Northwest Fishing Magazine July 2025 Volume 4 Issue 9 - Flipbook - Page 13
through Saturday basis may
occur in each marine area
based on available quota.
All Puget Sound seasonal
salmon fishery guidelines
and quotas are available
on the WDFW website
at https://wdfw.wa.gov/
fishing/reports/creel/
seasonal#ps-summerchinook.
MARINE AREA 7
San Juan Islands
Marine Area 7 is closed in
July for all salmon fishing
outside of the July 17-19
period when it is open
for hatchery Chinook and
hatchery coho and any early
pinks. Marine Area 7 is open
daily beginning Aug. 1 for
pinks and hatchery coho.
The expected 2025 Chinook
catch quota is 2,181 (2,181
in 2024), total unmarked
encounters are 3,368 (3,845
in 2024), and total sub-legal
encounters, fish under the
22-inch keeper size limit,
are 1,967 (2,141 in 2024).
The two bonus pink limit
applies here from July 17-19
and Aug. 1 through Sept.
30. Rules for coho change
in September, so check the
regulation pamphlet for
details.
MARINE AREA 9
North Puget Sound
Marine Area 9 is closed in
July for all salmon fishing
outside of July 17-19, when
it is open for hatchery
Chinook and hatchery coho
and any early pinks. Marine
Area 9 is open daily Aug.
1 for pinks and hatchery
coho. The expected 2025
Chinook catch quota is
3,900 (3,900 in 2024).
The two bonus pink limit
applies here from Aug. 1
through Sept. 30.
MARINE AREA 10
Seattle-Bremerton Area
The Marine Area 10
hatchery Chinook fishery is
open July 17-19 only. Marine
Area 10 is also open daily
for pinks and nonselective
coho through Nov. 15.
There are some pockets of
summertime closures and
openers within Marine Area
10, and refer to the 20252026 WDFW regulation
pamphlet for details. The
expected 2025 Chinook
catch quota is 3,166 (3,166
in 2024), and total sub-legal
encounter, fish under the
22-inch keeper size limit,
is 6,742 (6,477 in 2024).
The two bonus pink limit
applies here from Aug. 1
through Sept. 30.
MARINE AREA 11
Tacoma-Vashon Island
The Marine Area 11 hatchery
Chinook fishery is open July
17-19. On other days in July,
Marine Area 11 is closed to
all salmon fishing. Fishing is
open daily beginning Aug. 1
for hatchery Chinook, pinks,
and coho. Chinook will
remain open until Sept 30
or until one or more of the
fishery guidelines are met.
Pinks and coho will remain
