Emergency Rule Updates and News Please note: These updates reflect changes to the Sportfishing Pamphlet. Rules found in the Sportfishing Pamphlet are in effect unless otherwise noted in the changes listed below. Rule Changes > All Emergency Rule Updates This list shows all emergency rules currently in effect. For expired emergency rules, see Historical Rule Updates. May 2018 Release all steelhead in the Green (Duwamish) River Columbia River spring chinook sport fishery re-opened Lake Sylvia to close for kids-only fishing event Halibut fishing to open 7 days per week in nearshore fishery of Marine Area 1 Heart Lake to close for kids' fishing event Fishing to close on a section of the Stillaguamish River Rainbow Lake to close to fishing for the season Skagit River to open June 16 for sockeye fishing Lewis River will reopen to retention of hatchery chinook and steelhead Pacific halibut fishing to close after May 11 in Marine Area 1 Yakima River to open for hatchery spring chinook fishing Anglers can keep hatchery steelhead on the lower Kalama River Lake Roosevelt to open for white sturgeon fishing Hoh River to open June 1 to fishing for hatchery chinook and trout April 2018 Icicle River will not open for spring chinook fishing Fishing at Curl Lake delayed until May 26 Coastal recreational bottomfish limit change, clarification Snake River spring chinook fisheries to open Chehalis River will open to spring chinook fishing Sturgeon fishery set in Columbia River estuary downstream from Wauna powerlines Sport sturgeon retention season set in Bonneville and Dalles Pools Frank's Pond open to fishing for juvenile anglers only Sturgeon retention allowed in Priest Rapids and Wanapum Reservoirs March 2018 Daily limit of adult chinook salmon reduced on the Cowlitz River January 2018 WDFW adjusts sport clam and oyster seasons on several public beaches Sport sturgeon retention prohibited in the Bonneville Pool Sport sturgeon retention prohibited in the John Day Pool September 2017 Game fish daily limits and size restrictions to be suspended on 5 eastern Washington lakes For more information, please contact WDFW Fish Program. E-mail: fishregs@dfw.wa.gov