WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates

Action:  Opens Razor clam seasons. Effective dates:  March 17 through March 26, 2023 Species affected:  Razor Clams Specific evening low tides and beaches that are open(digging allowed from 12:00 P.M. (noon) through 11:59 P.M.):  March 17, Friday, 4:10 PM; 0.0 feet; Twin Harbors, Copalis March 18, Saturday, 5:06 PM; -0.5 feet; Twin Harbors, Mocrocks March … Read more

Action:  Extends closure of Marine Area 10 winter salmon fishing through the end of the season  Effective date:  Immediately, through March 31, 2023  Species affected:  Salmon  Location:  Marine Area 10  Reason for action: In February, WDFW suspended salmon fishing in Marine Area 10 to preserve opportunity later in the season when the unmarked encounter rate is … Read more

Hatchery steelhead season extended on Salmon Creek (Clark Co.) Action: Opens angling for and retention of hatchery steelhead; selective gear rules in effect, except use of barbed hooks is allowed. Effective date: March 16 through May 26, 2023. Species affected: Hatchery steelhead. Location: From the mouth to the 182nd Avenue Bridge. Reason for action: Changes … Read more

  Adult salmon daily limit reduced in the Wind River Action: Reduces the adult salmon daily limit to 1 hatchery fish. Effective date: March 16, 2023 until further notice. Species affected: Salmon and steelhead. Location: Wind River – from the mouth to 800 yards downstream of Carson National Fish Hatchery. The mouth of the Wind … Read more

Adult salmon daily limit reduced in the lower Klickitat River; salmon season delayed in the upper river Action: Reduces the adult salmon daily limit to 1 hatchery fish in the lower Klickitat River. Closes salmon season in the upper Klickitat River until further notice. Species affected: Salmon. Location, effective date(s), and rule(s): From the mouth (Burlington Northern … Read more

Action:  Closes retention of copper, quillback, and vermillion rockfish in Marine Areas 1-3 and 4 (West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line). Effective date:   May 1, through July 31, 2023 Species affected:  Bottomfish Location:   Marine Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4 (West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line) Rule:  Copper rockfish, quillback rockfish, and vermillion rockfish, may not … Read more

Action:  Opens Razor clam seasons. Effective dates:  March 3 through March 8, 2023 Species affected:  Razor Clams Specific low tides and beaches that are open(digging allowed from 12:00 P.M. (noon) through 11:59 P.M.):  March 3, Friday, 4:31 PM; 0.6 feet; Mocrocks March 4, Saturday, 5:09 PM; 0.4 feet; Copalis March 5, Sunday, 5:42 PM; 0.2 … Read more

Action:  Sets opening dates for recreational halibut seasons.  Allows halibut legally retained in Area 5 to be landed in Marine Area 4 on days Area 4 is closed to halibut fishing. Effective dates:  Marine Areas 5 through 10: Open Thursday, April 6, 2023 Marine Areas 1 through 4: Open Thursday, May 4, 2023 Species affected:  … Read more

Action:  Sets fishing regulations for spring Chinook. Species affected:  Spring Chinook, hatchery steelhead Effective date:  March 1, through April 7, 2023 Location:  Deep River (Wahkiakum Co.) Rule:  March 1 through April 7:  Salmon and steelhead:  Daily limit 6, up to 2 adults may be retained of which no more than 1 may be an adult … Read more

Action:  Sets spring Chinook seasons. Species affected:  Spring Chinook, hatchery steelhead, shad Locations, dates, and rules:   Columbia River, from the Buoy 10 line upstream to Beacon Rock (a deadline marker on the Oregon bank (approximately 4 miles downstream of Bonneville Dam’s Powerhouse One) in a straight line through the western tip of Pierce Island … Read more