Northwest Fishing Magazine September 2025 Volume 5 Issue 1 - Flipbook - Page 26
two salmon daily limit, plus
two additional pink may
be retained, and release
Chinook, chum, and wild
coho.
Coho fishing is then open
daily Oct. 1 to 12 with a daily
two salmon catch limit, and
release Chinook and chum.
In Marine Area 8–2 (Port
Susan and Port Gardner),
coho fishing is open daily
through Sept. 24 with a
two salmon daily limit, and
release Chinook, chum,
and pink. The Tulalip Bay
Terminal Area Fishery
has rules that differ from
Marine Area 8-2. For details,
check the Washington
Department of Fish and
Wildlife (WDFW) fishing
regulations webpage at
https://wdfw.wa.gov/.
In Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2,
anglers should find coho
along the entire eastern
side of Whidbey Island,
Possession Point, off the
Clinton Ferry Terminal, the
Langley/Sandy Point area,
Shipwreck to Mukilteo, Hat
Island, Camano Head, the
entire west side of Camano
Island, and outside of Oak
Harbor. West Beach at
Deception Pass State Park,
located north of Oak Harbor
on Whidbey Island, provides
excellent shore fishing
access.
Moving further into Puget
Sound, Marine Area 9
(Admiralty Inlet) is another
decent fishing location
for hatchery-marked
coho, which is open daily
through Sept. 30. It has a
In Marine Area 9, focus
your fishing time in the
unmarked shipping lanes
where tide rips and current
breaks are commonly
found. Try Midchannel
Bank off Port Townsend;
Point Wilson north of Port
Townsend (good public
shore access); east side of
Marrowstone Island (some
shore access); Fort Casey
to Bush Point and Lagoon
Point (some public shore
access); Double Bluff off
the west side of Whidbey
Island; Point No Point
(excellent public shore spot);
Possession Bar; Scatchet
Head; and Pilot Point.
In Marine Area 10 (Seattle
and Bremerton Area),
coho fishing is open daily
through Sept. 30 with a
two salmon daily limit, plus
two additional pink may
be retained, and release
Chinook and chum. Fishing
is also open daily from
Oct. 1 to Nov. 15 with a two
salmon daily limit, and
release Chinook.
In Marine Area 11 (Tacoma
and Vashon Island), coho
fishing is open daily
through Sept. 30 with a
two salmon daily limit, plus
two additional pink may be
