WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates
Official Season Changes, Emergency Rules, and Regulatory Notices
September 16, 2026
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Tucannon River hatchery steelhead fishing update
Action: Reduces hatchery steelhead daily limit. Species affected: Hatchery steelhead. Location: Tucannon River from the mouth to the Tucannon Hatchery Road bridge. Effective dates: Sept.…
September 16, 2026
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Snake River hatchery steelhead fishing update
Action: Reduces hatchery steelhead daily limits. Species affected: Hatchery steelhead. Effective dates: Sept. 18, 2026, until further notice. Location and rules: From the mouth of…
September 16, 2026
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Snake River fall Chinook fishery update
Action: Closes retention of wild (unmarked) adult Chinook in Snake River beginning Sept. 18. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location, dates, and rules: Lyons Ferry Bubble…
September 15, 2026
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Satsop River temporarily closes to fishing through Sept. 30
Action: Temporary closure on the Satsop River. Effective date: Sept. 16–30, 2026. Species affected: Game fish. Locations: Satsop River (Grays Harbor County) from the mouth to…
September 14, 2026
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Salmon fishing to close in Lake Washington
Action: Closes salmon fishing. Effective dates: Sept. 16, 2026, until further notice. Species affected: Coho salmon. Location: Lake Washington (King County) north of Highway 520…
September 11, 2026
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Skagit and Cascade River fishing updates
Action: Postpones opening of fishing seasons in upper areas of the Skagit River and Cascade River and temporarily closes all fishing in the Skagit River…
September 11, 2026
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Yakima River fall salmon fishery to open
Action: Opens the lower Yakima River salmon retention. Effective date: Sept. 15-Oct. 31, 2026. Species affected: Chinook and coho salmon. Location: Yakima River from the Highway 240 bridge…
September 10, 2026
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Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update
Action: Allows retention of one additional adult hatchery coho as part of the daily limit from the Buoy 10 line upstream to the west end of…
September 8, 2026
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Quillayute River closing to all fishing due to low flows and poor water conditions
Action: Closes fishing. Effective dates: Sept. 9, 2026, until further notice. Species affected: All species. Location: Quillayute River (Clallam County) from the Olympic National Park…
September 3, 2026
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Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet), Marine Area 12 (Hood Canal) shellfish beaches update
Action: Rescinds biotoxin-related closure of public shellfish beaches in Dabob and Quilcene bays and at Belfair State Park; and opens oyster harvest at Point Whitney…