Hmmm ...

I seem to recall something to the effect that once you limit in any marine area, you cannot move to another area for more. Maybe that was only for moving from salt to fresh? Anyway, it is possible that by catching your 2 salmon in area 9, you have limited out for salmon for that day, regardless of where you go after that. It is confusing.

Which if these are legal then:

1. catch 2 silvers in 9, then move to 8.2 and catch 2 humpies
2. catch 2 humpies in 8.2, then move to 9 and catch 2 silvers
3. catch 2 silvers and 2 humpies in 8.2
4. catch 1 silver in 9, then move to 8.2 and catch 3 humpies
5. catch 1 silver in 8.2, then move to 9 and catch 1 silver, then go back to 8.2 and catch 2 humpies

These combinations are definitely not "fringe" cases, seeing as how Shipwreck is the border between 8.2 and 9, and lately there are 100 boats there on any given weekend morning. I suppose that a strict reading of the regs is that the total day's limit for each angler is the most restrictive limit of all of the areas fished that day. This would mean that if you fish area 9 at all, your day's limit is 2 salmon, no chinook or chum, regardless of where else you fished that day.

Regards.

Mike
Woodinville