WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates
Official Season Changes, Emergency Rules, and Regulatory Notices
August 12, 2026
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Marine Area 11 (Tacoma and Vashon Island) salmon fishery update
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,…
August 12, 2026
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Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) recreational salmon season update
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…
August 6, 2026
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Fall Chinook harvest to open in the Snake River
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…
August 5, 2026
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Summer halibut fishery 2026
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…
August 5, 2026
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Marine Area 6 (East Juan de Fuca Strait) Chinook daily limit reduced
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…
July 31, 2026
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Marine Area 7 (San Juan Islands) opens for an additional day of Chinook retention
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:…
July 29, 2026
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Commencement Bay salmon fishery update
Action: No more than one hatchery Chinook may be retained as part of the salmon daily limit. Effective dates: Aug. 1 – Sept. 30, 2026.…
July 27, 2026
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Puget Sound shrimp fishery update
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…
July 22, 2026
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Marine Area 7 (San Juan Islands) opens for additional days of July salmon fishing
Action: Opens two days of salmon fishing. Effective dates: July 26 – 27, 2026. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Marine Area 7, except Bellingham Bay.…
July 16, 2026
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Marine Area 5 (Sekiu and Pillar Point) salmon fishing opens daily; up to two hatchery Chinook may be retained
Action: Salmon fishing open seven days a week; up to two hatchery Chinook may be retained. Effective date: July 18 – 31, 2026. Species affected:…