Additional recreational halibut fishing off coast and Puget Sound to open next month; annual bag limit to increase

My crew with their limit of halibut out of westport 2023

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
July 24, 2023
Contact: Lorna Wargo, 360-581-5611
Media contact: Mark Yuasa, 360-902-2262

Additional recreational halibut fishing off coast and Puget Sound to open next month; annual bag limit to increase

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Halibut Fishing Trip May 2023

Me holding 47 lb halibut up with Gaff

My friends and I recently had an absolutely epic halibut fishing trip out of Westport, WA. You know, the “early limits” back at the dock first kind of trip that you and your buddies will talk about for a long time.

This blog post breaks down everything we did in hopes that it might help someone repeat a similar level of success. And that includes me! When I write this stuff down, I like to go back and study it before the next trip so I can repeat what I did.

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Puget Sound Halibut Fishing 2023

Nice shallow water halibut
Nice shallow water halibut

Halibut fishing opens up in April of 2023 for the waters considered “Puget Sound”, which includes the Strait. The Washington Coast will open in May for halibut fishing. This blog post is all about sharing previous year catch data and current year effort and catch data to help you hone in “where and when to fish” for halibut in 2023 for Marine Areas 5-9.

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CORRECTION: WDFW announces additional halibut fishing days to round out 2022 season, seeks public input on 2023 halibut season

July 21, 2022
Contact: Lorna Wargo, 360-581-5611
Public Affairs Contact: Eryn Couch, 360-890-6604

CORRECTION: Updated to correct halibut season details for Neah Bay and La Push (Marine Areas 3 and 4).

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