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 |
Criteria |
Encounters guideline/Quota |
Encounters/Harvest |
Date |
Percentage of Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Legal size encounters | 7,153 | 7,058 | July 30, 2020 | 102% |
|
7
|
Quota | 1,562 | 1,593 | August 30, 2020 | 102% |
| Total unmarked encounters | 3,224 | 1,851 | 57% | ||
| Total sublegal encounters | 2,580 | 2,117 | 86% | ||
| 9 | Quota | 6,542 | 3,428 | August 15, 2020 | 52% |
| 10 | Quota | 4,159 | 1,375 | August 23, 2020 | 33% |
| 11 | Quota | 4,196 | 1,999 | August 23, 2020 | 48% |
Winter Chinook fishery guidelines
|
Marine Area |
Management criteria |
Encounters guideline |
Encounters |
Date |
Percentage of Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Total encounters | 3,860 | 1,110 |
Mar. 24, 2020 |
29% |
| 7 | Total encounters | 9,752 | 4,176 |
Mar. 24, 2020 |
43% |
| 7 | Unmarked encounters | 3,380 | 571 |
Mar. 24, 2020 |
17% |
| 8.1 & 8.2 | Total encounters | 4,330 | 6,388 | Mar. 24, 2020 | 147% |
| 9 | Total encounters | 4,677 | 4,618 | Mar. 24, 2020 | 99% |
| 10 | Total encounters | 2,933 | 2,660 | Mar. 24, 2020 | 91% |
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 5, 2020 under permanent rules as listed in the 2019-2020 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. Anglers should consult the 2019-2020 Washington Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet (wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/), Fish Washington mobile app, as well as the emergency rule changes webpage (fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/), before heading out.
For the latest updates on WDFW’s coronavirus response and to check the status of your favorite destinations, visit wdfw.wa.gov/about/covid-19-updates.