Check the most recent Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet and the latest emergency rules for up-to-date regulations.
Learn more about the Puget Sound Chinook mark-selective fishery sampling methods and the Volunteer Trip Report program in our brochure.
Summer Chinook fishery guidelines
|
Area |
Months |
Management Criteria |
Encounters Guideline /Harvest Quota |
Encounters /Harvest |
Estimate Valid Through: |
Percentage of Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Summer | Legal Size Encounters | 7,342 | |||
| 6 | Summer | Legal Size Encounters | 9,400 | |||
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7
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Summer | Harvest Quota | 1,800 | |||
| Total Unmarked Encounters | 3,991 | |||||
| Total Sublegal Encounters | 2,573 | |||||
| 9 | Summer | Harvest Quota | 4,700 | |||
| 10 | Summer | Harvest Quota | 3,966 | |||
| Total Sublegal Encounters | 8,753 | |||||
| 11 | June 1 - June 30 |
Harvest Quota | 580 | 639 | June 03, 2022 | 110% |
| Total Unmarked Encounters | 432 | 521 | 121% | |||
| Total Sublegal Encounters | 752 | 313 | 42% | |||
| July 1 - Sept 30 |
Harvest Quota | 2,816 | ||||
| Total Sublegal Encounters | 3,373 |
Winter Chinook fishery guidelines
|
Marine Area |
Winter Season Dates |
Management criteria |
Encounters guideline |
Encounters |
Date |
Percentage of Criteria |
Current Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | March 1 - April 30, 2022 | Managed as Season |
*Updated 04/09/22 Closed |
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| 6 |
Closed for 2021 - 2022 Winter Season |
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| 7 |
Closed for 2021 - 2022 Winter Season |
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| 8.1 & 8.2 |
Closed for 2021 - 2022 Winter Season |
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| 9 |
Closed for 2021 - 2022 Winter Season |
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| 10 | January 1 - March 30, 2022 | Total Encounters | 8,475 | 3,591 | 3/31/22 | 42% | *Updated 04/08/22 Closed |
| Unmarked Encounters | 1,105 | 756 | 3/31/22 | 68% | |||
| Sublegal Encounters | 7,319 | 2,268 | 3/31/22 | 31% | |||
| 11 | November 1 - December 31, 2021 | Total Encounters | 1,001 | 1,385 | 11/19/21 | 138% |
*Updated 11/23/2021
Closed |
| Unmarked Encounters | 239 | 330 | 11/19/21 | 138% | |||
| Sublegal Encounters | 637 | 1,055 | 11/19/21 | 166% | |||
| 12 | Closed for 2021 - 2022 Winter Season | ||||||
Puget Sound salmon fishing regulations hotline
The following information can also be found by calling 360-902-2500, ext. 5. See our fishing hotlines webpage for additional information and regulations.
Puget Sound (Marine Areas 5-13) recreational salmon fishing reopened on May 19, 2021 under permanent rules as listed in the 2021-2022 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. Anglers should consult the 2021-2022 Washington Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet, Fish Washington mobile app, as well as the emergency rule changes webpage, before heading out.
For the latest updates on WDFW’s coronavirus response visit the WDFW Covid-19 response page.