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Overcast · feels 55°
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Fair
60°/58°
wind 13 kt · 2% rain
Mon
Good
60°/58°
wind 10 kt · 8% rain
Tue
Poor
65°/57°
wind 17 kt · 1% rain
Wed
Good
68°/54°
wind 10 kt · 0% rain
Thu
Fair
62°/57°
wind 13 kt · 3% rain
Fri
Good
61°/55°
wind 10 kt · 10% rain
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Good
61°/51°
wind 9 kt · 12% rain
Lingcod — Sept. 1-Sept. 30
Daily limit 2.
▸ 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.
Area 2 except the Grays Harbor Control Zone below.
▸ Salmon — June 20-June 28: Chinook - min. size 22”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 1. Release coho.
▸ Salmon — June 29-Sept. 30: 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.
Grays Harbor Control Zone
▸ Salmon — June 20-Sept. 30: Open concurrent with the ocean (Area 2) for salmon. Area 2 rules apply.
Area 2-1 including Willapa Bay Control Zone. See exception for North River Area below.
▸ Salmon — June 20-July 31, 2026: Open concurrent with the ocean (Area 2) for salmon. Area 2 rules apply.
▸ Salmon — Aug. 1-Jan. 31: Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild Chinook. Anglers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement.
North River Area
▸ Salmon — June 20-July 31, 2026: Open concurrent with the ocean (Area 2) for salmon. Area 2 rules apply.
▸ Salmon — Aug. 1-Sept. 30: CLOSED.
▸ Salmon — Oct. 1-Jan. 31: Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild Chinook. Anglers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement.
Area 2-2 (west of Buoy 13 line)
▸ Salmon — June 20-Sept. 30: Open concurrent with the ocean (Area 2) for salmon. Area 2 rules apply.
Area 2-2 (east of the Buoy 13 line) see exceptions for Humptulips North Bay, East Grays Harbor fisheries, Westport Boat and Ocean Shores Boat basins below
▸ Salmon — Year-round.: Closed except fisheries listed below. All salmon required to be released may not be totally removed from the water, except anglers fishing from boats 30’ or longer as listed on either their state or Coast Guard registration are exempt.
Humptulips North Bay Fishery
▸ Salmon — Aug. 1-Sept. 15: Min. size 12”. Daily limit 1. Release wild Chinook and wild coho.
East Grays Harbor Fishery
▸ Salmon — Sept. 16-Nov. 30: Min. size 12”. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook.
Westport Boat Basin and Ocean Shores Boat Basin
▸ Salmon — Aug. 16-Jan. 31: Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 4 adults. Release Chinook. Night closure and anti-snagging rule in effect except any hook where the weight is molded directly to the hook such as twitching jigs, swim jigs, or casting jigs are not allowed. Only single-point barbless hooks may be used. Record code 2-2W for Catch Record Card reporting.
▸ Lingcod — Second Sat. in Mar.-Apr. 30: Daily limit 2. No retention or possession seaward of a line drawn from, 47°31.70’ N, 124°45.00’ W to 46°38.17’ N, 124°30.00’ W (Area 2 Deepwater Lingcod) except when the primary halibut season is open.
▸ Lingcod — May 1-May 31: Daily limit 2. Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut/south-coast for 2027 regulations regarding the 30 Fathom Lingcod Depth Restriction.
▸ 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, 47°31.70’ N, 124°45.00’ W to 46°38.17’ N, 124°30.00’ W (Area 2 Deepwater Lingcod) except when the primary halibut season is open.
▸ 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, 47°31.70’ N, 124°45.00’ W to 46°38.17’ N, 124°30.00’ W (Area 2 Deepwater Lingcod) except when the primary halibut season is open.
▸ 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.
▸ — Second Sat. in Mar.-June 30:
REGULATION UPDATE — Marine Area 2 (Westport – Ocean Shores) recreational salmon season update
Updated Aug. 18, 2026 to prohibit possession of Chinook onboard a vessel. Action: Closes Chinook retention and possession onboard a vessel.Effective
published Aug 17 · through Sep 30 · read the full rule ↗
REGULATION UPDATE — Marine Area 2 (Westport – Ocean Shores) recreational salmon seasons
Action: Opens Marine Area 2 salmon fisheries.Effective date: June 20 – Sept. 30, 2026Species affected: SalmonLocation: Marine Area 2 (Westport – Ocean
published Jun 10 · through Sep 30 · read the full rule ↗
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▸ 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.