Salmon Fishing Set To Reopen in Certain Areas

Skagit County, WA – Salmon fishing is set to reopen in several local  Marine areas  on February 16th, 2018.

According to a press release from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), Deception Pass, Hope Island, Skagit Bay, Port Susan, Port Gamble and Admiralty Inlet within Puget Sound are opening on February 16th, 2018 because test fishing data indicates there are still numerous juvenile (sublegal-sized) chinook salmon present in these marine areas, although they are approaching legal size.

WDFW temporarily closed these area between the dates of November 13th, 2017 and February 15th, 2018 until more legal chinook became available to harvest.

WDFW biologists will continue to monitor these fisheries and coordinate with the Puget Sound Sport fishing Advisory Group if any further action is necessary.

The daily limit will be one salmon, release coho and wild chinook.

Edmonds Public Fishing Pier is unaffected by this rule change and specific regulations can be found in the Washington Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet.