WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates
Official Season Changes, Emergency Rules, and Regulatory Notices
September 29, 2023
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Upper Columbia River salmon fishery update
Action: Opens coho retention. Species affected: Salmon. Effective dates: Oct. 1 through Oct. 15. Locations and salmon rules: Upper Columbia River: From Priest Rapids Dam to Rock…
September 29, 2023
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Icicle River to open for coho salmon retention
Action: Opens retention of coho salmon. Effective date: One hour before official sunrise on Oct. 1 through one hour after official sunset on Nov. 30, 2023. Species…
September 28, 2023
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Several Puget Sound Marine Areas reopening for winter recreational crab fishing beginning on October 1
Action: Opens recreational crab fishing seven days a week. Effective date: Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2023. Species affected: Dungeness, red rock, and Tanner crab.…
September 27, 2023
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Razor clam digs approved Sept. 29 through Oct. 2
Razor clam digs approved Sept. 29 through Oct. 2 Action: Opens Razor clam seasons. Effective dates: Sept. 29 through Oct. 2, 2023. Species affected: Razor…
September 26, 2023
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Quillayute system reopens to fishing beginning Oct. 1
Action: Reopens fishing in the Quillayute system under permanent rules. Effective date: October 1, 2023. Species affected: All species. Rules: Fisheries reopen with rules as described in the…
September 26, 2023
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Stillaguamish mainstem and forks close to fishing beginning Sept. 27
Action: Closes all fishing. Effective date: Sept. 27, 2023, until further notice. Species affected: All species. Locations: Stillaguamish River: From the mouth, including all sloughs downstream of…
September 21, 2023
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Coho retention limit returns to permanent rules in Marine Area 10 (Seattle/Bremerton Area)
Coho retention limit returns to permanent rules in Marine Area 10 (Seattle/Bremerton Area) Action: Reverts coho retention limit back to two (2) coho daily. Effective…
September 21, 2023
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Lake Sammamish to open for Chinook retention starting Friday, September 22
Lake Sammamish to open for Chinook retention starting Friday, September 22 Action: Opens Lake Sammamish for Chinook retention. The daily limit is two Chinook, and…
September 21, 2023
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Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update
Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update Action: Opens Chinook and hatchery coho retention from west end of Puget Island to below the new Bonneville…
September 15, 2023
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Anglers can retain hatchery Chinook in Whatcom Creek
Action: Opens Chinook retention. Effective date: Sept. 15 through Sept. 24, 2023 Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Whatcom Creek (Whatcom Co.), from the mouth (a…