Marine Area 8-1 - Deception Pass, Hope Island, and Skagit Bay
From West Point to Reservation Head eastward through Deception Pass, including all waters of Swinomish Slough and Skagit Bay, and the portion of Saratoga Passage north and west of a line from East Point Light to light on Camano Island (Saratoga Pass light #4 FI Red 4 Sec)
Deception Pass (Octopus Protection Area: CLOSED to the harvest of OCTOPUS.
SALMON
TROUT
STURGEON
MACKEREL
HERRING, ANCHOVY, SARDINE, SAND LANCE, and SMELT
PACIFIC HALIBUT
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.
BOTTOMFISH
Year-round season. Daily limit is a total of 15 BOTTOMFISH (see definition) regardless of species, subject to individual limits and seasons shown below. Fishing for BOTTOMFISH prohibited in waters deeper than 120 feet.
Includes Pacific cod, Pacific tomcod, Pacific hake (or whiting), walleye pollock, all species of dabs, sole and flounders (except Pacific halibut), lingcod, ratfish, sablefish, cabezon, greenling, buffalo sculpin, great sculpin, red Irish lord, brown Irish lord, Pacific staghorn sculpin, wolfeel, giant wrymouth, plainfin midshipman, all species of shark, skate, rockfish, rattail, and surfperches (all saltwater perch are surfperch) excluding shiner perch.
LINGCOD
SURFPERCH
Except SHINER PERCH daily limit 15: not included in BOTTOMFISH limit.
ROCKFISH
PACIFIC COD, POLLOCK, HAKE, and WOLF EEL
SIXGILL, SEVENGILL, & THRESHER SHARKS
CABEZON
OTHER FOOD FISH
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.