MA10 Blackmouth anyone?

[throttlejocky20]

We hit 3 in area 11 Saturday.

[3nails]

I wasn't aware this early fishery was quota based. Anyone have that number?

It's "encounter" based, here's the link.

https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/reports/creel/seasonal#ps-winter-chinook

Looks like 4491 total encounters, 967 unmarked encounters, and 3713 sublegal encounters.

How do they know about sublegal encounters?

Creel check's, combine with the DFW test fishing boat results.
If every boat fishing admits to a fish checker they released 3 subs. The DFW boats release 5 subs. They'll average it out , count boats, add that average to each boat and bam....the season is over.

So people are telling the checkers about the sublegals they caught? 

[highside74]

Learned years ago that they count every caught and released fish against the quota. From that point on if we didn't keep it we didn't report it. Every caught and released fish is counted as a mortality even if they weren't hurt in any way.

[Crunchy]

Learned years ago that they count every caught and released fish against the quota. From that point on if we didn't keep it we didn't report it. Every caught and released fish is counted as a mortality even if they weren't hurt in any way.

We brought in three the other day and when the fish checker asked us, we say those were the only bites we had, just lucky I guess.

[Elk_Guapo]

MA10 is now closed:


https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/emergency-rules/salmon-fishing-close-marine-area-10-seattle-and-bremerton-2026-04

[fishngamereaper]

MA10 is now closed:


https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/emergency-rules/salmon-fishing-close-marine-area-10-seattle-and-bremerton-2026-04

Technically one more day
But ya...

Loose lips ......once again kill a salmon season.