Willapa Bay recreational salmon reports

For additional information on any emergency regulation, please contact the Region 6 office.

Effective Aug 25, 2024, until further notice, Marine Area 2 (Westport - Ocean Shores) recreational salmon season to CLOSE.  

  • It will be illegal to possess salmon onboard a vessel in Marine Area 2, including in transit.  The closure is due to catch quota for coho projected to be attained by August 24, 2024.

Effective Sept. 4, 2024, Marine Area 2 will OPEN for ONE DAY of salmon fishing.  

  • Daily limit is two including no more than one Chinook.  Chinook minimum size is 22 inches.  Coho minimum size is 16 inches.  Other salmon species no minimum size.  RELEASE WILD COHO.

Effective Sept. 5, 2024, until further notice, Marine Area 2 recreational salmon season to CLOSE.

  • It will be illegal to possess salmon onboard a vessel in Marine Area 2, including in transit.

Regulations - Marine Area 2.1

June 30 - July 31, 2024:  Open concurrent with the Ocean Area 2 rules for Salmon.  Area 2 rules apply. 

  • June 30 - July 31:  Willapa Bay Control Zone OPEN

August 1, 2024 – January 31, 2025: 

  • Minimum size 12"
  • Daily limit 6
  • Up to 2 adults may be retained. 
  • Release wild CHINOOK 
  • Anglers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement
  • August 1 – September 30:  Willapa Bay Control Zone OPEN
  • August 1 – September 30:  North River Area Closure -
    Closed to salmon angling in waters north of a line from Toke Point channel marker 3 easterly through Willapa Harbor channel marker 13 (green) northeasterly to the power transmission pole located at 46° 43.19N, 123° 50.83W

2024 Weekly Updates (emails)

If you would like to be included in any updates or emails sent out by the Region 6 staff, please send an email to WillapaBay@dfw.wa.gov and let us know you want to be added to our distribution list.

2024 Willapa Bay Marine Area 2.1 Recreational Salmon Fishery Monitoring

Only adults included in totals below (Jacks not included).  These data are actual data collected, not expanded or estimated data.

Preliminary and subject to change.

Mgmt WkDates# of Interview# of Anglers# AD Clipped Chinook Retained# Unmarked Chinook Retained# Coho Retained (AD clipped + unmarked)# Unmarked Chinook Released
328/5-8/1110521929006
338/12-8/18195444850427
348/19-8/251954437912430
358/26-9/130267014027045
369/2-9/819542129012520
379/9-9/1512725623015122
389/16-9/229200030
399/23-9/26350000
409/30240000
Total 113324823853377150

Previous years

2023 Willapa Bay Marine Area 2.1 Recreational Salmon Fishery Monitoring

Only adults included in totals below (Jacks not included).  These data are actual data collected, not expanded or estimated data.

Preliminary and subject to change.

Mgmt WkDates# of Interview# of Anglers# AD Clipped Chinook Retained# Unmarked Chinook Retained# Coho Retained (AD clipped + unmarked)# Unmarked Chinook Released
32Aug 1 - 635724021
33Aug 7 -1314631239019
34Aug 14 - 20160347520219
35Aug 21-2726759716711933
36Aug 28 - Sept 32916466708328
37Sept 4 - 101643514316510
38Sept 11 -177314030313
39Sept 18 - 248170000
40Sept 25 - 30460000
Total 114824883752203103

2022 Willapa Bay Marine Area 2.1 Recreational Salmon Fishery Monitoring

Only adults included in totals below (Jacks not included).  These data are actual data collected, not expanded data.  

Preliminary and subject to change.

Stat WeekDates# of Interviews# of Anglers Sampled# of AD clipped Chinook Retained# of Unmarked Chinook RetainedTotal # of Coho Retained (AD + Unmarked)# of Unmarked Chinook Released
32Aug 1-79420022002
33Aug 8-1411926213023
34Aug 15-21189425701246
35Aug 22-28224520760130
36Aug 29-Sept 41503333901318
37Sept 5-1190211120150
38 Sept 12-18459900154
39Sept 19-2518261030
40Sept 26-30360000
Total 9322082233151103

2021 Willapa Bay Marine Area 2.1 Recreational Salmon Fishery Monitoring

Only adults included in totals below (Jacks not included).  These data are actual data collected, not expanded data.  

Preliminary and subject to change.

Stat WeekDates# of Interviews# of Anglers Sampled# of AD clipped Chinook Retained# of Unmarked Chinook RetainedTotal # of Coho Retained (AD + Unmarked)# of Unmarked Chinook Released
32Aug 1 - 8212456450318
33Aug 9 - 15184394460014
34Aug 16 - 22318713780337
35Aug 23 -292585477801156
36Aug 30 - Sept 538382511206469
37Sept 6 - 12264791807827
38Sept 13 - 1984170100598
39Sept 20 - 2613270000
40Sept 27 - 30110000
Total 1,4793,6123870218229

2020 Willapa Bay Marine Area 2.1 Recreational Salmon Fishery Monitoring

Only adults included in totals below (Jacks not included)

Preliminary and subject to change.

Stat WeekDates# of Interviews# of Anglers Sampled# of AD clipped Chinook Retained# of Unmarked Chinook RetainedTotal # of Coho Retained (AD + Unmarked)# of Unmarked Chinook Released
31Aug 1 -2831917013
32Aug 3 - 914735815018
33Aug 10 - 16332764830335
34Aug 17 - 23253526350529
35Aug 24 - 3040993912703589
36Aug 31 - Sept 63017145228034
37Sept 7 - 1322050925412631
38Sept 14 - 2010423420438
39Sept 21 - 2715320051
40Sept 28 - 30230010
Total 1,8664,2703466300239

2019 Willapa Bay Marine Area 2.1 Recreational Salmon Fishery Monitoring

Only adults included in totals below (Jacks not included)

Preliminary and subject to change.

Stat WeekDatesNumber of InterviewsNumber of Anglers SampledNumber of AD clipped Chinook RetainedNumber of Unmarked Chinook RetainedNumber of Coho Retained (AD + Unmarked)Number of Unmarked Chinook Released
31Aug 1-3156307426 (all prior to Aug 1)70
32Aug 4-1022548011812328
33Aug 11-1734076411113456
34Aug 18-244711,07815508283
35Aug 25-312926518537975
36Sept 1 - 726858866018360
37Sept 8 - 1422547734017432
38Sept 15 - 21316420254
39Sept 22 - 2815150020
40Sept 29 - 30220000
Total 2,0234,42461311609338

2018 Willapa Bay Marine Area 2.1 Recreational Salmon Fishery Monitoring

Only adults included in totals below (Jacks not included)

Preliminary and subject to change.

Stat WeekDatesNumber of InterviewsNumber of Anglers SampledNumber of AD clipped Chinook RetainedNumber of Unmarked Chinook RetainedNumber of Coho Retained (AD + Unmarked)Number of Unmarked Chinook Released
318/1 - 8/5161385170212
328/6 - 8/12204445630611
338/13 - 8/1935990714202033
348/20 - 8/2640995814834134
358/27 - 9/24911175179012666
369/3 - 9/92154615117323
379/10 - 9/1676148491615
389/17 - 9/2324490050
399/24 - 9/3011210030
Total 1,9504,5496165337184