All marine waters north of Trial Island line as described under Area 6 to the United States-Canada boundary
Bellingham Bay Closure and Fishery: Waters of Bellingham and Padilla Bays south and east of a line from Gooseberry Point to Sandy Point to Point Migley, from Carter Point to north tip of Vendovi Island to Clark Point, and true west from Yellow Bluff (southwest corner of Guemes Island) to Yellow Bluff Reef Range Marker to Washington State Department of Transportation ferry terminal dock east of Shannon Point and north of the railroad bridges at Swinomish Slough. April 1 to August 15: CLOSED to fishing for SALMON. August 16 to October 31: OPEN to fishing for SALMON. (See rules for Bellingham By Fishery below.) Novembre 1 to March 31: same rules ast Marine Area 7 - ENTIRE AREA.
Samish Bay Closure: Waters of Samish Bay lying south of a line running true east from Fish Point - same rules as Marine Area 7 - ENTIRE AREA, except for April 1 to April 30 and July 1 to October 15: CLOSED to fishing for SALMON and October 16 to October 31: same rules as Bellingham Bay Fishery.
Lummi Indian Reservation and Lummi Bay Closure: Reservation CLOSED to non-Indian fishing and/or access. Waters east of a line from Gooseberry Point to Sandy Point same rules as Marine Area 7 - ENTIRE AREA except September 8 to October 15: CLOSED to fishing for SALMON.
San Juan Islands Marine Preserve (False Bay, Friday Harbor, Argyle Lagoon, Yellow and Low Islands, and Shaw Island): CLOSED to all SHELLFISH and BOTTOMFISH activity (except crabbing in Parks Bay on Shaw Island). Yellow and Low Islands also CLOSED to SALMON fishing.
False Bay: The tidelands and bedlands of False Bay on San Juan Island, including all University of Washington (UW)- owned tidelands beginning at a marker 400' east of the east entrance of False Bay and extending to the entrance of False Bay, all UW-owned tidelands and bedlands within a line beginning at the UW marker on the shore at the east entrance of False Bay, projected 500 yards offshore, then northwest to a point 500 yards offshore along a line projected from a UW marker on the shore at the east side of a small peninsula at the west entrance of False Bay, then to shore along the line to the marker, and all UW-owned tidelands west of the marker to a UW marker 600' west of the small peninsula.
Friday Harbor: Those tidelands and bedlands adjacent to San Juan Island within a line beginning on the shore 500 yards west of Point Caution, then 500 yards offshore, then south and east following the shoreline to the intersection with a line projected from a UW marker located 100' north of the north entrance of the floating breakwater of the Port of Friday Harbor and projected toward Reid Rock Buoy, then along the line to shore on San Juan Island.
Argyle Lagoon Those UW-owned tidelands and bedlands enclosed by the inner spit of Argyle Lagoon on San Juan Island.
Yellow and Low Islands All tidelands and bedlands within 300 yards of Yellow Island and 300 yards Low Island. Also closed to SALMON fishing.
Shaw Island Those tidelands and bedlands within a line beginning at a UW marker on the shore at Hicks Bay 122º58.25'W longitude, then due south 500 yards, then north and west at a distance of 500 yards from shore to the intersection with a line projected 261º true from a UW marker on the shore of Parks Bay, which passes just south of the unnamed island at the north end of Parks Bay, then along the line to the shore of Shaw Island, including all tidelands and bedlands of Parks Bay south of the line.
Southern Rosario Strait/Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca Closure: Waters of Area 7 in Rosario Strait and the eastern portion of the Strait of Juan de Fuca southerly of a line running true south from the westernmost point on Fidalgo Head to Burrows Island, then westerly and southerly along the shore of Burrows Island to the Burrows Island Lighthouse, then westerly to Bird Rocks, then westerly from Bird Rocks to the southernmost point on Decatur Island, then southerly across Lopez Pass to Lopez Island and following the shore of Lopez Island southerly and westerly to Iceberg Point, then from Iceberg Point to Cattle Point, then south-southwest to the Salmon Bank Buoy, and then true south from the Salmon Bank Buoy to the Area 7 boundary. August 1 to September 30: CLOSED to fishing for SALMON. October 1 to July 31: same rules as Marine Area 7 - ENTIRE AREA.
Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/creel/halibut or call (360) 902-2700 in April 2017 for information on PACIFIC HALIBUT seasons and regulations. No min. size. Daily limit 1.
Year-round season. Daily limit is a total of 15 BOTTOMFISH (see definition) regardless of species, subject to individual limits and seasons shown below. See closures Fishing for BOTTOMFISH prohibited in waters deeper than 120 feet.
When used in this guide, this refers to species which occur in our waters irregularly, usually in coastal areas during the summer months and includes barracuda, white sea bass, bonito, yellowtail, and pomfret.