WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates

Action: Opens salmon fishing on the Entiat River one week early and expands the upstream fishing boundary. Effective date: July 9 through Sept. 30, 2024. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Entiat River (Chelan County) from mouth (railroad bridge) to the Mad River Road Bridge crossing the Entiat River (near Adenvoir). Salmon rules: Minimum size is 12 inches. Daily limit is … Read more

Action: Closes retention of sockeye from the Megler-Astoria Bridge to the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco, beginning June 28.  Species affected: Salmon and steelhead. Effective Date: Immediately, through July 31, 2024. Locations, dates, and rules:  From the Megler-Astoria Bridge to Bonneville Dam: Immediately, through June 27: Salmon and steelhead: Daily limit six. Up to two adults may … Read more

Action: Closes a portion of lower Skagit River to all fishing June 30 through July 2. Maintains previously announced sockeye seasons, outside of gear conflict closure.  Effective date: Immediately, through July 15, 2024. Species affected: All species, sockeye salmon. Specific locations and rules:  Skagit River, from the Highway 536 Bridge (Memorial Highway Bridge) in Mount Vernon to … Read more

Action: Opens a portion of the Cascade River to fishing for hatchery spring Chinook seven days per week.  Effective date: Immediately, through July 15, 2024. Species affected: All species. Location: Cascade River (Skagit County) from mouth to Rockport-Cascade Road Bridge.  Rule: Open daily. Daily limit four hatchery Chinook including no more than two adult hatchery Chinook. Minimum size 12 inches. … Read more

Action: Closes all fishing. Includes Skykomish River, South Fork and all tributaries, beginning July 1, 2024. Species affected: All species. Effective dates: Immediately, until further notice. Locations: Closed to all fishing immediately, until further notice: Snohomish River from mouth upstream. Snoqualmie River from mouth to Snoqualmie Falls. Skykomish River, North Fork. Skykomish River, South Fork from mouth to … Read more

Action: Restores the permanent salmon rules for the lower Klickitat River described in the 2024-25 Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. Maintains salmon closure above Lyle Falls.  Effective date: July 2-31, 2024. Species affected: Salmon.           Locations and Rules:  Klickitat River – From the mouth to Fisher Hill Bridge:   Immediately, through July 1, 2024: Salmon: Closed. July 2 through July 31, … Read more

Action: Restores the salmon and steelhead angling rules for the Wind River to those in the Washington Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet; all other permanent rules remain in effect. Effective date: June 27, 2024. Species affected: Salmon and steelhead. Location: Wind River (Skamania County) from the mouth to 800 yards downstream of Carson National Fish Hatchery. The mouth of the … Read more

Action: Restores the salmon and steelhead angling rules for Drano Lake to those in the Washington Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet; all other permanent rules remain in effect. Effective date: June 27, 2024. Species affected: Salmon and steelhead. Location: Drano Lake (Skamania County) in the waters downstream of markers on point of land downstream and across from Little White Salmon … Read more

Actions:   Opens 1 day (limited hours) of harvest for all shrimp species including spot shrimp in Marine Area 12 on June 28, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Opens 1 day (limited hours) of harvest for all shrimp species including spot shrimp in Marine areas 8-1, 8-2, and the portion of Marine Area 10 … Read more

Action:  Opens salmon fishing season seven days per week and allows 2 hatchery Chinook be retained in the daily limit. Effective date:  June 21 through June 30, 2024. Species affected:  Salmon Location:  Marine Area 11 Rules:  Salmon open daily through June 30. Daily limit 2.  Chinook min. size 22″. All other salmon species, no min. size. Release … Read more