WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates
Official Season Changes, Emergency Rules, and Regulatory Notices
July 6, 2024
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Updated Puget Sound shrimping seasons
Updated Puget Sound shrimping seasons Actions: Cancels the previously announced opening for all shrimp species including spot shrimp in Marine Area 6 outside…
July 3, 2024
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A portion of the lower Skagit River will close to fishing July 8-10
Action: Closes a portion of lower Skagit River to all fishing July 8 through July 10. Effective date: July 8 through July 10, 2024. Species affected: All species,…
July 3, 2024
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Cowlitz River salmon fisheries return to permanent rules
Action: Restores the salmon angling rules for the lower Cowlitz River to those in the 2024-25 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. Effective date: July 4, 2024. Species…
July 2, 2024
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Chinook salmon retention closed on Columbia River in the Hanford Reach area
Action: Closes retention of adult Chinook salmon on Columbia River from Columbia Point to Priest Rapids Dam beginning July 3. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Effective dates, locations,…
July 1, 2024
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Entiat River summer Chinook fishery update
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…
June 27, 2024
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Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update
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,…
June 27, 2024
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Lower Skagit River fishing updates
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…
June 27, 2024
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Cascade River to open seven days per week for hatchery spring Chinook
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…
June 26, 2024
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South Fork Skykomish fisheries to close above Sunset Falls, other Snohomish basin closures remain in place
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…
June 26, 2024
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Lower Klickitat River returns to permanent rules, salmon closure maintained above Lyle Falls
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…