Coming back into US waters with Canadian caught fish to a port not open for those fish, other than Neah Bay for Halibut, is illegal. The low down I have heard on this has been that it has been done and the people arrested but no one has ever been prosecuted. When JD Wade in Bellingham tried with his group, the Puget Sound Anglers, to promote fishing out of area 7 (San Juans) to BC by boat then come back, They said they would work on it. They (WDFW) made them think they were going to take a serious look at it. PSA's reasoning was that they were not targeting american fish, but Canadian, thus not hurting any US runs. At the next meeting, they quickly slammed the door on them saying there was absolutely no interest in it by Washingtonians and moved on to the next topic. Apparently they have never been at the BC border in the summer time looking at all of the boats and trailers going across. They told him that they don't ever want to see any Canadian fish brought back into the US, ever! The regs are stated so it is okay to bring them back by auto but not by boat. Your tax dollars at work against you. What ever happened to: For the people, by the people? I guess it is now DO it to the people! Most of these regs are Ocean and Straight of Juan de Fuca, not inner Puget Sound. Just some more info on fishing Sekiu. If you go out and fish Sekiu and or Neah bay in the coming months, Octopus is one of the favorite baits to use. We have caught many a bottom fish out there with tentacles hanging out of there mouth. The old Big Salmon used to carry it. I don't know if the new owners do. Smelly Jelly would work out there. Anything works out there. I noticed the smelly jelly makes a bigger difference here in the sound, as there are fewer fish here. Good Luck. Ron