WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates
Official Season Changes, Emergency Rules, and Regulatory Notices
December 21, 2023
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Razor clam digs approved for Dec. 26 through Dec. 29
Action: Opens Razor clam seasons. Effective dates: Dec. 26 through Dec. 29, 2023 Species affected: Razor Clams Specific evening low tides and beaches that are…
December 18, 2023
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Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update
Action: Opens hatchery steelhead retention from The Dalles Dam upstream to the Washington/Oregon border. Maintains previously announced Chinook retention regulations through 2023. Species affected: Salmon and steelhead.…
December 7, 2023
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Razor clam digs approved for Dec. 13 through Dec. 17
Action: Opens Razor clam seasons. Effective dates: Dec. 13 through Dec. 17, 2023 Species affected: Razor Clams Specific evening low tides and beaches that are…
December 7, 2023
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Elochoman River fisheries return to permanent rule
Action: Restores the salmon and steelhead angling rules for the Elochoman River to those in the 2023-24 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet; all other permanent rules…
December 7, 2023
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Wild coho salmon retention to close in Willapa and Naselle rivers
Action: Closes wild coho retention. Effective date: Dec. 8, 2023, until further notice. Species affected: Wild coho salmon. Locations and rules: Naselle River from the mouth to…
December 1, 2023
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North Coast/Olympic Peninsula rivers and tributaries fishing rules update
Action: Updates rules for fishing from a floating device. Implements Selective Gear Rules (Selective Gear Rules prohibit the use of bait including scents or scented…
December 1, 2023
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Willapa Bay tributaries fishing rules update
Action: Implements Selective Gear Rules (Selective Gear Rules prohibit the use of bait including scents or scented materials) with only one single-point barbless hook allowed.…
December 1, 2023
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Queets, Quinault, and Grays Harbor rivers and tributaries fishing rules update
Action: Closes fishing seasons for both gamefish and salmon. Effective date: Dec. 1, 2023, until further notice Species affected: All species. Rules: Closed to all…
November 21, 2023
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Razor clam digs approved for Nov.24 through Nov. 29
Action: Opens Razor clam seasons. Effective dates: Nov. 24 through Nov. 29, 2023 Species affected: Razor Clams Specific evening low tides and beaches that are…
November 16, 2023
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Chum retention opens in deep South Sound and Kennedy Creek, remains open in Carr Inlet
Chum retention opens in deep South Sound and Kennedy Creek, remains open in Carr Inlet Action: Opens chum salmon retention within portions of Marine Area…