Willapa Bay recreational salmon reports

For additional information on any emergency regulation, please contact the Region 6 office.

Effective Aug 25, 2024, until further notice, Marine Area 2 (Westport - Ocean Shores) recreational salmon season to CLOSE.

It will be illegal to possess salmon onboard a vessel in Marine Area 2, including in transit. The closure is due to catch quota for coho projected to be attained by August 24, 2024.

Effective Sept. 4, 2024, Marine Area 2 will OPEN for ONE DAY of salmon fishing.

Daily limit is two including no more than one Chinook. Chinook minimum size is 22 inches. Coho minimum size is 16 inches. Other salmon species no minimum size. RELEASE WILD COHO.

Effective Sept. 5, 2024, until further notice, Marine Area 2 recreational salmon season to CLOSE.

It will be illegal to possess salmon onboard a vessel in Marine Area 2, including in transit.

Regulations - Marine Area 2.1

June 30 - July 31, 2024: Open concurrent with the Ocean Area 2 rules for Salmon. Area 2 rules apply.

June 30 - July 31: Willapa Bay Control Zone OPEN

August 1, 2024 – January 31, 2025:

Minimum size 12"
Daily limit 6
Up to 2 adults may be retained.
Release wild CHINOOK
Anglers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement
August 1 – September 30: Willapa Bay Control Zone OPEN
August 1 – September 30: North River Area Closure -
Closed to salmon angling in waters north of a line from Toke Point channel marker 3 easterly through Willapa Harbor channel marker 13 (green) northeasterly to the power transmission pole located at 46° 43.19N, 123° 50.83W

2024 Weekly Updates (emails)

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2024 Willapa Bay Marine Area 2.1 Recreational Salmon Fishery Monitoring

Only adults included in totals below (Jacks not included). These data are actual data collected, not expanded or estimated data.

Preliminary and subject to change.

Mgmt Wk	Dates	# of Interview	# of Anglers	# AD Clipped Chinook Retained	# Unmarked Chinook Retained	# Coho Retained (AD clipped + unmarked)	# Unmarked Chinook Released
32	8/5-8/11	105	219	29	0	0	6
33	8/12-8/18	195	444	85	0	4	27
34	8/19-8/25	195	443	79	1	24	30
35	8/26-9/1	302	670	140	2	70	45
36	9/2-9/8	195	421	29	0	125	20
37	9/9-9/15	127	256	23	0	151	22
38	9/16-9/22	9	20	0	0	3	0
39	9/23-9/26	3	5	0	0	0	0
40	9/30	2	4	0	0	0	0
Total		1133	2482	385	3	377	150

Previous years

2023 Willapa Bay Marine Area 2.1 Recreational Salmon Fishery Monitoring

Only adults included in totals below (Jacks not included). These data are actual data collected, not expanded or estimated data.

Preliminary and subject to change.

Mgmt Wk	Dates	# of Interview	# of Anglers	# AD Clipped Chinook Retained	# Unmarked Chinook Retained	# Coho Retained (AD clipped + unmarked)	# Unmarked Chinook Released
32	Aug 1 - 6	35	72	4	0	2	1
33	Aug 7 -13	146	312	39	0	1	9
34	Aug 14 - 20	160	347	52	0	2	19
35	Aug 21-27	267	597	167	1	19	33
36	Aug 28 - Sept 3	291	646	67	0	83	28
37	Sept 4 - 10	164	351	43	1	65	10
38	Sept 11 -17	73	140	3	0	31	3
39	Sept 18 - 24	8	17	0	0	0	0
40	Sept 25 - 30	4	6	0	0	0	0
Total		1148	2488	375	2	203	103

2022 Willapa Bay Marine Area 2.1 Recreational Salmon Fishery Monitoring

Only adults included in totals below (Jacks not included). These data are actual data collected, not expanded data.

Preliminary and subject to change.

Stat Week	Dates	# of Interviews	# of Anglers Sampled	# of AD clipped Chinook Retained	# of Unmarked Chinook Retained	Total # of Coho Retained (AD + Unmarked)	# of Unmarked Chinook Released
32	Aug 1-7	94	200	22	0	0	2
33	Aug 8-14	119	262	13	0	2	3
34	Aug 15-21	189	425	70	1	2	46
35	Aug 22-28	224	520	76	0	1	30
36	Aug 29-Sept 4	150	333	39	0	13	18
37	Sept 5-11	90	211	12	0	15	0
38	Sept 12-18	45	99	0	0	15	4
39	Sept 19-25	18	26	1	0	3	0
40	Sept 26-30	3	6	0	0	0	0
Total		932	2082	233	1	51	103

2021 Willapa Bay Marine Area 2.1 Recreational Salmon Fishery Monitoring

Only adults included in totals below (Jacks not included). These data are actual data collected, not expanded data.

Preliminary and subject to change.

Stat Week	Dates	# of Interviews	# of Anglers Sampled	# of AD clipped Chinook Retained	# of Unmarked Chinook Retained	Total # of Coho Retained (AD + Unmarked)	# of Unmarked Chinook Released
32	Aug 1 - 8	212	456	45	0	3	18
33	Aug 9 - 15	184	394	46	0	0	14
34	Aug 16 - 22	318	713	78	0	3	37
35	Aug 23 -29	258	547	78	0	11	56
36	Aug 30 - Sept 5	383	825	112	0	64	69
37	Sept 6 - 12	26	479	18	0	78	27
38	Sept 13 - 19	84	170	10	0	59	8
39	Sept 20 - 26	13	27	0	0	0	0
40	Sept 27 - 30	1	1	0	0	0	0
Total		1,479	3,612	387	0	218	229

2020 Willapa Bay Marine Area 2.1 Recreational Salmon Fishery Monitoring

Only adults included in totals below (Jacks not included)

Preliminary and subject to change.

Stat Week	Dates	# of Interviews	# of Anglers Sampled	# of AD clipped Chinook Retained	# of Unmarked Chinook Retained	Total # of Coho Retained (AD + Unmarked)	# of Unmarked Chinook Released
31	Aug 1 -2	83	191	7	0	1	3
32	Aug 3 - 9	147	358	15	0	1	8
33	Aug 10 - 16	332	764	83	0	3	35
34	Aug 17 - 23	253	526	35	0	5	29
35	Aug 24 - 30	409	939	127	0	35	89
36	Aug 31 - Sept 6	301	714	52	2	80	34
37	Sept 7 - 13	220	509	25	4	126	31
38	Sept 14 - 20	104	234	2	0	43	8
39	Sept 21 - 27	15	32	0	0	5	1
40	Sept 28 - 30	2	3	0	0	1	0
Total		1,866	4,270	346	6	300	239

2019 Willapa Bay Marine Area 2.1 Recreational Salmon Fishery Monitoring

Only adults included in totals below (Jacks not included)

Preliminary and subject to change.

Stat Week	Dates	Number of Interviews	Number of Anglers Sampled	Number of AD clipped Chinook Retained	Number of Unmarked Chinook Retained	Number of Coho Retained (AD + Unmarked)	Number of Unmarked Chinook Released
31	Aug 1-3	156	307	42	6 (all prior to Aug 1)	7	0
32	Aug 4-10	225	480	118	1	23	28
33	Aug 11-17	340	764	111	1	34	56
34	Aug 18-24	471	1,078	155	0	82	83
35	Aug 25-31	292	651	85	3	79	75
36	Sept 1 - 7	268	588	66	0	183	60
37	Sept 8 - 14	225	477	34	0	174	32
38	Sept 15 - 21	31	64	2	0	25	4
39	Sept 22 - 28	15	15	0	0	2	0
40	Sept 29 - 30	2	2	0	0	0	0
Total		2,023	4,424	613	11	609	338

2018 Willapa Bay Marine Area 2.1 Recreational Salmon Fishery Monitoring

Only adults included in totals below (Jacks not included)

Preliminary and subject to change.

Stat Week	Dates	Number of Interviews	Number of Anglers Sampled	Number of AD clipped Chinook Retained	Number of Unmarked Chinook Retained	Number of Coho Retained (AD + Unmarked)	Number of Unmarked Chinook Released
31	8/1 - 8/5	161	385	17	0	2	12
32	8/6 - 8/12	204	445	63	0	6	11
33	8/13 - 8/19	359	907	142	0	20	33
34	8/20 - 8/26	409	958	148	3	41	34
35	8/27 - 9/2	491	1175	179	0	126	66
36	9/3 - 9/9	215	461	51	1	73	23
37	9/10 - 9/16	76	148	49	1	61	5
38	9/17 - 9/23	24	49	0	0	5	0
39	9/24 - 9/30	11	21	0	0	3	0
Total		1,950	4,549	616	5	337	184