Nothing new — the 2018 run is done here.
It finished at 10 steelhead on Apr 18, 2018, and none have been counted since. The chart below shows how that run went next to a typical year.
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59°
Partly cloudy · feels 58°
Sun
Closed
72°/50°
wind 7 kt · 1% rain
Mon
Closed
64°/54°
wind 6 kt · 9% rain
Tue
Closed
74°/50°
wind 4 kt · 1% rain
Wed
Closed
78°/53°
wind 6 kt · 0% rain
Thu
Closed
67°/50°
wind 8 kt · 2% rain
Fri
Closed
62°/47°
wind 7 kt · 22% rain
Sat
Closed
68°/46°
wind 6 kt · 11% rain
The pamphlet prints Steelhead rules for Sol Duc River but no season dates — WDFW announces these seasons separately. Here is exactly what it prints:
from mouth to concrete pump station at Sol Duc Hatchery CRC (406)
All species
Internal combustion motors prohibited. Only 1 single-point barbless hook allowed.
from concrete pump station at Sol Duc hatchery to Hwy. 101 Bridge upstream of Klahowya campground CRC (406)
All species
Internal combustion motors prohibited. Only 1 single-point barbless hook allowed. Bait prohibited.
from Hwy. 101 Bridge upstream of Klahowya campground to Olympic National Park boundary CRC (406)
All species
Only 1 single-point barbless hook allowed. Internal combustion motors prohibited. Bait prohibited.
from mouth to concrete pump station at Sol Duc Hatchery CRC (406)
▸ All species: Internal combustion motors prohibited. Only 1 single-point barbless hook allowed.
▸ All species — Jan. 1-Mar. 31: Bait prohibited.
▸ All species — July 16-July 31: Bait or lure must be suspended below a float.
▸ All species — Aug. 1-Aug. 31: Bait prohibited.
▸ Trout — May 1-Mar. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
▸ Other game fish — May 1-Mar. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Salmon — May 1-Aug. 31: Min. size 12". Daily limit 2. Release wild Chinook, wild coho and sockeye.
▸ Salmon — Sept. 1-Sept. 15: Min. size 12". Daily limit 4. Up to 3 adults including no more than 1 wild adult may be retained. Release wild coho and sockeye.
▸ Salmon — Sept. 16-Dec. 15: Daily limit 4. Up to 3 adults including no more than 1 wild adult may be retained. Release sockeye.
from concrete pump station at Sol Duc hatchery to Hwy. 101 Bridge upstream of Klahowya campground CRC (406)
▸ All species: Internal combustion motors prohibited. Only 1 single-point barbless hook allowed. Bait prohibited.
▸ Trout — Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
▸ Other game fish — Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from Hwy. 101 Bridge upstream of Klahowya campground to Olympic National Park boundary CRC (406)
▸ All species: Only 1 single-point barbless hook allowed. Internal combustion motors prohibited. Bait prohibited.
▸ Trout — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
▸ Other game fish — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Steelhead fishing is closed here today.
Nothing to show here until it opens — next printed opening 01/01. Rules are printed section by section, so check the regulations below for the stretch you fish, and confirm with WDFW before going.