Marine Area 5
Marine Area 5 - Sekiu and Pillar Point
(From mouth of the Sekiu River east to Low Point, mouth of the Lyre River) See map on following 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, 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 |
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. |
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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 (See 
on next page) |
July 1-Aug. 15 |
Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Up to 1 Chinook may be retained. Release chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook. Kydaka Point Area Closed. See Kydaka Point Area and map next page. |
Aug. 16-Sept. 28 |
No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook, chum, and wild coho. Kydaka Point Area Closed. See Kydaka Point Area and map next page. |
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Mar. 1-Apr. 30 |
Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Up to 1 Chinook may be retained. Release coho and wild Chinook. |
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Bottomfish |
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Year-round season. Daily limit is a total of 15 bottomfish (see Definitions) subject to individual limits and seasons shown below. Fishing for bottomfish prohibited in waters deeper than 120’. See Bottomfish Closure below. Descending device required onboard vessels. |
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Lingcod |
May 1-June 15 |
Hook and line season. Min. size 26”. Max. size 36”. Daily limit 1. See Bottomfish Closure below |
May 21-June 15 |
Spearfishing season. Max. size 36”. Daily limit 1. |
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Surfperch |
Year-round |
No min. size. Daily limit 10. Except shiner perch daily limit 15: not included in bottomfish limit. |
Rockfish |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
May 1-June 15 |
Spearfishing season. No min. size. Daily limit is the first black or blue/deacon rockfish caught. See Bottomfish Closure below |
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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. |
Bottomfish Closure: Year–round, fishing for or possession of bottomfish is prohibited seaward of a line approximating 120’ according to the coordinates listed below (shown by the red dashed line). When lingcod is open, lingcod and Pacific cod retention is allowed in waters deeper than 120’ in Marine Area 5 on days open to recreational halibut fishing.
Bottomfish Closure Coordinates beginning at:
48°23.90'N, 124°44.20'W then continuing to
48°24.10'N, 124°40.00'W then to
48°23.61'N, 124°36.46'W then to
48°17.71'N, 124°21.24'W then to
48°15.96'N, 124°14.43'W then to
48°11.91'N, 124°02.02'W then to
48°09.93'N, 123°34.51'W then to
48°11.02'N, 123°31.13'W then to
48°08.53'N, 123°24.13'W then to
48°11.45'N, 123°06.02'W then to
48°08.22'N, 123°06.02'W
Marine Area 4, 5 and 6 Map
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.
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.
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 Herring Closure Area: Waters south of a line from Ediz Hook to Partridge Point.
