatchery Chinook including no more than two adults, minimum size is … Read more

Action: Closes salmon fishing. Effective date: One hour after official sunset on Friday, June 23, 2023. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Wenatchee River (Chelan County) from the Highway 2 Bridge crossing the Wenatchee River in Leavenworth to the upstream point of the confluence with the Icicle River and from that point to a line perpendicular with the Wenatchee … Read more

Actions:   Opens 1 day of spot shrimp fishing in Discovery Bay Opens non-spot shrimp season in Marine Area 7 East Opens spot shrimp season in a portion of Marine Area 7 South (see map below) Opens 1 day of spot shrimp fishing in Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2, as well as an addition harvest … Read more

Action: Opens sockeye retention in portions of the Skagit River. Effective date: June 16 through July 15, 2023. Species affected: Sockeye salmon. Location: Skagit River (Skagit Co.); from the Hwy. 536 Bridge (Memorial Hwy Bridge) in Mt. Vernon to the Dalles Bridge at Concrete. (CRC 830). Rule: Min. size 12″. Daily limit three sockeye. Release all salmon other … Read more

Action:  Opens Puget Sound summer crab seasons. Species affected:  Dungeness, Red Rock, and Tanner crab. Effective Dates and Locations:   Marine Areas 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line, 5, 6, 8-1, 8-2, and 9: Open Thursday through Monday each week, from 12:01 a.m. July 1, through 11:59 p.m. Sept. 4, 2023. Sub-area 7 South (Those … Read more

Action: Closes to all salmon fishing. Effective date: June 15 through June 30, 2023. Species affected: All salmon. Location: Marine Area 11 (Tacoma-Vashon Island). Reason for action: Salmon fishing is being suspended for the rest of June because unmarked encounter limit has been reached. The current estimate of Chinook harvest through June 11 is 988 of the total … Read more

Action: Opens retention of hatchery spring Chinook salmon. Effective date: One hour before official sunrise on Friday, June 9 to one hour after official sunset on Thursday, June 30, 2023. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Wenatchee River (Chelan Co.) from the Hwy. 2 Bridge crossing the Wenatchee River in Leavenworth to the upstream point of the confluence with the … Read more

Action:  Opens coastal salmon fisheries Effective date:  June 17 through Sept. 30, 2023 Species affected:  Salmon Location:  Marine Area 4 Rules west of Bonilla-Tatoosh line: June 17 through July 31:  Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Chinook min. size 24″. Coho min. size 16″. Other salmon species no min. size. Release wild … Read more

Action:  Opens coastal salmon fisheries Effective date:  June 17 through Oct. 7, 2023 Species affected:  Salmon Location:  Marine Area 3 Rules: June 17 through July 31: Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Chinook min. size 24″. Coho min. size 16″. Other salmon species no min. size. Release wild coho. Aug. 1 through … Read more

Action:  Opens coastal salmon fisheries Effective date:  June 24 through Sept. 30, 2023 Species affected:  Salmon Location:  Marine Area 2 Rules: Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Chinook min. size 22″. Coho min. size 16″. Other salmon species no min. size. Release wild coho.  Additional information:  Willapa Bay (Area 2-1) and the … Read more