Fish & Shellfish Regulations Brochure - IN PROGRESS

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To download a PDF copy of the Olympic National Park Fish & Shellfish Regulations brochure, click here. Please note that the content of pages 8-13 has been removed from the PDF, and can instead be found in the map and charts below, to allow for timely updates.

 

Map of drainages. See chart below for the freshwater fish regulations of each drainage.

 

Drainages & Freshwater Fish Regulations

Zone	Drainages (Areas)	Season	Gear	Daily Limit
1	All beaver ponds, streams, and rivers not listed on this chart. Includes: Dosewallips, Duckabush, Graywolf, North Fork Sol Duc, Sol Duc, South Fork Calawah, Quinault (East Fork, North Fork, and mainstem above upper bridge).	June 1–October 31, 2023	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook	Catch-and-release except 2 adipose clipped hatchery steelhead may be retained
	Elwha River	CLOSED
2	Skokomish River, North Fork	June 1–September 15, 2023	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook	Catch-and-release for all species
3	Quinault River, upper bridge downstream to park boundary	June 1, 2023–March 31, 2024	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook	Catch-and-release for all species except 2 adipose clipped hatchery steelhead may be retained
4	Queets River, mainstem, below AND above Hartzell boat launch. Catch Record Card Code 394	June 1–August 31, 2023	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook	Catch-and-release for all species except 2 adipose clipped hatchery steelhead may be retained
		September 1–30, 2023	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook	Catch-and-release for all species except: 2 hatchery coho salmon may be retained 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained and defined as dorsal fin height less than 21/8”, adipose clipped, or ventral clipped
		October 1, 2023–March 31, 2024	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook	Catch-and-release for all species except 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained and defined as dorsal fin height less than 21/8”, adipose clipped, or ventral clipped
	Salmon River Catch Record Card Code 396	June 1–August 31, 2023	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook	Catch-and-release for all species except 2 adipose clipped hatchery steelhead may be retained
		September 1–30, 2023	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook	Catch-and-release for all species except: 2 hatchery coho salmon may be retained 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained and defined as dorsal fin height less than 21/8”, adipose clipped, or ventral clipped
		October 1, 2023–February 29, 2024	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook	Catch-and-release for all species except 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained and defined as dorsal fin height less than 21/8”, adipose clipped, or ventral clipped
5	Hoh River and South Fork Hoh River	June 1, 2023–March 31, 2024	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook. Fly fishing ONLY ¼ mile below Hoh Campground to park boundary (located downstream of S. Fk. confluence)	Catch-and-release for all species except 2 adipose clipped hatchery steelhead may be retained
6	Bogachiel River	June 1, 2023–March 31, 2024	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook	Catch-and-release for all species except 2 adipose clipped hatchery steelhead may be retained
7	Ozette River	August 1, 2023–February 29, 2024	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook	Catch-and-release for all species except 2 adipose clipped hatchery steelhead may be retained
8	Dickey River Mouth	Identical to State regulations from park boundary upstream to confluence of the East and West Forks	Identical to State regulations. See State gear regulations for this river from the park boundary upstream to the confluence of the East and West Forks	Release all wild steelhead, salmon, and trout regardless of size. See State regulations for daily limits of hatchery salmon and steelhead from the park boundary upstream to the confluence of the East and West Forks
	Hoh River Mouth	Identical to State regulations from park boundary upstream to Dept. of Natural Resources Oxbow Campground boat launch	Identical to State regulations. See State gear regulations for this river from the park boundary upstream to Dept. of Natural Resources Oxbow Campground boat launch	Release all wild steelhead, salmon, and trout regardless of size. See State regulations for daily limits of hatchery salmon and steelhead from the park boundary upstream to Dept. of Natural Resources Oxbow Campground boat launch
	Quillayute River	Identical to State regulations from park boundary upstream to confluences of Sol Duc and Bogachiel Rivers	Identical to State regulations. See State gear regulations for this river from the park boundary upstream to the confluences of the Sol Duc and Bogachiel Rivers	Release all wild steelhead, salmon, and trout regardless of size. See State regulations for daily limits of hatchery salmon and steelhead from the park boundary upstream to the confluences of the Sol Duc and Bogachiel Rivers
9	Cedar, Goodman, Kalaloch, and Mosquito creeks (Pacific Coastal Area)	June 1, 2023—February 29, 2024	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook	Catch-and-release except 2 adipose clipped hatchery steelhead may be retained
A	Lake Ozette	Last Saturday in April—October 31, 2023	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook	Catch-and-release EXCEPT no daily, size, or possession limits for yellow perch, largemouth bass, pikeminnow, and bullhead See Fish Consumption Advisory, page 6, item 4
B	Lake Crescent	June 1—October 31, 2023	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook; 2 ounce weight restriction	Catch-and-release
	High elevation lakes (above 1,300 ft)	Last Saturday in April—October 31, 2023	Bait, treble, and barbed hooks allowed	No daily, size, or possession limits for brook trout, rainbow trout, and cutthroat trout. See Fish Consumption Advisory, page 6, item 4
	Irely Lake	Last Saturday in April—October 31, 2023	Artificial lure with barbless single point hook	Catch-and-release

 

Marine Fish & Shellfish Regulations

Fish Species	Minimum Size	Daily Limit	Season
Herring/sardine/sandlance/ anchovy/surf smelt	None	10 pounds all species combined	Year-round
Lingcod	22˝	2 but no more than 9 bottomfish total, regardless of species	2nd Saturday in March—3rd Saturday in October
Rockfish	None	7 BUT release all yelloweye & canary rockfish No more than 9 bottomfish total, regardless of species	2nd Saturday in March—3rd Saturday in October
Greenling	None	9 BUT no more than 9 bottomfish total, regardless of species	2nd Saturday in March—3rd Saturday in October
Cabezon	18”	1 BUT no more than 9 bottomfish total, regardless of species	2nd Saturday in March—3rd Saturday in October
Surfperch	None	12	Year-round
All other intertidal fish (unclassified)		CLOSED

Shellfish Species	Minimum Size	Daily Limit	Season
Goose neck barnacles	None	10 pounds whole or 5 pounds stalks	November 1—March 31
Horse clams	None	7 (must keep first 7)	November 1—March 31
Littleneck/butter/manila clams/cockles	1½˝	10 pounds in shell or 40 TOTAL clams	November 1—March 31
Mussels	None	10 pounds in shell	November 1—March 31
Razor clams	None	15 (must keep first 15)	To Be Announced
Dungeness crab	6˝	6 males only BUT NO soft-shell crabs	Pots: December 1— September 15 Other gear: year–round
Red rock crab	5˝	6 of either sex BUT NO soft-shell crabs	Pots: December 1— September 15 Other gear: year–round
Abalone, geoducks, octopus, oysters, sand shrimp, scallops (all species), sea cucumbers, sea urchins (all species), shrimp (all species), all other intertidal invertebrates (unclassified)		CLOSED
No harvest of any fish or invertebrates for bait