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Fishing regulations at Shilshole Bay, WA
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Fishing regulations in Washington can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Coho salmon as of April 1st, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Coho salmon
Seasons
Open
Bag limit
2
Aggregate
2
Entire Area
(see exceptions for Shilshole Bay, West Elliott Bay, East Elliott Bay, Harbor Island Duwamish Waterways Sinclair Inlet/Port Orchard, Agate Pass, Curley Creek, Chico Creek, and Grover Creek mouth closures)
June 1-July 12 No min. size. Daily limit 2.
Release Chinook and chum.
July 13-Aug. 31 Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook.
Release chum and wild Chinook.
Sept. 1-Sept. 30 No min. size. Daily limit 2.
Release Chinook and chum.
Oct. 1-Oct. 31 No min. size. Daily limit 2.
Release Chinook.
Nov. 1-Last day in Feb. CLOSED.
Mar. 1-Apr. 15 Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook.
Release chum and wild Chinook.
Shilshole Bay
June 1-June 30 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
July 1-Aug. 31 CLOSED.
Sept. 1-Sept. 30 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
Oct. 1-Oct. 31 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook.
Nov. 1-Last day in Feb. CLOSED.
Mar. 1-Apr. 15 Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook.
West Elliot Bay
June 1-June 30 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
July 1-Aug. 17 CLOSED
Aug. 18-Sept. 30 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
Oct. 1-Oct. 31 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook.
Nov. 1-Last day in Feb. CLOSED
Mar. 1-Apr. 15 Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook.
East Elliott Bay
June 1-June 30 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
July 1-Aug. 3 CLOSED.
Aug. 4-Aug. 7 (12:00 p.m.) Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release chum.
Aug. 7 (12:00 p.m.) - Aug. 17 CLOSED.
Aug. 18-Sept. 30 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
Oct. 1-Oct. 31 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook.
Nov. 1-Last day in Feb. CLOSED.
Mar. 1-Apr. 15 Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook.
Harbor Island (Duwamish Waterways)
June 1-June 30 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
July 1-Aug. 3 CLOSED.
Aug. 4-Aug. 7 (12:00 p.m.) Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release chum. Night closure, anti-snagging rule, and only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
Aug. 7 (12:00 p.m.) - Aug. 17 CLOSED.
Aug. 18-Sept. 30 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum. Night closure, anti-snagging rule, and only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
Oct. 1-Oct. 31 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum. Night closure, anti-snagging rule, and only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
Nov. 1-Last day in Feb. CLOSED.
Mar. 1-Apr. 15 Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook.
Sinclair Inlet and Port Orchard
June 1-July 15 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
July 16-Sept. 30 Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 3. Release chum and wild Chinook. Anglers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement.
Oct. 1-Oct. 31 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook.
Nov. 1-Last day in Feb. CLOSED.
Mar. 1-Apr. 15 Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook.
Agate Pass Area
June 1-July 12 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
July 13-Aug. 31 Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook.
Sept. 1-Sept. 30 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
Oct. 1-Oct. 31 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook.
Nov. 1-Dec. 31 CLOSED.
Jan. 1-Mar. 31 Catch-and-release. Fly fishing only. Lead core line prohibited.
Bremerton Boardwalk, Illahee State Park Pier, Seacrest Pier, and Waterman Pier
Year-round Chinook - min. size 22". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook.
For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations
Very good
Oncorhynchus kisutch, Silver Salmon
BIG SOOS CREEK
from mouth to hatchery rack CRC (748)
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
BOISE CREEK
from mouth to Hwy. 410 crossing
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
CEDAR RIVER
from mouth to Landsburg Rd. Bridge (RM 21.5)
- All species
- Night closure. Internal combustion motors prohibited. Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from Landsburg Rd. Bridge upstream to the falls
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
CHERRY CREEK
from mouth to Cherry Creek Falls
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
GREEN (DUWAMISH) RIVER
from an East-West line extending though the southernmost tip of Harbor Island to Tukwila International Blvd./Old Hwy. 99 CRC (746)
- All species
- Aug. 20-Dec. 31
- Night closure. Anti-snagging rule.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-July 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Aug. 20-Dec. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-July 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Aug. 20-Dec. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Aug. 20-Dec. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 of any combination of adult coho and chum. Release Chinook.
from Tukwila International Blvd./Old Hwy. 99 to South 212th St. Bridge CRC (746)
- All species
- Aug. 20-Dec. 31
- Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-July 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Aug. 20-Dec. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-July 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Aug. 20-Dec. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Aug. 20-Dec. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 Chinook total may be retained; up to 3 chum may be retained; up to 3 adult coho may be retained. A combination of no more than 3 total of adult coho, chum and Chinook may be retained. Anglers must retain the first 2 Chinook caught.
from 212th St. Bridge to the Hwy. 18 Eastbound Bridge CRC (746)
- All species
- Sept. 16-Dec. 31
- Night closure. Anti-snagging rule.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Sept. 16-Dec. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Sept. 16-Dec. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Sept. 16-Dec. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 of any combination of adult coho and chum. Release Chinook.
from the Hwy. 18 Eastbound Bridge to the Auburn Black Diamond Rd. Bridge CRC (746)
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from the Auburn-Black Diamond Rd. Bridge to 150' downstream of Keta (Crisp) Creek CRC (746)
- All species
- Nov. 1-Dec. 31
- Night closure. Anti-snagging rule.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Nov. 1-Dec. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Nov. 1-Dec. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Nov. 1-Dec. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release Chinook.
from 150' downstream of the mouth of Keta (Crisp) Creek to 150' upstream
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from 150' upstream of Keta (Crisp) Creek to the Tacoma Municipal boundary marker (1.3 miles downstream of Tacoma Headworks Dam) CRC (746)
- All species
- Nov. 1-Dec. 31
- Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Nov. 1-Dec. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Nov. 1-Dec. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Nov. 1-Dec. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release Chinook.
from the Tacoma Municipal Watershed Boundary Marker (1.3 miles downstream of Tacoma Headworks Dam) to Friday Creek CRC (746)
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
ISSAQUAH CREEK
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
PIPERS CREEK
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
RAGING RIVER
from mouth to Hwy. 18 Bridge (3 miles upstream from Preston) CRC (842)
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Jan. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Jan. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
SAMMAMISH RIVER
(Slough) from 68th Ave. NE Bridge to Lake Sammamish
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Jan. 1-Aug. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
- Other game fish
- Jan. 1-Aug. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
SNOQUALMIE RIVER, MIDDLE FORK
from mouth upstream including all tributaries CRC (852)
- All game fish
- Year-round
- Internal combustion motors prohibited. Selective gear rules. Catch-and-release.
TOKUL CREEK
from mouth to Fish Hatchery Rd. Bridge CRC (856)
- All species
- Anti-snagging rule.
- Dec. 1-Feb. 15
- CLOSED daily from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Trout
- Dec. 1-Feb. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Dec. 1-Feb. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from Fish Hatchery Rd. Bridge to the posted boundary marker downstream of diver- sion dam CRC (856)
- All species
- Anti-snagging rule.
- Jan. 15-Feb. 15
- CLOSED daily from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Trout
- Jan. 15-Feb. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Jan. 15-Feb. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from the posted boundary marker downstream of the diversion dam to Tokul Rd. S.E.
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
TOLT RIVER
from mouth to USGS trolley cable near confluence of North and South forks CRC (858)
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Jan. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Jan. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from the USGS trolley cable near the confluence of the North and South Forks to the forks
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
TOLT RIVER, NORTH FORK
from mouth upstream to the falls approx. 1/3 miles above the Northeast North Fork Rd. Bridge (Pipeline Bridge)
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from falls on the North Fork, located approx. 3 miles above the confluence of the North and South forks upstream and all tributaries CRC (858)
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Catch-and-release.
TOLT RIVER, SOUTH FORK
from mouth to the Tolt Reservoir Dam
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
AKL POND
- Smallmouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
CALLIGAN LAKE
- All species
- Unlawful to use lead weights or lead jigs measuring 1 1/2" or less along the longest axis.
- All game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
CASS POND
- Smallmouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
COTTAGE CREEK SOUTH POND
- Smallmouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
COTTAGE LAKE
- Smallmouth bass
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
GENEVA LAKE
- All game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
HANCOCK LAKE
- All species
- Unlawful to use lead weights or lead jigs measuring 1 1/2" or less along the longest axis.
- All game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
HORSESHOE LAKE
- Smallmouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
KINGS LAKE BOG
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
LAKE JOY
- Smallmouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
LANGLOIS LAKE
- All game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
LARSEN LAKE
- Smallmouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
MARGARET LAKE
- All game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
MILL POND
(Auburn)
- All species
- Two-Pole not allowed. Open for juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only.
- All game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
MILLERS POND
- Smallmouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
NORTH LAKE
- All game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
OLD FISHING HOLE POND
- All species
- Two-Pole not allowed. Open for juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only.
- All game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
PINE LAKE
- All game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
RATTLESNAKE LAKE
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Year-round
- Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
RAVENSDALE LAKE
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
- Smallmouth bass
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
SAMMAMISH, LAKE
CRC (763)
- All species
- Two-Pole not allowed.
- Aug. 16-Nov. 30
- CLOSED to fishing within 100 yards of the mouth of Issaquah Creek.
- Kokanee
- Year-round
- Catch-and-release.
- Smallmouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- July 1-Nov. 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Dec. 1-June 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release all steelhead and rainbow trout over 20".
- Salmon
- Oct. 1-Nov. 30
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 4. Release all salmon other than coho.
- Dec. 1-May 31
- Min. size 12". Release all salmon other than hatchery coho. Salmon count as part of trout daily limit. No Catch Record Card required.
SAWYER, LAKE
- All species
- Chumming permitted.
- Smallmouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
SHADY LAKE
- All game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
STEEL LAKE
- All game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
SWAN'S MILL POND
- All species
- Two-Pole not allowed.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
WALKER LAKE
- All game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
WALSH LAKE
- Smallmouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
WASHINGTON SHIP CANAL, LAKE
waters west of a north-south line 400' east of the eastern end of the northern wing wall of Chittenden Locks to Chittenden Locks
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
waters east of a north-south line 400' east of the eastern end of the northern wing wall of Chittenden Locks to Fremont Bridge
- Kokanee
- Year-round
- Min. size 8". Max. size 18". Daily limit 5.
- Trout
- Mar. 1-June 30
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 5. Release rainbow trout over 20".
- July 1-Nov. 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Release rainbow trout over 20".
- Steelhead (hatchery)
- July 1-Nov. 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Dec. 1-June 30
- Release all steelhead.
- Smallmouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
waters east of the Fremont Ave. Bridge to the Montlake Blvd. Bridge
- All species
- Chumming permitted.
- Kokanee
- Year-round
- Min. size 8". Max. size 18". Daily limit 5.
- Trout
- Mar. 1-June 30
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 5. Release rainbow trout over 20".
- July 1-Nov. 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release rainbow trout over 20".
- Steelhead (hatchery)
- July 1-Nov. 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Dec. 1-June 30
- Release all steelhead.
- Smallmouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
WASHINGTON, LAKE
north of Hwy. 520 Bridge and east of Montlake Bridge, including that portion of Sammamish River from 68th Ave. NE Bridge downstream CRC (762)
- All species
- Two-Pole not allowed. Chumming permitted.
- Kokanee
- Year-round
- Min. size 8". Max. size 18". Daily limit 5.
- Trout
- Mar. 1-June 30
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 5. Release rainbow trout over 20".
- July 1-Nov. 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release rainbow trout over 20".
- Steelhead (hatchery)
- July 1-Nov. 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Dec. 1-June 30
- Release steelhead.
- Smallmouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Sept. 16-Oct. 31
- Daily limit 4. Release all salmon other than coho.
South of Hwy. 520 Bridge including Mercer Slough
- All species
- Two-Pole not allowed. Chumming permitted.
- Kokanee
- Year-round
- Min. size 8". Max. size 18". Daily limit 5.
- Trout
- Mar. 1-June 30
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 5. Release rainbow trout over 20".
- July 1-Nov. 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release rainbow trout over 20".
- Steelhead (hatchery)
- July 1-Nov. 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Dec. 1-June 30
- Release steelhead.
- Smallmouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
- Largemouth bass
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
- Channel catfish
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 10.
- Walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
WILDERNESS LAKE
- All game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Landlocked salmon rules.
CASCADE WATER ALLIANCE CANAL
from R St. Bridge to Hwy. 410 Bridge at Buckley CRC (808)
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
CLEARWATER RIVER
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
GREENWATER RIVER
from mouth to Greenwater Lakes
- Whitefish
- Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules.
WHITE (STUCK) RIVER
whole stream, except the Cascade Water Alliance canal CRC (808)
- All game fish
- Oct. 1-Oct. 31
- Night closure. Catch-and-release. Selective gear rules.
- Whitefish
- Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules.
Cascade Water Alliance canal, including the screen bypass channel above the screen at Dingle Basin
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
SNOQUALMIE RIVER
from mouth to boat ramp at Plum access CRC (852)
- All species
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
- Selective gear rules.
- Sept. 1-Nov. 30
- Night closure.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Jan. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Jan. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from boat ramp at Plum access to mouth of Tokul Creek (1/4 mile) CRC (852)
- All species
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
- Selective gear rules.
- Sept. 1-Nov. 30
- Night closure.
- Nov. 1-Feb. 15
- Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Feb. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Feb. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from mouth of Tokul Creek to Snoqualmie Falls CRC (852)
- All species
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
- Selective gear rules.
- Sept. 1-Nov. 30
- Night closure.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Feb. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Feb. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from Snoqualmie Falls upstream, including the North Fork, South Fork, and all tributaries except Middle Fork and tributaries to the Middle Fork
- All species
- Selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Nov. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day
- Catch-and-release.
Regulations for
47°40′40.1″N 122°25′0.4″W
FAQ about Shilshole Bay fishing
Shilshole Bay is an estuary located in King County, Washington, United States. Its coordinates are:
47°40′40.1″N 122°25′0.4″W
.Find the best fishing spots on Shilshole Bay by looking at where other anglers have caught fish. This can easily be done in the where it is also possible to see big fish potential and how good fishing is right now along with Garmin® depth maps.
The most common species in Shilshole Bay are:
- Coho salmon - 11 members reported to have caught this fish
- Chinook salmon - 6 members reported to have caught this fish
- Pacific staghorn sculpin - 5 members reported to have caught this fish
The latest Shilshole Bay fishing reports are:
- @lee.camron reported a nice Southern rock sole.
- @sampeters8242 reported a nice Chinook salmon.
- @PNWhub reported a nice Pacific staghorn sculpin.
- @pierce_eylander reported a nice Kelp greenling.
- @Zhangat reported a nice Cabezon.
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