Wash. Admin. Code § 220-313-060

Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024

Section 220-313-060 - Puget Sound salmon-Saltwater seasons and daily limits

(1) It is unlawful to fish for or possess salmon taken by angling for personal use except from the following Puget Sound areas and during the seasons, in the quantities, and for the species designated in this section, and in the sizes as defined in WAC 220-313-010. An area is open when a daily limit is provided. Puget Sound waters west of the mouth of the Sekiu River are managed concurrent with ocean waters under WAC 220-313-070.

(2)Catch Record Card Area 5:

(a) May 1 through June 30: Closed.

(b) Open July 1 through August 15:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a Chinook.

(ii) Release chum, sockeye, wild Chinook and wild coho.

(c) Open August 16 through September 26:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum, Chinook, sockeye, and wild coho.

(d) Open September 27 through October 15:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum, sockeye, and Chinook.

(e) October 16 through March 31: Closed.

(f) Open April 1 through April 30:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a Chinook.

(ii) Release chum, coho, sockeye, and wild Chinook.

(3)Catch Record Card Area 6:

(a) May 1 through June 30: Closed.

(b) Open July 1 through August 15:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum, sockeye, wild Chinook and wild coho.

(iii) Waters east of a true north-south line through the Number 2 Buoy immediately east of Ediz Hook: Release all Chinook.

(c) Waters of Port Angeles Harbor west of a line from the tip of Ediz Hook to the ITT Rayonier Dock: Closed July 1 through August 15.

(d) Open August 16 through September 26:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum, sockeye, Chinook and wild coho.

(e) Open September 27 through October 15:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum, sockeye, and Chinook.

(f) October 16 through April 30: Closed except in Dungeness Bay as described in this section.

(g) Waters of Dungeness Bay inside a line from Dungeness Spit Lighthouse to the Number 2 Red Buoy, and then to the Port Williams Boat Ramp are closed except:

(i) Open October 1 through October 31.

(ii) Daily limit 2 hatchery coho only.

(4)Catch Record Card Area 7:

(a) May 1 through July 17: Closed.

(b) Open July 18 through July 20:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a hatchery Chinook.

(ii) Release chum, sockeye, wild coho, and wild Chinook.

(c) Waters of Rosario Strait and Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca closure area described in WAC 220-313-020(7): Closed to salmon fishing July 1 through September 30.

(d) July 21 through July 31: Closed.

(e) Open August 1 through August 31:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum, sockeye, Chinook, and wild coho.

(f) Open September 1 through September 29:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum, sockeye, and Chinook.

(g) Lummi Bay: Waters east of a line from Gooseberry Point to Sandy Point: Closed.

(h) September 30 through April 30: Closed.

(i) Closed to salmon fishing in Samish Bay area described in WAC 220-313-020(7).

(j) Waters of Bellingham Bay described in WAC 220-313-020(1):

(i) July 1 through August 15: Closed.

(ii) Open August 16 through September 30: Daily limit 4 salmon.

(iii) October 1 through April 30: Closed.

(5)Catch Record Card Area 8-1:

(a) May 1 through July 31: Closed.

(b) Open August 1 through October 13:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release Chinook and chum.

(c) October 14 through April 30: Closed.

(6)Catch Record Card Area 8-2:

(a) May 1 through July 31: Closed, except waters described in this subsection.

(b) Waters west of Tulalip Bay and within 2,000 feet of shore from the pilings at Old Bower's Resort to a fishing boundary marker approximately 1.4 miles northwest of Hermosa Point:

(i) Open May 24 through September 2; only from Friday through 11:59 a.m. the following Monday of each week. Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Open September 7 through September 22; only from Saturdays through Sundays of each week. Daily limit 2 salmon.

(c) Open August 1 through September 24:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum and Chinook.

(d) September 25 through April 30: Closed.

(7)Catch Record Card Area 9:

(a) May 1 through July 17: Closed.

(b) Open July 18 through July 20:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a hatchery Chinook salmon.

(ii) Release chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook.

(iii) Waters south of a line from Foulweather Bluff to Olele Point: Closed.

(c) Open August 1 through September 23:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum, wild coho, and Chinook.

(d) Open September 24 through September 30:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum and Chinook.

(e) October 1 through April 30: Closed.

(f) Edmonds Fishing Pier:

(i) Open October 1 through July 31: Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a Chinook salmon.

(ii) Open August 1 through September 30:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a Chinook salmon.

(B) Release chum.

(8)Catch Record Card Area 10:

(a) May 1 through May 31: Closed.

(b) Open June 1 through July 17:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release Chinook and chum.

(c) Open July 18 through July 20:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a hatchery Chinook.

(ii) Release chum and wild Chinook.

(d) July 21 through July 31: Closed.

(e) Open August 1 through September 30:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release Chinook and chum.

(f) Open October 1 through November 15:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release Chinook.

(g) November 16 through March 15: Closed.

(h) Open March 16 through April 30.

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a hatchery Chinook.

(ii) Release chum and wild Chinook.

(i) Waters of Shilshole Bay southeast of a line from Meadow Point to West Point: Closed July 1 through August 31.

(j) West Elliott Bay: Waters of Elliott Bay between a line from West Point to Alki Point and a line from Duwamish Head to Pier 91.

(i) May 1 through May 31: Closed.

(ii) Open June 1 through June 30:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(B) Release Chinook and chum.

(iii) July 1 through August 31: Closed.

(iv) Open September 1 through September 30:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(B) Release Chinook and chum.

(v) Open October 1 through November 15:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(B) Release Chinook.

(vi) November 16 through March 15: Closed.

(vii) Open March 16 through April 30:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a Chinook.

(B) Release chum and wild Chinook.

(k) East Elliott Bay: Waters of Elliott Bay between a line from Duwamish Head to Pier 91 up to the mouth of the Duwamish River including Harbor Island (Duwamish Waterways).

(i) May 1 through May 31: Closed.

(ii) Open June 1 through June 30:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(B) Release Chinook and chum.

(iii) July 1 through August 1: Closed.

(iv) Open August 2 through August 5 at 11:59 a.m. Daily limit 2 salmon. Release chum.

(v) August 5 at 12:00 p.m. through August 31: Closed.

(vi) Open September 1 through September 30:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(B) Release Chinook and chum.

(vii) Open October 1 through November 15:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(B) Release Chinook.

(viii) November 16 through March 15: Closed.

(ix) Open March 16 through April 30:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a Chinook.

(B) Release chum and wild Chinook.

(l) Waters of Sinclair Inlet and Port Orchard south of the Man-ette Bridge in Bremerton, south of a line true west from Battle Point, and west of a line drawn true south from Point White:

(i) May 1 through May 31: Closed.

(ii) Open June 1 through July 15:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(B) Release Chinook and chum.

(iii) Open July 16 through September 30:

(A) Daily limit 3 salmon.

(B) Release chum and wild Chinook.

(iv) Open October 1 through November 15:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(B) Release Chinook.

(v) November 16 through March 15: Closed.

(vi) Open March 16 through April 30:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a Chinook.

(B) Release wild Chinook.

(m) Waters of Agate Pass west of a line from Point Monroe to In-dianola and east of a line from Point Bolin to Battle Point: Fly fishing only, lead core lines prohibited, and catch and release from January 1 through March 31. April 1 through April 30: Closed.

(n) Elliott Bay Fishing Pier at Terminal 86, Seacrest Pier, Waterman Pier, Bremerton Boardwalk, and Illahee State Park Pier, open year-round: Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a Chinook salmon. Release chum.

(o) Duwamish Waterway downstream from an east-west line projected through southernmost tip of Harbor Island to a line extending from Jack Block Park through the northernmost tip of Harbor Island extending to shore northeast of the North Waterway (47°35.47'N, 122°20.58'W), from July 1 through November 15 night closure, anti-snagging rule, and only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.

(p) All waters within channels created by exposed tidelands are closed to fishing downstream of the mouth at Gorst Creek, Blackjack Creek, Chico Creek, Curley Creek, Grovers Creek from July 1 through December 31.

(9)Catch Record Card Area 11:

(a) May 1 through May 31: Closed.

(b) Open June 1 through June 30: Open Wednesdays through Saturdays only.

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a hatchery Chinook.

(ii) Release chum and wild Chinook.

(c) July 1 through July 17: Closed.

(d) Open July 18 through July 20:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a hatchery Chinook.

(ii) Release chum and wild Chinook.

(e) July 21 through July 31: Closed.

(f) Open August 1 through September 30:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum and wild Chinook.

(g) Open October 1 through November 15:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release Chinook.

(h) November 16 through March 15: Closed.

(i) Open March 16 through April 30:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum and wild Chinook.

(j) Waters of Commencement Bay east of a line from the Cliff House Restaurant to the Sperry Ocean Dock:

(i) June 1 through July 31: Closed.

(ii) Open August 1 through September 30:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(B) Release chum and wild Chinook.

(C) Open Thursdays through Sundays only.

(iii) Open October 1 through October 31:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(B) Release Chinook.

(iv) November 1 through April 30: Closed.

(k) Les Davis Pier, Des Moines Pier, Re-dondo Pier, and Point Defiance Boathouse Dock: Open year-round. Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a Chinook salmon. Release chum.

(10)Catch Record Card Area 12:

(a) May 1 through June 30: Closed.

(b) In waters south of Ayock Point including waters within a 2,000-foot arc seaward of yellow buoys at the mouth of Finch Creek at Hoodsport Salmon Hatchery:

(i) Open July 1 through September 30:

(A) Daily limit 4 salmon.

(B) Release chum and wild Chinook.

(ii) Open October 1 through October 15:

(A) Daily limit 4 salmon.

(B) Release chum and Chinook.

(iii) Open October 16 through October 31:

(A) Daily limit 4 salmon.

(B) Release Chinook.

(iv) Open November 1 through November 30:

(A) Daily limit 4 salmon.

(B) Release Chinook and coho.

(v) December 1 through April 30: Closed.

(vi) Waters within a 2,000-foot arc seaward of yellow buoys at the mouth of Finch Creek at Hoodsport Salmon Hatchery: It is unlawful to fish for or possess salmon taken from these waters from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.

(vii) Those waters of Hood Canal inshore of the 2 yellow buoy markers to the mouth of Finch Creek, waters within the channel created by Finch Creek on exposed tideland and fishing from any Hoodsport Hatchery structure are closed except to persons with disabilities who permanently use a wheelchair and who have a designated harvester card may fish from the ADA-access site at the Hoodsport Salmon Hatchery, as long as persons follow all applicable department rules.

(c) In waters north of Ayock Point:

(i) July 1 through July 31: Closed.

(ii) Open August 1 through September 30:

(A) Daily limit 4 salmon.

(B) Release chum and Chinook.

(iii) Open October 1 through October 15:

(A) Daily limit 4 salmon.

(B) Release chum and Chinook.

(iv) Open October 16 through October 31:

(A) Daily limit 4 salmon.

(B) Release Chinook.

(v) Open November 1 through November 30:

(A) Daily limit 4 salmon.

(B) Release Chinook and coho.

(vi) December 1 through April 30: Closed.

(vii) Waters north of a line true east from Broad Spit (Tarboo Bay): September 16 through December 31: Closed.

(d) July 1 through October 15: Free-flowing freshwater is closed to all fishing downstream of the mouth of the Dewatto, Dosewallips, Duckabush, Hamma Hamma, and Skokomish rivers.

(11)Catch Record Card Area 13:

(a) Open May 1 through June 30:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum, wild Chinook, and wild coho.

(b) Open July 1 through September 30:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum, wild Chinook, and wild coho.

(iii) Chinook minimum length 20 inches.

(c) Open October 1 through April 30:

(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.

(ii) Release chum, wild Chinook, and wild coho.

(d) All waters within channels created by exposed tidelands at the mouth of Minter Creek are closed to fishing.

(e) Waters of Budd Inlet south of the Fourth Avenue Bridge: Closed.

(f) Contiguous waters north of the Fourth Avenue Bridge and south of a line from the northwest corner of the Thriftway Market building and a point 100 yards north of the railroad bridge adjacent to the Fourth Avenue Bridge on the western shore: July 16 through October 31: Closed.

(g) Waters north of the Thriftway Market-railroad bridge line and south of a line projected due west from the KGY radio tower: July 16 through October 31: Night closure and anti-snagging rule.

(h) Fox Island Public Fishing Pier:

(i) Open May 1 through June 30: Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a Chinook salmon. Release chum.

(ii) Open July 1 through September 30:

(A) Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a Chinook salmon.

(B) Chinook minimum length 20 inches.

(C) Release chum.

(iii) Open October 1 through April 30: Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1 may be a Chinook salmon. Release chum.

(12) A violation of this section is an infraction, punishable under RCW 77.15.160, unless the person has harvested salmon. If the person has harvested salmon, the violation is punishable under RCW 77.15.380, Unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree-Penalty, unless the salmon are taken in the amounts or manner to constitute a violation of RCW 77.15.370, Unlawful recreational fishing in the first degree-Penalty.

Wash. Admin. Code § 220-313-060

Decodified by WSR 17-05-112, Filed 2/15/2017, effective 3/18/2017. Recodified from § 232-28-621.

Amended by WSR 17-16-109, Filed 7/28/2017, effective 8/28/2017

Amended by WSR 18-15-065, Filed 7/16/2018, effective 8/16/2018

Amended by WSR 19-15-050, Filed 7/12/2019, effective 8/12/2019

Amended by WSR 20-14-052, Filed 6/25/2020, effective 7/26/2020

Amended by WSR 21-14-067, Filed 7/2/2021, effective 8/2/2021

Amended by WSR 22-14-054, Filed 6/29/2022, effective 7/30/2022

Amended by WSR 23-13-072, Filed 6/14/2023, effective 7/15/2023

Amended by WSR 24-13-054, Filed 6/14/2024, effective 7/15/2024