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Fishing regulations at Useless 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 Chinook salmon as of April 13th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Seasons
Bag limit
Aggregate
Entire Area
(see exceptions for Edmonds Public Fishing Pier and Hood Canal Fishery below and Admiralty Head Marine Preserve and Keystone Conservation Area)
July 13-July 31
Open Thursdays through Saturdays only. 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.
Aug. 1-Sept. 17 No min. size. Daily limit 2.
Release chum, wild coho, and Chinook.
Sept. 18-Sept. 30 No min. size. Daily limit 2.
Release Chinook and chum.
Edmonds Public Fishing Pier
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. Release chum.
Northern Hood Canal Fishery
July 13-July 31 CLOSED.
Aug. 1-Sept. 17 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook, chum, and wild coho.
Sept. 18-Sept. 30 No min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
Admiralty Head Marine Preserve and Keystone Conservation Area
Year-round Closed
For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations
Chinook, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
DEER LAKE
- All game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
GOSS LAKE
- All game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
LONE LAKE
- All species
- Internal combustion motors prohibited. Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Year-round
- Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
- Grass carp
- Year-round
- No min. size. No daily limit. May also be taken by bow-and-arrow.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Regulations for
FAQ about Useless Bay fishing
- Chinook salmon - 3 members reported to have caught this fish
- Pacific staghorn sculpin - 2 members reported to have caught this fish
- Pink salmon - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- @jacobgriffith7167 reported a nice Pacific staghorn sculpin.
- @HandlineJoe reported a nice Pacific staghorn sculpin.
- @Hunter12735 reported a nice Piked dogfish.
- @hoopnpoop reported a nice Chinook salmon.
- @shohenstein reported a nice Starry flounder.
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