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WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates
Action: Closes all fishing. Effective dates: Sept. 16–Oct. 31, 2026. Species affected: All species. Location: Green (Duwamish) River, from Auburn Black Diamond Road Bridge to the Tacoma Municipal Boundary Marker. Reason for action: This rule change is necessary to limit impacts to critical Chinook spawning grounds when Chinook salmon are actively spawning in the area. … Read more
Action: Closes Chinook salmon retention. Effective dates: Aug. 20, 2026, until further notice. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Green (Duwamish) River from Tukwila International Boulevard/Old Highway 99 to the South 212th Street Bridge. Salmon Rules: Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit six including no more than three of any combination of chum and adult coho. … Read more
Action: Closes Chinook retention. Effective date: Aug. 22–Sept. 30, 2026 Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Marine Area 2. Salmon Rules: Daily limit two. Coho min. size 16 inches. Other salmon species no minimum size. Release Chinook and wild coho. Reason for action: Marine Area 2 is expected to be approaching the Chinook guideline for the … Read more
Action: Closes Chinook retention in open portion. Near-shore salmon angling remains closed. Possession of Chinook onboard a vessel is prohibited. Effective date: Aug. 18–Sept. 30, 2026. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Waters of Marine Area 1 north of 46° 15′ N and east of 124° 08.667′ W Image Photo by WDFW Salmon rules and Locations: Marine … Read more
Action: Opens Puget Sound summer crab season in Marine Area 7 North Thursday through Monday each week, from Aug. 15–Sept. 28, 2026. Species affected: Dungeness, Red Rock, and Tanner crab. Updated 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, … Read more
Action: Closes Chinook salmon retention. Effective dates: Aug. 13–Aug. 15, 2026 Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Marine Area 6 Chinook Selective Fishery area (waters west of a true north/south line through the #2 Buoy immediately east of Ediz Hook, except Freshwater Bay). Salmon Rules: No minimum size. Daily limit two. Release chum, sockeye, wild coho, … Read more
Action: Closes Chinook salmon retention. Effective dates: Aug. 15–Sept. 30, 2026. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Marine Area 11, except year-round piers (Des Moines Pier, Les Davis Pier, Point Defiance Boathouse Dock, and Redondo Pier). Salmon rules: No minimum size. Daily limit two. Release chum and Chinook. Reason for action: Current estimates indicate the sublegal … Read more
Action: Closes salmon angling in a portion of Marine Area 1. Effective date: Aug. 13–Sept. 30, 2026. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Waters of Marine Area 1 north of 46° 15′ N and east of 124° 08.667′ W. Image Photo by WDFW Rules and Locations: Marine Area 1, north of 46° 15′ N and east of … Read more
Action: Opens Chinook salmon retention in areas of the Snake River. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location, dates, and rules: Lyons Ferry Bubble fishery: From the red river marker (Marker 28) on the south shore of the Snake River, upstream to the Highway 261 bridge (approximately 1.4 miles): Sept. 3–Oct. 25, 2026 Open Thursday through Sunday … Read more
Action: Opens halibut dates in August and September. Annual halibut limit is six. Anglers may clean and portion halibut in the field but must retain the fish carcass until coming ashore. Effective dates: August 8 – September 30, 2026 (See below for specific open days in each area.) Species affected: Pacific halibut Locations and specific … Read more