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WA sports fishing rule changes
More sport halibut days to open in Marine Areas 3 and 4
A section of the upper Green (Duwamish) River to close to all fishing
Icicle River will open June 15 for spring Chinook fishing
Barbless hooks to become voluntary in portions of the Columbia River and tributaries (revised)
Updates to Columbia River summer salmon fisheries
Puget Sound recreational summer crabbing opening in most areas
Hood Canal gets additional days for recreational shrimp fishing
Spring chinook retention to close on the Klickitat River
Recreational halibut fishing to open for additional days in coastal areas
Recreational non-spot shrimp fisheries open in some Marine Areas
Marine Area 11 salmon to remain closed through June
Coho fishery opens in Marine Area 10
Kids-only fishing opportunities at Reiter Ponds to be held the first Saturdays of June, July, and August
Spring chinook fishery closes on Snake River
Wind River and Drano Lake to close for salmon and steelhead retention
Hatchery steelhead retention to open in the Green (Duwamish) River
Fishing to close Monday on the Chehalis River and some tributaries
Sections of the Stillaguamish River, tributaries to remain closed to fishing for trout and gamefish
The Skykomish River to open May 25 to fishing for hatchery chinook salmon
Anglers required to release sockeye salmon in the Quillayute and Sol Duc rivers
Hoh River to open for hatchery chinook, trout and hatchery steelhead
Hatchery steelhead retention reopens on the Kalama River, use of barbless hooks is voluntary
Sport clam season closes at Point Whitney Lagoon and Point Whitney Tidelands
Bonneville Pool to close to white sturgeon retention
Lake Roosevelt white sturgeon fishery
John Day Pool to close for sturgeon retention fishing
Adult salmon daily lilmit reduced on the Klickitat River
Recreational clam, mussel, and oyster season to open at North Bay (Case Inlet)
Adult salmon daily limit reduced on the Kalama River
Salmon season to close on the Lewis River
Chinook retention to end on the Cowlitz River, Cispus River, and Lake Scanewa
2018/2019 Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet updates and clarifications - Lakes and Streams (These are corrections to the pamphlet, they are not emergency rules.)
2018/2019 Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet updates and clarifications - Marine Areas (These are corrections to the pamphlet, they are not emergency rules.)
A section of the upper Green (Duwamish) River to close to all fishing
Icicle River will open June 15 for spring Chinook fishing
Barbless hooks to become voluntary in portions of the Columbia River and tributaries (revised)
Updates to Columbia River summer salmon fisheries
Puget Sound recreational summer crabbing opening in most areas
Hood Canal gets additional days for recreational shrimp fishing
Spring chinook retention to close on the Klickitat River
Recreational halibut fishing to open for additional days in coastal areas
Recreational non-spot shrimp fisheries open in some Marine Areas
Marine Area 11 salmon to remain closed through June
Coho fishery opens in Marine Area 10
Kids-only fishing opportunities at Reiter Ponds to be held the first Saturdays of June, July, and August
Spring chinook fishery closes on Snake River
Wind River and Drano Lake to close for salmon and steelhead retention
Hatchery steelhead retention to open in the Green (Duwamish) River
Fishing to close Monday on the Chehalis River and some tributaries
Sections of the Stillaguamish River, tributaries to remain closed to fishing for trout and gamefish
The Skykomish River to open May 25 to fishing for hatchery chinook salmon
Anglers required to release sockeye salmon in the Quillayute and Sol Duc rivers
Hoh River to open for hatchery chinook, trout and hatchery steelhead
Hatchery steelhead retention reopens on the Kalama River, use of barbless hooks is voluntary
Sport clam season closes at Point Whitney Lagoon and Point Whitney Tidelands
Bonneville Pool to close to white sturgeon retention
Lake Roosevelt white sturgeon fishery
John Day Pool to close for sturgeon retention fishing
Adult salmon daily lilmit reduced on the Klickitat River
Recreational clam, mussel, and oyster season to open at North Bay (Case Inlet)
Adult salmon daily limit reduced on the Kalama River
Salmon season to close on the Lewis River
Chinook retention to end on the Cowlitz River, Cispus River, and Lake Scanewa
2018/2019 Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet updates and clarifications - Lakes and Streams (These are corrections to the pamphlet, they are not emergency rules.)
2018/2019 Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet updates and clarifications - Marine Areas (These are corrections to the pamphlet, they are not emergency rules.)
