WDFW Sportfishing Rules Updates
Official Season Changes, Emergency Rules, and Regulatory Notices
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…
June 26, 2024
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Wind River fisheries return to permanent rule
Action: Restores the salmon and steelhead angling rules for the Wind River to those in the Washington Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet; all other permanent rules remain…
June 26, 2024
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Drano Lake fisheries return to permanent rule
Action: Restores the salmon and steelhead angling rules for Drano Lake to those in the Washington Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet; all other permanent rules remain in…
June 24, 2024
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Updated Puget Sound shrimping seasons
Actions: Opens 1 day (limited hours) of harvest for all shrimp species including spot shrimp in Marine Area 12 on June 28, 2024, from 9:00…
June 20, 2024
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Marine Area 11 salmon season opens 7 days per week in June
Action: Opens salmon fishing season seven days per week and allows 2 hatchery Chinook be retained in the daily limit. Effective date: June 21 through…