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Washington fishing

News-desk briefs whose primary water is Washington. California and Alaska also keep their category desks.

Laws & Licensing WANews deskSeptember 17, 2026
Lake Roosevelt white sturgeon retention is open Sept. 16–Nov. 30
WDFW’s Lake Roosevelt white sturgeon retention season runs Sept. 16–Nov. 30 from Grand Coulee Dam to the Canadian border: 55–63 inches fork, daily 1, annual 2 statewide, CRC code 549, night closed.
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Laws & Licensing WANews deskSeptember 17, 2026
WDFW closes Satsop River to fishing Sept. 16–30 after early salmon targeting
WDFW shut the Satsop from the mouth to Bingham Creek Hatchery dam, including CRC 329A, Sept. 16–30 after enforcement saw anglers targeting salmon before the Oct. 1 opener. Low flows made Chinook more vulnerable; the close preserves October coho impacts.
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US Fishing WANews deskSeptember 16, 2026
Lake Washington coho fishing closed Sept. 16 after weak Ballard Locks counts
WDFW closes salmon fishing north of the 520 bridge, east of Montlake, and on the lower Sammamish River from Sept. 16 until further notice after Ballard Locks counts showed a smaller-than-forecasted coho return.
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US Fishing WANews deskSeptember 15, 2026
Grays Harbor salmon flips Sept. 16: East Harbor two-fish, Chinook off
Humptulips North Bay (Marine Area 2–2) stays one salmon a day through Sept. 15; East Grays Harbor opens Sept. 16–Nov. 30 at two salmon, all Chinook released, on a 165,215-coho basin forecast.
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US Fishing WANews deskSeptember 15, 2026
WDFW posts 40 tentative coastal razor-clam dig days starting Oct. 9
WDFW listed 40 tentative evening razor-clam digs Oct. 9–Dec. 27 at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, and Mocrocks. Every series still needs Department of Health marine-toxin clearance, and Kalaloch stays closed.
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US Fishing WANews deskSeptember 14, 2026
Lower Yakima salmon retention opens Sept. 15 from Richland to Prosser
WDFW opens Chinook and coho retention on the lower Yakima Sept. 15–Oct. 31 from the Highway 240 bridge in Richland to the Grant Avenue Bridge in Prosser — one adult a day, barbless, night closure.
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US Fishing WANews deskSeptember 11, 2026
Buoy 10 hatchery coho bag goes to three on Sept. 12
Columbia salmon managers, noticed Sept. 9, raised the Buoy 10 recreational hatchery coho bag to three fish starting Sept. 12 through October — Chinook stay closed from the mouth buoy to the west end of Puget Island.
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