Salmon Opens - Marine Area 5 & 6

Marine Areas 5 & 6 (Sekiu and Piller Point & East Juan de Fuca Strait) opens this Saturday 13Th February and will run through April 10Th. This will be a 1 salmon limit with a minimum of 22" on Chinook and no size limit on other species. Chinook can be either "Wild" or "Hatchery".

These areas take in the popular areas of Port Angeles, Freshwater Bay, Sekiu, Piller Point as well as many of the popular banks in the Eastern Straits.

Traditionally these area put out some of the best winter blackmouth fisheries that we see. The one factor that can really put a dent into this fishery is the weather. Both of these area can really take a beating during the winter fisheries and many times a well planned trip will only result in a lot of beach time waiting for the weather to settle down (that is if it does).