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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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Bottomfish |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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). |
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Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct. |
Daily limit 2. |
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Surfperch |
Second Sat. in Mar.- Third Sat. in Oct. |
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. |
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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). |
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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). |
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Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct. |
No min. size. Daily limit 7. Release yelloweye. |
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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). |
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Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct. |
No min. size. Daily limit 1. |
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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). |
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Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct. |
No min. size. In addition to the 9 bottomfish daily limit, 5 additional flatfish may be retained. |
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Sixgill, Sevengill, and Thresher Sharks |
CLOSED |
CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing. Sixgill shark may not be removed from the water. |
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.
