Marine Area 6

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(From Low Point east to the Partridge Point – Point Wilson line north to the line from Trial Island (near Victoria B.C.) – Vessel Traffic Separation Buoy “R” – Smith Island to the Lawson Reef Buoy to Northwest Island to the Initiative 77 marker on Fidalgo Island and west of the line from Reservation Head to West Point)

Species	Season	Additional Rules
Trout	Year-round	Catch-and-release.
Steelhead	Year-round	Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead.
Sturgeon	Year-round	Catch-and-release.
Mackerel	Year-round	No min. size. No daily limit.
Herring, Anchovy, Sardine, Sand Lance, and Smelt	Apr. 16-Jan. 15	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.
Herring, Anchovy, Sardine, Sand Lance, and Smelt	Jan. 16-Apr. 15	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). Herring - CLOSED south of a line from Ediz Hook to Partridge Point. (See 13 boundaries) 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 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
Chinook Selective Fishery West of a true north/south line through the #2 Buoy immediately east of Ediz Hook (See 6 ) (See exception for Freshwater Bay below)	July 1-Aug. 15	Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook.
	Aug. 16-Sept. 30	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook, chum, and wild coho.
	Oct. 1-Oct. 15	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
Freshwater Bay (See 7 )	Year-round	CLOSED.
Port Angeles Harbor, Sequim Bay, and Discovery Bay (See 8, 11, and 12 )	July 1-Aug. 15	CLOSED.
	Aug. 16-Sept. 30	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook, chum, and wild coho. .
	Oct. 1-Oct. 15	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
Chinook Release Area East of a true north/south line through the #2 Buoy immediately east of Ediz Hook (See 9 )	July 1-Sept. 30	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook, chum, and wild coho.
	Oct. 1-Oct. 15	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
Dungeness Bay Fishery (See 10 )	July 1-Sept. 30	CLOSED.
Dungeness Bay Fishery (See 10 )	Oct. 1-Oct. 31	No min. size. Daily limit 2 hatchery coho only. Release wild coho.
Bottomfish
	Year-round season. Daily limit is a total of 15 bottomfish (see Definitions) subject to individual limits and seasons shown below. See Freshwater Bay Closure . Fishing for bottomfish prohibited in waters deeper than 120’ east of the easternmost point of Dungeness Spit, and prohibited in waters deeper than 120’ west of the easternmost point of Dungeness Spit as defined by the coordinates of the Bottomfish Closure . Exception: Retention of Pacific cod allowed on days when halibut is open. Descending device required onboard vessels.
Lingcod	May 1-June 15	Hook and line season. Min. size 26”. Max. size 36”. Daily limit 1.
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	CLOSED	CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.
Pacific Cod, Pollock, Hake	Year-round	No min. size. Daily limit 2 of each species.
Cabezon	May 1-Nov. 30	Min. size 18”. Daily limit 1.
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.