These updates reflect changes to the Sportfishing Pamphlet in effect for the date range listed. To see only rules currently in effect, visit the Emergency fishing and shellfishing rules page.
To find emergency fishing and shellfishing rules in effect for a specific date or date range:
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- Recreational crab seasons to open daily in Marine Area 7 North - Sep 1, 2023 to
- Marine Area 3 recreational salmon season update - Aug 25, 2023 to
- Marine Area 1 recreational salmon season update - Aug 25, 2023 to
- Marine Area 4 recreational salmon season update - Aug 25, 2023 to
- Marine Area 2 recreational salmon season update - Aug 25, 2023 to
- No Chinook or wild coho landing or possession allowed in Marine Area 5 - Aug 25, 2023 to
- Recreational crab to open in Marine Area 7 North on Sunday, August 20 - Aug 18, 2023 to
- Marine Area 2 (Westport-Ocean Shores) recreational salmon season update - Aug 17, 2023 to
- Additional days of Chinook fishing to open in Marine Area 10 - Aug 16, 2023 to
- Marine Area 7 North crab season delayed - Aug 15, 2023 to
- Hanford Reach salmon fishery update - Aug 10, 2023 to
- Fall Chinook harvest to be allowed in the Snake River - Aug 10, 2023 to
- Portions of Rimrock Reservoir and South Fork Tieton River to close - Aug 10, 2023 to
- Maximum hook gap size restriction is ¾-inch on Samish River - Aug 9, 2023 to
- Marine Area 11 salmon season update - Aug 8, 2023 to
- Snohomish River salmon season updates - Aug 4, 2023 to
- Lake Roosevelt white sturgeon fishery - Aug 4, 2023 to
- Marine Area 10 (Seattle/Bremerton Area) salmon fishery update - Aug 4, 2023 to
- Snohomish system closure update - Jul 31, 2023 to