Marine Area 5

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Sekiu and Pillar Point

(From mouth of the Sekiu River east to Low Point, mouth of the Lyre River) See map below titled "Marine Area 4, 5, and 6 Map".

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, 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 except Kydaka Point Area below (See 5 below)	July 1-Aug. 15	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, sockeye, wild coho, and wild Chinook.
	Aug. 16-Sept. 26	No min. size. Daily limit 2 plus 2 additional pink may be retained. Release Chinook, chum, sockeye, and wild coho.
	Sept. 27-Oct. 9	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook, chum, and sockeye.
	Oct. 10-June 30	CLOSED
Kydaka Point Area (See 4 below)	July 1-Aug. 15	CLOSED.
	Aug. 16-Sept. 26	No min. size. Daily limit 2 plus 2 additional pink may be retained. Release Chinook, chum, sockeye, and wild coho.
	Sept. 27-Oct. 9	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook, chum, and sockeye.
	Oct. 10-June 30	CLOSED.
Bottomfish
	Year-round season. Daily limit is a total of 15 bottomfish (see Bottomfish definition) subject to individual limits and seasons shown below. Fishing for or possession of bottomfish is prohibited in waters seaward of the Bottomfish Closure, except sablefish and Pacific cod on days open to halibut. Lingcod retention is permitted seaward of the Bottomfish Closure on days open to both lingcod and halibut (see Bottomfish Closure below). Descending device required onboard vessels.
Lingcod	May 1-June 15	Hook and line season. Min. size 26”. Max. size 36”. Daily limit 1. See Bottomfish Closure below.
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
West of Slip Point	May 1-Sept. 30	No min. size. Daily limit is the first 3 black or blue/deacon rockfish caught. See Bottomfish Closure below
West of Slip Point	May 1-June 15	Spearfishing season. No min. size. Daily limit is the first 3 black or blue/deacon rockfish caught. See Bottomfish Closure below.
East of Slip Point	May 1-Sept. 30	No min. size. Daily limit is the first black or blue/deacon rockfish caught. See Bottomfish Closure below
East of Slip Point	May 1-June 15	Spearfishing season. No min. size. Daily limit is the first black or blue/deacon rockfish caught. See Bottomfish Closure below.
Pacific Cod, Pollock, Hake	Year-round	No min. size. Daily limit 2 of each species. See Bottomfish Closure below.
Cabezon	May 1-Nov. 30	Min. size 18”. Daily limit 1. See Bottomfish Closure below.
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.

Map of Washington Marine Areas 4, 5, and 6 highlighting the 20-fathom bottomfish management contour from Tatoosh Island through the Strait of Juan de Fuca with key landmarks and closure boundaries. — Washington Marine Areas 4–6 bottomfish management map showing the 20-fathom contour line and fishing closure zones.

Bottomfish Closure

Shown by the red dashed line on map. Coordinates beginning at:

A. 48°23.90'N, 124°44.20'W then continuing to
B. 48°24.10'N, 124°40.00'W then to
C. 48°23.61'N, 124°36.46'W then to
D. 48°17.71'N, 124°21.24'W then to
E. 48°15.96'N, 124°14.43'W then to
F. 48°11.91'N, 124°02.02'W then to
G. 48°09.93'N, 123°34.51'W then to
H. 48°11.02'N, 123°31.13'W then to
I. 48°08.53'N, 123°24.13'W then to
J. 48°11.45'N, 123°06.02'W then to
K. 48°08.22'N, 123°06.02'W

Marine Area 4, 5 and 6 Map

Map of Washington Marine Areas 4, 5, and 6, showing fishing boundaries from Cape Alava and Sekiu River through Port Angeles, Dungeness Bay, and Discovery Bay, with key landmarks and closure zones marked. — Washington Marine Areas 4–6 map, covering Sekiu, Clallam Bay, Port Angeles, Dungeness Bay, and Discovery Bay, with detailed fishing boundaries and closures.

1 Marine Area 4 West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line

2 Marine Area 4 East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line to a north-south line through Sail Rock

3 Marine Area 4 (East) from Sail Rock to mouth of Sekiu River

4 Kydaka Point Area: Waters south of a line from Kydaka Point westerly approximately 4 miles to Shipwreck Point.

5 Marine Area 5

6 Marine Area 6 Chinook Selective Fishery: West of a true north/south line through the #2 Buoy immediately east of Ediz Hook

7 Freshwater Bay Closure - July 1-Oct. 31: Waters of Freshwater Bay south of a line from Angeles Point westerly approximately 4 miles to Observatory Point (Bachelor Rock) closed to fishing for ALL species.

8 Port Angeles Harbor: Waters of Port Angeles Harbor west of a line from the tip of Ediz Hook to the ITT Rayonier Dock.

Map of Port Angeles Harbor in Washington’s Marine Area 6 showing Ediz Hook, Angeles Point, Green Point, and Buoy #2 fishing boundary. — Fishing boundary map of Port Angeles Harbor in Marine Area 6, highlighting Ediz Hook, Angeles Point, Green Point, and Buoy #2.

9 Marine Area 6 Chinook Release Area: East of a true north/south line through the #2 Buoy immediately east of Ediz Hook

10 Dungeness Bay: Waters of Dungeness Bay inside of a line from Dungeness Spit Lighthouse to the #2 Red Buoy, then to the Port Williams boat ramp.

Map of Dungeness Bay in Washington’s Marine Area 6 showing Dungeness Spit, Dungeness Spit Light, Dungeness River, Port Williams Boat Ramp, and #2 Red Buoy fishing boundary. — Fishing boundary map of Dungeness Bay in Marine Area 6, highlighting Dungeness Spit, Dungeness Spit Light, Dungeness River, Port Williams Boat Ramp, and #2 Red Buoy.

11 Sequim Bay: Waters of Sequim Bay south of a line from the southern end of Gibson Spit to the west end of Travis Spit.

12 Discovery Bay: Waters of Discovery Bay south of a line from the Gardiner boat ramp to Beckett Point.

13 Snow and Salmon Creek Mouth Area: Waters of Discovery Bay from the mouths of Snow and Salmon creeks to the overhead utility lines that cross Discovery Bay

14 Herring Closure Area: Waters south of a line from Ediz Hook to Partridge Point.

Map of Washington’s Marine Area 6 showing herring spawning closure zone near Port Angeles, Ediz Hook, Sequim Bay, Discovery Bay, Partridge Point, and Smith Island. — Marine Area 6 herring closure map highlighting Port Angeles, Ediz Hook, Sequim Bay, Discovery Bay, Partridge Point, and Smith Island to protect herring spawning habitat.