Marine Area 9

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Admiralty Inlet

(All waters inside and south of the Partridge Point – Point Wilson line, south and west of a line from Possession Point 110° true to shipwreck, north of the Hood Canal Bridge, and north of the Apple Cove Point-Edwards Point line.)

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	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 (see exceptions for Edmonds Public Fishing Pier and Hood Canal Fishery below and Admiralty Head Marine Preserve and Keystone Conservation Area)	July 17-July 19	Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook. Additional Chinook openings may occur based on available quota. Check the WDFW website.
	July 20-July 31	CLOSED.
	Aug. 1-Sept. 30	No min. size. Daily limit 2 plus 2 additional pink may be retained. Release Chinook, chum, and wild coho.
Edmonds Public Fishing Pier (see 5 and 6 below for boundaries)	Oct. 1-July 31	Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook.
	Aug. 1-Sept. 30	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.
Northern Hood Canal Fishery (see 7 below for boundaries)	July 17-July 31	CLOSED.
	Aug. 1-Sept. 30	No min. size. Daily limit 2 plus 2 additional pink may be retained. Release Chinook, chum, and wild coho.
Admiralty Head Marine Preserve and Keystone Conservation Area (see 8 and 9 below for boundaries)	Year-round	CLOSED.
Bottomfish
	Year-round season. Daily limit is a total of 15 bottomfish (see Bottomfish definition) subject to individual limits and seasons shown below. See closures below. Fishing for bottomfish prohibited in waters deeper than 120’. 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, and 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.
Cabezon	May 1-Nov. 30	Min. size 18”. Daily limit 1.

Map of Washington’s Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2, including Whidbey Island, Camano Island, Skagit Bay, Port Susan, Tulalip Bay, Mission Point, and Possession Point, showing fishing boundaries and key landmarks. — Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2 fishing map covering Whidbey and Camano Islands, Skagit Bay, Port Susan, and Tulalip Bay, with marked boundaries and access points for anglers.

1 Deception Pass (Octopus Protection Area): CLOSED to the harvest of octopus.

2 Tulalip Bay Closure: Waters east of a line from Mission Point to Hermosa Point.

3 Tulalip Terminal Area Salmon Fishery: Waters west of a line from Mission Point to Hermosa Point and contained within 2,000’ off shore between the pilings at Old Bowers Resort (48°02.88’N, 122°16.42’W) to 2,000’ from shore (48°02.63’N, 122°16.79’W) and north to 2,000’ from shore (48°04.36’N, 122°19.06’W) of the boundary marker approximately 1.4 miles north of Hermosa Point (48°04.57’N, 122°18.64’W).

4 Possession Point

5 Edmonds Public Fishing Pier: Waters inside a line from the boundary marker on the north breakwater to the southernmost marker buoy; then to the northernmost marker buoy; then to the north end of the city of Edmonds public beach, CLOSED to fishing for food fish and to the harvest of shellfish except when fishing from the pier.

Map of Edmonds Pier and Brackett’s Landing Marine Protected Area in Marine Area 9, showing fishing boundaries, pier access, and nearby streets. — Fishing map of Edmonds Pier and Brackett’s Landing in Marine Area 9, highlighting marine protection zones, pier access, and local street connections.

6 Brackett’s Landing Shoreline Sanctuary Conservation Area: Bedlands and tidelands owned by the city of Edmonds at Brackett’s Landing Shoreline Sanctuary and the water column above them, including all of the area known as Edmonds Underwater Park, CLOSED to fishing for, harvesting, and possession of fish and shellfish.

7 Northern Hood Canal Fishery: Waters of Area 9 south of a line from Foulweather Bluff to Olele Point.

8 Admiralty Head Marine Preserve: All waters and bedlands below the Extreme Low Water starting at the extreme low tide line at 48°9.46’N, 122°40.88’W at the sign (in Fort Casey State Park), extending 400 yards offshore and northward parallel to the beach for 0.6 nautical miles. CLOSED to all harvest except sea urchins and sea cucumbers.

9 Keystone Conservation Area: All waters, bedlands, and tidelands from Extreme High Water (EHW) out to 600’ offshore of EHW that are located between the jetty at Keystone Harbor and the eastern side of the old military wharf (located east of the jetty), CLOSED to fishing for, harvesting, and possession of fish and shellfish.