Marine Area 3

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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	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	June 21-July 3, 2025	Chinook - min. size 24”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 1. Release coho.
	July 4-July 31	Chinook - min. size 24”. Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release wild coho.
	Aug. 1-Sept. 15	Chinook - min. size 24”. Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release chum and wild coho.
	May-June, 2026	Check the WDFW website or call (360) 902-2700 in late April for information on the 2026 salmon season.
Bottomfish
	Second Sat. in Mar.-May 31	Daily limit is a total of 9 bottomfish (see Bottomfish definition) 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 Bottomfish definition) 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 below). Descending device required onboard vessels.
	Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct.	Daily limit is a total of 9 bottomfish (see Bottomfish definition) 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 below).
	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 including no more than 5 canary. Release yelloweye.
	May 1-May 31	No min. size Daily limit 7 including no more than 5 canary. Release yelloweye, copper, quillback and vermilion.
	June 1-June 30	No min. size. Daily limit 7 including no more than 5 canary. 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 below).
	July 1-July 31	No min. size. Daily limit 7 including no more than 5 canary. 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 below).
	Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct.	No min. size. Daily limit 7 including no more than 5 canary. 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 below).
	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 below).
	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 Washington’s Marine Areas 3 and 4, showing fishing boundaries near La Push, Cape Alava, Tatoosh Island, and the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line, with halibut and bottomfish closure zones marked. — Washington Marine Areas 3 and 4 map highlighting La Push, Cape Alava, and Tatoosh Island, with designated halibut and bottomfish closure areas for sustainable fishing.

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.