Marine Area 10
Last Updated: June 18, 2026
Marine Area 10
Seattle and Bremerton Area
(From the Apple Cove Point-Edwards Point to a line projected true east-west through the north tip of Vashon Island)
Before fishing, check DOH Fish Consumption advisories for Dyes Inlet (Ostrich Bay), Eagle Harbor, King County, Manchester State Park, and Sinclair Inlet, at http://www.doh.wa.gov/fishmap or call 1-(877) 485-7316.
Species |
Season |
Additional Rules |
Trout |
Year-round |
Catch-and-release |
Steelhead |
Year-round |
Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead. |
Sturgeon |
Year-round |
Catch-and-release. |
Mackerel |
Year-round |
No min. size. No daily limit. |
Herring, Anchovy, Sardine, Sand Lance, and Smelt |
Year-round |
No min. size. Daily limit 10 lbs., all species combined. All smelt caught must be kept and count toward the daily limit except Closed to eulachon (Columbia River smelt). For smelt: Jig gear may be used 7 days a week. Dipnets may be used from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Fridays through Tuesdays. |
Pacific Halibut |
Check the WDFW website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut or call (360) 902-2700 in March for information on Pacific halibut seasons and regulations. No min. size. Daily limit 1. Annual limit 6. Descending device required onboard vessels. |
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Other Food Fish |
Year-round |
No min. size. Daily limit 2 of each species. See definition. |
All Other Fish |
CLOSED |
CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing. |
Salmon |
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Entire Area |
June 1-July 22 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum. |
July 23-July 25 |
Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook. Additional Chinook openings may occur based on available quota. Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov. |
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July 26-Sept. 30 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum. |
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Oct. 1-Nov. 15 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook. |
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Nov. 16-Mar. 30 |
CLOSED. |
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Mar. 31-Apr. 30 |
Open Wed.-Sat. only. Closed Sun-Tues. Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook. |
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Shilshole Bay West Elliott Bay |
June 1-June 30 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum. |
July 1-Aug. 31 |
CLOSED. |
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Sept. 1-Sept. 30 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum. |
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Oct. 1-Nov. 15 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook. |
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Nov. 16-Mar. 30 |
CLOSED. |
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Mar. 31-Apr. 30 |
Open Wed.-Sat. only. Closed Sun-Tues. Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook. |
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East Elliott Bay |
June 1-June 30 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum. |
July 1-July 30 |
CLOSED. |
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July 31-Aug. 3 (12:00 p.m.) |
Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release chum. |
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Aug. 3 (12:00 p.m.) - Aug. 31 |
CLOSED. |
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Sept. 1-Sept. 30 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum. |
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Oct. 1-Nov. 15 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook. |
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Nov. 16-Mar. 30 |
CLOSED. |
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Mar. 31-Apr. 30 |
Open Wed.-Sat. only. Closed Sun-Tues. Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook. |
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Harbor Island (Duwamish Waterways) |
June 1-June 30 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum. |
July 1-July 30 |
CLOSED. |
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July 31-Aug. 3 (12:00 p.m.) |
Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release chum. Night closure, anti-snagging rule, and only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained. |
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Aug. 3 (12:00 p.m.) - Aug. 31 |
CLOSED. |
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Sept. 1-Sept. 30 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum. Night closure, anti-snagging rule, and only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained. |
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Oct. 1-Nov. 15 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook. Night closure, anti-snagging rule, and only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained. |
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Nov. 16-Mar. 30 |
CLOSED. |
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Mar. 31-Apr. 30 |
Open Wed.-Sat. only. Closed Sun-Tues. Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook. |
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Sinclair Inlet and Port Orchard |
June 1-July 15 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum. |
July 16-Sept. 30 |
Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 3. Release chum and wild Chinook. Anglers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement. |
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Oct. 1-Nov. 15 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook. |
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Nov. 16-Mar. 30 |
CLOSED. |
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Mar. 31-Apr. 30 |
Open Wed.-Sat. only. Closed Sun-Tues. Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook. |
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Agate Pass Area |
June 1-July 22 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum. |
July 23-July 25 |
Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook. Additional Chinook openings may occur based on available quota. Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov. |
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July 26-Sept. 30 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum. |
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Oct. 1-Nov. 15 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook. |
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Nov. 16-Dec. 31 |
CLOSED. |
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Jan. 1-Mar. 31 |
Catch-and-release. Fly fishing only. Lead core line prohibited. |
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Apr. 1-Apr. 30 |
CLOSED. |
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Bremerton Boardwalk, Illahee State Park Pier, Seacrest Pier, and Waterman Pier |
May 1-Sept. 30 |
Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum. |
Oct. 1-Apr. 30 |
Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. |
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Species |
Season |
Additional Rules |
Bottomfish |
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Year-round season. Daily limit is a total of 15 bottomfish (See definition) subject to individual limits and seasons. Fishing for bottomfish prohibited in waters deeper than 120’. Descending device required onboard vessels. |
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Lingcod |
May 1-June 15 |
Hook and line season. Min. size 26”. Max. size 36”. Daily limit 1. |
May 21-June 15 |
Spearfishing season. Max. size 36”. Daily limit 1. |
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Surfperch |
Year-round |
No min. size. Daily limit 10. Except shiner perch daily limit 15: not included in bottomfish limit. |
Rockfish |
CLOSED |
CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing. |
Pacific Cod, Pollock, Hake, and Wolf-Eel |
Year-round |
CLOSED to retention. |
Sixgill, Sevengill, and Thresher Sharks |
CLOSED |
CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing. Sixgill shark may not be removed from the water. |
Cabezon |
May 1-Nov. 30 |
Min. size 18”. Daily limit 1. |
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a Shilshole Bay: Waters of Shilshole Bay southeast of a line from Meadow Point to West Point.
b Chittenden Locks Closures: Waters between Chittenden Locks and the Burlington-Northern Railroad bridge CLOSED to fishing.
Waters east of a line which is parallel to the Burlington-Northern Railroad bridge and approximately 175’ west of the bridge, and which runs through the wooden piling tower structure near the south shore (west of the Chittenden Locks) CLOSED to fishing for food fish .
c Elliott Bay Public Fishing Pier: Waters within 100 yards of the Elliott Bay Public Fishing Pier CLOSED to fishing for food fish and the harvest of shellfish.
d West Elliott Bay: Waters of Elliott Bay east of a line from West Point to Alki Point up to a line from Duwamish Head to Pier 91
e East Elliott Bay: Waters of Elliott Bay east of a line from Duwamish Head to Pier 91 to a line extending from Jack Block Park through the northernmost tip of Harbor Island extending to shore northeast of the North Waterway.
f Harbor Island (Duwamish Waterways): Waters north of an east-west line through the southernmost tip of Harbor Island (Duwamish River Mouth) to a line extending from Jack Block Park through the northernmost tip of Harbor Island extending to shore northeast of the North Waterway.
g Seacrest Park Coves 1, 2, and 3 (Octopus Protection Area): CLOSED to the harvest of octopus.
h Alki Beach Junk Yard (Octopus Protection Area): CLOSED to the harvest of octopus.
i Orchard Rocks Conservation Area: Waters and bedlands of Rich Passage within a 400 yard radius of Orchard Rocks CLOSED to fishing for, harvesting, and possession of fish and shellfish. Closure does not affect privately owned fish in net pens and the harvest of clams, oysters, and mussels by tideland owners and their families.
j Sinclair Inlet and Port Orchard: Waters of Sinclair Inlet and Port Orchard south of the Manette Bridge in Bremerton, south of a line drawn true west from Battle Point, and west of a line drawn true south from Point White.
k Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton: Waters within 150’ of the pier head line CLOSED to fishing for food fish at all times.
q Agate Pass Area: Waters west of a line from Point Monroe to Indianola and east of a line from Point Bolin to Battle Point.
A Carkeek Park Marine Preserve
B Golden Gardens Marine Preserve
C Discovery Park Marine Preserve
D Richey Viewpoint Marine Preserve
E Emma Schmitz Memorial Marine Preserve
F Lincoln Park Marine Preserve
Seattle Marine Preserves: Note signs at beach entrances. The area from high tide to minus 4.5’ (extreme low water) between the coordinates listed below is closed to harvest except for finfish by hook and line. See descriptions.
