WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates
Official Season Changes, Emergency Rules, and Regulatory Notices
July 19, 2023
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Entiat River summer Chinook fishery boundary extension
Action: Extends the upstream salmon fishing boundary to the Mad River Road Bridge. Effective date: One hour before official sunrise Aug. 1, to one hour after…
July 17, 2023
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Updated Puget Sound shrimping seasons
Actions: Opens 1 day (limited hours) of spot shrimp fishing in Discovery Bay Opens additional dates for spot shrimp harvest in a portion of…
July 17, 2023
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South Fork Skykomish, above Sunset Falls added to Snohomish system closure
Action: Closes all fishing. Adds South Fork Skykomish, above Sunset Falls to other Snohomish system closures. Species affected: All species. Effective dates: Immediately, until further…
July 13, 2023
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Closure day added in portion of the Skagit River
Action: Closes all fishing. Effective dates: Immediately through July 14, 2023. Species affected: All species. Location: Skagit River (Skagit County) from the Highway 9 Bridge in Sedro Woolley…
July 13, 2023
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Sockeye limit increased in Baker Lake
Action: Raises daily sockeye limit. Effective date: Immediately through Aug. 31, 2023. Species affected: Sockeye. Location: Baker Lake (Whatcom County): Catch Record Card Code 825.…
July 13, 2023
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Salmon fishing suspended in Marine Area 11 (Tacoma-Vashon Island)
Action: Closes salmon fishing. Effective date: July 15, 2023, until further notice. Species affected: All salmon. Location: Marine Area 11 (Tacoma-Vashon Island). Reason for action: Salmon fishing is being…
July 13, 2023
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Closes Quillayute system to fishing
Action: Closes all fishing. Effective date: July 15, 2023, until further notice. Species affected: All species. Locations: Bogachiel River (Clallam Co.), including all tributaries,…
July 11, 2023
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Pamphlet Corrections and Clarification – Marine Areas
Marine Area 4 – West of the Bonilla Tatoosh Line: Cabazon: Second Sat. in Mar.-Third Sat. in Oct. Daily limit 1. Marine Area 5: Salmon: …
July 11, 2023
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Pamphlet Corrections and Clarification – Freshwater
Big Quilcene River (Jefferson Co.) – corrects longitude for the GPS waypoint listed in area description: From the mouth to the downstream terminus of of WDFW…
July 10, 2023
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Temporary closures rescheduled in portion of the Skagit River
Action: Reopens fishing July 11. Closes all fishing July 12 and 13. Effective dates: July 11 through July 13, 2023. Species affected: All species. Location:…