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. July 2019 Anglers must release Chinook in Neah Bay beginning Sunday, July 14 Change to daily limit for Chinook in La Push Areas of the upper Columbia River and select tributaries to open for Chinook salmon retention Majority of Marine Area 6 opening to recreational shrimp fishing 7 days per week with an increased limit Retention of hatchery Chinook allowed on the lower Klickitat River Hood Canal to get two additional days for recreational shrimp fishing Change to daily limit for Chinook salmon in Neah Bay Chehalis River and tributaries to close to fishing June 2019 Salmon season to close on the Lewis River 2019/2020 Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet updates and clarifications - Lakes and Streams (These are corrections to the pamphlet, they are not emergency rules.) Effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. 2019/2020 Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet updates and clarifications - Marine Areas (These are corrections to the pamphlet, they are not emergency rules.) Effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. Marine areas 1-10 to open for halibut fishing Friday, June 28 Anderson Lake in Jefferson County will close to fishing Icicle River will open June 15 for spring Chinook fishing Puget Sound recreational summer crabbing opening in most areas May 2019 Recreational non-spot shrimp fisheries open in some Marine Areas Kids-only fishing opportunities at Reiter Ponds to be held the first Saturdays of June, July, and August 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 Anglers required to release sockeye salmon in the Quillayute and Sol Duc rivers Hatchery steelhead retention reopens on the Kalama River, use of barbless hooks is voluntary April 2019 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 February 2019 Chinook retention to end on the Cowlitz River, Cispus River, and Lake Scanewa For more information, please contact WDFW Fish Program. E-mail: fishregs@dfw.wa.gov