7B (Bellingham Bay)
7D (Lummi Bay)
77H (Whatcom Waterway to Roeder Ave. bridge; CLICK TO SEE MAP)
OPEN: 12:01am Tuesday, August 1, 2023
CLOSE: 4:00pm Friday, September 8, 2023
Open weekly from 4:00pm Sunday to 4:00pm Friday
7C
OPEN: 12:01am Tuesday August 1, 2023
CLOSE: 4:00pm Friday, September 15, 2023
Open weekly from 4:00pm Sunday to 4:00pm Friday
(see restrictions below)
Nooksack River(77B)
OPEN: 12:01am Tuesday, August 1, 2023
CLOSE: 4:00pmSaturday, September 9, 2023
Open weekly from 4:00pm Sunday to 4:00pm Saturday
Restrictions
- Nooksack River is closed above the Slater Road Bridge.
- Minimum mesh size 5-inch.
- Samish Bay and River are closed south and east of a line from Oyster Creek to the fish management marker on Samish Island, except that hand pull gill nets may fish north of a line from Oyster Creek to Scott's Point on Samish Island. (See map below)
- If a marine mammal is harmed in order to protect gear or catch, activity must be reported to LNR enforcement at 815-4175
- All take home fish must be reported on a fish ticket.
- Fishers must cooperate with Lummi catch samplers to provide access to fish for CWT, tissue, adipose fin and otolith sampling as requested. Fisher must contract LNR at312-2321 to have their fish sampled.
- All provisions of Title 10 apply.
For more information click the regulation below.
Revised (2023) Samish Bay Hand-pull Fishing Area Map
New this year: the inside boundary of the hand-pull area extends from Scott's Point to Oyster Creek.
Revised Samish Bay Fishing Area