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Urban sockeye water — counts at the Ballard Locks decide whether a season opens.
Nothing new — the 2023 run is done here.
It finished at 2 chinook on Oct 1, 2023, and none have been counted since. The chart below shows how that run went next to a typical year.
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71°
Clear · feels 70°
Sun
Closed
74°/55°
wind 6 kt · 1% rain
Mon
Closed
70°/57°
wind 7 kt · 25% rain
Tue
Closed
75°/54°
wind 7 kt · 1% rain
Wed
Closed
80°/54°
wind 6 kt · 0% rain
Thu
Closed
76°/57°
wind 5 kt · 8% rain
Fri
Closed
64°/54°
wind 6 kt · 16% rain
Sat
Closed
64°/52°
wind 4 kt · 18% rain
The pamphlet prints Chinook rules for Lake Washington but no season dates — WDFW announces these seasons separately. Here is exactly what it prints:
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
Chumming permitted. Two-Pole not allowed.
south of Hwy. 520 Bridge including Mercer Slough
All species
Two-Pole not allowed. Chumming permitted.
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: Chumming permitted. Two-Pole not allowed.
▸ 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".
▸ Trout — July 1-Nov. 30: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Trout — 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.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — 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. 11- 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".
▸ Trout — July 1-Nov. 30: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Trout — 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.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — 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.
Chinook fishing is closed here today.
Nothing to show here while it is closed. Rules are printed section by section, so check the regulations below for the stretch you fish, and confirm with WDFW before going.
▸ 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.