WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates

Action: Extends the upstream salmon fishing boundary to the Mad River Road Bridge. Effective date: One hour before official sunrise Aug. 1, to one hour after official sunset on Sept. 30, 2023. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Entiat River (Chelan County); from the mouth (railroad bridge) to Mad River Rd. Bridge (near Ardenvoir). (Catch Record Card … Read more

Actions:   Opens 1 day (limited hours) of spot shrimp fishing in Discovery Bay Opens additional dates for spot shrimp harvest in a portion of Marine Area 7 South (see map) Opens additional dates for spot shrimp harvest in Marine Area 7 West Opens 1 day (limited hours) of spot shrimp fishing in Marine Areas … Read more

Action: Closes all fishing. Adds South Fork Skykomish, above Sunset Falls to other Snohomish system closures. Species affected: All species. Effective dates: Immediately, until further notice. Locations closed to all fishing: Snohomish River, from mouth upstream; Snoqualmie River, from mouth to Snoqualmie Falls; Skykomish River, from mouth to Hwy US2 bridge (above Big Eddy); Skykomish … Read more

Action: Closes all fishing. Effective dates: Immediately through July 14, 2023. Species affected: All species. Location: Skagit River (Skagit County) from the Highway 9 Bridge in Sedro Woolley to the mouth of the Baker River. Reason for action: This area of the Skagit River is closed to avoid gear conflicts during scheduled treaty fisheries. Additional information: Anglers are … Read more

Action: Raises daily sockeye limit.           Effective date: Immediately through Aug. 31, 2023. Species affected: Sockeye. Location: Baker Lake (Whatcom County): Catch Record Card Code 825.   Rules: Raises daily limit to five sockeye. Minimum size is 18 inches. Two poles allowed with the Two Pole Endorsement. Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon angling … Read more

Action: Closes salmon fishing. Effective date: July 15, 2023, until further notice. Species affected: All salmon. Location: Marine Area 11 (Tacoma-Vashon Island). Reason for action: Salmon fishing is being temporarily suspended because the sublegal encounter limit has reached 83% (3,209 of 3,845) of what was agreed to in this year’s List of Agreed Fisheries (LOAF). Feedback from Puget Sound … Read more

Action:  Closes all fishing. Effective date:  July 15, 2023, until further notice. Species affected:  All species. Locations:   Bogachiel River (Clallam Co.), including all tributaries, from the mouth upstream to the Olympic National Park boundary Calawah River, (Clallam Co.), including all tributaries, from the mouth upstream to the Olympic National Park boundary Calawah River, North … Read more

Marine Area 4 – West of the Bonilla Tatoosh Line: Cabazon:  Second Sat. in Mar.-Third Sat. in Oct. Daily limit 1.   Marine Area 5: Salmon:  Oct 1.-Oct. 15 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.   Marine area 9 – Entire Area: Salmon:  Aug. 1-Sept. 17 No min. size. Daily limit 2. … Read more

Big Quilcene River (Jefferson Co.) – corrects longitude for the GPS waypoint listed in area description:  From the mouth to the downstream terminus of of WDFW public access easement (lat 47.816759, long -122.89084)   Bogachiel River (Clallam Co.) –  From the mouth to Hwy. 101 Bridge: All Species:  All species Internal combustion motors prohibited. Only 1 single-point … Read more

Action: Reopens fishing July 11. Closes all fishing July 12 and 13. Effective dates: July 11 through July 13, 2023. Species affected: All species. Location: Skagit River (Skagit Co.), from the Hwy. 9 Bridge in Sedro Woolley to the mouth of the Baker River. Reason for action: This area of the Skagit River will close … Read more