North and South forks join at Arlington — a smaller system with sensitive wild Chinook runs.
Nothing new — the 2024 run is done here.
It finished at 5 chum on Nov 16, 2024, and none have been counted since. The chart below shows how that run went next to a typical year.
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Currently
60°
Clear · feels like 60°
Mon
Closed
68°/53°
wind 5 kt · 25% rain
Tue
Closed
74°/50°
wind 7 kt · 1% rain
Wed
Closed
78°/52°
wind 6 kt · 1% rain
Thu
Closed
63°/51°
wind 6 kt · 4% rain
Fri
Closed
66°/51°
wind 6 kt · 16% rain
Sat
Closed
69°/52°
wind 6 kt · 34% rain
Sun
Closed
72°/51°
wind 5 kt · 9% rain
The pamphlet prints Chum rules for Stillaguamish River but no season dates — WDFW announces these seasons separately. Here is exactly what it prints:
mainstem and all sloughs downstream of Marine Drive (south of Stanwood) CRC (876)
All species
Night closure.
mainstem and all sloughs downstream of Marine Drive (south of Stanwood) CRC (876)
▸ All species: Night closure.
▸ All species — Sept. 19-Nov. 1: Anti-snagging rule. Except: Anti-snagging gear restriction does not apply to sturgeon.
▸ Trout — Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
▸ Other game fish — Year-round: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Sturgeon — Year-round: Night closure. Catch and Release. Sturgeon gear rules apply.
from Marine Drive upstream to forks
▸ All species — Sept. 19-Nov. 1: Night closure. Selective gear rules.
▸ All species — Nov. 2-Nov. 30: Closed.
▸ Trout — Sept. 19-Nov. 1: Catch and Release.
▸ Trout — Dec. 1-Jan. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sept. 19-Nov. 1: Min. size 20". Daily limit 2.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Dec. 1-Jan. 31: Min. size 20". Daily limit 2.
▸ Other game fish — Sept. 19-Nov. 1: Catch and Release.
▸ Other game fish — Dec. 1-Jan. 31: Statewide min. size/daily limit.
▸ Salmon — Sept. 19-Nov. 1: Min. size 12". Daily limit 2. Release Chinook and chum.
from water control structure/barrier dam (downstream of I-5) downstream 200'
▸ All species: CLOSED WATERS.
Chum 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.
204 cfs
steady →
-43% vs the normal for this date (358 cfs)
gage height 1.4 ft