Marine Area 10

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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 the Washington State Department of Health fish consumption advisory map or call 1-877-485-7316 for advisories related to Dyes Inlet (Ostrich Bay), Eagle Harbor, King County, Manchester State Park, and Sinclair Inlet.

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	For the most current information on Pacific halibut seasons and fishing regulations, visit the WDFW halibut regulations page or call 360-902-2700 in April. No min. size. Daily limit 1. Annual limit 6. Descending device required onboard vessels.
Other Food Fish	Year-round	No min. size. Daily limit 2 of each species. See Food Fish definition.
All Other Fish	CLOSED	CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.

Salmon
Entire Area (see exceptions for Shilshole Bay, West Elliott Bay, East Elliott Bay, Harbor Island (Duwamish Waterways Sinclair Inlet/Port Orchard, and Agate Pass) (see 14 for Curley Creek, 15 Chico Creek, and 16 Grover Creek mouth closures below)	June 1-July 16	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
	July 17-July 19	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.
	July 20-July 31	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
	Aug. 1-Sept. 30	No min. size. Daily limit 2 plus 2 additional pink may be retained. Release Chinook and chum.
	Oct. 1-Nov. 15	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook.
	Nov. 16-Mar. 31	CLOSED.
	Apr. 1-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.
Shilshole Bay (see 1 below for boundaries) West Elliott Bay (see 4 below for boundaries)	June 1-June 30	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
	July 1-Aug. 31	CLOSED.
	Sept. 1-Sept. 30	No min. size. Daily limit 2 plus 2 additional pink may be retained. Release Chinook and chum.
	Oct. 1-Nov. 15	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook.
	Nov. 16-Mar. 31	CLOSED.
	Apr. 1-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.
East Elliott Bay (see 5 below for boundaries)	June 1-June 30	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
	July 1-July 31	CLOSED.
	Aug. 1-Aug. 4 (12:00 p.m.)	Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 plus 2 additional pink may be retained. Release chum.
	Aug. 4 (12:00 p.m.) - Aug. 14	CLOSED.
	Aug. 15-Sept. 30	No min. size. Daily limit 2 plus 2 additional pink may be retained. Release Chinook and chum.
	Oct. 1-Nov. 15	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook.
	Nov. 16-Mar. 31	CLOSED.
	Apr. 1-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.
Harbor Island (Duwamish Waterways) (see 6 below for boundaries)	June 1-June 30	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
	July 1-July 31	CLOSED.
	Aug. 1-Aug. 4 (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.
	Aug. 4 (12:00 p.m.) - Aug. 14	CLOSED.
	Aug. 15-Sept. 30	No min. size. Daily limit 2 plus 2 additional pink may be retained. Release Chinook and chum. Night closure, anti-snagging rule, and only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
	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.
	Nov. 16-Mar. 31	CLOSED.
	Apr. 1-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.
Sinclair Inlet and Port Orchard (see 10 below for boundaries) (see 12 for Gorst Creek and 13 Black Jack Creek mouth closures below)	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 plus 2 additional pink may be retained. Release chum and wild Chinook. Anglers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement.
	Oct. 1-Nov. 15	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook.
	Nov. 16-Mar. 31	CLOSED.
	Apr. 1-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.
Agate Pass Area (see 17 below for boundaries)	June 1-July 16	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
	July 17-July 19	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.
	July 20-July 31	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
	Aug. 1-Sept. 30	No min. size. Daily limit 2 plus 2 additional pink may be retained. Release Chinook and chum.
	Oct. 1-Nov. 15	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook.
	Nov. 16-Dec. 31	CLOSED.
	Jan. 1-Mar. 31	Catch-and-release. Fly fishing only. Lead core line prohibited.
	Apr. 1-Apr. 30	CLOSED.
Bremerton Boardwalk, Illahee State Park Pier, Seacrest Pier, and Waterman Pier	Oct 1-July 31	Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook.
	Aug. 1-Sept. 30	Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook plus 2 additional pink may be retained. Release chum.
Species	Season	Additional Rules
Bottomfish
	Year-round season. Daily limit is a total of 15 bottomfish (see Bottomfish definition) subject to individual limits and seasons as shown above. Fishing for bottomfish prohibited in waters deeper than 120’. Descending device required onboard vessels.
Lingcod	May 1-June 15	Hook and line season. Min. size 26”. Max. size 36”. Daily limit 1.
Lingcod	May 21-June 15	Spearfishing season. Max. size 36”. Daily limit 1.
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.

Map of Washington’s Marine Area 10, including Puget Sound fishing boundaries around Elliott Bay, Bainbridge Island, Vashon Island, Sinclair Inlet, and key access points like Alki Point, Duwamish Head, and Point Monroe. — Marine Area 10 fishing map of central Puget Sound, showing boundaries, piers, ferry docks, bridges, and key landmarks from Elliott Bay and Alki Point to Bainbridge and Vashon Islands.

1 Shilshole Bay: Waters of Shilshole Bay southeast of a line from Meadow Point to West Point.

2 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 .

3 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.

4 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

5 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.

6 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.

Map of Harbor Island in Seattle’s Elliott Bay, showing Marine Area 10 boundaries near Jack Block Park, Spokane Street Bridge, North Waterway, and the Duwamish River mouth. — Fishing map of Harbor Island in Marine Area 10, highlighting key access points at Jack Block Park, Spokane Street Bridge, North Waterway, and the Duwamish River mouth in Seattle’s Elliott Bay.

7 Seacrest Park Coves 1, 2, and 3 (Octopus Protection Area): CLOSED to the harvest of octopus.

8 Alki Beach Junk Yard (Octopus Protection Area): CLOSED to the harvest of octopus.

9 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.

10 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.

11 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton: Waters within 150’ of the pier head line CLOSED to fishing for food fish at all times.

12 Gorst Creek	July 1-Dec. 31: Closed to fishing in all waters within channels created by exposed tidelands.
13 Blackjack Creek
14 Curley Creek
15 Chico Creek
16 Grover Creek

17 Agate Pass Area: Waters west of a line from Point Monroe to Indianola and east of a line from Point Bolin to Battle Point.

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 in Marine Preserves, Conservation and Shellfish Protection.

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