Marine Area 7 - San Juan Islands - Open to Salmon Angling

Marine Area 7 - San Juan Islands opened today for salmon fishing. The area will remain open through April 30th giving us the longest single winter blackmouth season in years. The area has a two fish limit with a 22" minimum size restriction and wild fish release on Chinook. No size limit on the other species.

This is without a doubt one of the finest winter blackmouth areas there is, with the outstanding beauty of the islands and the quality of the fish that can be caught is a real plus. Each season we see fish landed into the high 20's and every once and awhile into the 30's. The nice thing about the islands is that there is always somewhere you can fish any day, though it may not be pleasant getting there or going back home.

We should get some island reports in the next few days and will post when we hear something.