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 2019 Kids-only fishing opportunities at Reiter Ponds to be held the first Saturdays of June, July, and August Spring chinook fishery closes on Snake River Sport halibut season dates added for 2019 Heart Lake to close for kids' fishing event Wind River and Drano Lake to close for salmon and steelhead retention Hatchery steelhead retention to open in the Green (Duwamish) River Lake Sylvia to close for kids' fishing event Fishing to close Monday on the Chehalis River and some tributaries Sections of the Stillaguamish River, tributaries to remain closed to fishing for trout and gamefish The Skykomish River to open May 25 to fishing for hatchery chinook salmon Icicle River will not open for spring chinook fishing Anglers required to release sockeye salmon in the Quillayute and Sol Duc rivers Hoh River to open for hatchery chinook, trout and hatchery steelhead Hatchery steelhead retention reopens on the Kalama River, use of barbless hooks is voluntary April 2019 Skagit River to open for hatchery spring chinook Sport clam season closes at Point Whitney Lagoon and Point Whitney Tidelands Bonneville Pool to close to white sturgeon retention Lake Roosevelt white sturgeon fishery John Day Pool to close for sturgeon retention fishing March 2019 Goose Creek to open season early for Wild Bill Goose Days in Wilbur Sport sturgeon retention allowed in the Columbia River estuary downstream from Wauna powerlines Adult salmon daily lilmit reduced on the Klickitat River Upcoming coastal bottomfish season reflects growth in two rockfish species February 2019 Recreational clam, mussel, and oyster season to open at North Bay (Case Inlet) Adult salmon daily limit reduced on the Kalama River Salmon season to close on the Lewis River Chinook retention to end on the Cowlitz River, Cispus River, and Lake Scanewa Sport clam season closes at Dosewallips State Park September 2018 2018/2019 Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet updates and clarifications - Lakes and Streams (These are corrections to the pamphlet, they are not emergency rules.) July 2018 2018/2019 Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet updates and clarifications - Marine Areas (These are corrections to the pamphlet, they are not emergency rules.) For more information, please contact WDFW Fish Program. E-mail: fishregs@dfw.wa.gov