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Columbia River mouth ocean fishery out of Ilwaco.
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60°
Fog · feels 59°
Sun
Fair
61°/58°
wind 12 kt · 2% rain
Mon
Fair
60°/59°
wind 11 kt · 5% rain
Tue
Poor
62°/58°
wind 19 kt · 1% rain
Wed
Fair
68°/55°
wind 11 kt · 0% rain
Thu
Good
62°/56°
wind 9 kt · 3% rain
Fri
Good
61°/55°
wind 7 kt · 22% rain
Sat
Good
61°/54°
wind 7 kt · 12% rain
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Salmon — June 20-Sept. 30, 2026
Chinook - min. size 22”. Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release wild coho.
▸ Trout — Year-round: Catch-and-release
▸ Steelhead — Year-round: Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead.
▸ Sturgeon — Year-round: Catch-and-release.
▸ Tuna and Mackerel — Year-round: No min. size. No daily limit except Northern bluefin, skipjack, and yellowfin tuna daily limit of 2 each.
▸ Herring, Sand Lance, and Smelt — Year-round: No min. size. Daily limit 10 lbs., all species combined. All smelt caught must be kept and count toward the daily limit except Closed to eulachon (Columbia River smelt).
▸ Anchovy and Sardine — Year-round: No min. size. Daily limit 25 lbs., all species combined. May be taken by a cast net.
▸ Pacific Halibut: Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut or call (360) 902-2700 in April for information on Pacific halibut seasons and regulations. No min. size. Daily limit 1. Annual limit 6. Descending device required onboard vessels.
▸ Other Food Fish — Year-round: No min. size. Daily limit 2 of each species. See definition.
▸ All Other Fish — CLOSED: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.
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▸ Salmon — June 20-Sept. 30, 2026: Chinook - min. size 22”. Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release wild coho.
▸ Salmon — May-June, 2027: Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov or call (360) 902-2700 in late April for information on the 2027 salmon season.
▸ Lingcod — Second Sat. in Mar.-May 31: Daily limit 2. No retention or possession seaward of the Deepwater Lingcod Depth Restriction Line. Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut/columbia-river for the 2027 coordinates.
▸ Lingcod — June 1-June 15: Daily limit 2.
▸ Lingcod — June 16-Aug. 31: Daily limit 2. No retention or possession seaward of a line drawn from 46°38.17’ N Lat., 124°21.00’ W Lon., to 46°33.00’ N Lat., 124°21.00’ W Lon. Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut/columbia-river for the 2027 coordinates.
▸ Lingcod — Sept. 1-Sept. 30: Daily limit 2.
▸ Lingcod — Oct. 1-Third Sat. in Oct.: Daily limit 2. No retention or possession seaward of a line drawn from 46°38.17’ N Lat., 124°21.00’ W Lon., to 46°33.00’ N Lat., 124°21.00’ W Lon.,
▸ Surfperch — Second Sat. in Mar.-Third Sat. in Oct.Year-round from beach: Not included in bottomfish limit. No min. size. Daily limit 12 surfperch. Except shiner perch daily limit 15: not included in bottomfish limit. When bottomfish is CLOSED: fishing from North Jetty prohibited.
▸ Rockfish — Second Sat. in Mar.-June 30: No min. size. Daily limit 7. Check the WDFW website at
REGULATION UPDATE — Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) recreational salmon season update
Action: Opens five days of hatchery coho retention (Sept. 4–8) with a nearshore salmon fishing closure.Species affected: Salmon.Locations, dates, and
published Sep 1 · read the full rule ↗
REGULATION UPDATE — Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) recreational salmon season
Action: Opens Marine Area 1 salmon fisheries.Effective date: June 20 – Sept. 30, 2026Species affected: SalmonLocation: Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco)Salmon
published Jun 10 · through Sep 30 · read the full rule ↗
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10 mph
NNW · gusting 11 mph
next 12h: gusts to 10 mph · holding or building
waves3.5 ft @ 10s
wind mph gusts waves ft
now
6.4′
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next high
7.7′ · 9:14 pm
next low
-0.5′ · 4:19 am
▸ Rockfish — July 1-July 31: No min. size. Daily limit 7 including no more than 5 canary. Release yelloweye, copper, quillback, and vermilion.
▸ Rockfish — Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct.: No min. size. Daily limit 7 including no more than 5 canary. Release yelloweye.
▸ Cabezon — Second Sat. in Mar.-Third Sat. in Oct.: No min. size. Daily limit 1.
▸ Flatfish (Dabs, Sole, Flounder) — Second Sat. in Mar.-Third Sat. in Oct.: No min. size. In addition to the 9 bottomfish daily limit, 5 additional flatfish may be retained.
▸ Sixgill, Sevengill, and Thresher Sharks — CLOSED: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing. Sixgill shark may not be removed from the water.