Northwest Fishing Magazine July 2025 Volume 4 Issue 9 - Flipbook - Page 12
MARINE AREA 5
Sekiu & Pillar Point
Make plans to head to
the western Strait around
Marine Area 5 (Sekiu and
Pillar Point), which opens
July 1 through Aug. 15 for
hatchery Chinook and
hatchery coho and pinks.
The Chinook fishery could
close sooner if the 6,247
(6,539 in 2024) legal size
encounter guideline is met.
Fishing remains open for
pinks and hatchery coho
beginning Aug. 16. The twobonus-pink limit applies
here from July 1 through
Sept. 26. Rules for coho
change in late September,
so check the regulation
pamphlet for details.
MARINE AREA 6
Port Angeles
The eastern Strait in Marine
Area 6 (Port Angeles) –
west of a true north/south
line through the #2 Buoy
immediately east of Ediz
Hook – opens July 1 through
Aug. 15 for hatchery
Chinook and hatchery coho.
The Chinook legal-size
encounter guideline is
6,550 (11,173 in 2024).
Fishing remains open for
pinks and hatchery coho
beginning Aug. 16. The area
east of the boundary is
open July 1 through Sept.
26 for hatchery coho only.
The two-bonus pink limit
applies here from July 1
through Sept. 26. Rules
for coho change in late
September, so check the
regulation pamphlet for
details.
WDFW fishery managers
aligned several summer
hatchery Chinook directed
fisheries beginning July
17-19 in Marine Area 7 (San
Juan Islands), northern
Marine Area 9 (North Puget
Sound/Admiralty Inlet),
Marine Area 10 (SeattleBremerton Area), and
Marine Area 11 (TacomaVashon Island). WDFW will
assess the Chinook catch
after the initial three-day
opener for all four marine
areas. Additional Chinook
openings on a Thursday
