U.S. Territorial waters extend out to 200 hundred miles. But the real issue is that most regulations apply to where the fish is Landed and not where it was caught. For enforcement purposes, you have no way of proving where you were fishing. The only thing that is provable is where they are landed. Unfortunately, there are too many unscrupulous fishermen that would just say that they were fishing someplace that was legal.

Good way to review our blessings for the year. Always good fishing at Langara Fishing Lodge (North end of B.C.).

Not much going on in Saltwater this time of year. Unless you want to try your hand at nighttime squid fishing, from some of the local docks.

https://www.eregulations.com/washington/fishing/puget-sound-coastal-rivers-special-rules-d-k

Only open Fall through early winter

66 years

The simplest is plain table salt.

You really should take it to a State expert. If it is one of our Washington Killer Hornets, it is a big deal.

Finally able to get from Washington into British Columbia. Very successful fishing Trip to Langara Lodge, on the very North tip of the Hadai Gwai Island chain. Weather was great and the fishing hot. Limits of 20 lb. Chinook, Coho, Lingcod and Halibut. Strongly recommend this lodge for those looking for some great fishing.

The Chinook salmon will be returning to local rivers in big numbers through the next 6 weeks. Good fishing in front of rivers in saltwater (highest numbers return to the Nisqually river) and also bank fishing in rivers as the salmon move upriver.

They are currently thick at Neah Bay.

Be careful of the regulations, they just closed some areas up there by emergency regulation, due to exceeding the annual quota.

I assume the rig would be the same they use up here in Washington. Most use spreader bars with enough weight to keep you line straight down - usually 32oz in 400 ft. of water. The hook end can either be just two hooks with herring chunks, or you can use a "skirt", that helps attract the fish. My preference is a 7" Green-Glo jumbo skirt. Since Halibut mostly find food by smell, I always like to add some herring scent on the skirt and weight.

A few other tips - Halibut bite best around a current change - not a tide change, but when the "current" is slowest. Use a pulsing reverse to help stay over your line, so it is going mostly straight down. Bounce bottom, but don't drag bottom - this helps attract Halibut, but most importantly, it will minimize tangled lines.

Good luck and post some pictures.

Great day fishing for Halibut off Sekiu in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Started off with a beautiful sunrise and ended with our limits in 2 hours.

Hey Terry, it's too early for the Fall Chinook runs to be showing up (usually mid July they start to show). I haven't checked for a few years, but if they still release Spring Chinook from Minter Creek hatchery, they pass through in May and June. Primary spots are the West shore of the Narrows and around the corner to Wollochet Bay. Then Green Point, just at the edge of Carr inlet, they seem to hold in about 80 ft of water, and near the bottom. Most of the action in area 13 is currently on Lingcod. 1 or two Lingcod for every dozen boats. It's beautiful on the water right now, just not good "catching".

Wave when you go by Chambers Creek.