Seattle's Marine Area 10 reopens for Chinook July 24-26

Puget Sound Marine Area 10 additional Chinook Salmon retention announced

It looks like there is additional quota to reopen Marine Area 10 for Chinook retention this weekend! Thursday July 24 to Saturday July 26. 

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Marine Area 10 opens three additional days of salmon fishing

Action: Opens Chinook salmon retention.

Effective date: July 24 through July 26, 2025.

Species affected: Chinook salmon.

Location: Marine Area 10, except: Shilshole Bay and waters of Elliott Bay east of a line from West Point to Alki Point remain closed to salmon fishing. Sinclair Inlet and Port Orchard, Agate Pass Area, and year-round piers (Bremerton Boardwalk, Illahee State Park, Seacrest Pier, and Waterman Pier) 

Salmon Rules: Daily limit is two (2) including no more than one (1) hatchery Chinook. Chinook minimum size is 22 inches. All other salmon species, no minimum size. Release chum and wild Chinook.

Reason for action: Catch estimates for the Marine Area 10 summer Chinook fishery indicate that through July 20, 30% (951 of 3,166) of the harvest quota, and 7% of sublegal encounters (453 of 6,742) have been reached.  Based on daily catch rates, sufficient quota remains to allow for this additional opening of the 2025 summer Chinook season.

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