SEEN OFF WEST SEATTLE: Sunrise salmon fishing

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(Photo by Theresa Arbow-O’Connor)

Thanks to everyone who sent photos of today’s sunrise over downtown, with fishing boats out on the bay. It’s the first of four consecutive days in which inner Elliott Bay is open to Chinook salmon fishing, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, which is posting fishing-season updates here. This next photo, taken, a bit later, is from Brian Moore:

Brian says the Don Armeni Boat Ramp parking lot “was full by 5:00,” so apparently this was an exception to Parks’ earlier statement about the 6:00 am lot-opening time. (Update: Don Armeni’s website says it’s opening daily at 4 am through Monday.) According to WDFW, fishing is supposed to end (corrected) by noon Monday.

Dwg August 2, 2024 (2:22 pm)

WDFW’s regs are ridiculously complex, so I can’t blame you for misinterpreting them, but a minor correction. It’s open now through noon on Monday. It doesn’t close each day at noon. So the open dates and times are actually 1hr before until 1hr after sunrise (standard fishing hours) today, Sat, Sun, and then Monday until noon.

WSB August 2, 2024 (3:05 pm)

So it’s open round the clock through Monday noon?
- Dwg August 2, 2024 (3:47 pm)
  
  Friday – 1hr before sunrise until one hour after sunriseSaturday – same as aboveSunday – same as aboveMonday – 1hr before sunrise until noon.
  - WSB August 2, 2024 (3:58 pm)
    
    Thank you.

Derp August 2, 2024 (3:21 pm)

Shhhhhhhh

Need2No August 2, 2024 (5:21 pm)

I was unable to contact parks to see about when gates would be opened on Saturday, August 2nd. Can anyone shed some light on this?

WSB August 2, 2024 (7:07 pm)

The Don Armeni page on Parks’ website says 4 am. I’m adding that to the story.
https://www.seattle.gov/parks/allparks/don-armeni-boat-ramp