Seasonal Puget Sound salmon fishery guidelines and quotas

Check the most recent Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet and the latest emergency rules for up-to-date regulations.

Summer Chinook fishery guidelines

Area	Opening Date	Management Criteria	Encounters Guideline /Harvest Quota	Encounters /Harvest	Estimate Valid Through:	Percentage of Criteria
5	July 1	Legal Size Encounters	6,539	6,725	08/04	103%
6	July 1	Legal Size Encounters	11,173	9,577	08/15	86%
7	July 18	Harvest Quota	2,181	2,180	08/13	100%
		Total Unmarked Encounters	3,845	1,548		40%
		Total Sublegal Encounters	2,141	1,204		56%
9	July 18	Harvest Quota	3,900	3,793	08/04	97%
10	July 18	Harvest Quota	3,166	3,444	08/12	109%
10	July 18	Total Sublegal Encounters	6,477	5,247	08/12	81%
11	June 5	Harvest Quota	1,423	948	06/30	50%
		Total Unmarked Encounters	910	273		30%
		Total Sublegal Encounters	2,608	382		15%
	July 18	Harvest Quota	3,379	2,338	09/30	69%
	July 18	Total Sublegal Encounters	5,907	4,714	09/30	80%