Marine Area 4

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Marine Area 4 - Neah Bay

(From Cape Alava north and inside Juan de Fuca Strait to the Sekiu River)

Bonilla-Tatoosh Line: A line running from the western end of Cape Flattery 48°22.86’N, 124°43.91’W, to Tatoosh Island Lighthouse 48°23.49’N, 124°44.21’W, then in a straight line to Bonilla Point on Vancouver Island 48°35.73’N, 124°43’W. See map on previous page.

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
West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	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: dipnets and jigs may be used 7 days a week.
East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	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.
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 2023 for information on Pacific halibut seasons and regulations. No min. size. Daily limit 1. Annual limit 4. 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
West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line (See 1)	June 18-July 31, 2022	Chinook - min. size 24”. Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release wild coho.
	Aug. 1-Sept. 30	Chinook - min. size 24”. Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release chum and wild coho.
	May-June, 2023	Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov or call (360) 902-2700 in late April 2023 for information on the 2023 salmon season.
East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line to a north-south line through Sail Rock (See 2)	June 18-July 31, 2022	Chinook - min. size 24”. Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release wild coho.
	Aug. 1-Sept. 30	Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook, chum, and wild coho.
	May-June, 2023	Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov or call (360) 902-2700 in late April 2023 for information on the 2023 salmon season.
From Sail Rock to mouth of Sekiu River (See 3)	Aug. 1-Sept. 30	Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook, chum and wild coho. Kydaka Point Area Closed. See Kydaka Point Area and map.
Bottomfish
West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	Second Sat. in Mar.-June 30	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.
	July 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 when halibut is open. (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 Definitions) except surfperch and flatfish. Subject to individual limits and seasons shown below. Descending device required onboard vessels.
	Note: Duncan and Duntze Rocks are seaward of the 20 fathom line.
East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	Year-round	Daily limit is a total of 9 bottomfish (see Definitions), except surfperch. Subject to individual limits, seasons, and exceptions shown below. Fishing for bottomfish prohibited in waters deeper than 120’. See Bottomfish Closure next page. Descending device required onboard vessels.
Lingcod
West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	Second Sat. in Mar.-Third Sat. in Oct.	Daily limit 2. See Additional Restrictions on previous page.
East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	Second Sat. in Mar.-Third Sat. in Oct.	Daily limit 2. See Bottomfish Closure next page.
Surfperch
West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	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.
East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	Year-round	Not included in bottomfish limit. No min. size. Daily limit 12 surfperch. Except shiner perch daily limit 15: not included in bottomfish limit.
Rockfish
West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	Second Sat. in Mar.-Third Sat. in Oct.	No min. size. Daily limit 7. No yelloweye may be retained. See Additional Restrictions on previous page.
East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	July 1-Aug. 31	No min. size. Daily limit 7. Only blue/deacon, yellowtail, widow, and black may be retained. Fishing for or possession of rockfish other than yellowtail and widow is prohibited seaward of a line approximating 120’. See Bottomfish Closure next page.
East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	Sept. 1-June 30	No min. size. Daily limit 7. Only blue/deacon, yellowtail, widow, and black may be retained. See Bottomfish Closure next page.
Cabezon
West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	Second Sat. in Mar.-Third Sat. in Oct.	Daily limit 1. See Additional Restrictions on previous page.
East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	Year-round	Daily limit 1. See Bottomfish Closure next page.
Flatfish (Dabs, Sole, Flounder)
West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	Second Sat. in Mar.-Third Sat. in Oct.	No min. size. In addition to the 9 bottomfish daily limit, 5 additional flatfish may be retained. See Additional Restrictions on previous page and Bottomfish Closure on next page.
East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line	Year-round	No min. size. Daily limit 9.
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.