WAC 232-28-621   Puget Sound salmon -- Saltwater seasons and daily limits.  It is unlawful to fish for or possess salmon taken by angling for personal use except from the following Puget Sound areas, during the seasons, in the quantities, and for the species designated in this section and sizes as defined in WAC 220-56-180. Open when a daily limit is provided. Puget Sound waters west of the mouth of the Sekiu River are managed concurrent with ocean waters as provided for in WAC 232-28-620.

     (1) Catch Record Card Area 5:

     (a) May 1 through June 30 - Closed.

     (b) July 1 through August 9 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release chum, wild Chinook and wild coho.

     (c) August 10 through September 15 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release chum, Chinook and wild coho.

     (d) September 16 through September 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release chum and Chinook.

     (e) October 1 through October 31 - Closed.

     (f) November 1 through November 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon.

     (g) December 1 through February 13 - Closed.

     (h) February 14 through April 10 - Daily limit 1 salmon.

     (i) April 11 through April 30 - Closed.

     (2) Catch Record Card Area 6:

     (a) May 1 through June 30 - Closed.

     (b) July 1 through August 9 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release chum, wild Chinook and wild coho. Release all Chinook east of a true north-south line through the Number 2 Buoy immediately east of Ediz Hook.

     (c) August 10 through September 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release chum, Chinook and wild coho.

     (d) Waters of Port Angeles Harbor west of a line from the tip of Ediz Hook to the ITT Rayonier Dock are closed July 1 through October 31.

     (e) October 1 through October 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon not more than 1 of which may be a Chinook salmon, except waters of Dungeness Bay inside a line from Dungeness Spit Lighthouse to the Number 2 Red Buoy then to the Port Williams Boat Ramp are open with a daily limit of 2 coho salmon. Release all other salmon. Waters inside the line described in this subsection are closed at all times except during October.

     (f) November 1 through February 13 - Closed.

     (g) February 14 through April 10 - Daily limit 1 salmon.

     (h) April 11 through April 30 - Closed.

     (3) Catch Record Card Area 7:

     (a) May 1 through June 30 - Closed.

     (b) July 1 through July 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon. Closed to salmon fishing in the Southern Rosario Strait and Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca closure area described in WAC 220-56-195(7).

     (c) August 1 through September 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon. Release chum and wild coho. Closed to salmon fishing in the Southern Rosario Strait and Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca closure area described in WAC 220-56-195(7).

     (d) Waters of Bellingham Bay described in WAC 220-56-195(1) closed July 1 through August 15. August 16 through October 31 - Daily limit 4 salmon, not more than 2 of which may be Chinook salmon. November 1 through June 30 - Same rules as Area 7.

     (e) October 1 through October 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon.

     (f) Waters of Samish Bay described in WAC 220-56-195(4) closed July 1 through October 15.

     (g) November 1 through January 31 - Closed.

     (h) February 1 through April 15 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook.

     (i) April 16 through April 30 - Closed.

     (4) Catch Record Card Area 8-1:

     (a) May 1 through July 31 - Closed.

     (b) August 1 through September 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release Chinook.

     (c) October 1 through December 31 - Closed, except October 1 through October 31, waters west of a line from Forbes Point to Bowers Bluff - Open for salmon fishing; daily limit 2 coho.

     (d) January 1 through April 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook.

     (5) Catch Record Card Area 8-2:

     (a) May 1 through July 31 - Closed, except 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 - June 15 through July 31, open only Friday through 11:59 a.m. Monday of each week - Daily limit of 2 salmon.

     (b) August 1 through September 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon; release Chinook, except 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 - August 1 through September 1, open only Friday through 11:59 a.m. Monday of each week; and September 6 through September 28, open only Saturday and Sunday of each week - Daily limit of 2 salmon.

     (c) October 1 through December 31 - Closed, except October 1 through October 31, waters south of a line true east from Randall Point at 49°59'N - Open for salmon fishing; daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook.

     (d) January 1 through April 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook.

     (6) Catch Record Card Area 9:

     (a) May 1 through July 15 - Closed.

     (b) July 16 through August 15 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook. Closed south of a line from Foulweather Bluff to Olele Point.

     (c) August 16 through September 15 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and Chinook.

     (d) September 16 through September 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release chum and Chinook.

     (e) October 1 through October 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release Chinook.

     (f) November 1 through November 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook.

     (g) December 1 through January 15 - Closed.

     (h) January 16 through April 15 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook.

     (i) April 16 through April 30 - Closed.

     (j) Edmonds Fishing Pier: Open year-round - Daily limit 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon. Release chum August 1 through September 30.

     (7) Catch Record Card Area 10:

     (a) May 1 through May 31 - Closed.

     (b) June 1 through June 30 - Open only north of a line from Point Monroe to Meadow Point. Catch and release.

     (c) July 1 through July 15 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook.

     (d) July 16 through August 15 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook and beginning August 1 release chum.

     (e) August 16 through September 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release chum August 16 through September 15. Release Chinook.

     (f) Waters of Shilshole Bay southeast of a line from Meadow Point to West Point closed July 1 through August 31. Waters of Elliott Bay east of a line from West Point to Alki Point closed July 1 through August 26, except waters east of a line from Pier 91 to Duwamish Head open July 4 through August 25, and open only on Friday through Monday of each week - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release chum August 1 through August 25.

     (g) Waters of Sinclair Inlet and Port Orchard south of the Manette Bridge in Bremerton, south of a line true west from Battle Point, and west of a line drawn true south from Point White - Daily limit 2 salmon July 1 through September 30. Release chum August 1 through September 15.

     (h) October 1 through October 15 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release Chinook salmon.

     (i) October 16 through November 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon.

     (j) December 1 through January 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook. Waters of Agate Pass west of a line from Point Monroe to Indianola and east of a line from Point Bolin to Battle Point fly fishing only, lead core lines prohibited and catch and release January 1 through January 31.

     (k) February 1 through April 30 - Closed.

     (l) 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, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon. Release chum August 1 through September 15.

     (m) Duwamish Waterway downstream from the First Avenue South Bridge to an east-west line projected through Southwest Hanford Street on Harbor Island, July 1 through October 31, night closure, only 1 single-point barbless hook may be used, and only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.

     (8) Catch Record Card Area 11:

     (a) May 1 through May 31 - Closed.

     (b) June 1 through June 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook. Waters of Commencement Bay east of a line from the Cliff House Restaurant to the Sperry Ocean Dock closed.

     (c) July 1 through September 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook. Waters of Commencement Bay east of a line from the Cliff House Restaurant to the Sperry Ocean Dock closed July 1 through July 31.

     (d) October 1 through October 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon.

     (e) November 1 through December 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon.

     (f) January 1 through February 13 - Closed.

     (g) February 14 through April 10 - Daily limit of 1 salmon.

     (h) April 11 through April 30 - Closed.

     (i) Dash Point Dock, Les Davis Pier, Des Moines Pier, Redondo Pier and Point Defiance Boathouse Dock: Open year-round - Daily limit 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon.

     (9) Catch Record Card Area 12:

     (a) May 1 through June 30 - Closed.

     (b) July 1 through October 15 in waters south of Ayock Point - Daily limit 4 salmon, of which no more than two may be Chinook salmon and no more than two may be coho salmon. Release chum.

     (c) July 1 through August 31 in waters north of Ayock Point except waters of Quilcene Bay north of a true east line from Whitney Point to the Toandos Peninsula - Closed.

     (d) September 1 through October 15 in waters north of Ayock Point and August 16 through October 15 in waters of Quilcene Bay north of a true east line from Whitney Point to the Toandos Peninsula - Daily limit 2 coho salmon. Release all salmon except coho.

     (e) October 16 through December 31 - Daily limit 4 salmon, of which no more than one may be a Chinook salmon and no more than two may be coho salmon.

     (f) January 1 through February 13 - Closed.

     (g) February 14 through April 10 - Daily limit 1 salmon.

     (h) April 11 through April 30 - Closed.

     (i) July 1 through December 31 the Hoodsport Hatchery Zone is managed separately from the remainder of Area 12. See WAC 220-56-124.

     (10) Catch Record Card Area 13:

     (a) May 1 through June 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook.

     (b) July 1 through September 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild coho and wild Chinook.

     (c) October 1 through October 31 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild coho.

     (d) Waters at the mouth of Minter Creek within 1,000 feet of the outer oyster stakes are closed April 16 through September 30.

     (e) Waters of Budd Inlet south of the Fourth Avenue Bridge are closed. 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 on the western shore are closed July 16 through October 31. Waters north of the Thriftway Market-railroad bridge line and south of a line projected due west from the KGY radio tower - night closure and nonbuoyant lure restriction July 16 through October 31.

     (f) November 1 through December 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon.

     (g) January 1 through January 31 - Daily limit 1 salmon.

     (h) February 1 through last day in February - Closed.

     (i) March 1 through April 30 - Daily limit 1 salmon.

     (j) Fox Island Public Fishing Pier: Open year-round - Daily limit 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon. Release wild coho, July 1 through October 31.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. 08-15-002 (Order 08-165), § 232-28-621, filed 7/3/08, effective 8/3/08; 07-16-056, § 232-28-621, filed 7/26/07, effective 8/26/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 06-16-096 (Order 06-174), § 232-28-621, filed 7/31/06, effective 8/31/06; 05-17-007 (Order 05-168), § 232-28-621, filed 8/3/05, effective 9/3/05; 04-16-006 (Order 04-182), § 232-28-621, filed 7/22/04, effective 8/22/04; 03-16-109 (Order 03-182), § 232-28-621, filed 8/6/03, effective 9/6/03; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 232-28-621, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03; 02-15-097 (Order 02-158), § 232-28-621, filed 7/16/02, effective 8/16/02; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 232-28-621, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02; 01-14-001 (Order 01-107), § 232-28-621, filed 6/21/01, effective 7/22/01. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order 00-134), amended and recodified as § 232-28-621, filed 7/31/00, effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 00-01-103 (Order 99-215), § 220-56-191, filed 12/16/99, effective 1/16/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-15-081 (Order 99-102), § 220-56-191, filed 7/20/99, effective 8/20/99; 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-56-191, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98; 98-06-031, § 220-56-191, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.12.040. 97-18-035, § 220-56-191, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-191, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-191, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-191, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-14-043 (Order 93-36), § 220-56-191, filed 6/29/93, effective 7/30/93.]