WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates

Action: Reduces the Chinook portion of the salmon daily limit to one fish. Effective dates: Aug. 7–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: Chinook minimum size … Read more

Action: Opens one day of Chinook retention. Effective dates: Aug. 6, 2026. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Marine Area 7, except Bellingham Bay. Salmon rules: Daily limit two including no more than one hatchery Chinook. Chinook minimum size 22 inches. All other salmon species, no minimum size. Release chum, sockeye, wild coho, and wild Chinook. … Read more

Action: No more than one hatchery Chinook may be retained as part of the salmon daily limit. Effective dates: Aug. 1 – Sept. 30, 2026. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Waters of Commencement Bay in Marine Area 11 (Waters east of a line bearing 215° true (195°30′ magnetic) from the Cliff House Restaurant on north … Read more

Action: Opens the fishery for all shrimp in Marine Area 6 except in the Discovery Bay Shrimp District on August 2. Opens the fishery for shrimp other than spot shrimp in Marine Area 6 except in the Discovery Bay Shrimp District from August 3 through October 15. Species affected: All shrimp species which include spot … Read more

Action: Opens two days of salmon fishing. Effective dates: July 26 – 27, 2026. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Marine Area 7, except Bellingham Bay. Salmon rules: Daily limit two including no more than one hatchery Chinook. Chinook minimum size 22 inches. All other salmon species, no minimum size. Release chum, sockeye, wild Coho, and … Read more

Action: Salmon fishing open seven days a week; up to two hatchery Chinook may be retained. Effective date: July 18 – 31, 2026. Species affected: Salmon Location: Marine Area 5, except the Kydaka Point Area (waters south of a line drawn from Kydaka Point to Shipwreck Point.) Salmon rules: Open daily. Chinook minimum size 22 … Read more

Action: Extends the temporary closure in a portion of the lower Skagit River to all fishing until 12:30 p.m. July 9. Maintains previously announced temporary closure July 13 – 15, and Skagit River sockeye seasons aside from temporary closures. Effective date: July 7 – July 31, 2026 Species affected: All species, sockeye salmon. Specific locations … Read more

Action: Closes salmon fishing. Effective dates: Immediately, through Sept. 7, 2026. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Marine Area 8-2, Tulalip Terminal Area – waters west of Tulalip Bay and within 2,000 feet of shore from the pilings at Old Bower’s Resort to a fishing boundary marker approximately 1.4 miles northwest of Hermosa Point and not including … Read more

Action: Opens salmon fishing. Effective dates: July 9, 2026, until further notice. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Entiat River (Chelan County) from the mouth (railroad bridge) to the Mad River Road Bridge crossing the Entiat River (near Ardenvoir). Salmon Rules: Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit six Chinook. Release all salmon other than Chinook. Night … Read more

Action: Closes a portion of the lower Skagit River to all fishing July 7 – 9 and July 13 – 15. Maintains previously announced sockeye seasons aside from temporary closures. Effective date: July 7 – July 31, 2026 Species affected: All species, sockeye salmon. Specific locations and rules: Skagit River from the State Route 536 … Read more