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Fishing

Fishing

Marine Area 3

La Push

(From the Queets River north to Cape Alava)

Species

Season

Additional Rules

Trout

Year-round

Catch-and-release

Steelhead

Year-round

Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead.

Sturgeon

Year-round

Catch-and-release.

Tuna and Mackerel

Year-round

No min. size. No daily limit except Northern bluefin, skipjack, and yellowfin tuna daily limit of 2 each.

Herring, 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).

Anchovy and Sardine

Year-round

No min. size. Daily limit 25 lbs., all species combined. May be taken by a cast net.

Pacific Halibut

Check the WDFW website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut or call (360) 902-2700 in April for information on Pacific halibut seasons and regulations. 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 Definitions.

All Other Fish

CLOSED

CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.

Salmon

Entire Area

June 22-July 31, 2024

Chinook - min. size 24”. Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release wild coho.

Aug. 1-Sept. 15

Chinook - min. size 24”. Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild coho.

May-June, 2025

Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov or call (360) 902-2700 in late April for information on the 2025 salmon season.

Bottomfish

Second Sat. in Mar.-May 31

Daily limit is a total of 9 bottomfish (see Definitions) except surfperch and flatfish. Subject to individual limits and seasons shown below. Descending device required onboard vessels.

June 1-July 31

Daily limit is a total of 9 bottomfish (see Definitions) except surfperch and flatfish. Subject to individual limits and seasons shown below. Fishing for or possession is prohibited seaward of the 20 Fathom Depth Restriction except sablefish, and Pacific cod on days open to halibut fishing (See 20 Fathom Depth Restriction). Descending device required onboard vessels.

Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct.

Daily limit is a total of 9 bottomfish (see Definitions) except surfperch and flatfish. Subject to individual limits and seasons shown below. Descending device required onboard vessels.

Lingcod

Second Sat. in Mar.-May 31

Daily limit 2.

June 1-July 31

Daily limit 2. Fishing for or possession is prohibited seaward of the 20 Fathom Depth Restriction except when halibut is open. (See 20 Fathom Depth Restriction).

Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct.

Daily limit 2.

Surfperch

Second Sat. in Mar.- Third Sat. in Oct.
Year-round from beach

Not included in bottomfish limit. No min. size. Daily limit 12 surfperch. Except shiner perch daily limit 15: not included in bottomfish limit.

Rockfish

Second Sat. in Mar.-Apr. 30

No min. size. Daily limit 7. Release yelloweye.

May 1-May 31

No min. size Daily limit 7. Release yelloweye, copper, quillback and vermilion.

June 1-June 30

No min. size. Daily limit 7. Release yelloweye, copper, quillback and vermilion. Fishing for or possession of rockfish other than boccacio, silvergray, canary, widow and yellowtail is prohibited seaward of the 20 Fathom Depth Restriction except when halibut is open. (See 20 Fathom Depth Restriction).

July 1-July 31

No min. size. Daily limit 7. Release yelloweye, copper, quillback and vermilion. Fishing for or possession of rockfish other than yellowtail and widow is prohibited seaward of the 20 Fathom Depth Restriction. (See 20 Fathom Depth Restriction).

Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct.

No min. size. Daily limit 7. Release yelloweye.

Cabezon

Second Sat. in Mar.-May 31

No min. size. Daily limit 1.

June 1-July 31

No min. size. Daily limit 1. Fishing for or possession is prohibited seaward of the 20 Fathom Depth Restriction (See 20 Fathom Depth Restriction).

Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct.

No min. size. Daily limit 1.

Flatfish (Dabs, Sole, Flounder)

Second Sat. in Mar.-May 31

No min. size. In addition to the 9 bottomfish daily limit, 5 additional flatfish may be retained.

June 1-July 31

No min. size. In addition to the 9 bottomfish daily limit, 5 additional flatfish may be retained. Fishing for or possession is prohibited seaward of the 20 Fathom Depth Restriction except when halibut is open. (See 20 Fathom Depth Restriction).

Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct.

No min. size. In addition to the 9 bottomfish daily limit, 5 additional flatfish may be retained.

Sixgill, Sevengill, and Thresher Sharks

CLOSED

CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing. Sixgill shark may not be removed from the water.

Map of Marine Areas 3 and 4

ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS

Halibut and Bottomfish Closure Area ("C"-shaped YRCA) Fishing for halibut and bottomfish is closed, and anglers may not fish for salmon with bottomfish aboard in the area described as an eastward facing “C” beginning at:

48°18’N, 125°18’W and continuing to

48°18’N, 124°59’W, then to

48°11’N, 124°59’W, then to

48°11’N, 125°11’W, then to

48°04’N, 125°11’W, then to

48°04’N, 124°59’W, then to

48°00’N, 124°59’W, then to

48°00’N, 125°18’W, and back to the point of origin.

20 Fathom Depth Restriction Bottomfish A line approximating 20 fathoms from the Bonilla-Tatoosh line south to the Queets River in Marine Area 3 and 4 as described by the coordinates below. Pacific cod, sablefish, lingcod, bocaccio, silvergray, canary, widow, and yellowtail rockfish retention is allowed seaward of 20 fathoms when halibut is open.

48°23.90’ N, 124°44.20’ W,

48°23.60’ N, 124°44.90’ W,

48°18.60’ N, 124°43.60’ W,

48°18.60’ N, 124°48.20’ W,

48°10.00’ N, 124°48.80’ W,

48°02.40’ N, 124°49.30’ W,

47°37.60’ N, 124°34.30’ W,

47°31.70’ N, 124°32.40’ W.

Note: Duncan and Duntze Rocks are seaward of the 20 fathom line.