Marine Area 10 Salmon Fishing 2022 Updated

Marine Area 10 Salmon Fishing 2022

Marine Area 10 - Seattle/Bremerton Area

(From the Apple Cove Betoken-Edwards Point to a line projected true east-west through the north tip of Vashon Island)

Species	Season	Additional Rules
Trout	Year-round	Catch-and-release.
Steelhead	Year-round	Daily limit ii hatchery steelhead.
Sturgeon	Year-round	Catch-and-release.
Mackerel	Year-circular	No min. size. No daily limit.
Herring, Anchovy, Sardine, Sand Lance, and Smelt	Yr-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 calendar week. Dipnets may exist used from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.chiliad. Fridays through Tuesdays.
Pacific Halibut	Bank check the WDFW website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/re... or call (360) 902-2700 in April 2022 for information on Pacific halibut seasons and regulations. No min. size. Daily limit ane. Annual limit 4. Descending device required onboard vessels.
Other Nutrient Fish	Yr-round	No min. size. Daily limit two of each species. See Definitions .
All Other Fish	CLOSED	CLOSED to angling for, retaining, or possessing.

Salmon
Entire Area	June 16-July 15	No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum. See Harbor Island (Duwamish Waterways) Special Rules, Shilshole Bay Closure, Elliott Bay Closures and Fishery, and Sinclair Inlet Fishery below.
	July 16-Aug. 31	Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Simply 1 hatchery Chinook may exist retained. Release chum and wild Chinook. See Harbor Island (Duwamish Waterways) Special Rules, Shilshole Bay Closure, Elliott Bay Closures and Fishery, and Sinclair Inlet Fishery below. Sea son may close earlier if Chinook quota is attained.
	Sept. 1-Oct. 31	No min. size. Daily limit two. Release Chinook and chum. See Harbor Isle (Duwamish Waterways) Special Rules and Sinclair Inlet Fishery beneath.
	Jan. 1-Mar. 31	Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release wild Chinook. Encounter Agate Pass Expanse below . Flavor may close before if Chinook guideline is attained.
Due east Elliott Bay Fishery (see 5 below for boundaries)	Aug. vi-Aug. 9 (12:00 p.m.)	Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit two. Release chum. Aug. twenty-Aug. 31: Release Chinook. Additional openings may occur. See wdfw.wa.gov . See East Elliott Bay Closure and Fishery and Harbor Island (Duwamish Waterways) Closure and Special Rules.
Due east Elliott Bay Fishery (see 5 below for boundaries)	Aug. twenty-Aug. 31
Sinclair Inlet Fishery (see 10 below for boundaries)	July sixteen-Sept. 30	Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit iii. Release chum and wild Chinook. See Gorst Creek Mouth Closure below. Ang lers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement.
Bremerton Boardwalk, Illahee State Park Pier, Seacrest Pier, and Waterman Pier	Twelvemonth-round	Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit two. But 1 Chinook may be retained. Aug. 1-Sept. 15: release chum.
Bottomfish
	Year-round season. Daily limit is a total of 15 bottomfish (see Definitions ) subject to individual limits and seasons as shown below. See Agate Laissez passer Surface area below. Line-fishing for bottomfish prohibited in waters deeper than 120'. Descending device required onboard vessels.
Lingcod	May 1-June fifteen	Hook and line flavour. Min. size 26". Max. size 36". Daily limit 1.
Lingcod	May 21-June 15	Spearfishing season. Max. size 36". Daily limit 1.
Surfperch	Year-circular	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 retentiveness.
Sixgill, Sevengill, and Thresher Sharks	Closed	CLOSED to line-fishing for, retaining, or possessing. Sixgill shark may not be removed from the water.
Cabezon	May 1-Nov. 30	Min. size xviii". Daily limit i.

Marine Area 10 Map

Before line-fishing, check DOH Fish Consumption advisories for Dyes Inlet (Ostrich Bay), Hawkeye Harbor, King County, Manchester State Park, and Sinclair Inlet, at http://world wide web.doh.wa.gov/fishmap or call 1-877-485-7316.

Shilshole Bay Closure: July 1-Aug. 31: waters of Shilshole Bay southeast of a line from Meadow Betoken to West Indicate Airtight to fishing for salmon.

Chittenden Locks Closure: Waters between Chittenden Locks and the Burlington-Northern Railroad span Closed to fishing. Information technology is illegal to fish for food fish east of a line which is parallel to the Burlington-Northern Railroad bridge and approximately 175' w of the span, and which runs through the wooden piling tower construction almost the south shore (westward of the Chittenden Locks).

Elliott Bay Public Fishing Pier: Waters within 100 yards of the Elliott Bay Public Line-fishing Pier CLOSED to fishing for food fish and the harvest of shellfish.

West Elliott Bay Closure: Waters of Elliott Bay east of a line from Westward Point to Alki Indicate upwardly to a line from Duwamish Head to Pier 91 July 1-Aug. xix: CLOSED to fishing for salmon.

East Elliott Bay Closure and Fishery: Waters of Elliott Bay east of a line from Duwamish Head to Pier 91 upwardly to the mouth of the Duwamish River including vi Harbor Island (Duwamish Waterways), July 1-Aug. five: CLOSED to fishing for salmon. Aug. 6-Aug. nine (12:00 p.thou.) and Aug. 20-Aug. 31: Open up to line-fishing for salmon. Come across flavor data above.

Harbor Island (Duwamish Waterways) Closure and Special Rules: North of an e-west line through the southernmost tip of Harbor Island (Duwamish River Mouth) to a line extending from Jack Block Park through the northernmost tip of Harbor Island extending to shore northeast of the North Waterway, airtight to fishing for salmon July 1-Aug. xix, aforementioned salmon rules as East Elliott bay Fishery. See season data higher up. July ane-October. 31: night closure, unlawful to employ forage fish jig gear, anti-snagging rule, and only fish hooked within the mouth may be retained.

Seacrest Park Coves 1, 2, and 3 (Octopus Protection Area): Airtight to the harvest of octopus.

Alki Embankment Junk Yard (Octopus Protection Expanse): CLOSED to the harvest of octopus.

Orchard Rocks Conservation Area: Waters and bedlands of Rich Passage within a 400 yard radius of Orchard Rocks CLOSED to angling for, harvesting, and possession of fish and shellfish. Closure does not impact privately owned fish in net pens and the harvest of clams, oysters, and mussels by tideland owners and their families.

Sinclair Inlet Fishery: Waters of Sinclair Inlet and Port Orchard south of the Manette Bridge in Bremerton, south of a line fatigued true due west from Battle Betoken, and west of a line fatigued true south from Bespeak White - same rules as Marine Area 10 - entire surface area, except July i-Sept. xxx.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton: All waters within 150' of the pier head line Airtight to fishing for food fish at all times.

July ane-Dec. 31: Closed to line-fishing for salmon in all waters within channels created by exposed tidelands of the post-obit creeks:

Gorst

Blackjack

Curley

Chico

Grover

Agate Pass Area: January. i-Mar. 31: take hold of-and-release and fly fishing but in waters west of a line from Signal Monroe to Indianola and east of a line from Point Bolin to Battle Point. Lead-core line prohibited.

Seattle Marine Preserves: Note signs at embankment entrances. The expanse from high tide to minus four.5' (extreme low water) between the coordinates listed beneath is closed to harvest except for finfish by hook and line.

Carkeek Park Marine Preserve

122°22.82'West, 47°42.53'N to a sign at 122°22.79'W, 47°42.73'N AND 200 yards of embankment starting 300 yards north of 122°22.79'W, 47°42.73'N

Golden Gardens Marine Preserve

122°24.12'Due west, 47°41.86'N south to the walkway sign

Discovery Park Marine Preserve

122°25.53'W, 47°39.45'N northeast to the sign at sidewalk AND 122°25.35'W, 47°40.06'N to a sign posted at 122°25.07'Westward, 47°40.19'Due north

Richey Viewpoint Marine Preserve

From the n edge of the park at 122°25.15'W, 47°34.50'North to 122°24.82'W, 47°34.34'N

Emma Schmitz Memorial Marine Preserve

The residential property fence at 122°24.44'W, 47°33.89'N south to SW Oregon St.

Lincoln Park Marine Preserve

The flagpole at 122°24.08'West, 47°31.83'N to the sign posted at 122°23.67'W, 47°31.55'Due north