Recreational Shrimp Fishing | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

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360-902-2700

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Recreational Shrimp Fishing

	Click Description for complete Rules & Seasons
Marine Area	Description	Status
1	Pacific Ocean - Ilwaco	OPEN ALL YEAR
2	Pacific Ocean - Westport/Ocean Shores	OPEN ALL YEAR
3	Pacific Ocean - LaPush	OPEN ALL YEAR
4	West of Tatoosh-Bonilla Line (Pacific Ocean)	OPEN ALL YEAR
4	Neah Bay east of Tatoosh - Bonilla line	LIMITED SEASON
5	Western Strait of Juan De Fuca	LIMITED SEASON
6	Port Angeles Harbor, Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca	LIMITED SEASON
6	Discovery Bay Shrimp District	CLOSED
7	South - Iceberg Point	LIMITED SEASON
7	North & Central - San Juan Islands, Bellingham Bay, Gulf of Georgia	LIMITED SEASON
8-1	8-1 Deception Pass	CLOSED
8-2	8-2 Port Susan, Port Gardner, Everett	CLOSED
9	Port Townsend Bay, Admiralty Inlet	CLOSED
10	Elliott Bay, Seattle/Bremerton	CLOSED
11	Tacoma-Vashon Island	CLOSED
12	Hood Canal	CLOSED
13	South Puget Sound, Carr Inlet	LIMITED SEASON

Click on the map below to view shrimp season and limit information

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