PERMANENT RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Effective Date of Rule: May 1, 2009.
Purpose: Amend sportfishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: New section WAC 220-16-880 Saltwater State Park Marine Preserve; and amending WAC 220-20-100 General provisions -- Marine protected areas, 220-56-100 Definitions -- Personal-use fishing, 220-56-105 River mouth definitions, 220-56-122 Statewide bait rules, 220-56-350 Clams other than razor clams, mussels -- Areas and seasons, 220-56-380 Oysters -- Areas and seasons, 220-56-500 Game fish seasons, 232-12-168 Fishing contests, and 232-28-619 Washington food fish and game fish -- Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 09-01-023 on December 8, 2008.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: WAC 220-56-100(2):
Anti-snagging rule definition amended:
(a) Terminal gear is limited to a lure or bait with one single point hook. When fishing from a floating device, up to two single point hooks may be used.
(b) Only single point hooks measuring not more than 3/4 inch from point to shank may be used, and all hooks must be attached to or below the lure or bait.
(c) Weights may not be attached below or less than 12 inches above lure or bait.
WAC 220-56-122(6):
Live bait rules amended: It is unlawful to possess or use live aquatic animals as bait in fresh water, except:
(a) Live aquatic animals (other than fish) collected from the water being fished may be possessed or used as bait.
(b) Live sand shrimp may be possessed or used as bait.
(c) Live forage fish may be possessed or used as bait in the Columbia River downstream of a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 14 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank.
Sport clam seasons are adjusted on a yearly basis based on abundance and usage surveys and agreements with comanagers and other state agencies.
(1) Ala Spit - Closed the entire year (was open May 1 - May 31).
(19) Dosewallips State Park - Open March 1 through October 31 (was April 1 - September 30).
(23) Fort Flagler State Park - Open May 15 through July 31 (was April 1 - June 15).
(26) Frye Cove County Park - Closed the entire year (was open January 1 - June 15).
(56) Oak Bay County Park - Open June 1 through July 31 (was July 1 - August 31).
(66) Point Whitney - Open March 1 through May 31 (was March 1 - June 30).
(97) South Indian Island County Park - Open April 1 through May 31 (was April 1 - June 30).
Sport oyster seasons are adjusted on a yearly basis based on abundance and usage surveys and agreements with comanagers and other state agencies.
(23) Fort Flagler State Park - Open May 15 through July 31 (was April 1 - June 15).
(26) Frye Cove County Park - Closed the entire year (was open January 1 - June 15).
(56) Oak Bay County Park - Open June 1 through July 31 (was July 1 - August 31).
(97) South Indian Island County Park - Open April 1 through May 31 (was April 1 - June 30).
Modifies exceptions to statewide rules. Changes seasonal dates, closed areas, daily limits, size limits, and gear restrictions.
Blue Lake (Grant County) - The trout daily limit of 8 was not adopted. The daily limit remains at the statewide standard of 5 fish.
Cispus River (Lewis County) - The additional season was adjusted to end just before the new stream opener (first Saturday in June).
Columbia River - The sturgeon seasons were adjusted in the lower river, and total length measurements were converted to fork length. Total length of 42" becomes 38" fork length. Total length of 45" becomes 41" fork length, and total length of 60" becomes 54" fork length. Sturgeon release is required May 1 - 8, June 29 - July 1, and July 6 - December 31 below the Wauna powerlines. I-5 Bridge to the Wauna powerlines: Sturgeon retention is allowed only Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Cowlitz River (Lewis County) - The additional season is adjusted to end just before the new stream opener (first Saturday in June).
Damon Lake (Grays Harbor County) - The season opener is changed to the first Saturday in June.
Grimes Lake (Douglas County) - The game fish season opener is changed to the first Saturday in June.
EF Lewis River (Clark/Skamania Counties) - The additional season is adjusted to end just before the new stream opener (first Saturday in June).
Hoh River (Jefferson County) - The closure is adjusted to end just before the new stream opener (first Saturday in June).
Medical Lake, West (Spokane County) - The trout daily limit of 8 was not adopted. The daily limit remains at the statewide standard of 5 fish.
Monte Christo Lake (Snohomish County) - The season opener was changed to the first Saturday in June.
Mooses Pond (Pacific County) - The season opener was changed to the first Saturday in June.
Owens Pond (Pacific County) - The season opener was changed to the first Saturday in June.
Park Lake (Grant County) - The trout daily limit of 8 was not adopted. The daily limit remains at the statewide standard of 5 fish.
Quigg Lake (Grays Harbor County) - The season opener was changed to the first Saturday in June.
Quillayute River (Clallam County) - The early season was adjusted to end just before the new stream opener (first Saturday in June).
Sprague Lake (Adams/Lincoln County) - The trout daily limit of 8 was not adopted. The daily limit remains at the statewide standard of 5 fish.
Shye Lake (Grays Harbor County) - The season opener was changed to the first Saturday in June.
Skagit River (Skagit/Whatcom County) - The game fish season opener was changed to the first Saturday in June.
Skykomish River (Snohomish County) - The game fish season opener was changed to the first Saturday in June.
Sol Duc River (Clallam County) - The early season was adjusted to end just before the new stream opener (first Saturday in June).
Spokane River (Spokane County) - From upstream boundary at Plese Flats Day Use Area, upstream to Monroe Street Dam - The game fish season opener was changed to June 1.
Swan's Mill Pond (Stossel Creek) (King County) - The season opener was changed to the first Saturday in June.
Tilton River (Lewis County) - From mouth to West Fork - The salmon opener was changed to the first Saturday in June.
Washougal River (Clark County) - From mouth to Mt. Norway Bridge - The additional season was adjusted to end just before the new stream opener (first Saturday in June).
Williams Lake (Spokane County) - The trout daily limit of 8 was not adopted. The daily limit remains at the statewide standard of 5 fish.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 9, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: February 6, 2009.
Susan Yeager
for Miranda Wecker, Chair
Fish and Wildlife Commission
OTS-1969.1
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-16-880
Saltwater State Park Marine Preserve.
"Saltwater State Park Marine Preserve" is defined as those
waters, bedlands, and tidelands of Saltwater State Park within
a line projected from the northernmost marker at the DNR high
tide line through 122°19'39.02"W, 47°22'25.14"N; then to
122°19'44.14"W, 47°22'26.11"N; then to 122°19'45.91"W,
47°22'21.54"N; then to 122°19'40.86"W, 47°22'20.60"N; then to
the southernmost marker on the shoreline and back along the
high tide line to the northernmost marker.
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OTS-1970.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 07-16-056, filed 7/26/07,
effective 8/26/07)
WAC 220-20-100
General provisions -- Marine protected
areas.
(1) It is unlawful to fish for or possess fish,
shellfish, or wildlife taken from any conservation area
defined in chapter 220-16 WAC.
(2) The following marine preserves are closed to the taking of fish, shellfish, and wildlife as indicated:
(a) The Admiralty Head Marine Preserve is closed to the taking of fish and wildlife, and closed to the taking of shellfish except sea cucumbers and sea urchins.
(b) The Colvos Passage Marine Preserve is closed to the taking of shellfish and wildlife, closed to all commercial harvest of fish, and closed to recreational harvest of fish except it is lawful to take salmon for personal use by trolling, defined as fishing from a vessel under power and in gear making forward progress.
(c) The San Juan Island Marine Preserve is closed to the taking of shellfish except it is lawful to take crab from Parks Bay, and closed to the taking of food fish other than salmon except it is lawful to take herring and Yellow and Low Island Preserve is closed to the taking of food fish.
(d) The Titlow Beach Marine Preserve is closed to the taking of shellfish and wildlife, closed to the commercial harvest of all fish, and closed to the recreational harvest of all fish except that it is lawful to take salmon if taken with artificial lures from shore or from a nonmotorized vessel.
(e) The Z's Reef Marine Preserve is closed to the taking of shellfish and wildlife, closed to the commercial harvest of all fish, and closed to the recreational harvest of all fish except that it is lawful to take salmon with fly fishing gear as defined in WAC 220-56-210.
(f) The Seattle city park Marine Preserves (Golden Gardens, Carkeek, Lincoln, Discovery, Emma Schmitz, and Richey Viewpoint) are closed to removal of organisms from the intertidal areas, except that finfish may be harvested using hook and line gear, provided it is lawful under other WDFW fishing regulations. Any organism except finfish taken by hook and line in the intertidal area must be placed unharmed in the location it was found. Removal of organisms of unclassified marine invertebrates in numbers less than the daily limits is an infraction. All other penalties for larger numbers removed apply.
(g) The Saltwater State Park Marine Preserve is closed to all recreational harvest.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. 07-16-056, § 220-20-100, filed 7/26/07, effective 8/26/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 07-05-051 (Order 07-22), § 220-20-100, filed 2/16/07, effective 3/19/07; 05-09-009 (Order 05-52), § 220-20-100, filed 4/7/05, effective 5/8/05; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 220-20-100, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02.]
OTS-1967.3
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 08-07-003, filed 3/5/08,
effective 4/5/08)
WAC 220-56-100
Definitions -- Personal-use fishing.
The
following definitions apply to personal use fishing in Titles
220 and 232 WAC:
(1) "Anadromous game fish" means steelhead, sea-run cutthroat trout, and sea-run Dolly Varden/bull trout.
(2) "Anti-snagging rule" means:
(a) Terminal fishing gear is limited to a lure or bait with one single point hook. When fishing from a floating device, up to two single point hooks may be used.
(b) Only single point hooks measuring not more then 3/4 inch from point to shank may be used and all hooks must be attached to or below the lure or bait.
(c) Weights may not be attached below or less than 12 inches above the lure or bait.
(3) "Bait" means any substance which attracts fish by scent or flavors. Bait includes any lure which uses scent or flavoring to attract fish.
(((3))) (4) "Barbless hook" means a hook on which all
barbs have been deleted when manufactured or filed off or
pinched down.
(((4))) (5) "Bass" means largemouth and smallmouth bass.
(((5))) (6) "Bow and arrow fishing" means any method of
taking, or attempting to take, fish by the use of an arrow
equipped with a barbed head and a line attached, and propelled
by a bow, as in the sport of archery, while the fisher is
above the surface of the water.
(((6))) (7) "Buoy 10 line" means a true north-south line
projected through Buoy 10 at the mouth of the Columbia River. "Buoy 10 fishery" means a fishery between a line in the
Columbia River from Tongue Point in Oregon to Rocky Point in
Washington and the Buoy 10 line.
(((7))) (8) "Channel Marker 13 line" means a true
north-south line through Grays Harbor Channel Marker 13.
(((8))) (9) "Daily limit" means the maximum number or
pounds of fish, shellfish, or seaweed of the required size of
a given species or aggregate of species which a person may
retain in a single day.
(((9))) (10) "Fresh" means fish or shellfish that are
refrigerated, iced, salted, or surface glazed.
(((10))) (11) "Freshwater area" means:
(a) Within any freshwater river, lake, stream or pond.
(b) On the bank or within 10 yards of any freshwater river, lake, stream or pond.
(c) On or within any boat launch, ramp, or parking facility associated with any freshwater river, lake, stream or pond.
(((11))) (12) "Frozen" means fish or shellfish that are
hard frozen throughout.
(((12))) (13) "Gaffing" means an effort to take fish by
impaling the fish with a hook attached directly to a pole or
other device.
(((13))) (14) "Hatchery" when used to describe the
difference between a hatchery fish and a nonhatchery fish,
except salmon, means a fish having a clipped adipose fin or a
clipped ventral fin with a healed scar at the location of the
clipped fin. A hatchery salmon is a salmon having a clipped
adipose fin and a healed scar at the location of the clipped
fin, regardless of whether the fish is missing a ventral fin.
(((14))) (15) "Hook" means one single point, double or
treble hook. A "single point hook" means a hook having only
one point. A "double hook" means a hook having two points on
a common shank. A "treble hook" means a hook having three
points on a common shank.
(((15))) (16) "Hook and line" or "angling" shall be
identical in meaning and, except as provided in WAC 220-56-115, shall be defined as the use of not more than one
line with three hooks attached to a pole held in hand while
landing fish, or the use of a hand operated line without rod
or reel, to which may be attached not more than three hooks. When fishing for bottom fish, "angling" and "jigging" shall be
identical in meaning.
(((16))) (17) "In the field or in transit" means at any
place other than at the ordinary residence of the harvester. An ordinary residence is a residential dwelling where a person
normally lives, with associated features such as address,
telephone number, utility account, etc. A motor home or
camper parked at a campsite or a vessel are not considered to
be an ordinary residence.
(((17))) (18) "Juvenile" means a person under fifteen
year of age.
(((18))) (19) "Lure" means a manufactured article
constructed of feathers, hair, fiber, wood, metal, glass,
cork, leather, rubber or plastic which does not use scent or
flavoring to attract fish. "Nonbuoyant lure" means a lure
complete with hooks, swivels or other attachments, which does
not float in freshwater.
(((19))) (20) "Night closure" means closed to fishing
from one hour after official sunset to one hour before
official sunrise.
(((20) "Nonbuoyant lure restriction" means nonbuoyant
lures, defined as lures with hooks and attachments (eyes,
swivels, etc.), that do not have enough buoyancy to float in
freshwater, may have only one single hook measuring not more
than 3/4 inch point to shank. No weights may be attached
below or less than twelve inches above a buoyant lure defined
as a lure with hooks and attachments that has enough buoyancy
to float in freshwater, and all hooks must be attached to or
no more than three inches below a buoyant lure or within three
inches of bait or a nonbuoyant lure. No hook may be attached
to the line above a buoyant lure.))
(21) "Possession limit" means the number of daily limits allowed to be retained in the field or in transit.
(22) "Processed" means fish or shellfish which have been processed by heat for human consumption as kippered, smoked, boiled, or canned.
(23) "Steelhead license year limit" means the maximum number of steelhead trout any one angler may retain from April 1st through the following March 31st.
(24) "Selective gear rules" means terminal fishing gear is limited to artificial flies with barbless single hooks or lures with barbless single hooks, bait is prohibited, and fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor is prohibited unless otherwise provided. Up to three hooks may be used. Only knotless nets may be used to land fish. In waters under selective gear rules, fish may be released until the daily limit is retained.
(25) "Slough" means any swamp, marsh, bog, pond, side-channel, or backwater connected to a river by water. Waters called sloughs that are not connected to a river are considered lakes.
(26) "Snagging" means an effort to take fish with a hook and line in a manner that the fish does not take the hook or hooks voluntarily in its mouth.
(27) "Spearing" or "spear fishing" means an effort to take fish or shellfish by impaling the fish or shellfish on a shaft, arrow or other device.
(28) "Stationary gear restriction" means the line and weight and lure or bait must be moving while in the water. The line and weight and lure or bait may not be stationary.
(29) "Steelhead" means sea-run rainbow trout over twenty inches in length.
(30) "Unmarked salmon" means a salmon with intact adipose and ventral fins.
(31) "Trout" means brown trout, bull trout, cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden, Eastern brook trout, golden trout, grayling, Kokanee (silver trout), lake trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout, and, in WAC 232-28-619, salmon from waters designated as "landlocked salmon rules apply."
(32) "Whitefish gear rules" means terminal fishing gear is restricted to one single hook, maximum hook size three-sixteenths inch point to shank (hook size 14), and bait is allowed. All species: Release all fish except whitefish.
(33) "Wild" when used to describe the difference between a hatchery fish and a nonhatchery fish, except salmon, means a fish with all fins intact.
(34) "Wild" when used to describe a salmon (Chinook, coho, chum, pink or sockeye), means a salmon with an unclipped adipose fin, regardless of whether the fish is ventral fin-clipped. A salmon with a clipped adipose fin and a healed scar at the site of the clipped fin is not a wild salmon.
(35) "Wild cutthroat release" means it is unlawful to retain any cutthroat trout that does not have a clipped adipose fin and a healed scar at the location of the clipped fin.
(36) "Wild steelhead release" means it is unlawful to retain any steelhead that does not have a clipped adipose or ventral fin and a healed scar at the location of the clipped fin.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 08-07-003, § 220-56-100, filed 3/5/08, effective 4/5/08; 06-13-023 (Order 06-135), § 220-56-100, filed 6/13/06, effective 7/14/06; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 220-56-100, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06; 05-17-007 (Order 05-168), § 220-56-100, filed 8/3/05, effective 9/3/05; 04-24-030 (Order 04-306), § 220-56-100, filed 11/23/04, effective 12/24/04; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 220-56-100, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; 03-18-007 (Order 03-211), § 220-56-100, filed 8/20/03, effective 9/20/03; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 220-56-100, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order 00-134), § 220-56-100, filed 7/31/00, effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-08-029 (Order 99-13), § 220-56-100, filed 3/30/99, effective 5/1/99; 98-06-031, § 220-56-100, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-100, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-100, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-56-100, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-100, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-100, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-100, filed 4/9/86; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-100, filed 4/9/85; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-100, filed 6/9/82; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-100, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]
| Abernathy Creek - Highway 4 Bridge. | |
| Bear River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Bone River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Chambers Creek - Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge. | |
| Chehalis River - Highway 101 Bridge in Aberdeen. | |
| Chelan River - Railroad Bridge. | |
| Cispus River - Posted markers at the Lewis County P.U.D. kayak launch, approximately 1.5 miles upstream from the confluence of the Cowlitz and Cispus rivers. | |
| Cowlitz River - A line projected across the river between two fishing boundary markers set on each bank of the river approximately one-half mile downstream from the lowermost railroad bridge crossing the Cowlitz River. | |
| Dakota Creek - A line from the outermost headland of the south bank to a house at 1285 Runge Avenue, Blaine, Washington, approximately one-quarter mile downstream from the Blaine Road Bridge. | |
| Deschutes River - A line projected across the river 400 feet below the lower Tumwater Falls fish ladder. | |
| Drano Lake - Highway 14 Bridge. | |
| Duwamish River - First Avenue South Bridge. | |
| Elk River - Highway 105 Bridge. | |
| Entiat River - Highway 97 Bridge. | |
| Hawk Creek (Lincoln County) - Falls at the Hawk Creek campground. | |
| Hoquiam River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Humptulips River - Mouth of Jessie Slough. | |
| Johns River - Highway 105 Bridge. | |
| Kennedy Creek - An arc 500 yards east of the midpoint of the northbound Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Kettle River - Barstow Bridge. | |
| Lake Washington Ship Canal - A line 400 feet west of the fish ladder at the Chittenden Locks. | |
| Lewis River - A straight line running from a fishing boundary marker or from the outermost upland at the north shore of the Lewis River mouth, southerly across the Lewis River to a fishing boundary marker near the south shore. | |
| McLane Creek - A line 100 feet upstream of and parallel to the southernmost Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Methow River - Highway 97 Bridge. | |
| Naselle River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| North Nemah River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Niawiakum River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Nisqually River - At the upstream end of Alder Lake, the mouth of the Nisqually River is the Highway 7 Bridge at Elbe. | |
| North River - Highway 105 Bridge. | |
| Palix River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Puyallup River - 11th Street Bridge. | |
| Samish River - The Samish Island Bridge (Bayview-Edison Road). | |
| Sammamish River - 68th Avenue NE Bridge. | |
| Skagit River - A line projected from the terminus of the jetty with McGlinn Island to the white monument on the easterly end of Ika Island, then to a white monument on the westerly end of Craft Island, then to a white monument near the corner of the levee on the westerly side of Dry Slough, and then to a white monument on the easterly side of Tom Moore Slough. | |
| Skamokawa Creek - Highway 4 Bridge. | |
| Skookum Creek - A line 400 yards below the old railroad bridge. | |
| Snohomish River - Burlington Northern Railway Bridges crossing main river and sloughs. | |
| South Nemah River - Lynn Point 117 degrees true to the opposite shore. | |
| Spokane River - State Route 25 Bridge. | |
| Wallace River - The furthest downstream railroad bridge. | |
| Washougal River - A straight line from the Crown Zellerbach pumphouse southeasterly across the Washougal River to the east end of the Highway 14 Bridge near the upper end of Lady Island. | |
| Whatcom Creek - A line projected approximately 14 degrees true from the flashing light at the southwesterly end of the Port of Bellingham North Terminal to the southernmost point of the dike surrounding the Georgia Pacific treatment pond. | |
| White Salmon River - Between markers on the east and west shores downstream of the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge except when buoys are in place southerly from the shore to the buoys and east and west between the buoys. | |
| Little White Salmon River - At boundary markers on river bank downstream from the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery. | |
| Willapa River - City of South Bend boat launch. | |
| Wind River - Boundary line markers at mouth. | |
| Yakima River - Highway 240 Bridge. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. 08-15-002 (Order 08-165), § 220-56-105, filed 7/3/08, effective 8/3/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 08-07-003, § 220-56-105, filed 3/5/08, effective 4/5/08; 07-05-051 (Order 07-22), § 220-56-105, filed 2/16/07, effective 3/19/07; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 220-56-105, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 220-56-105, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02; 01-14-001 (Order 01-107), § 220-56-105, filed 6/21/01, effective 7/22/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038 (Order 00-29), § 220-56-105, filed 3/29/00, effective 5/1/00; 99-15-081 (Order 99-102), § 220-56-105, filed 7/20/99, effective 8/20/99; 98-06-031, § 220-56-105, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-105, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-105, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-56-105, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-105, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-105, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-105, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-105, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-105, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-105, filed 4/26/88; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-105, filed 4/9/85; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-105, filed 4/11/84; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-105, filed 6/9/82; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-56-105, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-105, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]
(2) It is unlawful to use lamprey as fishing bait, regardless of the source or species of lamprey.
(3) It is ((lawful)) acceptable to use bait in saltwater.
(4) It is unlawful to chum, broadcast, feed, or distribute into freshwater any bait or other substance capable of attracting fish unless specifically authorized in exceptions to statewide rules.
(5) When fishing for trout with bait, all trout that are lawful to possess and are equal to or greater than the minimum size are counted as part of the daily limit, whether kept or released, and it is unlawful to continue to fish once the daily limit has been achieved, except that steelhead trout may be caught and released until the daily limit is taken.
(6) It is unlawful to possess or use live ((fish))
aquatic animals as bait ((to fish for game fish)) in fresh
water except:
(a) Live aquatic animals (other than fish) collected from the water being fished may be possessed or used as bait.
(b) Live sand shrimp may be possessed or used as bait.
(c) Live forage fish may be possessed or used as bait in the Columbia River downstream of a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank.
(7) Use of bait in violation of this section is an infraction, punishable under RCW 77.15.160.
(8) It is unlawful to possess fish taken with bait in violation of the provisions of this section. Possession of fish while using bait in violation of the provisions of this section is a rebuttable presumption that the fish were taken with such bait. Violation of this subsection is punishable under RCW 77.15.380, Unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree -- Penalty, unless the fish are taken in the amounts or manner to constitute a violation of RCW 77.15.370, Unlawful recreational fishing in the first degree -- Penalty.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. 07-16-056, § 220-56-122, filed 7/26/07, effective 8/26/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 06-13-023 (Order 06-135), § 220-56-122, filed 6/13/06, effective 7/14/06; 06-09-021 (Order 06-67), § 220-56-122, filed 4/11/06, effective 5/12/06; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 220-56-122, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06.]
Except that public tidelands at the following beaches are closed unless otherwise provided:
(1) Ala Spit: ((Open May 1 through May 31)) Closed the
entire year.
(2) Alki Park: Closed the entire year.
(3) Alki Point: Closed the entire year.
(4) Bay View State Park: Closed the entire year.
(5) Brown's Point Lighthouse: Closed the entire year.
(6) Cama Beach State Park: Closed the entire year.
(7) Camano Island State Park: Closed the entire year.
(8) Chuckanut Bay: Closed the entire year.
(9) Coupeville: Closed the entire year.
(10) Dash Point State Park: Closed the entire year.
(11) Dave Mackie County Park: Closed the entire year.
(12) Des Moines City Park: Closed the entire year.
(13) Discovery Park: Closed the entire year.
(14) DNR-79: Closed the entire year.
(15) DNR-85: Closed the entire year.
(16) DNR-142: Closed the entire year.
(17) DNR-144 (Sleeper): Closed the entire year.
(18) Dockton County Park: Closed the entire year.
(19) Dosewallips State Park: Open ((April)) March 1
through ((September 30)) October 31 only in area defined by
boundary markers and signs posted on the beach.
(20) Dungeness Spit and Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge Tidelands - Open May 15 through September 30.
(21) Eagle Creek: Open July 1 through July 31.
(22) East San De FCA: Closed the entire year.
(23) Fort Flagler State Park including that portion of
the spit west of the park boundary (Rat Island): Open ((April
1)) May 15 through ((June 15)) July 31.
(24) Fort Ward State Park: Closed the entire year.
(25) Freeland County Park: Closed the entire year.
(26) Frye Cove County Park(( - Open January 1 through May
15.)): Closed the entire year.
(27) Garrison Bay: Tidelands at Guss Island and those tidelands at British camp between the National Park Service dinghy dock at the north end and the park boundary at the south end are closed the entire year.
(28) Gertrude Island - All tidelands at Gertrude Island closed the entire year.
(29) Golden Gardens: Closed the entire year.
(30) Graveyard Spit: Closed the entire year.
(31) Harrington Beach: Closed the entire year.
(32) Hoodsport: Tidelands at Hoodsport Salmon Hatchery are closed the entire year.
(33) Hope Island State Park (South Puget Sound): Open April 1 through May 31.
(34) Howarth Park: Closed the entire year.
(35) Illahee State Park: Open April 1 through July 31.
(36) Kayak Point County Park: Closed the entire year.
(37) Kitsap Memorial State Park: Open May 15 through July 15.
(38) Kopachuck State Park: Open June 1 through July 31.
(39) Liberty Bay - All state-owned tidelands in Liberty Bay north and west of the Keyport Naval Supply Center are closed to the harvest of clams the entire year.
(40) Lincoln Park: Closed the entire year.
(41) Lions Park (Bremerton): Closed the entire year.
(42) Little Clam Bay: Closed the entire year.
(43) Lower Roto Vista Park: Closed the entire year.
(44) Manchester State Park: Closed the entire year.
(45) McNeil Island - All tidelands on McNeil Island are closed the entire year.
(46) Meadowdale County Park: Closed the entire year.
(47) Mee-Kwa-Mooks Park: Closed the entire year.
(48) Monroe Landing: Closed the entire year.
(49) Mukilteo State Park - Closed the entire year.
(50) Mystery Bay State Park: Open October 1 through April 30.
(51) Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge: Closed the entire year.
(52) North Beach County Park: Closed the entire year.
(53) North Fort Lewis: Closed the entire year.
(54) North Point Hudson: Closed the entire year.
(55) Northeast Cultus Bay: Closed the entire year.
(56) Oak Bay County Park: Open ((July)) June 1 through
((August)) July 31.
(57) Oak Harbor City Park: Closed the entire year.
(58) Old Man House State Park: Closed the entire year.
(59) Olympia Shoal: Closed the entire year.
(60) Oyster Reserves: Puget Sound and Willapa Bay state oyster reserves are closed the entire year except as follows:
(a) North Bay: State-owned oyster reserves open the entire year.
(b) Oakland Bay: Tidelands at the north end of Oakland Bay and on the channel of the northwest shore of the Bayshore Peninsula between department markers open the entire year.
(c) Willapa Bay - Long Island oyster reserve: Northwest side of Long Island between reserve monuments 39 and 41 and southwest side of Long Island between reserve monuments 58 and 59.
(61) Penrose Point State Park: Open March 1 through May 31.
(62) Picnic Point County Park: Closed the entire year.
(63) Pitship Point: Closed the entire year.
(64) Pitt Island - All tidelands on Pitt Island are closed the entire year.
(65) Pleasant Harbor State Park: Closed the entire year.
(66) Point Whitney (excluding Point Whitney Lagoon):
Open March 1 through ((June 30)) May 31.
(67) Point Whitney Lagoon: ((Open July 1 through July
31)) Closed.
(68) Port Angeles Coast Guard: Closed the entire year.
(69) Port Angeles Harbor: Closed the entire year.
(70) Port Gardner: Closed the entire year.
(71) Port Townsend Ship Canal/Portage Canal: Open January 1 through May 31.
(72) Post Point: Closed the entire year.
(73) Potlatch DNR tidelands: Open April 1 through August 31.
(74) Potlatch East: Open April 1 through August 31.
(75) Potlatch State Park: Open April 1 through August 31.
(76) Priest Point County Park: Closed the entire year.
(77) Purdy Spit County Park: The southern shore of the spit from the boat ramp to the bridge is closed the entire year.
(78) Quilcene Bay Tidelands - All state-owned tidelands in Quilcene Bay north of a line drawn from the Quilcene Boat Haven to Fisherman's Point are closed to the harvest of clams the entire year, except those state-owned tidelands on the west side of the bay north of the Quilcene Boat Haven are open April 1 through December 31, daily from official sunrise to official sunset only.
(79) Reid Harbor - South Beach: Closed the entire year.
(80) Retsil: Closed the entire year.
(81) Rendsland Creek: Open January 1 through June 30.
(82) Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: Closed the entire year.
(83) Saltwater State Park: Closed the entire year.
(84) Samish Beach: Closed the entire year.
(85) Scenic Beach State Park: Open April 15 through May 15.
(86) Seahurst County Park: Closed the entire year.
(87) Semiahmoo: Closed the entire year.
(88) Semiahmoo County Park: Closed the entire year.
(89) Sequim Bay State Park - Open May 1 through July
((15)) 31.
(90) Shine Tidelands State Park: Open January 1 through May 15.
(91) Silverdale County Park: Closed the entire year.
(92) Sinclair Inlet: Closed the entire year.
(93) Skagit Wildlife Area: Closed the entire year.
(94) South Carkeek Park: Closed the entire year.
(95) South Dougall Point: Closed the entire year.
(96) South Gordon Point: Closed the entire year.
(97) South Indian Island County Park: Open April 1
through ((June 30)) May 31.
(98) South Mukilteo Park: Closed the entire year.
(99) South Oro Bay: Closed the entire year.
(100) South Point Wilson (Port Townsend): Closed the entire year.
(101) Southworth Ferry Dock: Closed the entire year.
(102) Spencer Spit State Park: Open March 1 through July 31.
(103) Suquamish (Old Man House): Closed the entire year.
(104) Taylor Bay: Closed the entire year.
(105) Triton Cove Tidelands: Open May 1 through September 30.
(106) Twanoh State Park: Open August 1 through September 30.
(107) Walker County Park: Closed the entire year.
(108) West Dewatto: DNR Beach 44A open August 1 through September 30.
(109) West Pass Access: Closed the entire year.
(110) Willapa Bay: State-owned tidelands east of the department Willapa Bay Field Station and Nahcotta Tidelands Interpretive Site are closed year-round.
(111) Wolfe Property State Park: Open January 1 through May 15.
(112) Woodard Bay: Closed the entire year.
It is lawful to take, dig for and possess clams, cockles, borers, and mussels, not including razor clams, taken for personal use in Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor the entire year, except from state oyster reserves, which are closed to clam digging the entire year.
It is lawful to take, dig for and possess clams, cockles, borers, and mussels, not including razor clams taken for personal use from the Pacific Ocean beaches from November 1 through March 31.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 08-07-003, § 220-56-350, filed 3/5/08, effective 4/5/08; 07-05-051 (Order 07-22), § 220-56-350, filed 2/16/07, effective 3/19/07; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 220-56-350, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06; 05-05-035 (Order 05-15), § 220-56-350, filed 2/10/05, effective 5/1/05; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 220-56-350, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 220-56-350, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03; 02-17-019 (Order 02-193), § 220-56-350, filed 8/9/02, effective 9/9/02; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 220-56-350, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02; 01-06-036 (Order 01-24), § 220-56-350, filed 3/5/01, effective 5/1/01. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order 00-134), § 220-56-350, filed 7/31/00, effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038 (Order 00-29), § 220-56-350, filed 3/29/00, effective 5/1/00; 99-08-029 (Order 99-13), § 220-56-350, filed 3/30/99, effective 5/1/99; 98-06-031, § 220-56-350, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-350, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-350, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-350, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-350, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-15-011, § 220-56-350, filed 7/8/93, effective 8/8/93; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-350, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-56-350, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-350, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-350, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-350, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-350, filed 4/26/88; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-56-350, filed 4/21/87; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-350, filed 4/9/86; 85-12-046 (Order 85-57), § 220-56-350, filed 6/5/85; 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-56-350, filed 3/17/83; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-56-350, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-350, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC 220-56-082.]
(1) Alki Park: Closed the entire year.
(2) Alki Point: Closed the entire year.
(3) Bangor: Closed the entire year.
(4) Bay View State Park: Closed the entire year.
(5) Brown Point (DNR 57-B): Closed the entire year.
(6) Brown's Point Lighthouse: Closed the entire year.
(7) Chuckanut: Closed the entire year.
(8) Coupeville: Closed the entire year.
(9) Cushman (Saltwater) Park: Open year-round.
(10) Dash Point State Park: Closed the entire year.
(11) Dave Mackie County Park: Closed the entire year.
(12) Des Moines City Park: Closed the entire year.
(13) Discovery Park: Closed the entire year.
(14) DNR-79: Closed the entire year.
(15) DNR-85: Closed the entire year.
(16) DNR-142: Closed the entire year.
(17) DNR 144 (Sleeper): Closed the entire year.
(18) Dockton County Park: Closed the entire year.
(19) East San De Fuca: Closed the entire year.
(20) Fort Flagler State Park including that portion of
the spit west of the park boundary (Rat Island): Open ((April
1)) May 15 through ((June 15)) July 31.
(21) Fort Ward State Park: Closed the entire year.
(22) Freeland County Park: Closed the entire year.
(23) Frye Cove County Park: ((Open January 1 through May
15.)) Closed the entire year.
(24) Golden Gardens: Closed the entire year.
(25) Graveyard Spit: Closed the entire year.
(26) Harrington Beach: Closed the entire year.
(27) Hoodsport: Tidelands at the Hoodsport Salmon Hatchery are closed the entire year.
(28) Hope Island State Park (South Puget Sound): Open April 1 through May 31.
(29) Howarth Park: Closed the entire year.
(30) Illahee State Park: Open April 1 through July 31.
(31) Kitsap Memorial State Park: Open May 15 through August 15.
(32) Kopachuck State Park: Open March 1 through July 31.
(33) Liberty Bay - All state-owned tidelands in Liberty Bay north and west of the Keyport Naval Supply Center are closed to the harvest of oysters the entire year.
(34) Lincoln Park: Closed the entire year.
(35) Lions Park (Bremerton): Closed the entire year.
(36) Little Clam Bay: Closed the entire year.
(37) Lower Roto Vista Park: Closed the entire year.
(38) Manchester State Park: Closed the entire year.
(39) Meadowdale County Park: Closed the entire year.
(40) Mee-Kwa-Mooks Park: Closed the entire year.
(41) Monroe Landing: Closed the entire year.
(42) Mukilteo State Park: Closed the entire year.
(43) Mystery Bay State Park: Open October 1 through April 30.
(44) Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge: Closed the entire year.
(45) North Beach County Park: Closed the entire year.
(46) North Fort Lewis: Closed the entire year.
(47) North Point Hudson: Closed the entire year.
(48) Northeast Cultus Bay: Closed the entire year.
(49) Oak Bay County Park: Open ((July)) June 1 through
((August)) July 31.
(50) Oak Harbor Beach Park: Closed the entire year.
(51) Oak Harbor City Park: Closed the entire year.
(52) Old Man House State Park: Closed the entire year.
(53) Olympia Shoal: Closed the entire year.
(54) Oyster Reserves: Puget Sound and Willapa Bay oyster reserves are closed the entire year except the following are open the entire year:
(a) Oakland Bay - Tidelands at the north end of Oakland Bay and on the channel of the northwest shore of the Bayshore Peninsula between department markers - open the entire year.
(b) North Bay - State-owned reserves open the entire year.
(c) Willapa Bay - Long Island oyster reserve: Northwest side of Long Island between reserve monuments 39 and 41 and southwest side of Long Island between reserve monuments 58 and 59.
(55) Penrose Point State Park: Open March 1 through May 31.
(56) Picnic Point: Closed the entire year.
(57) Pleasant Harbor State Park: Closed the entire year.
(58) Port Angeles Coast Guard: Closed the entire year.
(59) Port Angeles Harbor: Closed the entire year.
(60) Port Gardner: Closed the entire year.
(61) Port Townsend Ship Canal/Portage Canal: Open January 1 through May 31.
(62) Post Point: Closed the entire year.
(63) Potlatch DNR Tidelands: Open April 1 through August 31.
(64) Potlatch East: Open April 1 through August 31.
(65) Potlatch State Park: Open April 1 through August 31.
(66) Priest Point County Park: Closed the entire year.
(67) Quilcene Bay Tidelands - All state-owned tidelands in Quilcene Bay north of a line drawn from the Quilcene Boat Haven to Fisherman's Point are closed except those state-owned tidelands on the west side of the bay north of the Quilcene Boat Haven are open April 1 through December 31, daily from official sunrise to official sunset, only.
(68) Reid Harbor - South Beach: Closed the entire year.
(69) Retsil: Closed the entire year.
(70) Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: Closed the entire year.
(71) Saltwater State Park: Closed the entire year.
(72) Samish Beach: Closed the entire year.
(73) Seahurst County Park: Closed the entire year.
(74) Scenic Beach State Park: Open April 15 through May 15.
(75) Semiahmoo: Closed the entire year.
(76) Semiahmoo County Park: Closed the entire year.
(77) Shine Tidelands State Park: Open January 1 through May 15.
(78) Silverdale County Park: Closed the entire year.
(79) Sinclair Inlet: Closed the entire year.
(80) Skagit Wildlife Area: Closed the entire year.
(81) South Carkeek Park: Closed the entire year.
(82) South Dougall Point: Closed the entire year.
(83) South Gordon Point: Closed the entire year.
(84) South Indian Island County Park: Open April 1
through ((June 30)) May 31.
(85) South Mukilteo Park: Closed the entire year.
(86) South Oro Bay: Closed the entire year.
(87) South Point Wilson (Port Townsend): Closed the entire year.
(88) Southworth Ferry Dock: Closed the entire year.
(89) Suquamish (Old Man House): Closed the entire year.
(90) Taylor Bay: Closed the entire year.
(91) Walker County Park: Closed the entire year.
(92) West Pass Access: Closed the entire year.
(93) Willapa Bay: State-owned tidelands east of the department Willapa Bay Field Station and the Nahcotta Tidelands Interpretive Site are open only between boundary markers and posted signs.
(94) Woodard Bay: Closed the entire year.
(95) Wolfe Property State Park: Open January 1 through May 15.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 08-07-003, § 220-56-380, filed 3/5/08, effective 4/5/08; 07-05-051 (Order 07-22), § 220-56-380, filed 2/16/07, effective 3/19/07; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 220-56-380, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06; 05-05-035 (Order 05-15), § 220-56-380, filed 2/10/05, effective 5/1/05; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 220-56-380, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 220-56-380, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 220-56-380, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02; 01-06-036 (Order 01-24), § 220-56-380, filed 3/5/01, effective 5/1/01. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order 00-134), § 220-56-380, filed 7/31/00, effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038 (Order 00-29), § 220-56-380, filed 3/29/00, effective 5/1/00; 99-08-029 (Order 99-13), § 220-56-380, filed 3/30/99, effective 5/1/99; 98-06-031, § 220-56-380, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-380, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-380, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-380, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-380, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-380, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-56-380, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-380, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-380, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-380, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-012 and 88-10-013 (Orders 88-14 and 88-15), § 220-56-380, filed 4/26/88; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-56-380, filed 4/21/87; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-380, filed 4/9/86; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-380, filed 4/11/84; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-380, filed 6/9/82; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-56-380, filed 3/18/82; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-56-380, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-380, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC 220-56-086.]
(1) Freshwater lakes, ponds and reservoirs: Open year round except as provided for in WAC 232-28-619.
(2) Freshwater rivers, streams and beaver ponds: Open
the first Saturday in June ((1)) through October 31 except as
provided for in WAC 232-28-619.
(3) Saltwater (all waters downstream and seaward of the mouths of rivers and streams generally defined in WAC 220-16-245 and specifically defined in WAC 220-56-105): Open year-round, except:
(a) Lake Washington Ship Canal - Those waters of Area 10 west of the Lake Washington Ship Canal to a north-south line 175 feet west of the Burlington-Northern Railroad Bridge are closed waters.
(b) Toliva Shoal - Waters within 500 yards of the Toliva Shoal buoy are closed waters from June 16 through April 30.
(c) Freshwater Bay - Waters south of a line from Angeles Point westerly to Observatory Point are closed July 1 through August 31.
(d) Tulalip Bay - Waters of Tulalip Bay east of a line from Hermosa Point to Mission Point are closed waters.
(e) Agate Pass - Waters of Catch Record Card Area 10 west of a line from Point Monroe to Indianola and east of a line from Point Bolin to Battle Point are closed to game fish angling from January 1 through March 31; except a person can fish with gear meeting the fly-fishing-only requirements of WAC 220-56-210, as long as he or she does not use lead-core fly line. Use of gear other than fly-fishing gear or use of a lead core line in violation of this subsection is an infraction, punishable under RCW 77.15.160. It is unlawful to retain any fish taken during the period January 1 through March 31.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. 08-15-002 (Order 08-165), § 220-56-500, filed 7/3/08, effective 8/3/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 06-13-023 (Order 06-135), § 220-56-500, filed 6/13/06, effective 7/14/06.]
OTS-1968.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 08-07-003, filed 3/5/08,
effective 4/5/08)
WAC 232-12-168
Fishing contests.
(1) Contest defined:
By definition, a fishing contest exists when 6 or more
licensed persons fish competitively and determine winners,
regardless of prize value.
(2) Application:
(a) Fishing contest permit applications should be
submitted to the department by ((November)) July 1 of each
year for contests that are to take place the following
calendar year. After ((November)) July 1, applications must
be submitted not less than 30 days prior to the date for which
the contest is proposed.
(b) Applications must include the permit fee required by RCW 77.65.480. The fee will be returned if the permit is denied. No more than seven permits will be issued to any one permittee during a calendar year. The fee is $24 per permit.
(c) For purposes of application for a fishing contest permit, "permittee" means a "person" as defined in RCW 77.08.010. All applications from a permittee must be in a single name.
(3) Approval:
(a) Fishing contests which adversely affect fish or wildlife resources or other recreational opportunity may be denied.
(b) Contests will not be allowed on sea-run cutthroat trout, wild steelhead, Dolly Varden or bull trout.
(c) During fishing contests, where anglers target tiger muskies, no retention of caught fish is allowed. Tiger muskies may be caught, measured for length, photographed and all fish must be immediately released alive.
(4) Prize value: Total prize value per contest will not exceed $5,000 when trout, steelhead, char, whitefish, grayling, tiger muskie, or kokanee are included as target species; provided that contests wherein other species not listed above are targeted, or where bass or walleye are the targeted species and at least 90 percent of bass or walleye are released alive and in good condition after the contest, may qualify for no limitation on amount of prize.
(5) Legal requirements, all contests:
(a) Fishing contest permits must be in the possession of the contest sponsor or official at the contest site.
(b) Contests are restricted to the species and waters approved on the permit. Only those species listed as a target of the contest may be retained by contest participants during bass or walleye contests where all contestants fish at the same time and place.
(c) Sponsors must report contest information requested by the department within 30 days after the contest has ended. Subsequent contest permits will not be issued for one year after the date of the contest for which the report was not returned if this requirement is not fulfilled.
(d) Contest participants may not restrict public access at boat launches.
(e) Contests for bass and walleye where participants
expect to fish at the same time from boats on lakes or
reservoirs will not last longer than ((three)) four
consecutive days and have the following limits per water:
| ACRES | CONTESTS PER DAY |
BOATS PER CONTEST DAY |
||
| Less than 300 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 301 - 3,000 | 1 | 35 | ||
| 3,001 - 6,000 | 2 | 75 | ||
| 6,001 - 10,000 | 2 | 120 | ||
| More than 10,000 | 3 | 250 | ||
| * | No more than four weekend days per month nor more than two weekends per month may be scheduled on any water when contestants fish at the same time, and are allowed to fish from boats. | |||
(6) Special regulations, bass and walleye contests:
(a) In any contest targeting either bass or walleye, all live bass or walleye must be released alive into the water from which they were caught after being weighed and/or measured. At the end of each day's competition, if the mortality of target fish caught that day exceeds 10%, the contest will be suspended. Suspended contests may be continued (within assigned permit dates) only if the cause of the high mortality can be positively identified, and the cause of the mortality (high waves, equipment deficiency, etc.) ceases or is corrected by contest officials.
(b) During bass and walleye contests only, participants may continue to fish while holding up to five fish in possession, as long as one fish is released immediately upon catching a fish which would make the angler in excess of five fish if kept. The fish released may come either from the one just caught, or from the livewell, but at no time may the angler have more than five fish in the livewell.
(c) During bass contests, contestants may not use live bait.
(d) During bass and walleye contests participants may retain up to five bass and walleye of any size to be weighed in. A tournament angler may not be in possession of more than five bass or walleye from the water being fished, except as authorized under (6)(e) below.
(e) The contest director or director designee may exceed possession limits for bass or walleye for the purpose of transporting fish from a weigh-in site to an open-water area. During transportation, the transport boat must not leave the water the fish were caught from and a copy of the contest permit must be on board during actual fish transport.
(f) Boat identification: All boats used for fishing in bass and walleye contests must be clearly identified according to criteria established by the department.
(7) Aquatic invasive species decontamination. Prior to launching into any Washington state body of water:
(a) All contest participants are required to sign an aquatic invasive species decontamination statement that their boats and/or boat trailers have or have not been in physical contact with any waters outside of Washington state for thirty days immediately preceding the contest and, if the boat and/or trailer has been in contact with such waters, the participant must complete an aquatic invasive species decontamination report indicating that the following actions have been taken:
(i) A physical inspection has been made of the hull, motor, trailer, livewell and bilge by the contest director or designee, according to criteria established by the department; and
(ii) Any aquatic invasive species, if found, have been disposed of in a garbage container; and
(iii) The hull, motor, trailer, livewell, and bilge have been decontaminated according to criteria established by the department.
(b) The aquatic invasive species decontamination statement and decontamination report shall be submitted to the department as part of the fishing contest report.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 08-07-003, § 232-12-168, filed 3/5/08, effective 4/5/08; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 232-12-168, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 232-12-168, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 232-12-168, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038 (Order 00-29), § 232-12-168, filed 3/29/00, effective 5/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.020 and 77.12.040. 96-15-096 (Order 96-80), § 232-12-168, filed 7/19/96, effective 8/19/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 96-11-079, § 232-12-168, filed 5/13/96, effective 7/1/96; 94-06-014 (Order 629), § 232-12-168, filed 2/18/94, effective 3/21/94; 92-22-015 (Order 577), § 232-12-168, filed 10/21/92, effective 11/21/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 77.04.055. 90-22-057 (Order 464), § 232-12-168, filed 11/5/90, effective 12/6/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 77.16.010. 86-21-017 (Order 280), § 232-12-168, filed 10/6/86.]
OTS-1971.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 08-165, filed 7/3/08,
effective 8/3/08)
WAC 232-28-619
Washington food fish and game
fish -- Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules.
(1) All
freshwater streams and lakes not listed as open for salmon
fishing are closed.
(2) Freshwater terminal gear restrictions: In all waters
with freshwater terminal gear restrictions, including, but not
limited to, selective gear rules, whitefish gear rules, single
point barbless hooks required, fly-fishing only, and
((nonbuoyant lure restrictions)) anti-snagging rules,
violation of the gear rules is an infraction, punishable under
RCW 77.15.160. It is unlawful to possess fish taken with gear
in violation of the freshwater terminal gear restrictions. Possession of fish while using gear in violation of the
freshwater terminal gear restrictions is a rebuttable
presumption that the fish were taken with such gear. Possession of such fish is punishable under RCW 77.15.380
Unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree, unless the
fish are taken in the amounts or manner to constitute a
violation of RCW 77.15.370 Unlawful recreational fishing in
the first degree.
(3) County freshwater exceptions to statewide rules:
(a) Adams and Grant counties: All seasons in specific freshwater exceptions to statewide rules apply to inlet and outlet streams of named lakes in Grant and Adams counties.
(b) Adams, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, and Okanogan counties, except Zosel Dam (Okanogan River): Lawful to fish to base of all dams.
(c) Benton County: Rivers, streams and beaver ponds open year around.
(d) Ferry and Lincoln counties: Except those tributaries listed under specific water exceptions to statewide rules, all tributaries to Lake Roosevelt between Grand Coulee Dam and the State Highway 25 Bridge at Northport except Barnaby and Nancy creeks: Saturday before Memorial Day through October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no minimum size.
(e) Kitsap County and Mason County on Tahuya Peninsula west of Belfair-Bremerton Highway (S.R. 3): Beaver ponds: Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Trout: No minimum length.
(4) Specific freshwater exceptions to statewide rules:
Aberdeen Lake (Grays Harbor County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Trout: No more than two over 15
inches in length may be retained per day.
Abernathy Creek (Cowlitz County):
From mouth to a point five hundred feet downstream from
salmon hatchery: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through August 31 and November 1 through March 15 season. Trout: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead
may be retained per day.
From Abernathy Falls to posted markers five hundred feet downstream from salmon hatchery: Closed waters.
Aeneas Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a floating
device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout: Daily limit
one.
Ahtanum Creek, including North and Middle Forks (Yakima
County): Selective gear rules. North Fork from Grey Rock
Trailhead Bridge crossing to Shellneck Creek: Closed waters.
Alder Creek (Cowlitz County): Closed waters.
Aldrich Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Aldwell Lake (Clallam County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules except fishing from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor
permitted. Trout: Daily limit two, minimum length twelve
inches.
Alexander Lake (Kitsap County): Closed waters.
Alkali Lake (Grant County): Crappie: Not more than five
greater than eight inches in length. Bluegill: Not more than
five greater than six inches in length.
Alta Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Amber Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily
limit two, minimum length fourteen inches; release rainbow
trout with a clipped adipose fin and a healed scar at the site
of the clipped fin. Additional season October 1 through
November 30 and March 1 through Friday before last Saturday in
April. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
American Lake (Pierce County): Chumming permitted.
American River (Yakima County): Closed waters: From Highway
410 Bridge at river mile 5.4 to the Mesatchee Creek Trail
crossing at river mile 15.8 July 16 through September 15.
Selective gear rules.
Anderson Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. From
September 1 through October 31, selective gear rules and
trout: Release trout.
Armstrong Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Asotin Creek, mainstem and forks (Asotin County): Closed to
fishing for steelhead.
From SR 129 Bridge upstream to the forks: Lawful to fish up to base of Headgate Dam.
North Fork from mouth upstream to USFS boundary: Selective gear rules.
North Fork from USFS boundary upstream and all other tributaries: Closed waters.
South Fork and tributaries: Closed waters.
B.C. Mill Pond (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Bachelor Creek (Yakima County): Year around season. Trout:
Daily limit five, no minimum length.
Badger Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Baker Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season, except closed waters in an area two hundred
feet in radius around the pump discharge at the south end of
the lake. Chumming permitted. Trout: Minimum length six
inches and maximum length eighteen inches.
Baker River (Skagit County): Mouth to Highway 20 Bridge:
September 1 through October 31 season. ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches, except Dolly Varden/Bull
Trout. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of the
trout daily limit, minimum length twenty inches. Salmon:
Open only June 14 through July 31 except closed 12:01 a.m.
June 30 through 2:00 p.m. July 2 and 12:01 a.m. July 9 through
2:00 p.m. July 11. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure. Daily limit 2 sockeye
salmon.
Highway 20 Bridge to Baker River fish barrier dam:
Closed waters except for salmon. Salmon: Open only June 14
through July 31 from Highway 20 Bridge upstream 250 feet.
Daily limit 2 sockeye salmon. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure.
Banks Lake (Grant County): Chumming allowed. Perch: Daily
limit twenty-five. Crappie: Daily limit 10, minimum size 9
inches in length.
Barnaby Slough (Skagit County): Closed waters.
Battle Ground Lake (Clark County): Fishing from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. Trout: No more than 2 trout 20 inches or greater in length
may be retained.
Bay Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Bayley Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
July 4 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a floating
device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout: Daily limit
one, minimum length fourteen inches. Additional season, July
5 through October 31. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a
floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. All
species: Release all fish. Inlet stream: Closed waters.
Bear Creek (Yakima County), tributary to South Fork Tieton
River: From the mouth to the falls (approximately 3/4 mile):
Closed waters.
Bear Lake (Spokane County): Juveniles, holders of disability
licenses, and licensed adults accompanied by a juvenile only.
Bear River (Pacific County): ((June 1)) The first Saturday in
June through March 31 season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 16 through
November 30. Single point barbless hooks required August 16
through November 30 downstream from the Lime Quarry Road. All
species: Release all fish except salmon and except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained each day. From the Lime
Quarry Road to the Longview Fiber Bridge: Selective gear
rules ((June 1)) the first Saturday in June through March 31. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead may be retained each day. Salmon: Open only
September 1 through November 30 from mouth to Lime Quarry
Road. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult
fish and of these two fish no more than one may be a wild
adult coho. Release adult Chinook. Upstream of Longview
Fiber Bridge: Closed waters.
Beaver Creek (tributary to Elochoman River) (Wahkiakum
County): Closed waters.
Beaver Lake (Clallam County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Maximum size 12 inches in length.
Beaver Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
Beda Lake (Grant County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one fish.
Beehive (Lake) Reservoir (Chelan County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season. July 5 through October 31,
selective gear rules, and all species: Release all fish.
Bennington Lake (Mill Creek Reservoir) (Walla Walla County):
Fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor prohibited. Trout: No more than 2 trout
over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Benson Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Berry Creek (tributary to Nisqually River) (Lewis County):
Selective gear rules.
Big Bear Creek (tributary of Sammamish River) (Snohomish/King
counties): ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Big Beaver Creek (Whatcom County):
From closed water markers on Ross Lake upstream one-quarter mile: Closed waters.
From one-quarter mile markers upstream, including tributary streams, and beaver ponds that are tributary to Big Beaver Creek: July 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Big Beef Creek (Kitsap County): ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through August 31 season. Closed waters August 1
through August 31: Waters within 100 feet of the Seabeck
Highway NW Bridge. Selective gear rules. All species:
Release all fish.
Big Four Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from any floating device
prohibited. Trout: Daily limit two.
Big Lake (Skagit County): Crappie: Daily limit ten, minimum
length nine inches. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Big Meadow Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Big Quilcene River (Jefferson County):
From mouth to upper boundary of Falls View Campground:
((June 1 through October 31 season and)) All game fish:
Release all fish. From mouth to Rodgers Street selective gear
rules ((June 1)) the first Saturday in June through August 15
and closed waters August 16 through October 31. Rodgers
Street to the Highway 101 Bridge: Selective gear rules ((June
1)) the first Saturday in June through August 15, one single
point barbless hook August 16 through October 31, and night
closure August 16 through October 31. From electric weir to
upper boundary of Falls View Campground: Selective gear
rules. Salmon: Open only August 16 through October 31 from
Rodgers Street to the Highway 101 Bridge. Daily limit 4 coho
salmon. Only coho salmon hooked inside the mouth may be
retained.
From Highway 101 Bridge upstream to the electric weir at the Quilcene National Fish Hatchery: Closed waters.
Big River (Clallam County): ((June 1)) The first Saturday in
June through last day in February season. Selective gear
rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Big Tiffany Lake (Okanogan County): Trout: Eastern brook
trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern brook trout
daily limit ten. Release all cutthroat.
Big Twin Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one.
Bird Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Black Lake (Okanogan County): Selective gear rules.
Black Lake (Pacific County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Black Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Black Lake (Thurston County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Black River (Thurston County), from mouth to Black Lake and
including all tributaries west of Interstate Highway 5,
including Waddell Creek, Mima Creek, Dempsey Creek, Beaver
Creek, Salmon Creek and Blooms Ditch: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Blockhouse Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit
five.
Bloodgood Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Blue Creek (Lewis County), from mouth to Spencer Road: Closed
waters except December 1 through December 31 season from mouth
to posted sign at rearing pond outlet. Closed waters:
Upstream from cable crossing to posted signs at fence. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night
closure. Only anglers who permanently use a wheelchair may
fish from posted signs above rearing pond to posted signs
approximately 40 feet downstream at fence including the
rearing pond outlet. Trout: Daily limit five. Minimum size
12 inches no more than two fish over 20 inches. Release wild
cutthroat, wild steelhead and hatchery steelhead with clipped
right ventral fin.
Blue Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout:
No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Blue Lake (Cowlitz County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species:
Release all fish.
Blue Lake (Grant County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Blue Lake (near Sinlahekin) (Okanogan County): Last Saturday
in April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Blue Lake (near Wannacut Lake) (Okanogan County): Last
Saturday in April through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Bobcat Creek and Ponds (Adams County): April 1 through
September 30 season.
Bogachiel River (Clallam County), from mouth to Olympic
National Park boundary: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through April 30 season. December 1 through April 30,
selective gear rules from Highway 101 to Olympic National Park
boundary. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. November 1
through last day in February, daily limit three steelhead
downstream from Highway 101 Bridge. December 1 through April
30, mouth to Highway 101, one wild steelhead per day may be
retained. Salmon: Open only July 1 through November 30 from
mouth to Highway 101 Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of which no
more than 2 may be adult salmon July 1 through August 31 and
of which no more than 3 may be adult salmon September 1
through November 30. July 1 through August 31 release wild
adult coho and wild adult Chinook. September 1 through
October 31 the daily limit may contain no more than 2 adult
Chinook, release wild adult coho, and selective gear rules. November 1 through November 30 the daily limit may contain no
more than 2 adult Chinook or 2 adult wild coho or a
combination of adult Chinook and adult wild coho.
Bonaparte Lake (Okanogan County): Trout: No more than one
over twenty inches in length may be retained.
Bosworth Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Boulder Creek and tributaries (Okanogan County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten, no minimum size. Release all
cutthroat.
Boundary Creek (Clallam County): Closed waters.
Bowman Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Box Canyon Creek (Kittitas County), from mouth to waterfall
approximately 2 miles upstream (including the portion flowing
through the dry lakebed): Closed waters. From waterfall
approximately 2 miles upstream of mouth to USFS Road #4930
Bridge: Selective gear rules.
Boxley Creek (North Bend) (King County), from its mouth to the
falls located at approximately river mile 0.9: Closed waters.
Boyle Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. The inlet and outlet streams to Boyle Lake
are closed waters.
Bradley Lake (Pierce County): Salmon: Landlocked salmon
rules apply. May 15 through the last day of Free Fishing
Weekend (as defined in WAC 220-55-160): Juveniles only.
Bridges Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. The inlet and outlet streams to Bridges
Lake are closed waters.
Brookies Lake (Grant County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one fish.
Browns Creek (Pend Oreille County): Fly fishing only.
Browns Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a
floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout: No
more than one fish greater than 11 inches in length may be
retained.
Buck Lake (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Buckskin Creek and tributaries (Yakima County), from mouth to
the west boundary of Suntides Golf Course: Closed waters.
Bumping Lake (Reservoir) (Yakima County): Chumming permitted.
Trout: Kokanee not counted in daily trout limit. Kokanee
daily limit sixteen.
Bumping River (Yakima County):
From mouth to Bumping Reservoir: Lawful to fish to base
of Bumping Dam. Selective gear rules ((June 1)) the first
Saturday in June through October 31. Whitefish: Additional
December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules
apply.
Burbank Slough (Walla Walla County): Fishing from any
floating device prohibited.
Burke Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Burley Creek (Kitsap County): ((June 1 through October 31
season.)) Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Butter Creek (Lewis County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum length ten inches.
Buttermilk Creek, mouth to confluence of East and West Forks
(Okanogan County): Closed waters.
Cady Lake (Mason County): Fly fishing only. Fishing from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor
prohibited. All species: Release all fish.
Cain Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Calawah River (Clallam County), from mouth to forks: ((June
1)) The first Saturday in June through April 30 season. December 1 through April 30, selective gear rules from Highway
101 to forks. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. November 1 through last day in February, daily limit three
steelhead from mouth to Highway 101 Bridge. December 1
through April 30, mouth to Highway 101, one wild steelhead per
day may be retained. Salmon: Open only July 1 through
November 30 from mouth to Highway 101 Bridge. Daily limit 6
fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon July 1
through August 31 and of which no more than 3 may be adult
salmon September 1 through November 30. July 1 through August
31 release wild adult coho and wild adult Chinook. September
1 through October 31 the daily limit may contain no more than
2 adult Chinook, release wild adult coho, and selective gear
rules. November 1 through November 30 the daily limit may
contain no more than 2 adult Chinook or 2 adult wild coho or a
combination of adult Chinook and adult wild coho.
Calawah River, South Fork (Clallam County) from mouth to
Olympic National Park boundary: ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through last day in February season. December 1
through last day in February, selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches.
Caldwell Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. Trout:
Daily limit two, minimum length twelve inches.
Caliche Lakes, Lower, Upper and West (Grant County): March 1
through July 31 season.
Calispell Creek (Calispell River) (Pend Oreille County):
From mouth to Calispell Lake: Year around season.
From Calispell Lake upstream to source: Selective gear rules.
Calispell Creek and tributaries: Trout: Eastern brook trout
not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern brook trout daily
limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout other than eastern
brook trout has been achieved, the entire daily limit for
trout other than eastern brook trout and eastern brook trout
has been taken.
Calligan Lake (King County): June 1 through October 31
season. All tributary streams, and the upper third of the
outlet are closed waters.
Camas Slough: Waters of the Columbia River downstream from
the mouth of the Washougal River, north of Lady Island, and
downstream of the Highway 14 Bridge at the upstream end of
Lady Island. Season: Open when the adjacent mainstem
Columbia or Washougal rivers are open to fishing for salmon. Daily limit same as most liberal regulation of either area.
Campbell Creek (Mason County): Closed waters.
Campbell Lake (Okanogan County): April 1 through August 31:
Selective gear rules and all species: Release all fish.
Campbell Lake (Skagit County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Canyon Creek (Clark County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Canyon River (Mason County and Grays Harbor County): Closed
waters.
Canyon Creek (S.F. Stillaguamish River) (Snohomish County),
mouth to forks: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
Canyon Creek (Whatcom County): Closed waters: Mouth to
Canyon Creek Road Bridge.
Capitol Lake (Thurston County), from its outlet to a point
four hundred feet below the lowest Tumwater Falls (Deschutes
River) fish ladder: Closed waters: Percival Cove, west of a
set of markers on the western shoreline of the south basin of
Capitol Lake. ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
March 31 season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1 through November
30. Trout: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
July 31 daily limit five, minimum length eight inches. August
1 through March 31 daily limit two, minimum length fourteen
inches. Salmon: Open only July 1 through October 15. Daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release coho.
Carbon River (Pierce County), from its mouth to Voight Creek:
September 1 through last day in February season. ((Nonbuoyant
lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule, night closure and
single point barbless hooks September 1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Voight Creek to
Highway 162 Bridge: July 1 through August 15 and December 1
through last day in February season: Trout: Minimum length
14 inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through November 30
mouth to Voight Creek. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more
than 4 may be adult salmon and of these 4 fish no more than 2
may be adult hatchery Chinook. Release chum and wild adult
Chinook salmon.
Carlisle Lake (Lewis County): Last Saturday in April through
last day in February season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Carl's Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Carney Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
June 30 and September 1 through November 30 seasons. Fishing
from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion
motor prohibited. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Carson Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Cascade Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Cascade Lake (San Juan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Cascade River (Skagit County):
From the mouth to the Rockport-Cascade Road Bridge:
((October 1)) June 1 through July 15 and September 16 through
last day in February season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
All species: Anti-snagging rule and night closure June 1
through July 15 and September 16 through November 30. Trout:
Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout, minimum length fourteen
inches. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of
the trout daily limit, minimum length twenty inches. Salmon:
Open June 1 through July 15. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction
and night closure.)) Daily limit 4 hatchery Chinook, of which
no more than 2 may be adult hatchery Chinook. Open September
16 through November 30. Daily limit 4 coho salmon.
From the Rockport-Cascade Road Bridge upstream: ((June
1)) The first Saturday in June through last day in February
season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Cases Pond (Pacific County): Last Saturday in April through
November 30 season. Juveniles only. Salmon: Landlocked
salmon rules apply.
Cassidy Lake (Snohomish County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Castle Lake (Cowlitz County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one, minimum length sixteen inches.
Cattail Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Cavanaugh Lake (Skagit County): Chumming permitted.
Cedar Creek (tributary of N.F. Lewis) (Clark County), from
mouth to 100 feet upstream of the falls: From the Grist Mill
Bridge to 100 feet upstream of the falls: Closed waters. ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through March 15 season.
Trout: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead
may be retained per day.
Cedar Creek (Jefferson County): ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through last day in February season. Selective gear
rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Cedar Creek (Okanogan County), from mouth to Cedar Falls:
Closed waters.
Cedar Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout
other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire
daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and
eastern brook trout has been taken.
Cedar Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Cedar River (King County), from mouth to Landsburg Road:
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through August 31
season. Selective gear rules and night closure. Trout:
Release all trout. Landsburg Road to Cedar Falls: Closed
waters.
Cedar River (Pacific County): Selective gear rules. All
species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead
per day may be retained.
Chain Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Release kokanee.
Chambers Creek (Pierce County): July 1 through November 15
season. All species: Selective gear rules and night closure
((and nonbuoyant lure restriction)). Trout: Release all
trout.
Chambers Creek Estuary (downstream from markers 400 feet below
the Boise-Cascade Dam to the Burlington Northern Railroad
Bridge) (Pierce County): July 1 through November 15 season.
Night closure and ((nonbuoyant lure restriction))
anti-snagging rule. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only July 1 through November 15. Daily limit 6
fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release
wild coho.
Chambers Lake (within Ft. Lewis Military Reservation) (Pierce
County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all trout.
Chaplain Lake (Snohomish County): Closed waters.
Chapman Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Chumming permitted. Trout: Kokanee not
counted in daily trout limit. Kokanee daily limit ten.
Chehalis River (Grays Harbor County), from Highway 101 Bridge
in Aberdeen to high bridge on Weyerhaeuser 1000 line
(approximately 400 yards downstream from Roger Creek): ((June
1)) The first Saturday in June through April 15 season. Single point barbless hooks required August 16 through
November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon:
Open September 16 through September 30 from mouth to Lakeside
Industries Tower in Aberdeen, approximately 1.25 miles
upstream of mouth. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than
2 may be adult salmon, and of which only 1 may be a wild adult
coho. Release chum and adult Chinook. Bait prohibited and
fishing from any floating device prohibited. Open October 1
through October 15 from mouth to high bridge. Daily limit 6
fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon, and of
which only 1 may be a wild adult coho. Release chum and adult
Chinook. Open October 16 through January 31 from mouth to
high bridge. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may
be adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and adult Chinook. Sturgeon: Open year-round, and no night closure from mouth to
high bridge on Weyerhaeuser 1000 line.
From the High Bridge on Weyerhaeuser 1000 line, upstream,
including all forks and tributaries: ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through April 15 season. Selective gear
rules. All species: Release all fish, except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Chehalis River, South Fork (Lewis County), from mouth to
Highway Bridge at Boistfort School: ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through April 15 season. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches.
Chehalis River Potholes (adjacent to the Chehalis River south
of Highway 12 in Grays Harbor County, this does not include
sloughs or beaver ponds): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Chelan Hatchery Creek (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Chelan Lake (Chelan County): Closed waters: Within 400 feet
of all tributaries south of a line from Purple Point at
Stehekin and Painted Rocks. Trout except kokanee and lake
trout: Daily limit 5. Release wild cutthroat. Lake trout
not counted in daily trout limit. Lake trout no minimum size,
no daily limit. Kokanee not counted in daily trout limit. Kokanee daily limit 10, no minimum length. North of a line
between Purple Point at Stehekin and Painted Rocks: April 1
through July 31: All species: Release all fish. Salmon:
Open only May 1 through May 31 south of a line from Purple
Point to Painted Rocks: Daily limit 1, minimum length 15
inches.
Chelan Lake Tributaries (Chelan County), from mouths upstream
one mile except Stehekin River: August 1 through September 30
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release wild
cutthroat.
Chelan River (Chelan County): From the railroad bridge to the
Chelan P.U.D. safety barrier below the power house: May 15
through August 31 season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction.))
Anti-snagging rule. Trout: Release all trout.
Chewuch River (Chewack River) (Okanogan County), from mouth to
Eight Mile Creek: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through August 15 season. Selective gear rules. All species:
Release all fish.
Upstream from Eight Mile Creek to Pasayten Wilderness
boundary: Closed waters ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through October 31.
From mouth to Pasayten Wilderness boundary: Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Chikamin Creek (Chelan County): Selective gear rules.
Chimacum Creek (Jefferson County):
From mouth to Ness's Corner Road: ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through August 31 season. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches.
From Ness's Corner Road to headwaters: Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Chiwaukum Creek (Chelan County): Mouth to Fool Hen Creek:
Closed waters.
Chiwawa River (Chelan County): Mouth to Buck Creek: Closed
waters.
Chopaka Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a
floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout:
Daily limit one.
Cispus River (Lewis County), from mouth to North Fork: Trout:
Release all cutthroat. Additional season November 1 through
((May 31)) the Friday before the first Saturday in June. Trout: Release all trout except up to two hatchery steelhead
may be retained per day. Salmon: Open year around. Salmon
minimum size 8 inches. January 1 through July 31, daily limit
6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release
wild coho and wild Chinook. August 1 through December 31,
daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult
Chinook. Release wild coho.
Cispus River, North Fork (Lewis County): Selective gear
rules. Trout: No more than one over twelve inches in length.
Release cutthroat.
Clallam River (Clallam County): ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches.
Clara Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Clear Creek (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Clear Lake (Chelan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. From July 5 through October 31, selective
gear rules and all species: Release all fish.
Clear Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Chumming permitted. Salmon: Landlocked
salmon rules apply.
Clear Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Clear Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Clearwater River (Jefferson County):
From mouth to Snahapish River: ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through April 15 season. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches. December 1 through April 15, one wild
steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only
September 1 through November 30. Daily limit 6 fish of which
no more than 2 may be adult salmon.
From Snahapish River upstream: Trout, minimum length fourteen inches.
Clearwater River (Pierce County): July 1 through October 31
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Cle Elum Lake (Reservoir) (Kittitas County): Trout except
kokanee: Daily limit two, minimum length twelve inches. Kokanee not counted in daily trout limit. Kokanee daily limit
sixteen, no minimum size.
Cle Elum River (Kittitas County), from mouth to Cle Elum Dam:
Lawful to fish to base of Cle Elum Dam. Year-round season. Selective gear rules, except December 1 through March 31 bait
and one single point barbed hook three-sixteenths or smaller
point to shank may be used. Trout: Release all trout. Above
Cle Elum Lake to outlet of Hyas Lake except Tucquala Lake:
Selective gear rules.
Cliff Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Cloquallum Creek (Grays Harbor County):
From mouth to second bridge on Cloquallum Road: ((June
1)) The first Saturday in June through last day in February
season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From mouth to Highway 8 Bridge: Additional March 1 through March 31 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Clough Creek (North Bend) (King County): Closed waters.
Coal Creek (Cowlitz County), from mouth to four hundred feet
below falls: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
August 31 and November 1 through last day in February season. Trout: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead
may be retained per day.
Coal Creek (tributary of Lake Washington) (King County):
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through August 31
season. Juveniles only.
Coal Creek (near Snoqualmie) (King County), from mouth to
Highway I-90: Last Saturday in April through October 31
season. Juveniles only. Trout: No minimum length.
Coffee Pot Lake (Lincoln County): March 1 through September
30 season. Selective gear rules except internal combustion
motors allowed. Trout: Daily limit one, minimum length
eighteen inches. Crappie: Daily limit ten, minimum length
nine inches.
Coldwater Lake (Cowlitz County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one, minimum length sixteen inches.
Coldwater Lake inlet and outlet streams (Cowlitz County):
Closed waters.
Collins Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Columbia Basin Hatchery Creek (Grant County): Hatchery
outflow to confluence with mainstem Hatchery Creek: April 1
through September 30 season. Juveniles and holders of reduced
fee disability licenses only. Trout: Daily limit three fish.
Mainstem Hatchery Creek: April 1 through September 30
season. Juveniles and holders of reduced fee disability
licenses only.
Columbia Park Pond (Benton County): Juveniles and holders of
reduced fee disability licenses only. All species: Daily
limit of five fish combined.
Columbia River, including impoundments and all connecting
sloughs, except Wells Ponds: Year-round season unless
otherwise provided. General species provisions (unless
otherwise provided for in this section): Bass: Below McNary
Dam: Daily limit five fish, bass 12 to 17 inches in length
may be retained. Up to but not more than three of the daily
limit may be over 15 inches. Trout: Daily limit two fish,
minimum length 12 inches, except release all Dolly Varden/Bull
Trout. Whitefish: Daily limit 15 fish. All other game fish:
No daily limit, except release all grass carp.
In the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon, the license of either state is valid. Anglers must comply with the fishing regulations of the state in which they are fishing. This provision does not allow an angler licensed in Oregon to fish on the Washington shore, or in the sloughs or tributaries in Washington except Camas Slough, where the license of either state is valid when fishing from a floating device.
Anglers fishing the Columbia River are restricted to one daily limit, as defined by the laws of the state in which they are fishing, even if they are licensed by both states.
From a true north-south line through Buoy 10, upstream to
a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank
through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on
the Oregon bank: Trout: Release ((wild cutthroat. Release))
all trout ((April 1 through July 31)) except hatchery
steelhead. Walleye: No minimum size. Daily limit ten, of
which no more than five may be greater than eighteen inches in
length and one greater than twenty-four inches in length. Fishing from the north jetty is allowed during salmon season
openings. Salmon and steelhead: Open only August 1 through
March 31. August 1 through September 1, daily limit 2 salmon
or 2 hatchery steelhead or one of each; of the adult salmon,
((of which)) only 1 may be a Chinook. Release chum, sockeye,
wild coho, Chinook less than 24 inches in length, and coho
less than 16 inches in length. September 2 through September
30, daily limit 2 hatchery coho ((only)) or 2 hatchery
steelhead or one of each. Release coho less than 16 inches in
length. October 1 through December 31, daily limit 6
((hatchery coho)) fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult
hatchery coho or hatchery steelhead or one of each. Release
all salmon except hatchery coho. January 1 through March 31,
daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon or hatchery steelhead or one of each. Release chum,
sockeye, wild coho and wild Chinook. Fishing from the north
jetty for salmon open during both Area 1 and Buoy 10 fishery
openings, with barbed hooks allowed; and the daily limit is
the more liberal if both areas are open. Sturgeon: Release
sturgeon May 1 through May ((9 and)) 8, June ((25)) 29 through
July 1, and July 6 through December 31. Minimum size when
open to retain sturgeon is ((42)) 38 inches fork length
January 1 through April 30, and ((45)) 41 inches fork length
May ((10)) 9 through ((June 24)) July 5. Bottomfish: Daily
limits, seasons, size restrictions and gear restrictions are
the same as those in the adjacent portion of Marine Area 1.
From a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington
bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue
Point on the Oregon bank, upstream to the I-5 Bridge: Trout:
Release ((wild)) all trout except hatchery steelhead and
hatchery cutthroat. Release all trout April 1 through May 15.
Walleye: No minimum size. Daily limit ten, of which no more
than five may be greater than eighteen inches in length and
one greater than twenty-four inches in length. Salmon and
steelhead: Open only May 16 through March 31. May 16 through
June 15 daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be
hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon except hatchery jack
Chinook. June 16 through July 31, daily limit 6 fish, of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon or adult steelhead or
one of each. Release sockeye, chum, wild coho, and adult
Chinook, except adult Chinook may be retained June 21 through
June 28. August 1 through August 31, daily limit 6 ((hatchery
coho)) fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult hatchery
coho or hatchery steelhead or one of each. Release all salmon
except hatchery coho. September 1 through September 16, daily
limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon or
hatchery steelhead or one of each; and of the adult ((fish))
salmon, only 1 may be an adult Chinook. Release sockeye,
chum, wild coho, and Chinook downstream of a line from the
boundary marker on lower end of Bachelor Island to the Warrior
Rock Lighthouse, and upstream of a line from Light Number 62
on Deer Island to Light Number 63 on the lower end of Martin
Island. September 17 through December 31, daily limit 6
((hatchery coho)) fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult
hatchery coho or hatchery steelhead or one of each. January 1
through March 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2
may be adult salmon or hatchery steelhead or one of each. Release sockeye, chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook. (1)
Release sturgeon May 1 through May ((9 and)) 8, June ((25)) 29
through July 1, and July 6 through December 31 downstream from
the Wauna powerlines. Minimum size when open to retain
sturgeon is ((42)) 38 inches fork length January 1 through
April 30, and ((45)) 41 inches fork length May ((10)) 9
through ((June 24)) July 5; (2) I-5 Bridge downstream to Wauna
powerlines, lawful to retain sturgeon only on Thursdays,
Fridays, and Saturdays((, and Sundays)) from January 1 through
July 31, and October 1 through December 31. Release sturgeon
on other days and during other time periods.
From the I-5 Bridge to the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco:
Closed waters: (1) From the upstream line of Bonneville Dam
to boundary markers located six hundred feet below the fish
ladder, and closed to fishing from a floating device or
fishing by any method except hand-casted gear from shore from
Bonneville Dam downstream to a line from the Hamilton Island
boat ramp to an Oregon boundary marker on Robins Island. (2)
Waters from the upstream side of the Interstate Bridge at The
Dalles to upper line of The Dalles Dam except that bank
fishing is permitted up to the downstream navigation lock wall
on the Washington shore. (3) From John Day Dam downstream
about three thousand feet except that bank fishing is
permitted up to four hundred feet below the fishway entrance
on the Washington shore. (4) From McNary Dam downstream to a
line across the river from the red and white marker on the
Oregon shore on a line that intersects the downstream end of
the wing wall of the boat lock near the Washington shore. August 1 through October 15: ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction
and night closure)) Salmon and steelhead: Anti-snagging rule
from Bonneville Dam to ((The Dalles)) McNary Dam and all
species: Night closure from Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam.
Trout: ((Release wild cutthroat from I-5 Bridge to Bonneville
Dam.)) Release all trout ((April 1 through June 15)) except
hatchery steelhead. Walleye: No minimum size. Daily limit
ten, of which no more than five may be greater than eighteen
inches in length and one greater than twenty-four inches in
length. Snake River Confluence Protection Area: From the
first powerline crossing the Columbia upstream of Sacajawea
State Park to the railroad bridge between Burbank and
Kennewick: All species: Daily limits, seasons, size
restrictions and gear restrictions are the same as those in
the adjacent portion of the Snake River. Sturgeon: (1)
Sturgeon fishing is closed from Bonneville Dam to a line from
a boundary marker on the Washington shore approximately 4,000
feet below the fish ladder to the downstream end of Cascade
Island to an Oregon angling boundary on Bradford Island (the
Cascade Island - Bradford Island line). (2) It is unlawful to
fish for sturgeon from May 1 through July 31 from Cascade
Island - Bradford Island line downstream to a line from
navigation marker 85 on the Washington shore at a right angle
to the thread of the river to the Oregon shore, from 400 feet
below McNary Dam to the Highway 82 Bridge and from John Day
Dam downstream to a line crossing the Columbia at a right
angle to the thread of the river from the west end of the
grain silo at Rufus, Oregon. (3) Cascade Island - Bradford
Island line downstream to I-5 Bridge, lawful to retain
sturgeon only on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays((, and
Sundays)) from January 1 through July 31 and October 1 through
December 31, except for May 1 - July 31 closure to the
navigation marker 85 line and the closure to the Highway 82
Bridge. Release sturgeon on other days and during other time
periods. (4) Release sturgeon August 1 through December 31
from the upstream line of Bonneville Dam and 400 feet below
McNary Dam. (5) From the Hamilton Island boat launch (USACE
boat restricted zone boundary) to Bonneville Dam, anglers must
stop fishing for sturgeon once a daily limit has been
retained. Salmon and steelhead: From I-5 Bridge to
Bonneville Dam: Open only June 16 through December 31 except
closed November 1 through December 31 from Beacon Rock to
Bonneville Dam. June 16 through July 31, daily limit 6 fish,
of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon or hatchery
steelhead or one of each. Release sockeye, chum, wild coho,
and adult Chinook, except adult Chinook may be retained June
21 through June 28. August 1 through August 31, daily limit 6
hatchery ((coho)) fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult
hatchery coho or hatchery steelhead or one of each. Release
all salmon except hatchery coho. September 1 through
September 16, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may
be adult salmon or hatchery steelhead or one of each; and of
the adult ((fish)) salmon, only 1 may be an adult Chinook. Release sockeye, chum, and wild coho. September 17 through
December 31, daily limit 6 ((hatchery coho)) fish, of which no
more than 2 may be adult hatchery coho or hatchery steelhead
or one of each. From Bonneville Dam to McNary Dam: Open only
June 16 through December 31. Daily limit 6 fish, of which
only 2 may be adult salmon or hatchery steelhead or one of
each. Release sockeye. Steelhead: Additional season January
1 through March 31. Daily limit 2. August 1 through December
31, release chum. August 1 through December 31, release wild
coho from Bonneville Dam to Hood River Bridge. From McNary
Dam to the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco: Open only June 16
through December 31; daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than
2 may be adult salmon or hatchery steelhead or one of each. Release sockeye. Steelhead: Additional season January 1
through March 31. Daily limit 2.
From the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco to the old Hanford
townsite (wooden towers) powerline crossing, in Sec. 30, T13N,
R28E except Ringold Area Bank Fishery waters: Closed waters:
Ringold Springs Creek (Hatchery Creek). Trout: Release all
trout, except up to two hatchery steelhead having both adipose
and ventral fin clips may be retained per day, October 1
through October 31. Release all trout, except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day, November 1 through
March 31. Salmon: Open only June 16 through October 22. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release sockeye. Walleye: Daily limit 10 fish. No
minimum size, no more than 5 fish over 18 inches in length. No more than 1 fish over 24 inches in length. Ringold Area
Bank Fishery waters (from WDFW markers 1/4 mile downstream
from the Ringold wasteway outlet, to WDFW markers 1/2 mile
upstream from Spring Creek): Open only April 1 through April
15, except closed for salmon fishing. Fishing allowed only
from the bank and only on the hatchery side of the river. Trout: Release all ((fish)) trout, except hatchery steelhead.
Salmon: Open only May 1 through May 31. Fishing allowed
only from the bank and only on the hatchery side of the river.
Daily limit two hatchery Chinook. Night closure and
((nonbuoyant lure restriction)) anti-snagging rule.
From the old Hanford townsite (wooden towers) powerline crossing in Sec. 30, T13N, R28E, to Vernita Bridge, (Highway 24): February 1 through October 22 season. Trout: Release all trout. Walleye: Daily limit 10 fish. No minimum size, no more than 5 fish over 18 inches in length. No more than 1 fish over 24 inches in length. Salmon: Open only June 16 through October 22. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 fish may be adult salmon. Release sockeye.
From Vernita Bridge (Highway 24) to Priest Rapids Dam: Closed waters: (1) Priest Rapids Dam - waters between the upstream line of Priest Rapids Dam downstream to the boundary markers six hundred fifty feet below the fish ladders. (2) Jackson (Moran Creek or Priest Rapids Hatchery outlet) Creek - all waters of the Priest Rapids Hatchery system to the outlet on the Columbia River, extending to midstream Columbia between boundary markers located one hundred feet upstream and four hundred feet downstream of the mouth. Trout: Release all trout. Walleye: Daily limit 10 fish. No minimum size, no more than 5 fish over 18 inches in length. No more than 1 fish over 24 inches in length. Salmon: Open only June 16 through October 22. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release sockeye.
From Priest Rapids Dam to Chief Joseph Dam, including up
to base of Washburn Pond outlet structure: Closed waters:
(1) Wanapum Dam - waters between the upstream line of Wanapum
Dam to the boundary markers seven hundred fifty feet
downstream of the east fish ladder and five hundred feet
downstream of the west fish ladder. (2) Rock Island Dam to
boundary markers four hundred feet downstream of the fish
ladders. (3) Rocky Reach Dam - waters between the upstream
line of Rocky Reach Dam to boundary markers four hundred feet
downstream of the fish ladders. (4) Wells Dam - waters
between the upstream line of Wells Dam to boundary markers
four hundred feet downstream of the spawning channel discharge
(Chelan County) and fish ladder (Douglas County). (5) Chief
Joseph Dam - closed to fishing from the Okanogan County shore
between the dam and the Highway 17 Bridge. Closed to fishing
from a floating device from the boundary marker to the Corps
of Engineers safety zone marker. Trout: Release all trout.
All species: ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging
rule and night closure from Rocky Reach Dam to the most
upriver edge of Turtle Rock. Salmon: Daily limit 6 fish, of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release coho and
sockeye. From Priest Rapids Dam to Wells Dam, open only July
1 through October 15. From Wells Dam to Chief Joseph Dam,
open only July 1 through July 15 and September 1 through
October 15 from Highway 173 Bridge at Brewster to Highway 17
Bridge at Bridgeport, and July 16 through August 31 from Wells
Dam to Highway 17 Bridge at Bridgeport. Sturgeon: Release
all sturgeon.
Above Chief Joseph Dam: See Lake Roosevelt and Rufus Woods Lake.
Colville River (Stevens County):
From mouth to bridge at Town of Valley: Year-round season. Trout: Daily limit five fish, not more than two of which may be brown trout October 1 through November 30. Walleye: Daily limit 8 fish. No minimum size. Not more than one walleye greater than 22 inches may be retained. Sturgeon: Unlawful to fish for or retain sturgeon.
From bridge at Valley upstream and tributaries: Saturday before Memorial Day through October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
Conconully Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Conconully Reservoir (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season.
Conger Pond (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Connelly Creek and tributaries (Lewis County), from four
hundred feet below the city of Morton Dam to its source:
Closed waters.
Conner Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Cooper River (Kittitas County): Mouth to Cooper Lake:
Selective gear rules.
Coot Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Copalis River (Grays Harbor County): ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through last day in February season. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only September
1 through January 31 from mouth to Carlisle Bridge. Daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum and adult Chinook.
Cottage Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Cottonwood Creek (Lincoln County): Year-round season.
Cottonwood Creek (Walla Walla County): Closed waters.
Cougar Creek (tributary to Yale Reservoir) (Cowlitz County):
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through August 31
season.
Cougar Lake (near Winthrop) (Okanogan County): September 1
through March 31 season.
Coulter Creek (Kitsap/Mason counties): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
County Line Ponds (Skagit County): Closed waters.
Coweeman River (Cowlitz County), from mouth to Mulholland
Creek: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through August
31 and November 1 through March 15 season. Trout: Release
all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained
per day. From Mulholland Creek upstream: ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through August 31 season. Trout:
Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained per day.
Cowiche Creek (Yakima County): Selective gear rules.
Cowlitz Falls Reservoir (Lake Scanewa) (Lewis County): June 1
through last day in February season. The upstream boundary of
the reservoir in the Cowlitz arm is the posted PUD sign on
Peters Road. The upstream boundary of the reservoir in the
Cispus arm is the posted markers at the Lewis County PUD kayak
launch, approximately 1.5 miles upstream from the confluence
of the Cowlitz and Cispus arms. Trout and salmon: Minimum
length eight inches. Trout: Release cutthroat. Release
rainbow trout except rainbow trout with a clipped adipose fin
and a healed scar at the site of the clipped fin. Salmon:
Open only June 1 through last day in February. January 1
through last day in February and June 1 through July 31, daily
limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild coho and wild Chinook. August 1 through December
31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult
Chinook. Release wild coho.
Cowlitz River (Lewis County):
From mouth to Mayfield Dam: Closed waters: (1) From 400
feet or posted markers below Cowlitz salmon hatchery barrier
dam to boundary markers near the Cowlitz salmon hatchery water
intake approximately 1,700 feet upstream of the Cowlitz salmon
hatchery barrier dam. (2) From 400 feet below the Mayfield
powerhouse upstream to Mayfield Dam. (3) Within a 100 foot
radius of the new Cowlitz Trout Hatchery outfall structure
except anglers who permanently use a wheelchair may fish
within posted markers when adjacent waters are open. Year-round season except closed to fishing from south bank May
1 through June 15 from Mill Creek to the Cowlitz salmon
hatchery barrier dam. Lawful to fish up to four hundred feet
or the posted deadline at the Cowlitz salmon hatchery barrier
dam. Lawful to fish up to Tacoma Power safety signs at Onion
Rock below Mossyrock Dam. Lawful to fish up to Lewis County
P.U.D. safety signs below Cowlitz Falls Dam. From the Cowlitz
salmon hatchery barrier dam downstream to a line from the
mouth of Mill Creek to a boundary marker on the opposite
shore, it is unlawful to fish from any floating device. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night
closure April 1 through October 31 from mouth of Mill Creek to
the Cowlitz salmon hatchery barrier dam. All game fish:
Release all fish except steelhead April 1 through May 31. Trout: Daily limit five, minimum length twelve inches, no
more than two over twenty inches. Release wild cutthroat. Release all steelhead missing right ventral fin. Salmon:
Open year-round. January 1 through July 31, daily limit 6
fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release all
salmon except hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. August 1
through December 31, daily limit 6 fish. Release all salmon
except hatchery coho and hatchery jack Chinook. Sturgeon:
Seasons, days of the week, daily limits, and size limits same
as in adjacent waters of mainstem Columbia River.
From posted PUD sign on Peters Road to mouth of
Ohanepecosh River and mouth of Muddy Fork: Trout: Release
cutthroat. Additional November 1 through ((May 31)) Friday
before the first Saturday in June season. Trout: Release all
trout except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per
day. Salmon: Open year-round from upstream boundary of Lake
Scanewa. Salmon minimum size 12 inches. January 1 through
July 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon. Release wild coho and wild Chinook. August 1
through December 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than
2 may be adult Chinook. Release wild coho.
Cowlitz River, Clear and Muddy Forks (Lewis County):
Selective gear rules. Trout: Release cutthroat.
Coyote Creek and Ponds (Adams County): April 1 through
September 30 season.
Crab Creek (Adams/Grant counties):
From Highway 26 to Morgan Lake Road in Section 36: April 1 through September 30 season.
From Morgan Lake Road in Section 36 to O'Sullivan Dam (including Marsh Unit I and II impoundments): Closed waters.
Crab Creek (Lincoln/Grant counties) and tributaries:
Year-round season. In those waters from Grant County Road 7
to the fountain buoy and shoreline markers or 150 feet
downstream of the Alder Street fill March 1 through May 31
terminal gear restricted to one single hook measuring 3/4 inch
or less point to shank. Year-round: Daily limits and size
limits same as Moses Lake. From Moses Lake downstream to the
confluence of the outlet streams March 1 through May 31
terminal gear restricted to one single-point hook measuring
3/4 inch or less point to shank. Year-round: Daily limits
and size limits same as Potholes Reservoir.
Crabapple Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Cranberry Creek (Mason County), mouth to Lake Limerick:
Closed waters.
Crawfish Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited.
Crescent Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Crescent Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Crocker Lake (Jefferson County): Closed waters.
Crystal Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Cup Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Curl Lake (Columbia County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Fishing from any floating device
prohibited. Trout: No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in
length may be retained.
Curley Creek (Kitsap County): ((June 1 through October 31
season.)) Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Dakota Creek (Whatcom County): Salmon: Open only October 1
through December 31 from mouth to Giles Road Bridge. Daily
limit 2 salmon.
Dalton Lake (Franklin County): Trout: No more than two over
13 inches in length may be retained.
Damon Lake (Grays Harbor County): The first Saturday in June
((1)) through October 31 season.
Davis Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Davis Lake (Lewis County): Last Saturday in April to last day
in February season.
Davis Lake (Okanogan County): April 1 through August 31:
Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Davis Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Dayton Pond (Columbia County): Juveniles only. Trout: No
more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Deadman Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
De Coursey Pond (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April
through November 30 season. Juveniles only. Salmon:
Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Deep Creek (Clallam County): December 1 through last day in
February season. All species: Release all fish except up to
two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Deep Creek (tributary to Bumping Lake) (Yakima County): Mouth
to second bridge crossing on USFS Rd. 1808 (approximately 3.7
miles from junction of USFS Rds. 1800 and 1808): Closed
waters.
Deep Lake (Grant County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Deep Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Deep Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Deep River (Wahkiakum County): Year-round season. Trout:
Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained per day. Salmon: Open year-round only from mouth to
town bridge. January 1 through July 31, daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild
Chinook and wild coho. August 1 through December 31, daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 4 may be adult salmon, and
of the adult salmon, no more than 2 may be adult Chinook. Release chum and wild coho. Sturgeon: Seasons, days of the
week, daily limits, and size limits same as in adjacent waters
of mainstem Columbia River.
Deer Creek (Mason County): Closed waters.
Deer Creek and Little Deer Creek (tributaries to North Fork
Stillaguamish) (Skagit County): Closed waters.
Deer Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout:
No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Deer Lake (Island County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Deer (Deer Springs) Lake (Lincoln County): Last Saturday in
April through September 30 season.
Deer Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Deer Lake (Stevens County): March 1 through October 31
season. Trout: No more than two over thirty inches in length
may be retained.
De Roux Creek (Kittitas County): Mouth to the USFS Trail
#1392 (De Roux Cr. Trail) stream crossing (approximately one
river mile): Closed waters. Upstream of USFS Trail #1392
stream crossing: Selective gear rules.
Deschutes River (Thurston County): Closed waters: From 400
feet below lowest Tumwater Falls fish ladder to Old Highway 99
Bridge. From old U.S. Highway 99 Bridge near Tumwater to
Henderson Boulevard Bridge near Pioneer Park: ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through March 31 season. ((Nonbuoyant
lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure August
1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches. Salmon: Open only July 1 through October 15. Daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release coho.
From Henderson Boulevard Bridge upstream: Year-round season. Selective gear rules. All game fish: Release all fish except hatchery steelhead. Salmon: Open only July 1 through October 15. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release coho.
Devereaux Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Devil's Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Dewatto River (Mason County): Selective gear rules. Game
fish: Release all fish. Salmon: Open only September 16
through October 31 mouth to Dewatto-Holly Road Bridge. Daily
limit two coho. Release all salmon other than coho.
Diamond Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Dickey River (Clallam County): ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through April 30 season in mainstem Dickey outside
Olympic National Park and East Fork Dickey upstream to D5200
road and ((June 1)) the first Saturday in June through March
15 in East Fork Dickey upstream from D5200 road and West Fork
Dickey. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. December 1
through April 30, one wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only July 1 through November 30 from mouth to
East Fork Dickey. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2
may be adult salmon July 1 through August 31 and of which no
more than 3 may be adult salmon September 1 through November
30. July 1 through August 31 release wild adult coho and wild
adult Chinook. September 1 through October 31 the daily limit
may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook, release wild adult
coho, and selective gear rules. November 1 through November
30 the daily limit may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook or
2 adult wild coho or a combination of adult Chinook and adult
wild coho.
Dillacort Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all
trout.
Dog Lake (Yakima County): Trout: Daily limit may contain not
more than 1 fish over 14 inches in length.
Dosewallips River (Jefferson County), from mouth to Olympic
National Park boundary about three-quarters mile downstream of
falls: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through August
31 season mouth to park boundary and November 1 through
December 15 season mouth to Highway 101 Bridge. Selective
gear rules ((June 1)) the first Saturday in June through
August 31. All species: Release all fish except salmon may
be retained November 1 through December 15. Salmon: Open
only November 1 through December 15 from mouth to Highway 101
Bridge. Daily limit 2 chum salmon.
Dot Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Downs Lake (Lincoln/Spokane counties): March 1 through
September 30 season. Crappie: Daily limit ten, minimum
length nine inches.
Dry Creek (Walla Walla County): Upstream from the middle
Waitsburg Road: Closed waters.
Dry Falls Lake (Grant County): April 1 through November 30
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Duck Lake (Grays Harbor County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Duckabush River (Jefferson County), from mouth to the Olympic
National Park Boundary: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through August 31 season mouth to park boundary and November 1
through December 15 season mouth to Mason County P.U.D. No. 1
overhead electrical distribution line. Selective gear rules
((June 1)) the first Saturday in June through August 31. All
species: Release all fish except salmon may be retained
November 1 through December 15. Salmon: Open only November 1
through December 15 from mouth to Mason County P.U.D. No. 1
overhead electrical distribution line. Daily limit 2 chum
salmon.
Dungeness River (Clallam County):
From mouth to junction of Gray Wolf and Dungeness rivers: October 16 through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only October 16 through December 31 from mouth to the hatchery intake pipe at river mile 11.3. Daily limit 4 coho salmon.
From junction of Gray Wolf River upstream to Gold Creek - Closed waters.
From junction of Gold Creek upstream to headwaters: Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Dusty Lake (Grant County): March 1 through November 30
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one fish.
Early Winters Creek (Okanogan County): Closed waters.
East Little Walla Walla River (Walla Walla County): Closed
waters.
East Twin River (Clallam County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Easton Lake (Kittitas County): Saturday before Memorial Day
through October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit five fish of
which no more than 2 may be trout other than Eastern brook
trout. Minimum length 8 inches.
Ebey Lake (Little Lake) (Snohomish County): Fly fishing only.
Fishing from a floating device equipped with a motor
prohibited. Trout: Daily limit one, minimum length eighteen
inches.
Echo Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Eightmile Lake (Chelan County): Trout: Daily limit five, not
more than two mackinaw may be retained.
Elbow Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Elk River (Grays Harbor County), from the Highway 105 Bridge
upstream: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through last
day in February season. Single point barbless hooks required
August 16 through November 30 downstream of the confluence of
the east and middle branches. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches. Salmon: Open only October 1 through November 30 from
Highway 105 Bridge to the confluence of the East and Middle
Branches. October 1 through October 15, daily limit 6 fish,
of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon; and of the adult
fish, only 1 may be an adult wild coho. Release adult
Chinook, and chum. October 16 through November 30, daily
limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and adult Chinook.
Ell Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit
one.
Ellen Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. All species: Catch and release except up
to five rainbow trout may be retained.
Elochoman River (Wahkiakum County): Closed waters: Waters
from 100 feet above the upper hatchery rack downstream to the
Elochoman Hatchery Bridge located 400 feet below the upper
hatchery rack; waters from a point 50 feet above to 100 feet
below the outlet pipes from the most downstream Elochoman
Hatchery rearing pond and extending 30 feet out from the south
bank of the river; waters between the department of fish and
wildlife temporary rack downstream to Foster (Risk) Road
Bridge while rack is installed in the river; mainstem waters
from the confluence of the west fork to source.
From mouth to West Fork: ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through March 15 season. ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure September 1
through October 31. Stationary gear restriction September 1
through October 31. Trout: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon: Open
only September 1 through December 31. September 1 through
October 15, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 4 may be
adult coho. Release chum, wild coho, wild Chinook, and
hatchery adult Chinook. October 16 through December 31, daily
limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult coho. Release chum, wild coho, wild Chinook, and hatchery adult
Chinook.
Eloika Lake (Spokane County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Elwha River (Clallam County): Closed waters: From south
spillway on Aldwell Dam downstream two hundred feet.
From mouth to two hundred feet below the south spillway on the Aldwell Dam: October 1 through last day in February season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only October 1 through November 15. Daily limit 6 coho salmon of which no more than 4 may be adult coho salmon.
From Lake Aldwell upstream to Olympic National Park boundary, including all tributaries except Indian Creek: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Empire Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Enchantment Park Ponds (Chelan County): Juveniles only.
Entiat River (Chelan County), from mouth to Entiat Falls:
December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules
apply. Above Entiat Falls: Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit 5 trout, not more than one of which may be greater
than 12 inches in length. Eastern brook trout not included in
trout daily limit. Eastern brook trout daily limit ten. Once
the daily limit of trout other than eastern brook trout has
been achieved, the entire daily limit for trout other than
eastern brook trout and eastern brook trout has been taken.
Ephrata Lake (Grant County): Closed waters.
Erie Lake (Skagit County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Failor Lake (Grays Harbor County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Trout: No more than two over 15
inches in length may be retained per day.
Fan Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through September 30 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Fazon Lake (Whatcom County): Fishing from any floating device
prohibited from first Friday in October through January 15. Channel catfish: Daily and possession limit two.
Fio Rito Lakes (Kittitas County): Fishing from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Fish Lake (Chelan County): Trout: No more than two over
fifteen inches in length may be retained.
Fish Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Fish Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Fish Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season. Fishing from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Fisher Slough (Snohomish County):
((From mouth to Highway 530 Bridge: Year-round season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Upstream from Highway 530 Bridge:)) Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Fishhook Pond (Walla Walla County): March 1 through October
31 season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
Trout: No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be
retained.
Fishtrap Creek (Whatcom County): From Koh Road to Bender
Road: ((June 1 through October 31 season.)) Juveniles only.
Fishtrap Lake (Lincoln/Spokane counties): Last Saturday in
April through September 30 season.
Forde Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis County): Last Saturday in April
through last day in February season. Juveniles only.
Fortson Mill Pond # 2 (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season. Juveniles only.
Fourth of July Lake (Adams/Lincoln counties): December 1
through March 31 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. Trout:
No more than two over fourteen inches in length may be
retained.
Franz Lake (Skamania County): Closed waters.
Frater Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Frenchman Hills Lake (Grant County): February 1 through
September 30 season.
Gadwall Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Garfield Juvenile Pond (Whitman County): Juveniles only.
George Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Geneva Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Germany Creek (Cowlitz County), from mouth to end of Germany
Creek Road (approximately five miles): ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through August 31 and November 1 through
March 15 season. Trout: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Gibbs Lake (Jefferson County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Release all trout.
Gillette Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Gissberg Pond, North (Snohomish County): Juveniles only.
Gissberg Ponds (Snohomish County): Channel catfish: Daily
limit 2, no minimum size.
Goat Creek (Okanogan County): Closed waters.
Gobar Creek (tributary to Kalama River) (Cowlitz County):
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through March 31 season.
Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Gold Creek, Gold Creek Pond and Outlet Channel (tributary to
Keechelus Lake) (Kittitas County): Closed waters.
Gold Creek (Okanogan County): From mouth to confluence north
fork Gold Creek: Closed waters.
Goldsborough Creek (Mason County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Golf Course Pond (Asotin County): Trout: No more than 2
trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Goodman Creek (Jefferson County) outside Olympic National
Park: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through last day
in February season. Trout, minimum length fourteen inches.
Goodwin Lake (Snohomish County): Chumming permitted.
Goose Creek (Lincoln County), within the city limits of
Wilbur: Year around season. Juveniles and holders of
disability licenses only.
Goose Lake, Lower (Adams County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches. Bluegill: Not more than five
over six inches in length.
Gorst Creek (Kitsap County): Closed waters: From lower
bridge on the old Belfair Highway upstream to source
(including tributaries). From mouth upstream to lower bridge:
Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Gosnell Creek and tributaries (tributary to Lake Isabella)
(Mason County): Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Goss Lake (Island County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Grande Ronde River (Asotin County):
From mouth to County Road Bridge about two and one-half miles upstream: Year-round season. Selective gear rules September 1 through May 31. Trout: Minimum length ten inches, maximum length twenty inches. Channel catfish: No daily limit mouth to Oregon state line.
From County Road Bridge upstream to Oregon state line and
all tributaries: ((June 1 through October 31 season.)) Selective gear rules((, June 1)) the first Saturday in June
through August 31 and barbless hooks required September 1
through October 31. Additional season November 1 through
April 15: Barbless hooks required. All tributaries: Closed
waters. All species: Release all fish except whitefish and
hatchery steelhead. Trout: Daily limit three hatchery
steelhead.
Granite Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Closed
waters.
Granite Lakes (near Marblemount) (Skagit County): Grayling:
Release all grayling.
Grass Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Gray Wolf River (Clallam County): From junction with
Dungeness River to bridge at river mile 1.0 - Closed waters.
From bridge at river mile 1.0 upstream - selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Grays River (Wahkiakum County), from mouth to Highway 4
Bridge: ((September 1)) First Saturday in June through
October 15 and November 15 through March 15 season; and from
Highway 4 Bridge to mouth of South Fork: ((September 1))
First Saturday in June through October 15 and December ((15))
1 through March 15 season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule, night closure and stationary gear
restriction September 1 through October 15. All game fish:
Release all fish except hatchery steelhead. Salmon: Open
only September 1 through October 15 from mouth to South Fork. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than four may be adult
salmon, and of the 4 adults, only 2 may be adult Chinook. Release chum, wild coho and unmarked Chinook. Unmarked
Chinook are Chinook without either a clipped ventral fin or a
clipped adipose fin.
Grays River, East Fork (Wahkiakum County): Selective gear
rules. Trout: Release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead may be retained per day.
Grays River, West Fork (Wahkiakum County), downstream from
hatchery intake footbridge: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in
June - ((August 31)) October 15 season. All species: Release
all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained
per day. Trout: Additional December ((15)) 1 through March
15 season downstream from hatchery intake footbridge. Release
all fish other than hatchery steelhead. Salmon: Additional
September 1 through October 15 season. ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule, night closure and stationary
gear restriction. Daily limit 6 fish of which not more than 4
may be adult salmon, and of the 4 adults, only 2 may be adult
Chinook. Release chum, wild coho and unmarked Chinook. Unmarked Chinook are Chinook without either a clipped ventral
fin or a clipped adipose fin.
Green Lake (Okanogan County): April 1 through November 30:
Selective gear rules, and all species: Release all fish.
Green Lake (Lower) (Okanogan County): April 1 through
November 30: Selective gear rules, and all species: Release
all fish.
Green River (Cowlitz County): Closed waters: All
tributaries.
From mouth to 2800 Bridge: ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through November 30 season except closed from 400 feet
above to 400 feet below the water intake at the upper end of
the hatchery grounds during the period September 1 through
November 30 and from 400 feet or posted signs above and below
the salmon hatchery rack when the rack is installed in the
river. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and
night closure September 1 through October 31 from mouth to 400
feet below salmon hatchery rack. All species: When
((nonbuoyant lure restriction)) anti-snagging rule in effect,
only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained. Trout:
Release all trout except hatchery steelhead. Salmon: Open
August 1 through November 30. Daily limit 6 fish, of which
not more than four may be adult coho. Release chum, wild
coho, wild Chinook, and hatchery adult Chinook.
From 2800 Bridge to source: Closed waters.
Green (Duwamish) River (King County):
From the First Avenue South Bridge to Tukwila
International Boulevard/Old Highway 99: ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through July 31 and September 16 through
February 15 season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure September 16 through
November 30. Fishing from any floating device prohibited
November 1 through February 15. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. July 1 through July 31 and September 16
through November 30, one wild steelhead per day may be
retained. Salmon: Open only September 16 through December
31. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 3 may be adult
salmon. Release Chinook.
From Tukwila International Boulevard/Old Highway 99 to
the Interstate 405 Bridge: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in
June through July 31 and September 1 through February 15
season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule
and night closure September 1 through November 30. Fishing
from any floating device prohibited November 1 through
February 15. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. July 1
through July 31 and September 1 through November 30, one wild
steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only
September 1 through December 31. Daily limit 6 fish, of which
no more than 3 may be adult salmon, and only 1 may be a
Chinook.
From the Interstate 405 Bridge to South 277th Street
Bridge in Auburn: Open only ((June 1)) The first Saturday in
June through July 31 and October 1 through February 15. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night
closure October 1 through November 30. Fishing from any
floating device prohibited November 1 through February 15. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. July 1 through July
31 and October 1 through November 30, one wild steelhead per
day may be retained. Salmon: Open only October 1 through
December 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which not more than 3 may
be adult salmon. Release Chinook.
From the 277th Street Bridge to Auburn-Black Diamond Road
Bridge: Open only ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through August 15 and October 16 through last day in February.
((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night
closure October 16 through November 30. Fishing from a
floating device prohibited November 1 through last day in
February. Trout, minimum length fourteen inches. July 1
through August 15 and October 16 through November 30, one wild
steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only October
16 through December 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more
than 3 may be adult salmon. Release Chinook.
From the Auburn-Black Diamond Road Bridge to the Tacoma
Headworks Dam: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
last day in February season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1 through November
30. Closed waters: Within 150 feet of the Palmer Pond outlet
rack and within 150 feet of the mouth of Keta Creek. Trout:
Minimum length 14 inches. July 1 through November 30, one
wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only
November 1 through December 31. Daily limit 2 chum.
Greenwater River (King County), from mouth to Greenwater
Lakes: July 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules. Trout: Minimum length 14 inches.
Grimes Lake (Douglas County): June 1 through August 31
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Grizzly Lake (Skamania County): Closed waters.
Halfmoon Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Halfmoon Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Hamilton Creek (Skamania County): Trout: Release all fish
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. All tributaries downstream from the Highway 14 Bridge: Closed
waters.
Hamma Hamma River (Mason County):
From mouth to four hundred feet below falls: ((June 1))
The first Saturday in June through August 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Hammersley Inlet Freshwater Tributaries (Mason County), except
Mill Creek: Closed waters.
Hampton Lakes, Lower and Upper (Grant County): April 1
through September 30 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Hancock Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. All tributary streams and the upper third
of the outlet are closed waters.
Harvey Creek (tributary to Sullivan Lake) (Pend Oreille
County):
From mouth to Bridge 4830 on county road (about one and one-half miles): Closed waters.
From Bridge 4830 upstream: Selective gear rules.
Harvey Creek (tributary to Stillaguamish River) (Snohomish
County): Closed waters.
Hatch Lake (Stevens County): December 1 through March 31
season. All species: Catch and release except up to five
rainbow trout may be retained.
Hatchery Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Haven Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Hawk Creek and tributaries (Lincoln County): Year-round
season.
Hays Creek and Ponds (Adams County): April 1 through
September 30 season.
Headgate Pond (Asotin County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Juveniles, seniors and holders of
disability licenses only.
Heart Lake (near Anacortes) (Skagit County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season.
Heins Lake (Kitsap County): Closed waters.
Hemlock Lake (Trout Creek Reservoir) (Skamania County):
Closed waters.
Hen Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30 season.
Heritage Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Herman Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Hicks Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Hog Canyon Creek (Spokane County): Hog Canyon Dam to Scroggie
Road: Year-round season.
Hog Canyon Lake (Spokane County): December 1 through March 31
season. Trout: No more than two over fourteen inches in
length may be retained.
Hoh River (Jefferson County), outside of Olympic National
Park: May 16 through April 15 season. May 16 through ((May
31)) the Friday before the first Saturday in June, open
Wednesday through Sunday downstream from Willoughby Creek
only. Willoughby Creek upstream to park boundary closed
through ((May 31)) the Friday before the first Saturday in
June. Selective gear rules, except a person can fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor
July 1 through August 31 from Olympic National Park upstream
to DNR Oxbow Campground Boat Launch. Selective gear rules
July 1 through October 15 from DNR Oxbow Campground Boat
Launch to Willoughby Creek, ((June 1)) the first Saturday in
June through October 15 from Willoughby Creek to Morgan's
Crossing Boat Launch, ((June 1)) the first Saturday in June
through November 30 from Morgan's Crossing Boat Launch to the
mouth of South Fork, and December 1 through April 15 from DNR
Oxbow Campground Boat Launch to mouth of South Fork. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Catch and release during May,
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained on open
days. November 1 through February 15, daily limit three
steelhead downstream from the Oxbow Campground Boat Launch. December 1 through April 15, downstream of DNR Oxbow
Campground Boat Launch, one wild steelhead per day may be
retained. Salmon: Open only May 16 through November 30
downstream of Willoughby Creek and October 16 through November
30 Willoughby Creek to Morgan's Crossing Boat Launch. Daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon
except May 16 through August 31 downstream of Willoughby Creek
open Wednesday through Sunday only of each week, daily limit
may contain no more than one adult salmon, and release wild
Chinook. September 1 through October 15 from Willoughby Creek
to DNR Oxbow Campground Boat Launch, release wild Chinook.
Hoh River South Fork (Jefferson County), outside Olympic
National Park: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
April 15 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches.
Hoko River (Clallam County): From mouth to upper Hoko Bridge:
Fly fishing only September 1 through October 31. Additional
November 1 through March 15 season. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. December 1 through March 15, one wild
steelhead per day may be retained.
From upper Hoko Bridge to Ellis Creek Bridge (river mile
18.5): ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through March 31
season. Fly fishing only. All species: Release all fish
except ((that)) up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be
retained.
Homestead Lake (Grant County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one fish.
Hoquiam River, including all forks (Grays Harbor County):
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through last day of
February season. Single point barbless hooks required August
16 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches. Salmon: Open only October 1 through November 30 from
mouth to bridge on Dekay Road on mainstem and East Fork mouth
to mouth of Berryman Creek. Daily limit 6 fish of which no
more than 2 may be adult salmon, except release chum, wild
coho, and adult Chinook.
Horseshoe Lake (Clark/Cowlitz counties): Trout: No more than
2 trout 20 inches or greater in length may be retained. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Horseshoe Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit 1.
Horseshoe Lake (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules
apply.
Horseshoe Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Trout except kokanee: Daily limit
five. Kokanee not counted in daily trout limit. Kokanee
daily limit ten.
Horsethief Lake (Klickitat County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Hourglass Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Howard Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Howell Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Hozomeen Lake (Whatcom County): July 1 through October 31
season.
Huff Lake (Pend Oreille County): Closed waters.
Humptulips River (Grays Harbor County), from mouth to Highway
101 Bridge: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
March 31 season, except closed September 1 through September
30. Night closure and single-point barbless hooks required
August 16 through November 30. Bait prohibited October 1
through October 15. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open October 1 through January 31. October 1 through
October 15, daily limit of 6 salmon, no more than two of which
may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and adult
Chinook. October 16 through January 31, daily limit of 6
salmon, not more than two of which may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and adult Chinook. From Highway 101
Bridge to forks: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through last day in February season. Night closure and single
point barbless hooks required August 16 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Additional season
March 1 through March 31. Selective gear rules. All species:
Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained.
Humptulips River, East Fork (Grays Harbor County), from mouth
to concrete bridge on Forest Service Road between Humptulips
Guard Station and Grisdale: ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 16 through
((November 30)) October 31. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
Humptulips River, West Fork (Grays Harbor County), from mouth
to Donkey Creek: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through last day in February season. ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 16
through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Additional season March 1 through March 31. Selective gear
rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained.
Hutchinson Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season. Fishing from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion engine prohibited.
I-82 Ponds, 1 through 7 (Yakima County): Fishing from vessels
equipped with internal combustion motors prohibited.
Icehouse Lake (Skamania County): Trout: No more than 2 trout
20 inches or greater in length may be retained.
Icicle River (Creek) (Chelan County):
From mouth to four hundred feet below Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery rack: Closed waters. From Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery rack upstream to Leland Creek: Selective gear rules.
Indian Creek (tributary to Elwha River) (Clallam County), from
mouth upstream to first Highway 101 crossing: Selective gear
rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Indian Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout
other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire
daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and
eastern brook trout has been taken.
Indian Creek (Yakima County): From mouth to waterfall
approximately six miles upstream (including the portion of the
creek that flows through the dry lakebed): Closed waters. Upstream of waterfall: Eastern brook trout do not count as
part of trout daily limit. Eastern brook trout: No minimum
size and no daily limit.
Indian Heaven Wilderness Lakes (Skamania County): Trout:
Daily limit three.
Ingall's Creek (Chelan County): Mouth to Wilderness boundary:
Closed waters.
Issaquah Creek (King County): ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Jackson Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Jameson Lake (Douglas County): Last Saturday in April through
July 4 and October 1 through October 31 seasons.
Jasmine Creek (Okanogan County): Year-round season. Juveniles only.
Jefferson Park Pond (Walla Walla County): Juveniles only.
Trout: No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be
retained.
Jennings Park Pond (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Juveniles only.
Jewitt Creek (Klickitat County): Juveniles only. Trout:
Daily limit five, no minimum length.
Jimmy-Come-Lately Creek (Clallam County): ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through August 31 season. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches.
Joe Creek (Grays Harbor County): Upstream from State Highway
109 Bridge to Ocean Beach Road Bridge: ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through November 30 season. Single point
barbless hooks required August 16 through November 30. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only September
1 through November 30. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more
than 2 may be adult salmon. Release adult Chinook, and chum.
Johns Creek (Mason County): Closed waters.
Johns River (Grays Harbor County): Mouth to Ballon Creek:
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through last day in
February season. Single point barbless hooks required August
16 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches. Salmon: Open only October 1 through November 30. October 1 through October 15, daily limit 6 fish, of which no
more than 2 may be adult salmon, and of the adult salmon, only
1 may be an adult wild coho. Release chum and adult Chinook. October 16 through November 30, daily limit 6 fish, of which
no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho,
and adult Chinook.
Ballon Creek upstream, including North and South Forks:
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through September 30 and
December 1 through last day in February season. Trout:
Minimum length 14 inches.
Johnson Creek (tributary to Cowlitz River) (Lewis County):
Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length ten inches.
Johnson Creek (Whatcom County), from Northern Pacific Railroad
tracks to the Lawson Street footbridge in Sumas: Juveniles
only.
Jump-Off Joe Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Kachess Lake (Reservoir) (Kittitas County): Chumming
permitted. Trout except kokanee: Daily limit two, minimum
length twelve inches. Kokanee not counted in daily trout
limit. Kokanee daily limit sixteen.
Kachess River (Kittitas County): Lawful to fish to base of
Kachess Dam. Selective gear rules. From Kachess Lake
(Reservoir) upstream to waterfall approximately one-half mile
above Mineral Creek: Closed waters.
Kalaloch Creek (Jefferson County), outside Olympic National
Park: Closed waters: Those waters within the section posted
as the Olympic National Park water supply ((June 1)) the first
Saturday in June through last day in February season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Kalama River (Cowlitz County): Release wild cutthroat.
From mouth upstream to one thousand feet below fishway at
upper salmon hatchery: Year-round season except during the
period the temporary fish rack is installed. Waters from
Modrow Bridge downstream to one thousand five hundred feet
below the rack are closed waters when the rack is installed. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night
closure April 1 through October 31 from the mouth to the
intake at the lower salmon hatchery. Stationary gear
restriction September 1 through October 31 from mouth to the
natural gas pipeline at Mahaffey's Campground. All species:
When ((nonbuoyant lure restriction)) anti-snagging rule in
effect only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained. Fishing from a floating device equipped with a motor
prohibited upstream of Modrow Bridge. September 1 through
October 31: Fly fishing only from the pipeline crossing to
the posted deadline at the intake to the lower salmon
hatchery. All game fish: Release all fish year-round except
up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon:
Open year-round. January 1 through July 31, daily limit 6
fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release
wild Chinook and wild coho. August 1 through December 31,
daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 4 may be adult
salmon, and of the adult salmon only 2 may be adult Chinook. Release chum, wild jack Chinook, and wild coho. October 1
through December 31, release adult Chinook upstream of natural
gas pipeline crossing.
From one thousand feet below to one thousand feet above the fishway at upper salmon hatchery: Closed waters.
From one thousand feet above the fishway at the upper salmon hatchery to Summers Creek: Year-round season. Fishing from a floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
From Summers Creek upstream to the 6420 Road at about one
mile above the gate at the end of the county road: ((June 1))
The first Saturday in June through March 31 season. Fishing
from a floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Fly
fishing only. All species: Release all fish.
From 6420 Road to Kalama Falls: Closed waters.
Kalispell Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Last
Saturday in April through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules.
Keechelus Lake (Reservoir) (Kittitas County): Chumming
permitted. Trout except kokanee: Daily limit two, minimum
length twelve inches, additionally up to sixteen kokanee may
be retained.
Kelsey Creek (tributary of Lake Washington) (King County):
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through August 31
season. Juveniles only.
Kennedy Creek (Thurston County), from mouth to four hundred
feet below falls: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through last day in February season. ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure October 1
through December 31. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only October 1 through November 30 from mouth to
northbound Highway 101 Bridge. Barbless hooks required. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release wild coho.
Kennedy Creek Pond (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Kettle River (Stevens County):
((June 1)) The Saturday before Memorial Day through
October 31 season. All species: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length 12 inches. Sturgeon: Unlawful to fish
for or retain sturgeon.
Additional season: November 1 through May 31. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Ki Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Kidney Lake (Skamania County): Last Saturday in April through
last day in February season.
Kimball Creek (near Snoqualmie) (King County): Last Saturday
in April through October 31 season. Juveniles only. Trout:
No minimum length.
Kings Lake and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Closed
waters.
Kings Lake Bog (King County): Closed waters.
Kiwanis Pond (Kittitas County): Juveniles and holders of
disability licenses only.
Klaus Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Closed waters: The inlet and outlet to
first Weyerhaeuser spur.
Klickitat River (Klickitat County):
From mouth to Fisher Hill Bridge: April 1 through
January 31 season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure May 1 through May 31. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule August 1
through January 31. Game fish: Closed December 1 through
January 31. Release game fish other than steelhead April 1
through May 31. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches. Steelhead and salmon: Open April 1 through May 31 on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays only; daily limit 1 hatchery
steelhead or 1 salmon. Release wild Chinook. Salmon: June 1
through January 31 daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2
may be adult salmon. Release wild Chinook June 1 through July
31.
From Fisher Hill Bridge to four hundred feet above # 5 fishway: Closed waters.
From four hundred feet above # 5 fishway to the Yakama Indian Reservation boundary: June 1 through November 30 season, except waters from boundary markers above Klickitat salmon hatchery to boundary markers below hatchery are closed waters. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches. Salmon: Open only June 1 through November 30 from 400 feet above No. 5 Fishway to boundary markers below Klickitat Salmon Hatchery. June 1 through July 31: Daily limit 6 salmon. Release adult salmon and release wild Chinook. August 1 through November 30: Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release Chinook November 1 through November 30. Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
From the Yakama Indian Reservation boundary upstream to source, including all tributaries: Closed waters.
Klineline Ponds (Clark County): Trout: No more than 2 trout
20 inches in length or greater may be retained.
Koeneman Lake (Fern Lake) (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. All
species: Release all fish.
Kress Lake (Cowlitz County): Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. Trout:
No more than 2 trout 20 inches in length or greater may be
retained. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Lacamas Creek (Clark County): Lawful to fish upstream to the
base of Lacamas Lake Dam.
Lacamas Creek, tributary of Cowlitz River (Lewis County):
((June 1 through last day in February season.)) Trout:
Release all ((fish)) trout except up to two hatchery steelhead
may be retained per day.
Lake Creek (Okanogan County): Mouth to Black Lake: Closed
waters. Black Lake to Three Prong Creek: Closed waters.
Langlois Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Latah (Hangman) Creek (Spokane County): Year-round season.
Leader Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Le Clerc Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout
other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire
daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and
eastern brook trout has been taken.
Ledbetter Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Ledking Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Leech Lake (White Pass area) (Yakima County): Fly fishing
only. Fishing prohibited from floating devices equipped with
motors. Trout: No more than one over 14 inches in length.
Lemna Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Lenice Lake (Grant County): March 1 through November 30
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Lena Lake, Lower (Jefferson County): Closed waters: Inlet
stream from mouth upstream to footbridge (about one hundred
feet).
Lenore Lake (Grant County): Closed waters: Area within two
hundred yard radius of trash rack leading to the irrigation
pumping station (south end of lake) and area approximately one
hundred yards beyond the mouth of inlet stream to State
Highway 17. March 1 through May 31 season: Selective gear
rules. All species: Release all fish. Additional season
((June 1)) the first Saturday in June through November 30:
Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Leo Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Lewis River (Clark County), from mouth to forks: Year-round
season. Trout: Release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon: Open year-round. January 1 through July 31, daily limit six fish of which not
more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release sockeye, wild
Chinook, and wild coho. August 1 through December 31, daily
limit 6 hatchery coho, of which no more than 4 may be adult
hatchery coho. Sturgeon: Seasons, days of the week, daily
limits, and size limits same as in adjacent waters of mainstem
Columbia River.
Lewis River, East Fork (Clark/Skamania counties): Closed
waters: From the posted markers at the lower end of Big Eddy
to one hundred feet above Lucia Falls; from four hundred feet
below to four hundred feet above Molton Falls; from four
hundred feet below Horseshoe Falls upstream including all
tributaries above Horseshoe Falls.
Mouth to 400 feet below Horseshoe Falls: ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through March 15 season. Trout:
Release all trout except up to two hatchery steelhead per day
may be retained. Mouth to top boat ramp at Lewisville Park:
Additional April 16 through ((May 31)) the Friday before the
first Saturday in June season. Selective gear rules. Release
all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained
per day.
Lewis River, North Fork (Clark/Skamania counties):
From mouth to Colvin Creek: Year-round season except
those waters shoreward of the cable buoy and corkline at the
mouth of the Lewis River Salmon Hatchery fish ladder are
closed waters. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging
rule and night closure April 1 through November 30 from
Johnson Creek to Colvin Creek. When ((nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) anti-snagging rule is in effect, only fish
hooked inside the mouth may be retained. August 1 through
December 15, fishing from any floating device prohibited from
Johnson Creek to Colvin Creek. Trout: Release all fish
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon: Open year-round. January 1 through July 31, daily
limit six fish of which not more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release sockeye, wild Chinook and wild coho. August 1 through
December 31, daily limit 6 hatchery coho, of which no more
than 4 may be adult hatchery coho. Sturgeon: Seasons, days
of the week, daily limits, and size limits same as in waters
of mainstem Columbia River adjacent to mouth of Lewis River.
From mouth of Colvin Creek to overhead powerlines at
Merwin Dam: May 1 through September 30 and December 16
through April 30 season. August 1 through September 30,
fishing from any floating device prohibited. ((Nonbuoyant
lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure April
1 through September 30. When ((nonbuoyant lure restriction))
anti-snagging rule is in effect, only fish hooked inside the
mouth may be retained. Trout: Release all fish except up to
two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon: Open
only January 1 through September 30 and December 16 through
December 31. January 1 through July 31, daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release sockeye,
wild Chinook and wild coho. August 1 through September 30 and
December 16 through December 31, daily limit 6 hatchery coho,
of which no more than 4 may be adult hatchery coho. Sturgeon:
Seasons, days of the week, daily limits, and size limits same
as in waters of mainstem Columbia River adjacent to mouth of
Lewis River.
From overhead powerlines at Merwin Dam to Merwin Dam: Closed waters.
From the cable crossing 1,300 feet below Yale Dam to Yale Dam: Closed waters.
Within Lewis River Power Canal: From the fishing pier to the access road at Swift Dam: Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device prohibited. Trout: No minimum size, daily limit 5.
From Eagle Cliff Bridge to lower falls including all tributaries: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Liberty Lake (Spokane County): March 1 through October 31
season.
Lilliwaup River (Mason County): Mouth to 200 feet below
falls: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through August
31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all
fish.
Lilly Lake (Chelan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. July 5 through October 31, selective gear
rules, and all species: Release all fish.
Limerick Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Lincoln Pond (Clallam County): Juveniles only.
Lions Park Pond (Walla Walla County): Juveniles only. Trout:
No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Little Ash Lake (Skamania County): Trout: No more than 2
trout 20 inches in length or greater may be retained.
Little Bear Creek (tributary of Sammamish River)
(Snohomish/King counties): ((June 1)) The first Saturday in
June through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Little Hoko River (Clallam County): Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Little Klickitat River (Klickitat County), within Goldendale
city limits: Last Saturday in April through October 31
season. Juveniles only. Trout: Daily limit five, no minimum
length.
Little Lost Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season.
Little Naches River (Yakima County): Selective gear rules.
Little Nisqually River (Lewis County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length ten inches.
Little Pend Oreille River (Stevens County) from the Little
Pend Oreille wildlife refuge boundary about 1 mile downstream
from the refuge headquarters office to Crystal Falls:
Saturday before Memorial Day through October 31 season.
Selective gear rules, and all species: Release all fish
except up to five Eastern brook trout may be retained.
Little Quilcene River (Jefferson County), from mouth to the
Little Quilcene River Bridge on Penny Creek Road: All
species: Selective gear rules and release all fish. Closed
waters: Mouth to Highway 101 Bridge September 1 through
October 31.
Little Spokane River (Spokane County):
From mouth to SR 291 Bridge: Year-round season.
From SR 291 Bridge upstream to the West Branch: Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Upstream from bridge at Frideger Road: Closed waters: From the inlet to Chain Lake upstream one-quarter mile to the railroad crossing culvert. Trout: Release kokanee taken upstream from bridge.
Little Twin Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one.
Little Twin Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31.
Little Wenatchee River (Chelan County): From Lake Wenatchee
to the falls below U.S. Forest Service Road 6700 Bridge at
Riverside Campground: Closed waters.
Little White Salmon River (Skamania County): Closed waters:
From the orange fishing boundary markers at Drano Lake
upstream to the intake near the Little White Salmon National
Fish Hatchery north boundary. Trout: Daily limit five. Drano Lake (waters downstream of markers on point of land
downstream and across from Little White Salmon National Fish
Hatchery): May 1 through March 31 season, except for hatchery
steelhead and Chinook season in April, and except closed
Wednesdays beginning the second Wednesday in April through May
31 and from 6 p.m. Tuesday through 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 1
through October 31. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure May 1 through June 30. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule August 1
through December 31. March 16 through June 30 daily limit of
two fish, of which one or both may be hatchery steelhead or
one or both may be Chinook salmon. Release wild Chinook. Trout and salmon: May 1 through June 30 release all fish
except hatchery steelhead and Chinook salmon. Trout: July 1
through March 15 release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon: Open only August
1 through December 31. Daily limit six fish of which no more
than two may be adult salmon. Release wild coho and wild jack
Chinook.
Lone Lake (Island County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one, minimum length 18 inches.
Long Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Fly fishing only. Unlawful to fish from
floating devices equipped with motors.
Long Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Long Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Long's Pond (Thurston County): Juveniles only.
Loomis Lake (Pacific County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Loomis Pond (Grays Harbor County): Closed waters.
Loon Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout except kokanee: Daily limit five,
except no more than two over twenty inches in length may be
retained. Kokanee not counted in daily trout limit. Kokanee
daily limit ten.
Lost Lake (Kittitas County): Trout: Not more than 1 fish
over 14 inches in length.
Lost Lake (Okanogan County): Unlawful to fish from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion engine.
Lost River (Okanogan County):
From mouth to mouth of Monument Creek: Closed waters.
From mouth of Monument Creek to outlet of Cougar Lake: Selective gear rules. Trout: Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit. Dolly Varden/Bull Trout daily limit two, minimum length fourteen inches.
Love Lake (Clark County): Closed waters.
Lucky Duck Pond (Stevens County): Juveniles only.
Ludlow Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Lyle Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Lyre River (Clallam County):
From mouth to falls near river mile 3: ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From falls to source: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Mad River (Chelan County), from mouth upstream to Jimmy Creek:
Closed waters.
Maggie Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
November 30 season. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Margaret Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Marshal Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Martha Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Martha Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Mashel River (Pierce County): July 1 through October 31
season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Mattoon Lake (Kittitas County): Fishing from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited.
May Creek (tributary of Lake Washington) (King County):
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through August 31
season. Juveniles only.
Mayfield Lake (Reservoir) (Lewis County): Mayfield Dam to 400
feet below Mossyrock Dam: Closed waters: Tacoma Power safety
signs at Onion Rock Bridge to Mossyrock Dam. Trout and
salmon: Minimum length eight inches. Trout: Release
cutthroat. Release rainbow trout except rainbow trout with a
clipped adipose fin and a healed scar at the site of the
clipped fin. Salmon: Open only September 1 through December
31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release wild coho.
McAllister Creek (Thurston County): ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1
through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only July 1 through November 30 from mouth to
Olympia - Steilacoom Road Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of which
no more than 2 may be adult salmon.
McCabe Pond (Kittitas County): Fishing from any floating
device prohibited. All species: Five fish daily limit for
all species combined.
McDonald Creek (Clallam County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
McDowell Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a
floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. All
species: Release all fish.
McIntosh Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
McLane Creek (Thurston County): ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1
through October 31. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
McLane Creek Ponds (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
McManaman Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
McMurray Lake (Skagit County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Medical Lake (Spokane County): March 1 through October 31
season. Selective gear rules except fishing from a floating
device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout: Daily limit
two, minimum length fourteen inches.
Medical Lake, West (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April
through September 30 season.
Melaney Creek (Mason County): Closed waters.
Melbourne Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Mercer Creek (Kittitas County), that portion within Ellensburg
city limits: Juveniles only. ((Trout: Daily limit five, no
minimum length.))
Mercer Slough (tributary of Lake Washington) (King County):
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through August 31
season. Juveniles only.
Merrill Lake (Cowlitz County): Fly fishing only. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion engine. Trout: Daily limit two, maximum length
twelve inches.
Merritt Lake (Chelan County): Trout: Daily limit sixteen.
Merry Lake (Grant County): March 1 through November 30
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Merwin Lake (Reservoir) (Clark/Cowlitz County): Salmon:
Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Methow River (Okanogan County):
Mouth to County Road 1535 (Burma Road) Bridge: Closed
waters ((June 1 through October 31)). County Road 1535 (Burma
Road) Bridge to Foghorn Dam: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in
June through September 30 season: Selective gear rules. All
species: Release all fish. Foghorn Dam to Weeman Bridge:
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through August 15
season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all
fish. Upstream from Weeman Bridge to the falls above Brush
Creek: Closed waters ((June 1)) the first Saturday in June
through October 31. Additional season Gold Creek to falls
above Brush Creek: December 1 through March 31. Whitefish
gear rules apply.
Methow River tributaries not otherwise provided for:
Selective gear rules. Trout: Maximum length twenty inches.
Middle Nemah Pond (Pacific County): ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Mill Creek (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Mill Creek (Cowlitz County): ((June 1)) The first Saturday in
June through August 31 and November 1 through March 15
seasons. Trout: Release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead may be retained per day.
Mill Creek (Lewis County): Additional season December 1
through December 31, mouth to hatchery road crossing culvert. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night
closure. All species: Release all fish except that up to two
hatchery steelhead with intact ventral fins may be retained
per day.
Mill Creek (Mason County): Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
Mill Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout
other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire
daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and
eastern brook trout has been taken.
Mill Creek (Walla Walla County):
From mouth to Gose St. Bridge: ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through March 31 season. All species:
Barbless hooks required and release all fish except hatchery
steelhead September 1 through March 31. Trout: Daily limit
three hatchery steelhead.
From Gose St. Bridge to Roosevelt St. Bridge, within city limits of Walla Walla: Closed waters.
From Roosevelt St. Bridge upstream, including all tributaries: All tributaries: Closed waters. Selective gear rules. Trout: Maximum length twenty inches.
Mill Creek Pond (Grays Harbor County): Juveniles only.
Mill Pond (Auburn) (King County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Juveniles only except open to all
ages during Free Fishing Weekend (as defined in WAC 220-56-160).
Mill Pond (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Mineral Creek (tributary to upper Kachess River) (Kittitas
County), from mouth to Wilderness Boundary: Closed waters.
Mineral Creek (tributary to Nisqually River), and Mineral
Creek, North Fork (Lewis County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Mineral Lake (Lewis County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Minter Creek (Pierce/Kitsap counties): Closed waters: Area
from department intake dam downstream to mouth ((June 1)) the
first Saturday in June through October 31. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only November 1 through
December 31 from mouth to 50 feet downstream of the hatchery
rack. Daily limit 4 chum.
Mirror Lake (Grant County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Mission Lake (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Moclips River (Grays Harbor County), from mouth to the
Quinault Indian Reservation: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in
June through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches.
Molson Lake (Okanogan County): Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited.
Monte Christo Lake (Snohomish County): The first Saturday in
June ((1)) through October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
Mooses Pond (Pacific County): The first Saturday in June
((1)) through October 31 season.
Moran Slough (including inlet and outlet streams) (Grant
County): Closed waters.
Morgan Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Morse Creek (Clallam County), from mouth to Port Angeles Dam:
December 1 through last day in February season. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches.
Moses Lake (Grant County): Crappie: Daily limit ten, only
crappie more than nine inches in length may be retained. Bluegill: Daily limit five, only bluegill more than eight
inches in length may be retained. Walleye: Daily limit 8
walleye. Minimum length twelve inches. No more than one
walleye over 22 inches in length may be retained. Yellow
perch: Daily limit 25 yellow perch.
Mosquito Creek (Jefferson County), outside Olympic National
Park: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through last day
in February season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches.
Mountain Lake (San Juan County): Trout: Daily limit may not
contain more than one trout over 18 inches in length.
Muck Creek and tributaries (within Ft. Lewis Military
Reservation) (Pierce County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Release all trout.
Mud Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Mud Lake (Yakima County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one.
Mudget Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Munn Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Additional season March 1 through the
((last)) Friday before the last Saturday in April. All
species: Selective gear rules and release all fish.
Muskegon Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit two.
Murray Creek (Pierce County): Closed waters.
Myron Lake (Yakima County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one.
Mystic Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Naches River (Yakima/Kittitas counties):
From the mouth to Little Naches River: Selective gear
rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches, maximum length
twenty inches. Release trout ((June 1)) the first Saturday in
June through October 31 from confluence with Tieton River to
mouth of Rattle Snake Creek. Additional December 1 through
March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Naneum Creek (Kittitas County): Selective gear rules.
Naneum Pond (Kittitas County): Juveniles only.
Napeequa River (Chelan County): Mouth to Twin Lakes Creek:
Closed waters.
Naselle River (Pacific/Wahkiakum counties), from Highway 101
Bridge upstream including all forks: Closed waters: Area
from four hundred feet below falls in Sec. 6, T10N, R8W
(Wahkiakum County) to falls. Waters from the North Valley
Road Bridge (Big Hill Bridge) to Highway 4 closed August 16
through October 15.
Mainstem: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
April 15 season, except sturgeon. Single point barbless hooks
required August 16 through November 30 upstream from Highway 4
Bridge to Crown Main Line (Salme) Bridge. ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 16
through November 30 downstream from North Fork. Stationary
gear restrictions above mouth of South Fork August 16 through
November 30. Selective gear rules March 1 through April 15
above mouth of South Fork. All game fish: Release all fish
except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only August 1 through January 31 from Highway
101 Bridge to Highway 4 Bridge and October 16 through January
31 from the Highway 4 Bridge to the Crown Main Line Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 3 may be adult
salmon and of these 3 adult fish, no more than 2 may be adult
Chinook. Release wild coho.
Sturgeon: Open year-round from mouth to Highway 4 Bridge.
From mouth of North Fork to source: Selective gear
rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead per day may be retained.
South Fork, from mouth to Bean Creek: ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through last day in February season,
except sturgeon. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 16 through
November 30. Game fish: Release game fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. Sturgeon: Open
year-round.
Nason Creek (Chelan County): From the mouth upstream to Smith
Brook: Closed waters.
From Smith Brook to Stevens Creek: Selective gear rules.
Negro Creek (Lincoln County): Year-round season from mouth at
Sprague Lake to the fish barrier dam at Fishtrap Lake.
Negro Creek (Whitman County): Last Saturday in April through
July 15 season.
Nemah River, North, Middle, and South: ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through March 31 season, except closed August
1 through September 30 on North Nemah from Highway 101 Bridge
upstream to Nemah Hatchery. Single point barbless hooks
required on North Nemah upstream to the lower bridge on dead
end lower Nemah Road October 1 through November 30, on Middle
Nemah upstream to the Department of Natural Resources Bridge
on Middle Nemah A-line Road August 16 through November 30, and
on South Nemah upstream to confluence with Middle Nemah August
16 through November 30. Selective gear rules on Middle Nemah
above DNR Bridge and South Nemah above confluence with Middle
Nemah. Night closure August 16 through November 30 on South
Nemah to the confluence with Middle Nemah and Middle Nemah and
October 1 through November 30 on North Nemah. ((Nonbuoyant
lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule on North Nemah upstream
from bridge on dead end lower Nemah Road and the Middle Nemah
from the DNR Bridge on A-line Road upstream August 16 through
November 30. On the North Nemah from the mouth to the lower
bridge on dead end lower Nemah Road, stationary gear
restriction during the period August 16 through November 30. All game fish: Release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only August
1 through January 31 on Middle Nemah from mouth to DNR Bridge
and South Nemah from mouth to confluence with Middle Nemah,
and open October 1 through January 31 on North Nemah from
mouth to the lower bridge on dead end Lower Nemah Road. Middle and South Nemah: Daily limit 6 fish of which no more
than 2 may be adult salmon and of the two adult fish no more
than one may be a wild adult coho. North Nemah: Daily limit
6 salmon of which not more than 3 may be adult salmon and of
the adult fish no more than one may be a wild adult coho and
no more than two may be adult Chinook.
Newhalem Ponds (Whatcom County): Closed waters.
Newaukum River, main river and South Fork upstream to Highway
508 Bridge near Kearny Creek (Lewis County): ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through March 31 season. Night closure
and single point barbless hooks required August 16 through
November 30 from mouth to Leonard Road. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches mouth to Highway 508 Bridge near Kearny
Creek. Salmon: Open only October 16 through last day in
February from mouth to Leonard Road. Daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild
coho, and adult Chinook.
Newaukum River, Middle Fork, mouth to Taucher Road Bridge
(Lewis County): ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June to
March 31 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Newaukum River, North Fork (Lewis County):
From mouth to four hundred feet below Chehalis city water
intake: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through March
31 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From 400 feet below Chehalis city water intake upstream: Closed waters.
Niawiakum River (Pacific County): From Highway 101 Bridge to
the South Bend/Palix Road Bridge: Night closure and single
point barbless hooks required August 16 through November 30. All game fish: Release all fish. Salmon: Open only
September 1 through November 30 from Highway 101 Bridge to
South Bend/Palix Road Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of which no
more than 2 may be adult salmon and of the adult fish not more
than one may be a wild adult coho. Release adult Chinook.
Nile Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Nisqually River (Pierce County), from mouth to Military Tank
Crossing Bridge: July 1 through January 31 season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night
closure August 1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. All species: Release all species except
salmon December 1 through January 31. Salmon: Open only July
1 through January 31 from mouth to Military Tank Crossing
Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon. Release wild adult Chinook.
From Military Tank Crossing Bridge to four hundred feet below LaGrande Falls: July 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. Selective gear rules.
Nooksack River (Whatcom County), from mouth to forks, Middle
Fork to Dam and North Fork to Nooksack Falls: ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through last day in February season
except closed ((June 1)) the first Saturday in June through
September 30 in mainstem from yellow marker at the FFA High
School barn at Deming to confluence of the North and South
Forks. Fishing from floating devices equipped with motors
prohibited on the North and Middle Forks November 1 through
last day in February. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure ((June 1)) the first
Saturday in June through November 30 on mainstem and North
Fork to Maple Creek. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through December 31 in mainstem
from Lummi Indian Reservation boundary to yellow marker at the
FFA High School barn in Deming. Open only October 16 through
December 31 in mainstem from the FFA barn to the confluence of
the North and South Forks, and October 1 through October 31 on
the North Fork from confluence to Maple Creek. Daily limit 2
salmon, except release wild coho, release wild Chinook from
mouth to FFA barn, and release Chinook from FFA barn to forks
and in North Fork.
Nooksack River, South Fork (Skagit/Whatcom counties): From
mouth to Skookum Creek: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through last day in February season except closed July 1
through October 15 from Saxon Road Bridge to mouth of Skookum
Creek. Selective gear rules. Night closure ((June 1)) the
first Saturday in June through November 30. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only October 16 through
December 31. Daily limit 2 salmon, except release Chinook and
wild coho.
From Skookum Creek upstream: Closed waters.
No Name Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
North Creek (Okanogan County): From mouth to falls at river
mile 0.8: Closed waters.
North Creek (tributary of Sammamish River) (Snohomish/King
counties): ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
August 31 season. Juveniles only.
North Elton Ponds (Yakima County): December 1 through March
31 season. Fishing from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion engine prohibited. Trout: Daily limit
two.
North Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
North Potholes Reserve Ponds (Grant County): February 1
through the day before opening of waterfowl season. Fishing
from any floating device prohibited, except float tubes
permitted.
North River (Grays Harbor/Pacific counties), from Highway 105
Bridge upstream to Falls River: ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through last day in February season, except sturgeon. Night closure August 16 through November 30. Single point
barbless hooks required August 16 through November 30 upstream
to Salmon Creek. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure from Salmon Creek to
Falls River August 16 through November 30. All game fish:
Release all fish except that up to two hatchery steelhead per
day may be retained. Salmon: Open only September 1 through
November 30 from Highway 105 Bridge to Salmon Creek. Daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon and
of the adult fish not more than one may be a wild adult coho. Release adult Chinook. Sturgeon: Open year-round from
Highway 105 Bridge to Salmon Creek.
Upstream from Falls River: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained.
Northern State Hospital Pond (Skagit County): Last Saturday
in April through October 31 season. Juveniles only.
Northwestern Reservoir (Klickitat/Skamania counties): Last
Saturday in April through last day in February season.
Nunnally Lake (Grant County): March 1 through November 30
season. Closed waters: Outlet stream of Nunnally Lake. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Oakland Bay freshwater tributaries (Mason County), except
Goldsborough Creek (including Shelton Creek, Canyon Creek,
Uncle John Creek, Campbell Creek, Melaney Creek, Deer Creek,
John's Creek, and Cranberry Creek to Lake Limerick): Closed
waters.
Ohanapecosh Creek (tributary to Cowlitz River) (Lewis/Pierce
counties): Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length
twelve inches.
Ohop Creek (Pierce County): July 1 through October 31 season.
All species: Selective gear rules and release all fish except
up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained.
Ohop Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Okanogan River (Okanogan County):
From the mouth to the highway bridge at Malott:
Year-round season. Trout: Release all trout. Upstream from
the highway bridge at Malott: ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through August 31 season. Trout: Release all trout. Salmon: Open only July 1 through October 15 from mouth to
Highway 97 Bridge immediately upstream of mouth. Daily limit
6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release
coho and sockeye. All species: ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure July 1
through October 15.
Closed waters: From Zosel Dam downstream to first Highway 97 Bridge.
Old Fishing Hole Pond (Kent) (King County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season. Juveniles only.
Old Mill Stream (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Olequa Creek (Lewis County): ((June 1 through last day in
February season.)) Trout: Release all ((fish)) trout except
up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Osborne Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Outlet Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Owens Pond (Pacific County): The first Saturday in June ((1))
through October 31 season.
Packwood Lake (Lewis County): Closed waters: All inlet
streams and outlet from log boom to dam. Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit five, minimum length ten inches.
Padden Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Palix River, including all forks (Pacific County): ((June 1))
The first Saturday in June through March 31 season, except
sturgeon. Single point barbless hooks and night closure
August 16 through November 30 upstream to the confluence of
the South and Middle Forks. All game fish: Release all fish
except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. Above the confluence of the South and Middle Forks: Selective
gear rules. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging
rule and night closure August 16 through November 30. All
game fish: Release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only
September 1 through November 30 from the Highway 101 Bridge to
the confluence of the South and Middle Forks. Daily limit 6
fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon and of the
adult salmon not more than one may be a wild adult coho. Release adult Chinook. Sturgeon: Open year-round from the
Highway 101 Bridge to the confluence of the South and Middle
Forks.
Palouse River and tributaries, except Rock Creek (Whitman
County): Year-round season. Mainstem from mouth to base of
Palouse Falls. Trout: Daily limit 6 fish, minimum length 10
inches, no more than 3 trout over 20 inches may be retained,
except release all trout April 1 through June 15 and release
steelhead June 16 through August 31. Barbless hooks required
when fishing for steelhead. Walleye: Daily limit 10 fish, no
minimum size. No more than 5 walleye over 18 inches in length
may be retained, and no more than 1 walleye over 24 inches in
length may be retained. Channel catfish: No daily limit.
Palouse River mainstem above Palouse Falls and tributaries
except Rock Creek: Year-round season.
Pampa Pond (Whitman County): March 1 through September 30
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout:
No more than two over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Panhandle Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Panther Creek (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Panther Creek (tributary to Wind River) (Skamania County):
Closed waters.
Panther Lake (Kitsap/Mason counties): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Para-Juvenile Lake (Adams/Grant counties): April 1 through
September 30 season. Juveniles only.
Park Lake (Grant County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Parker Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Pass Lake (Skagit County): Fly fishing only. Fishing from a
floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. All
species: Release all fish.
Pataha Creek (Garfield County):
Within the city limits of Pomeroy: Juveniles only.
From city limits of Pomeroy upstream: Selective gear rules.
Pattison Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Peabody Creek (Clallam County): Juveniles only.
Pearrygin Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through September 30 season.
Pend Oreille River (Pend Oreille County): Year-round season. All sloughs within the boundaries of the Kalispell Reservation
except Calispell Slough: Closed waters.
Perch Lake (Grant County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Percival Creek (Thurston County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Peshastin Creek (Chelan County): Mouth to Ruby Creek: Closed
waters.
Petit Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Phalon Lake (Stevens County): Closed waters.
Pheasant Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April to
October 31 season.
Phelps Creek (Chelan County): From mouth to falls at river
mile 1: Selective gear rules.
Philippa Creek (tributary to N.F. Snoqualmie River) (King
County): Closed waters.
Phillips Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Phillips Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Pilchuck Creek (Snohomish County), mouth to Highway 9 Bridge:
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through November 30
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. Additional December 1 through last day in
February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Pilchuck River (Snohomish County)
From its mouth to five hundred feet downstream from the Snohomish City diversion dam: December 1 through last day in February season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From 500 feet below diversion dam upstream: Closed waters.
Pillar Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Pine Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Pine Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Ping Pond (Grant County): Third Saturday in April through
Labor Day season. Juveniles and holders of reduced fee
disability licenses only. Game fish: Daily limit of five
fish in the aggregate. No minimum or maximum size for any
species.
Pioneer Ponds (tributary to Stillaguamish River) (Snohomish
County): Closed waters.
Pipers (Carkeek) Creek (King County), from its mouth to its
source, including tributaries: Closed waters.
Pit Lake (Douglas County): Juveniles only.
Pleasant Lake (Clallam County): Trout: Kokanee minimum
length eight inches, maximum length twenty inches.
Plummer Lake (Lewis County): Last Saturday in April through
last day in February season.
Poacher Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Portage Creek (tributary to Stillaguamish River) (Snohomish
County): Closed waters.
Potholes Reservoir (Grant County): Crappie: Minimum length
nine inches. Crappie and bluegill: Combined daily limit
twenty-five fish. Perch: Daily limit twenty-five fish. Walleye: Minimum size 12 inches in length. Daily limit 8
walleye, not more than 1 of which may be greater than 22
inches in length.
Potter's Pond (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Pratt River (tributary to Middle Fork Snoqualmie) (King
County): Selective gear rules. All species: Release all
fish.
Prices Lake (Mason County): Selective gear rules. All
species: Release all fish.
Promised Land Pond (Grays Harbor County): ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Purdy Creek (Mason County): ((June 1)) The first Saturday in
June through July 31 season. Selective gear rules. All
species: Release all fish.
Puyallup River (Pierce County):
From mouth to the Electron power plant outlet: July 1
through last day in February season. Single point barbless
hooks, ((nonbuoyant lure restriction)) anti-snagging rule and
night closure August 1 through November 30 from the mouth to
the Carbon River. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only August 16 through December 31 from mouth to
Carbon River. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may
be adult salmon. Release wild adult Chinook.
From Electron power plant outlet upstream: July 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Pysht River (Clallam County): ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches. December 1 through last day in
February, one wild steelhead per day may be retained.
Pysht River South Fork (Clallam County): Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches.
Quail Lake (Adams County): Fly fishing only. Fishing from
any floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. All
species: Release all fish.
Quarry Pond (Walla Walla County): Fishing from any floating
device prohibited. Trout: No more than 2 trout over 13
inches in length may be retained.
Quigg Lake (Grays Harbor County): The first Saturday in June
((1)) through April 15 season. Trout: Daily limit 2. Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only October 1
through January 31. Daily limit 6 hatchery coho salmon of
which no more than 4 may be adult hatchery coho.
Quillayute River (Clallam County): Open year-round outside of
Olympic National Park only. May 1 through ((May 31)) the
Friday before the first Saturday in June release all game fish
except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. November 1 through
last day in February, daily limit three steelhead. December 1
through April 30, one wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only February 1 through November 30. Daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon
February 1 through August 31 and 3 may be adult salmon
September 1 through November 30. September 1 through October
31 the daily limit may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook,
release wild adult coho, and selective gear rules. November 1
through November 30 the 3 adult salmon may contain no more
than 2 adult Chinook or 2 adult wild coho or 1 adult Chinook
and 1 adult wild coho. February 1 through August 31 release
wild adult coho and wild adult Chinook.
Quinault River, Upper (Jefferson County), from mouth at upper
end of Quinault Lake to the National Park boundary: ((June
1)) The first Saturday in June through April 15 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. December 1 through
April 15, one wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon:
Open only July 1 through October 31. Daily limit 6 fish
except release adult salmon.
Quincy Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Radar Ponds (Pacific County): Salmon: Landlocked salmon
rules apply.
Raging River (King County), from its mouth to the Highway 18
Bridge: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through last
day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
((Railroad Pond (Franklin County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit two.))
Rainbow Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout:
No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Rapjohn Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Rat Lake (Okanogan County): April 1 through November 30:
Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Rattlesnake Creek (Yakima County): Selective gear rules. All
species: Release all fish.
Rattlesnake Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
Ravensdale Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit
two, minimum length twelve inches.
Reflection Pond (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Renner Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Riffe Lake (Reservoir) (Lewis County): Mossyrock Dam to 400
feet below Cowlitz Falls Dam. Closed waters: Lewis County
PUD safety signs approximately 800 feet below Cowlitz Falls
Dam to Dam. Lawful to fish up to the base of Swofford Pond
Dam. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Rigley Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit
two, minimum length twelve inches.
Riley Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Rimrock Lake (Reservoir) (Yakima County): Chumming permitted.
Trout except kokanee: Daily limit five. Kokanee not counted
in daily trout limit. Kokanee daily limit sixteen.
Ringold Springs Creek (Hatchery Creek) (Franklin County):
Closed waters.
Robbins Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Rock Creek (Adams/Whitman counties): Mouth to Endicott Road
year-round season.
Endicott Road to bridge on George Knott Road at Revere: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Upstream from bridge on George Knott Road: Year-round season.
Rock Creek (Chelan County): Selective gear rules.
Rock Creek (Cedar River tributary below Landsburg Dam) (King
County): Closed waters.
Rock Creek (Klickitat County): Mouth to the Army Corps of
Engineers Park: Year-round season. Daily limits, size
restrictions and gear restrictions are the same as those in
the adjacent portion of the Columbia River.
Rock Creek (Skamania County): Mouth to falls((: June 1
through March 15 season)). Trout: Release all ((fish)) trout
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. Above falls, additional November 1 through March 15 season.
Rocky Ford Creek and Ponds (Grant County): Fly fishing only. Fishing from bank only (no wading). All species: Release all
fish.
Rocky Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. June 1 through October 31 selective gear
rules and all species: Release all fish.
Roesiger Lake (Snohomish County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Roosevelt Lake (Ferry/Lincoln/Stevens counties): All
species: Closed waters: (1) March 1 through the Friday
immediately preceding Memorial Day weekend from the Little
Dalles power line crossing upstream approximately one mile to
marked rock point, and from Northport power line crossing
upstream to most upstream point of Steamboat Rock; (2) January
1 through May 31 in San Poil arm upstream from outlet of
French Johns Lake; and (3) April 1 through ((May 31)) Friday
before Memorial Day in Kettle arm upstream to Barstow Bridge. Trout except kokanee: Daily limit five. No more than two
over twenty inches in length. Kokanee daily limit two. Walleye: No minimum size. Daily limit 8 fish not more than
one of which may be longer than 22 inches. Salmon:
Landlocked salmon rules apply. Sturgeon: Unlawful to fish
for or retain sturgeon from Roosevelt Lake and tributaries. Carp: Unlawful to fish for carp with bow and arrow.
Rose Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Ross Lake (Reservoir) (Whatcom County): July 1 through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules, except fishing from
a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor
allowed. Trout: Daily limit three, possession limit six,
minimum length thirteen inches.
Ross Lake tributary streams (Whatcom County), except Big
Beaver Creek and Ruby Creek: Closed waters: From closed
water markers near mouth upstream for one mile. Above closed
water marker in tributaries not listed as closed: July 1
through October 31 season.
Round Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Rowland Lakes (Klickitat County): Last Saturday in April
through last day in February season.
Royal Lake (Adams County): Closed waters.
Royal Slough (including Marsh Unit IV impoundments) (Adams
County): Closed waters.
Ruby Creek (tributary to Ross Lake) (Whatcom County): Closed
waters.
Ruby Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout
other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire
daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and
eastern brook trout has been taken.
Rufus Woods Lake (Douglas County): Chumming allowed. Trout:
Daily limit two. Kokanee not included in daily trout limit.
Kokanee daily limit 2. Sturgeon: Unlawful to fish for or
retain sturgeon from Rufus Woods Lake and tributaries.
Sacheen Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Saddle Mountain Lake (Grant County): Closed waters.
Sago Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Salmon Creek (Clark County), from mouth to 72nd Avenue N.E.:
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through March 15 season.
Trout: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead
may be retained per day.
Salmon Creek, including all forks (Jefferson County): Closed
waters.
Salmon Creek, mainstem (Okanogan County): Closed waters.
Salmon Creek, North Fork and West Fork from mouth to South
Fork (Okanogan County): Selective gear rules.
Salmon Creek (tributary of Naselle River) (Pacific County):
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through last day in
February season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release
all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be
retained.
Salmon River (Jefferson County) outside of Olympic National
Park and Quinault Indian Reservation: ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through last day in February season. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Hatchery steelhead in this
river are steelhead with a dorsal fin height of less than
2-1/8 inches or with an adipose or ventral fin clip. Salmon:
Open only September 1 through November 30. Daily limit 6 fish
of which no more than 3 may be adult salmon and of the adult
salmon not more than 2 may be adult Chinook salmon.
Salt Creek (Clallam County): Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
From mouth to bridge on Highway 112: Additional November 1 through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Samish Lake (Whatcom County): Trout: Cutthroat trout daily
limit two, minimum length fourteen inches.
Samish River (Whatcom County):
From its mouth to the Hickson Bridge: ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through March 15 season. From Highway
99 Bridge to department salmon rack: Closed waters. Stationary gear restriction from mouth to Interstate 5 Bridge
August 1 through December 31. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1 through December
31.
Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only July 1 through December 31 from mouth to Thomas Road Bridge and October 1 through December 31 from Thomas Road Bridge to I-5 Bridge. Daily limit two salmon.
Sammamish Lake (King County): Trout: Release all kokanee. Kokanee/sockeye under fifteen inches are kokanee while those
fifteen inches and over are sockeye salmon. December 1
through June 30: Release all steelhead and rainbow trout over
twenty inches in length. Salmon: Closed to salmon fishing
within 100 yards of the mouth of Issaquah Creek. Open only
August 16 through November 30. Daily limit four salmon, of
which only two may be Chinook. Release sockeye.
Sammamish River (Slough) (King County), from the 68th Avenue
N.E. Bridge to Lake Sammamish: January 1 through August 31
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all trout.
Sandyshore Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April to
October 31 season.
San Poil River (Ferry County): Unlawful to fish for or retain
sturgeon.
Sarge Hubbard Park Pond (Yakima County): Juveniles and
holders of disability licenses only.
Satsop Lakes (Grays Harbor County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Satsop River (Grays Harbor County): Trout: Minimum length 14
inches in mainstem and all forks. Mainstem and East Fork,
single point barbless hooks and night closure August 16
through November 30 except only August 16 through October 31
on East Fork upstream from bridge at Schafer State Park. Middle and West forks downstream from Cougar Smith Road
((nonbuoyant lure restriction)) anti-snagging rule and night
closure August 16 through November 30. Middle and West Forks
upstream from Cougar Smith Road ((nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) anti-snagging rule and night closure August 16
through October 31.
From mouth to bridge at Schafer Park: ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through March 31 season. Salmon: Open
only October 1 through January 31. October 1 through October
15, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon; and of the adult salmon, only 1 may be an adult wild
coho. Release chum and adult Chinook. October 16 through
January 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and adult Chinook.
Middle Fork (Turnow Branch), from mouth to Cougar Smith
Road: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through last day
in February season.
West Fork, from mouth to Cougar Smith Road: ((June 1))
The first Saturday in June through last day in February
season.
Sauk River (Skagit/Snohomish counties):
From mouth to the mouth of the White Chuck River: ((June
1)) The first Saturday in June through last day in February
season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
From the mouth of the White Chuck River to headwaters, including North Fork and South Fork upstream to Elliot Creek: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
South Fork upstream from Elliot Creek: ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through August 31 season. Selective
gear rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
From mouth to the Darrington Bridge: Additional March 1 through April 30 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Sawyer, Lake (King County): Chumming permitted. Crappie:
Daily limit ten, minimum length nine inches.
Schaefer Lake (Chelan County): Trout: Daily limit sixteen.
Scooteney Reservoir (Franklin County): Walleye: Minimum size
12 inches.
Sekiu River (Clallam County): All open periods: Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches.
From mouth to forks: Additional November 1 through last day in February season.
Serene Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Shady Lake (King County): June 1 through October 31 season. Trout: No more than one over fourteen inches in length.
Shannon, Lake (Skagit County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Chumming permitted. Trout: Minimum
length six inches and maximum length eighteen inches.
Shellneck Creek (Yakima County): Closed waters.
Shelton Creek (Mason County): Closed waters.
Sherman Creek (Ferry County):
From the mouth at Lake Roosevelt upstream to four hundred feet above the water diversion dam for the hatchery: Closed waters, except December 1 through August 31 season from the mouth upstream to the hatchery boat dock.
Sherry Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Sherwood Creek (Mason County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Sherwood Creek Mill Pond (Mason County): ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through October 31 season. Trout: Minimum
length 14 inches, daily limit 2 fish.
Shiner Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season. Fishing from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor prohibited.
Shoe Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Shoveler Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Shye Lake (Grays Harbor County): The first Saturday in June
((1)) through October 31 season.
Sidley Lake (Okanogan County): Trout: Daily limit two.
Siebert Creek (Clallam County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Silent Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited.
Silvas Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all trout.
Silver Creek (tributary to Cowlitz River) (Lewis County),
mouth to USFS Road 4778: Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum length twelve inches.
Silver Lake (Cowlitz County): Crappie: Daily limit ten
crappie. Minimum size nine inches in length.
Silver Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Silver Lake (Spokane County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Silver Lake, North (Spokane County): March 1 through
September 30 and November 1 through December 31 season. Selective gear rules. March 1 through September 30: Trout:
Daily limit 2 fish, minimum length 14 inches, except release
fish with clipped adipose fin. November 1 through December
31: All species: Release all fish.
Silver Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Silver Nail Lake (Okanogan County): Juveniles only.
Similkameen River (Okanogan County):
From mouth to Enloe Dam: December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
From Enloe Dam to Canadian border: Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Sinlahekin Creek (Okanogan County), from Palmer Lake to Cecile
Creek bridge: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
August 31 season. Selective gear rules. Additional December
1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Sixteen Lake (Skagit County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Skagit River (Skagit/Whatcom counties):
From mouth to the Memorial Highway Bridge (Highway 536 at Mt. Vernon): Year-round season. Selective gear rules March 1 through May 31 except lawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum length twenty inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through December 31. Daily limit 2 salmon except release Chinook.
From Memorial Highway Bridge (Highway 536 at Mt. Vernon)
upstream to Gilligan Creek: June 1 through March 15 season. Night closure and ((nonbuoyant lure restriction))
anti-snagging rule July 1 through November 30. Trout except
Dolly Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily
limit, minimum length twenty inches. Salmon: Open only
September 1 through December 31. Daily limit 2 salmon except
release Chinook.
From Gilligan Creek to the Dalles Bridge at Concrete:
June 1 through March 15 season. ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure July 1
through November 30. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly
Varden/Bull Trout as part of the trout daily limit; minimum
length twenty inches. Salmon: Open only September 16 through
December 31. Daily limit 2 salmon, except release Chinook.
From the Dalles Bridge at Concrete to the Highway 530
Bridge at Rockport: June 1 through March 15 season, except
closed June 1 through June 13, and August 1 through August 31,
between a line 200 feet above the east bank of the Baker River
to a line 200 feet below the west bank of the Baker River. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night
closure June 14 through November 30. Trout except Dolly
Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to
retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of the trout daily
limit; minimum length twenty inches. Salmon open June 14
through July 31, except closed 12:01 a.m. June 30 until 2:00
p.m. July 2, and 12:01 a.m. July 9 until 2:00 p.m. July 11,
and, except closed from 200 feet above the mouth of the Baker
River to the Highway 530 Bridge at Rockport. Daily limit two
sockeye salmon. Release all salmon except sockeye salmon. Salmon open September 16 through December 31. Daily limit 2
salmon, except release Chinook. Additional season: March 16
through April 30. Selective gear rules except lawful to fish
from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion
motor. Unlawful to fish from a floating device while under
power. All species: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained.
From the Highway 530 Bridge at Rockport to the Cascade
River: June 1 through March 15 season. ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure June 1
through November 30. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly
Varden/Bull Trout as part of the trout daily limit; minimum
length twenty inches. Salmon open June 1 through July 15. Daily limit four hatchery Chinook salmon, of which only two
may be adult hatchery Chinook. Salmon open September 16
through December 31. Daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook. Additional season: March 16 through April 30. Selective gear
rules, except a person can fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. Unlawful to fish
from a floating device while under power. All species:
Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained.
From Cascade River to Gorge Powerhouse: June 1 through March 15 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
From the Gorge Powerhouse to Gorge Dam: Closed waters.
Skamokawa Creek (Wahkiakum County), mouth to forks just below
Oatfield and Middle Valley Road: ((November 1 through March
15)) June 1 through October 31 season. ((All species)) Trout:
Release all ((fish other than steelhead. Trout: Minimum
length twenty inches)) trout except up to two hatchery
steelhead may be retained.
Skate Creek (tributary to Cowlitz River) (Lewis County):
Trout: Daily limit five, no more than one over twelve inches
in length. Release cutthroat. Release rainbow trout except
rainbow trout having a clipped adipose fin and a healed scar
at the site of the clipped fin.
Skokomish River (Mason County), mouth to forks: Night
closure, ((nonbuoyant lure restriction)) anti-snagging rule
and single point barbless hooks required August 1 through
November 30 mouth to Highway 101. ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through July 31 and October 31 through
December 15 season from mouth to Highway 101 Bridge. ((June
1)) The first Saturday in June through October 31 season from
Highway 101 Bridge to forks. All game fish: Release all
fish. Selective gear rules from Highway 101 Bridge to forks. Salmon: Open only August 1 through September 5, and October 1
through December 15, mouth to Highway 101 Bridge. Terminal
gear restricted to no closer than 25 feet of a tribal gill
net. Daily limit 1 salmon August 1 through September 30. Release chum salmon. Daily limit 6 salmon October 1 through
December 15, except daily limit may contain no more than 4
adult fish and release Chinook. October 1 through October 15
release chum salmon.
Skokomish River, North Fork (Mason County):
From mouth to lower dam: ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through October 31 season. All species: Release all
fish. Selective gear rules.
Above Lake Cushman, mouth to Olympic National Park
boundary: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
August 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all
fish.
Skokomish River, South Fork (Mason County):
From mouth to mouth of Church Creek: ((June 1 through
October 31 season.)) All species: Release all fish. Selective gear rules.
From mouth of Church Creek to mouth of Rule Creek: Closed waters.
From mouth of Rule Creek to headwaters: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Skookum Creek (Mason County): Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
Skookum Lakes, North and South (Pend Oreille County): Last
Saturday in April through October 31 season.
Skookumchuck Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all
trout.
Skookumchuck Reservoir (Thurston County): ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through October 31 season. Trout:
Daily limit two, minimum length twelve inches.
Skookumchuck River (Thurston County):
From mouth to four hundred feet below the outlet of the
PP&L/WDFW steelhead rearing pond located at the base of the
Skookumchuck Dam: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through April 30 season. Single point barbless hooks and
night closure August 16 through November 30. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only October 16 through
last day in February. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more
than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and
adult Chinook.
From Skookumchuck Reservoir upstream and all tributaries: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Skykomish River (Snohomish County):
From mouth to mouth of Wallace River: June 1 through
last day in February season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1 through November
30 mouth to Lewis Street Bridge in Monroe and June 1 through
November 30 from Lewis Street Bridge in Monroe to Wallace
River. Fishing from any floating device prohibited November 1
through last day in February from the boat ramp below Lewis
Street Bridge at Monroe downstream two thousand five hundred
feet. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as
part of trout daily limit, minimum length twenty inches. Salmon: Open June 1 through July 31 Lewis Street Bridge in
Monroe to Wallace River. Daily limit 2 hatchery Chinook. In
years ending in even numbers, open September 1 through
December 31 mouth to Wallace River. Daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook and pink. In years ending in odd numbers,
open August 16 through December 31 mouth to Lewis Street
Bridge in Monroe and open September 1 through December 31
Lewis Street Bridge to Wallace River. Daily limit 2 salmon
plus 2 additional pink. Release Chinook.
From the mouth of the Wallace River to the forks: June 1
through last day in February season, except closed June 1 to
8:00 a.m. August 1 in those waters one thousand five hundred
feet upstream and one thousand feet downstream of the outlet
at Skykomish Rearing Ponds. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1 through November
30. Fishing from any floating device prohibited in the area
one thousand five hundred feet upstream and one thousand feet
downstream of the outlet at Skykomish Rearing Ponds August 1
through last day in February. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull
Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly
Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum length
twenty inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through
December 31. In years ending in even numbers, daily limit 2
salmon. Release Chinook and pink. In years ending in odd
numbers, daily limit 2 salmon plus 2 additional pink. Release
Chinook.
Skykomish River, North Fork (Snohomish County):
From mouth to one thousand feet downstream from Bear
Creek Falls: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
last day in February season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1 through November
30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From one thousand feet below Bear Creek Falls to Deer Falls: Closed waters.
Skykomish River, South Fork (King/Snohomish counties):
From mouth to six hundred feet downstream from the Sunset
Falls Fishway: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
last day in February season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1 through November
30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From a point six hundred feet downstream of the Sunset Falls Fishway to the Sunset Falls Fishway: Closed waters.
From Sunset Falls to source: ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through November 30 season. Selective gear
rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Whitefish:
Additional December 1 through last day in February season. Release all fish other than whitefish.
Slate Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout
other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire
daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and
eastern brook trout has been taken.
Smith Creek (near North River) (Pacific County): ((June 1))
The first Saturday in June through last day in February
season, except sturgeon. Single point barbless hooks, and
night closure August 16 through November 30 upstream to the
Highway 101 Bridge. All game fish: Release all fish except
up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon:
Open only September 1 through November 30 from mouth to
Highway 101 Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than
2 may be adult salmon and of the adult salmon not more than
one may be an adult wild coho. Release adult Chinook. Sturgeon: Open year-round from mouth to Highway 101 Bridge.
Snake River: Year-round season. Closed to the taking of all
trout April 1 through June 15. All species: April 24 through
June 15 from Texas Rapids boat launch upstream to the Corps of
Engineers boat launch approximately 1 mile upstream of Little
Goose Dam: Night closure, barbless hooks only, and hooks must
measure 5/8 inch or less from point to shank. Trout: Daily
limit six, minimum length ten inches, no more than three over
twenty inches. Release all steelhead June 16 through August
31. Barbless hooks required when fishing for steelhead. Sturgeon: Unlawful to retain sturgeon in mainstem and
tributaries upstream from Lower Granite Dam. Walleye: Daily
limit 10 fish. No minimum size. No more than 5 fish over 18
inches in length. No more than 1 fish over 24 inches in
length. Channel catfish: No daily limit. Salmon: Open only
April 24 through June 15 from Texas Rapids boat launch
upstream to the Corps of Engineers boat launch approximately 1
mile upstream of Little Goose Dam. Daily limit 1 hatchery
Chinook.
Closed waters: Within four hundred feet of the base of any dam and within a four hundred foot radius around the fish ladder entrance at Lyons Ferry Hatchery, within a two hundred foot radius upstream of the fish ladder exit above Lower Granite Dam, and within an area one thousand two hundred feet downstream from the base of the west lock gate at Little Goose Dam on the south bank of the Snake River and one hundred feet out into the river from said river bank.
Snipe Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Snohomish River (Snohomish County), including all channels,
sloughs, and interconnected waterways, but excluding all
tributaries: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
last day in February season, except sturgeon. ((Nonbuoyant
lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure August
1 through November 30. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly
Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum length
twenty inches. Salmon: In years ending in even numbers, open
only September 1 through December 31. Daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook and pink. In years ending in odd numbers:
Open only August 16 through December 31. Daily limit 2 salmon
plus 2 additional pink. Release Chinook. Sturgeon: Open
year-round from mouth to Highway 2 Bridge.
Snoqualmie River (King County):
From mouth to the falls: ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through last day in February season, except waters
within the Puget Power tunnel at the falls and within fifty
feet of any point on Puget Power's lower Plant # 2 building
(north bank) are closed waters. ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through November 30 selective gear rules, except
fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor allowed. Fishing from any floating device
prohibited November 1 through last day in February from the
mouth of Tokul Creek downstream to the boat ramp at Plumb
access, about one-quarter mile. Night closure September 1
through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through December 31. Daily
limit 2 fish. Release Chinook and pink.
From Snoqualmie Falls upstream, including the North and South Forks: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length ten inches. Additional November 1 through May 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Snoqualmie Middle Fork from mouth to source including all tributaries except Pratt and Taylor rivers: Year-round season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Snow Creek (Jefferson County), including all tributaries:
Closed waters.
Snyder Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all trout.
Sol Duc River (Clallam County): Open year-round. May 1
through ((May 31)) the Friday before the first Saturday in
June release all game fish except up to two hatchery steelhead
per day may be retained. Selective gear rules from the
concrete pump station at the Sol Duc Hatchery to the Highway
101 Bridge downstream of Snider Creek November 1 through April
30, and from the Highway 101 Bridge downstream of Snider Creek
to Olympic National Park ((June 1)) the first Saturday in June
through October 31. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. November 1 through last day in February, daily limit three
steelhead from mouth to concrete pump station at Sol Duc
Hatchery. December 1 through April 30, from mouth to the
concrete pump station at the Sol Duc Hatchery, one wild
steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only
February 1 through November 30 from mouth to concrete pump
station. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon February 1 through August 31 and of which no more
than 3 may be adult salmon September 1 through November 30. February 1 through August 31 release wild adult coho and wild
adult Chinook. September 1 through October 31 the daily limit
may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook, release wild adult
coho, and selective gear rules. November 1 through November
30 the daily limit may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook or
2 adult wild coho or 1 adult Chinook and 1 adult wild coho.
Sooes River (Suez River) (Clallam County): ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Soos Creek (King County), from mouth to bridge near hatchery
residence: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
August 31 season except salmon. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only October 16 through
November 30 to fishing by juveniles only. Night closure
October 16 through November 30. Terminal gear restricted to
one single point hook. Daily limit two coho salmon.
Bridge near hatchery residence to Salmon hatchery rack:
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through August 31
season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
South Bend Mill Pond (Pacific County): Juveniles only.
South Prairie Creek (Pierce County), mouth to Page Creek:
Closed waters.
Spada Lake (Reservoir) (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Maximum length twelve inches.
Spada Lake (Reservoir) tributaries (Snohomish County): Closed
waters.
Spanaway Lake and Spanaway Lake outlet downstream to the dam
(approximately 800 feet) (Pierce County): Year-round season.
Spearfish Lake (Klickitat County): Last Saturday in April
through last day in February season.
Spectacle Lake (Okanogan County): April 1 through September
30 season.
Spirit Lake (Skamania County): Closed waters.
Spokane River (Spokane County):
From SR 25 Bridge upstream to the upstream boundary at Plese Flats Day Use Area (Riverside State Park), except Long Lake, formed by Long Lake Dam (see also Long Lake): Year-round season except walleye. Trout: Daily limit five, no more than two over twenty inches in length. Walleye: Daily limit eight, no minimum length, no more than one over twenty-two inches in length. April 1 through May 31 release all walleye. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply. Sturgeon: Unlawful to fish for or retain sturgeon.
From the upstream boundary at Plese Flats Day Use Area (Riverside State Park) upstream to the Monroe Street Dam: June 1 through March 15 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one. Release wild trout. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply. Sturgeon: Unlawful to fish for or retain sturgeon.
From Monroe Street Dam upstream to Upriver Dam: Year-round season. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
From Upriver Dam upstream to the Idaho/Washington state
line: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through March 15
season. Selective gear rules, except fishing from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion motor permitted. All species: Release all fish.
Sprague Lake (Adams/Lincoln counties):
Waters south of the lakeside edge of the reeds and waters of Cow Creek south to Danekas Road: July 1 through September 15 season. Trout: No more than two over twenty inches in length may be retained. Crappie and bluegill: Combined daily limit twenty-five fish. Crappie: Minimum length nine inches.
Spring Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Spring Hill Reservoir (Black Lake, Lower Wheeler Reservoir)
(Chelan County): Last Saturday in April through October 31
season. July 5 through October 31, selective gear rules, and
all species: Release all fish.
Spring Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout:
No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Spring Lakes (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Squalicum Lake (Whatcom County): Fly fishing only. Fishing
from a floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout: Daily limit two.
Stan Coffin Lake (Grant County): Bass: Release all bass.
Starvation Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through May 31 season. Additional June 1 through October 31
season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all
fish.
Steel Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Stehekin River (Chelan County), from the mouth to Agnes Creek:
July 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fifteen inches. Release cutthroat. Additional March 1 through June 30 season. Selective gear
rules. All species: Release all fish.
Stetattle Creek (Whatcom County), from its mouth to mouth of
Bucket Creek (one and one-half miles upstream): Closed
waters.
Stevens Creek (Grays Harbor County), mouth to Highway 101
Bridge: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
September 30 and December 1 through last day in February
season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Stevens, Lake (Snohomish County): Chumming permitted. Kokanee: Kokanee not included in trout daily limit. Kokanee
daily limit ten fish.
Steves Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Stickney Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Stillaguamish River (Snohomish County):
From mouth to Marine Drive, including all sloughs:
Year-round season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1 through November
30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open
only November 1 through December 31. In years ending in even
numbers, daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook and pink
salmon. In years ending in odd numbers, daily limit 2 salmon
plus 2 additional pink. Release Chinook.
From Marine Drive to the forks, except from the barrier
dam (downstream of I-5) downstream two hundred feet which is
closed waters: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
last day in February season. Night closure August 1 through
November 30. Selective gear rules ((June 1)) the first
Saturday in June through November 30 except fishing from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor
allowed. Game fish: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through November 30 release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead per day may be retained. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches December 1 through last day in February. Salmon: Open only November 1 through December 31. In years
ending in even numbers, daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook
and pink salmon. In years ending in odd numbers, daily limit
2 salmon plus 2 additional pink. Release Chinook.
Stillaguamish River, North Fork (Snohomish County), from mouth
to Swede Heaven Bridge: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through last day in February season. ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1
through November 30. Fishing from any floating device
prohibited upstream of the Highway 530 Bridge at mile post
28.8 (Cicero Bridge). Fishing from any floating device
equipped with a motor prohibited downstream from the Highway
530 Bridge. ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
November 30: All species: Release all fish except hatchery
steelhead. ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
November 30 fly fishing only. December 1 through last day in
February: Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Stillaguamish River, South Fork (Snohomish County):
From mouth to four hundred feet downstream of the outlet
to fishway at Granite Falls: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in
June through last day in February season. ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1
through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From four hundred feet below the outlet of the end of the fishway to Mt. Loop Highway bridge above Granite Falls: Closed waters.
From Mt. Loop Highway Bridge above Granite Falls to
source: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
November 30 season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1 through November
30.
Storm Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Stratford/Brook Lake (Grant County): February 1 through
September 30 season.
Stump Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion engine prohibited.
Suiattle River (Skagit County): Trout: Legal to retain Dolly
Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum length
twenty inches.
Sullivan Creek (Pend Oreille County), from Mill Pond upstream
and tributaries: Selective gear rules. Trout: Eastern brook
trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern brook trout
daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout other than
eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire daily limit
for trout other than eastern brook trout and eastern brook
trout has been taken.
Sullivan Lake (Pend Oreille County): Trout: Daily limit 2
trout, except kokanee not counted in daily trout limit.
Kokanee daily limit ten.
Sultan River (Snohomish County), from its mouth to a point
four hundred feet downstream from the diversion dam at river
mile 9.7: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through last
day in February season. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly
Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum length
twenty inches.
Sultan River, North and South Forks (Snohomish County):
Closed waters.
Summit Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Summit Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Sunday Creek (tributary to N.F. Snoqualmie River) (King
County): Closed waters.
Sutherland Lake (Clallam County): Chumming permitted.
Swale Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all trout.
Swamp Creek (tributary to Sammamish River) (Snohomish/King
counties): ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Swan Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Swan's Mill Pond (Stossel Creek) (King County): The first
Saturday in June ((1)) through October 31 season.
Swauk Creek (Kittitas County): Selective gear rules.
Swift Reservoir (Skamania County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. From posted markers below Eagle
Cliff Bridge to Bridge: Selective gear rules except fishing
from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion
motor allowed. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Swofford Pond (Lewis County): Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Sylvia Lake (Grays Harbor County): Trout: No more than two
over 15 inches in length may be retained per day.
Tacoma Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout
other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire
daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and
eastern brook trout has been taken.
Tahuya River (Mason County): Selective gear rules and release
all fish except salmon. Salmon: Open only September 16
through October 31 mouth to marker one mile above North Shore
Road Bridge. Daily limit 2 coho salmon.
Taneum Creek (Kittitas County): Selective gear rules.
Tanwax Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Crappie: Daily limit ten, minimum length
nine inches.
Tapps Lake (Reservoir) and Tapps Lake (Reservoir) intake canal
(Pierce County), to within four hundred feet of the screen at
Dingle Basin: Year-round season.
Tarboo Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through November 30 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Tate Creek (tributary to N.F. Snoqualmie River) (King County):
Closed waters.
Taylor River (tributary to the Middle Fork Snoqualmie) (King
County): Selective gear rules. All species: Release all
fish.
Teal Lakes (North and South) (Grant County): April 1 through
September 30 season.
Teal Lake (Jefferson County): Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited. Selective gear rules. Trout daily limit one fish.
Teanaway River (Kittitas County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all trout.
Teanaway River, North Fork (Kittitas County): Mouth to
Beverly Creek including all tributaries: Selective gear
rules. Trout: Release all trout. Beverly Creek to
impassable waterfall at the end of USFS Road 9737 (about 8
river miles): Closed waters.
Tenas Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Tennant Lake (Whatcom County): Fishing from any floating
device prohibited from first Friday in October through January
15.
Terrell, Lake (Whatcom County): Fishing from any floating
device prohibited the first Saturday after Labor Day through
the following Friday and from October 1 through January 31
except fishing from floating dock permitted.
Thomas Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Thornton Creek (tributary to Lake Washington) (King County):
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through August 31
season. Juveniles only.
Thread Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Tibbetts Creek (tributary to Lake Sammamish) (King County):
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through August 31
season. Juveniles only.
Tieton River (Yakima County): Lawful to fish to base of
Tieton (Rimrock) Dam. Selective gear rules ((June 1)) the
first Saturday in June through October 31. Additional
December 1 through March 31 season: Whitefish gear rules
apply.
Tieton River, North Fork (Yakima County): Closed waters:
Clear Lake spillway channel and the river within 400' of Clear
Lake Dam. ((From Rimrock Lake to Clear Lake Dam)) Entire
river, including that portion of the river that flows through
the dry lakebed((. June 1)) of Rimrock Reservoir: The first
Saturday in June through August 15 season.
Tieton River, South Fork (Yakima County): From the bridge on
USFS Road 1200 to bridge on USFS Rd. 1070 (approximately 12.5
miles): Closed waters.
Tiger Lake (Kitsap/Mason counties): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Tilton River (Lewis County), from mouth to West Fork: ((June
1)) The first Saturday in June through March 31 season. Trout: Daily limit five, no more than one over twelve inches
in length. Release cutthroat. Release rainbow trout except
rainbow trout having a clipped adipose fin and a healed scar
at the site of the clipped fin. Salmon: Open only June 1
through December 31. Minimum length eight inches. June 1
through July 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2
may be adult salmon. Release wild coho. August 1 through
December 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may
be adult Chinook. Release wild coho.
Tilton River, East, North, South and West Forks (Lewis
County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve
inches.
Toad Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Tokul Creek (King County):
From mouth to the Fish Hatchery Road Bridge: December 1
through last day in February season, closed 5:00 p.m. to 7:00
a.m. daily. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction.)) Anti-snagging
rule. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From Fish Hatchery Road Bridge to posted cable boundary
marker located approximately four hundred feet downstream of
the hatchery intake: January 15 through last day in February
season, closed 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily. ((Nonbuoyant
lure restriction.)) Anti-snagging rule. Trout: Minimum
length 14 inches.
From the posted cable boundary marker located approximately four hundred feet downstream of the hatchery intake to the railroad trestle: Closed waters.
Tolt River (King County):
From mouth to the USGS trolley cable near the confluence
of the North and South Forks: ((June 1)) The first Saturday
in June through last day in February season. ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through November 30, selective gear
rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From the USGS trolley cable to the falls in Sec. 21, Twp 26N., R 8 E. on the North Fork, and to the dam on the South Fork: Closed waters.
From falls upstream on North Fork: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
From dam upstream on South Fork: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length ten inches.
Touchet River (Columbia/Walla Walla counties):
From confluence of north and south forks upstream, including Robinson and Wolf Forks: Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all steelhead. Tributaries other than North Fork, South Fork, Robinson Fork, and Wolf Fork: Closed waters.
North Fork: Upstream of Spangler Creek ((June 1)) the
first Saturday in June through August 31 season.
South Fork: Upstream from Griffin Creek ((June 1)) the
first Saturday in June through August 31 season.
Wolf Fork: Upstream from Coates Creek ((June 1)) the
first Saturday in June through August 31 season.
From mouth to confluence of north and south forks: Additional season: November 1 through March 31. Barbless hooks required. All species: Release all fish except hatchery steelhead and brown trout. Trout: Daily limit three fish.
Toutle River (Cowlitz County):
From mouth to forks, and North Fork from the mouth to the
posted deadline below the fish collection facility: ((June
1)) The first Saturday in June through November 30 season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night
closure September 1 through October 15 on North Fork from
confluence with South Fork to mouth of Green River. All game
fish: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead
per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only August 1 through
November 30. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 4 may
be adult coho. Release chum, wild coho, wild Chinook, and
hatchery adult Chinook.
From the posted deadline below the fish collection facility upstream to the headwaters, including all tributaries, but excepting Castle and Coldwater Lakes: Closed waters.
Toutle River, South Fork (Cowlitz County), mouth to source:
Closed waters: All tributaries. ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through November 30 season. All species:
Release all fish except hatchery steelhead. Trout: Minimum
length twenty inches. Mouth to 4100 Road Bridge: Additional
December 1 through March 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except hatchery steelhead.
Trapper Lake (Chelan County): Trout: Daily limit two.
Trout Creek (tributary to Wind River) (Skamania County):
Closed waters.
Trout Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Trout Lake (tributary to Big White Salmon River) (Klickitat
County): ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
October 31 season.
Tucannon River (Columbia/Walla Walla counties): Closed
waters: All tributaries.
From the mouth upstream to Turner Road Bridge: Additional November 1 through March 31 season. Barbless hooks required. All species: Release all fish except hatchery steelhead and whitefish. Trout: Daily limit three hatchery steelhead.
From the Turner Road Bridge upstream to the Tucannon
Hatchery Bridge: Selective gear rules ((June 1)) the first
Saturday in June through October 31. Additional season
November 1 through March 31. Barbless hooks required. All
species: Release all fish except hatchery steelhead and
whitefish. Trout: Daily limit three hatchery steelhead.
From the Tucannon Hatchery Bridge upstream to 500 feet above the Rainbow Lake intake: Closed waters.
From 500 feet above the Rainbow Lake intake to the Cow Camp Bridge: Selective gear rules. Release steelhead.
From Cow Camp Bridge upstream: Closed waters.
Tucquala Lake (Kittitas County): ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Tunnel Lake (Skamania County): Trout: No more than 2 trout
20 inches in length or greater may be retained.
Twin Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Twin Lakes (Chelan County) and tributaries and outlet stream
to junction with the Napeequa River: Closed waters.
Twisp River (Okanogan County), from mouth to War Creek:
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through August 15
season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all
fish. War Creek to South Fork Twisp River: Closed waters.
Tye River (King County): Foss River to Alpine Falls ((June
1)) the first Saturday in June through October 31 ((season)):
All species: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. Whitefish: Additional November 1 through
last day in February season. Release all fish other than
whitefish. From Alpine falls upstream: Trout: Minimum size
ten inches.
U Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through October
31 season.
Umtanum Creek (Kittitas County): Selective gear rules.
Uncle John Creek (Mason County): Closed waters.
Union Creek (Yakima County): From mouth upstream to falls
(approximately 1/4 mile): Closed waters.
Union River (Mason County): Mouth to North Shore Road Bridge.
All species: Release all fish except sturgeon.
From North Shore Road Bridge to lower bridge on Old
Belfair Highway: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through August 15 season. Selective gear rules. All species:
Release all fish except sturgeon.
From lower bridge on Old Belfair Highway upstream to watershed boundary: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except sturgeon.
From watershed boundary to source, including all tributaries: Closed waters.
Upper Wheeler Reservoir (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Valley Creek (Clallam County): Juveniles only.
Vance Creek (Mason County): Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
Vance Creek/Elma Ponds (Grays Harbor County): Pond One: Last
Saturday in April through November 30 season. Juveniles,
holders of a senior license and holders of a department
disability license only. Trout: No more than two over 15
inches in length may be retained per day. Salmon: Landlocked
salmon rules apply. Pond Two: Last Saturday in April through
November 30 season. Trout: No more than two over 15 inches
in length may be retained per day. Salmon: Landlocked salmon
rules apply.
Vancouver Lake and all other waters west of
Burlington-Northern Railroad from Columbia River drawbridge
near Vancouver downstream to Lewis River (Clark County):
Closed waters: April 1 through May 30 the Vancouver Lake
flushing channel is closed and it is closed to fishing from
the lake shoreline within 400 feet east and west of the
channel exit. Chumming permitted. Trout: Daily limit two,
minimum length twelve inches. Sturgeon: Seasons, days of the
week, daily limits, and size limits same as in adjacent waters
of mainstem Columbia River.
Vanes Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Van Winkle Creek (Grays Harbor County): Mouth to 400 feet
below outlet of Lake Aberdeen Hatchery: All species:
Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 16 through
November 30. Game fish: Minimum length 14 inches. Salmon:
Open only September 1 through January 31. Daily limit 6 fish
of which not more than 2 may be adult fish. Release chum,
adult Chinook and wild adult coho.
Vic Meyers (Rainbow) Lake (Grant County): Last Saturday in
April through September 30 season.
Vogler Lake (Skagit County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Fly fishing only. All species: Release
all fish.
Voight Creek (Pierce County): From mouth to Highway 162
Bridge: Closed waters.
Wagners Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Wahkiacus Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all
trout.
Waitts Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
last day in February season.
Walker Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Wallace River (Snohomish County):
From its mouth to 200 feet upstream of the water intake
of the salmon hatchery: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through last day in February season. Closed waters: From
363rd Avenue S.E./Reece Road to a point two hundred feet
upstream of the water intake of the salmon hatchery during the
period ((June 1)) the first Saturday in June through August
31. Fishing from any floating device prohibited November 1
through last day in February. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull
Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly
Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum length
twenty inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through
November 30. Daily limit 2 coho.
From 200 feet upstream of the water intake of the salmon hatchery to mouth of Olney Creek: November 1 through last day in February season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum length twenty inches.
Walla Walla River (Walla Walla County):
From mouth to the Touchet River: Year-round season. Trout: Barbless hooks required when fishing for steelhead. Trout: Release trout April 1 through May 31. Daily limit three hatchery steelhead. Channel catfish: No daily limit.
From the Touchet River upstream to state line: Trout: All tributaries except Mill Creek, maximum length twenty inches. Channel catfish: No daily limit. Additional season November 1 through March 31. All species: Barbless hooks required and release all fish except hatchery steelhead. Trout: Daily limit three hatchery steelhead.
Walupt Lake (Lewis County): Closed waters: All inlet
streams. Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules except fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor allowed. Trout:
Minimum length ten inches.
Wannacut Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Wapato Lake (Chelan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. From August 1 through October 31:
Selective gear rules except fishing from a device equipped
with an internal combustion motor permitted. Trout: Release
all trout.
Wapato Lake (Pierce County): Juveniles only.
Ward Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Ward Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Warden Lake and Warden Lake, South (Grant County): Last
Saturday in April through September 30 season.
Washburn Island Pond (Okanogan County): April 1 through
September 30 season. Fishing from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Washburn Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit two.
Washington, Lake, including that portion of the Sammamish
River from the 68th Avenue N.E. Bridge downstream (King
County): Fishing from floating device prohibited one hundred
yards either side of the floating bridges. Chumming
permitted. Trout: December 1 through last day in February,
daily limit 5, no minimum length. Release steelhead and
rainbow trout over twenty inches in length. March 1 through
June 30, daily limit 5, minimum length twelve inches. Release
steelhead and rainbow trout over twenty inches in length. Kokanee/sockeye under fifteen inches are kokanee while those
fifteen inches and over are sockeye salmon. Salmon: Open
only September 16 through October 31 north of Highway 520
Bridge and east of Montlake Bridge. Daily limit four coho
salmon.
Washington, Lake, Ship Canal (King County) (waters east of a
north-south line 400 feet west of the fish ladder at the
Chittenden Locks and west of a north-south line at the eastern
ends of the concrete abutments east of the Montlake Bridge):
West of Fremont Bridge: Fishing from floating device
prohibited. East of Fremont Bridge: Chumming permitted.
From west boundary to a north-south line 400 feet east of the eastern end of the northern wing wall of Chittenden Locks: Closed waters.
From 400 feet east of the eastern end of the northern wing wall of Chittenden Locks to the east boundary: Open year-round. Trout: December 1 through last day in February daily limit five, no minimum length. Release steelhead and rainbow trout over twenty inches in length. March 1 through June 30, daily limit five, minimum length twelve inches. Release steelhead and rainbow trout over twenty inches in length. July 1 through November 30, daily limit five, no minimum length. Kokanee/sockeye less than fifteen inches in length are kokanee and fifteen inches and over in length are sockeye salmon.
Washougal River (Clark County): Night closure year-round.
From mouth to bridge at Salmon Falls: ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through March 15 season. ((Nonbuoyant
lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and stationary gear
restriction July 1 through October 31. When ((nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) anti-snagging rule is in effect, only fish
hooked inside the mouth may be retained. Trout: Release all
trout except up to 2 hatchery steelhead per day may be
retained. Salmon: Open only August 1 through March 15. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and wild jack Chinook. Upstream of Little Washougal River, release adult Chinook
October 1 through November 30.
From mouth to Mt. Norway Bridge: Additional April 16
through ((May 31)) the Friday before the first Saturday in
June season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all trout
except up to 2 hatchery steelhead per day may be retained.
From bridge at Salmon Falls to its source, including tributaries: Closed waters.
Washougal River, West (North) Fork (Clark/Skamania counties):
From mouth to the water intake at the department hatchery: Closed waters.
From intake at department hatchery to source: ((June 1))
The first Saturday in June through March 15 season. Trout:
Release all trout except up to 2 hatchery steelhead per day
may be retained.
Watson Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout:
No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Waughop Lake (Pierce County): Salmon: Landlocked salmon
rules apply.
Wenas Lake (Yakima County): Trout: Daily limit five, of
which not more than two may be brown trout.
Wenaha River tributaries within Washington: ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through August 31 season. Selective
gear rules. Trout: Release all steelhead.
Wenatchee Lake (Chelan County): Selective gear rules except
fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor allowed. Trout except kokanee: Daily limit
two, minimum length twelve inches. Release kokanee. Kokanee/sockeye under sixteen inches will be considered
kokanee while those sixteen inches and over will be considered
sockeye salmon.
Wenatchee River, including Lake Jolanda (Chelan County):
December 1 through March 31 season, from mouth to Highway 2 Bridge at Leavenworth only. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Wentworth Lake (Clallam County): Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion engine.
West Evans Pond (Asotin County): Trout: No more than 2 trout
over 13 inches in length may be retained.
West Twin River (Clallam County): ((June 1 through October 31
season.)) Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Whatcom Creek (Whatcom County):
From mouth to stone bridge at Whatcom Falls Park: ((June
1)) The first Saturday in June through last day in February
season. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule
and night closure August 1 through December 31. Closed
waters: Woburn Street Bridge upstream to the stone bridge. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only
August 1 through December 31 from mouth to markers below
Dupont Street. Daily limit 6 fish of which not more than 2
may be adult salmon. Anglers fishing lawfully, within 50
yards of the Bellingham Technical College Hatchery Collection
Tube, and on the hatchery side of the creek, that hook and
land chum salmon, may remove those chum salmon from the water
and immediately place them unharmed into the Hatchery
Collection Tube.
From stone bridge at Whatcom Falls Park upstream to Lake
Whatcom: Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Juveniles only. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging
rule and night closure August 1 through October 31. Trout:
No minimum length.
Whatcom, Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season, except those waters between the
Electric Avenue Bridge and the outlet dam are closed waters:
Trout: Release cutthroat trout.
Whatcom, Lake, tributaries (Whatcom County): Closed waters.
Wheeler Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all trout.
White River (Chelan County), from mouth upstream to White
River Falls: Closed waters.
White (Stuck) River (Pierce County):
From mouth to R Street Bridge in Auburn: October 1
through last day in February season: October 1 through
October 31 all species: Fly fishing only and release all
fish. November 1 through last day in February. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure November 1
through November 30.
From R Street Bridge to Highway 410 Bridge at Buckley:
October 1 through October 31 season. Closed waters: Puget
Power canal, including the screen bypass channel, above the
screen at Dingle Basin. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure. Trout: 14 inch minimum
size.
From the Weyerhaeuser 6000 Road Bridge (Bridge Camp) to
its source: July 1 through October 31 season. ((Nonbuoyant
lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure
October 1 through October 31. Selective gear rules July 1
through October 31. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Whitefish: Additional November 1 through January 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Whitechuck River (Snohomish County): Trout: Legal to retain
Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum
length twenty inches.
White Salmon River (Klickitat/Skamania counties):
From mouth to powerhouse: Open year-round. Bank fishing
only downstream from the Highway 14 Bridge. August 1 through
December 31: ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging
rule. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon and
steelhead: Open April 1 through June 30, daily limit two
fish, one or both of which may be salmon or hatchery
steelhead. Release all fish except salmon or hatchery
steelhead. Release wild Chinook. Salmon: Open July 1
through March 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2
may be adult salmon. Release wild coho and wild jack Chinook.
October 1 through December 31, release adult Chinook upstream
of posted markers 0.5 miles upstream of Highway 14 Bridge.
From powerhouse to within four hundred feet of Northwestern Dam: November 16 to April 30 season except salmon and steelhead. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Release trout April 1 through April 30. Salmon: Open November 16 through March 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild coho and wild jack Chinook. November 16 through December 31, release adult Chinook. Salmon and steelhead: Open April 1 through June 15, daily limit two fish, one or both of which may be salmon or hatchery steelhead. Release all fish except salmon or hatchery steelhead. Release wild Chinook.
From gas pipeline crossing above Northwestern Lake to Gilmer Creek: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Wide Hollow Creek (Yakima County): Trout: Daily limit five,
no minimum length.
Widgeon Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Wildberry Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Wildcat Lake (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Wilderness Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Willame Lake (Lewis County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit
two, minimum length fifteen inches.
Willapa River (Pacific County): Mouth to Highway 6 Bridge:
((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through March 31 season.
All game fish: Release all game fish except that up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. All species:
August 16 through November 30 night closure and single point
barbless hooks required. August 16 through November 30 above
the WDFW access at the mouth of Ward/Wilson Creek stationary
gear restriction. Highway 6 Bridge to Fork Creek: ((June 1))
The first Saturday in June through July 15 and October 16
through March 31 season. Night closure, single point barbless
hooks, and stationary gear restriction October 16 through
November 30.
All game fish: Release all fish except that up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained. Salmon: Open only August 1 through January 31 from mouth to Highway 6 Bridge approximately 2 miles below mouth of Trap Creek and open October 16 through January 31 from Highway 6 Bridge to Fork Creek. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 3 may be adult salmon and of the adult salmon not more than one may be a wild adult coho and not more than two may be adult Chinook.
Sturgeon: Open year round from mouth to Highway 6 Bridge.
Upstream from Fork Creek: Selective gear rules. August
16 through October 31, ((nonbuoyant lure restriction))
anti-snagging rule and night closure. All species: Release
all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be
retained.
South Fork: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through last day in February season. Selective gear rules
((June 1)) the first Saturday in June through October 31. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night
closure August 16 through November 30. All species: Release
all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained.
Williams Creek (Pacific County): ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through last day in February season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except
up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained.
Williams Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April
through September 30 season.
Williams Lake (Stevens County): December 1 through March 31
season. All species: Catch and release except up to five
rainbow trout may be retained.
Wilson Creek (two branches within Ellensburg city limits)
(Kittitas County): ((Open year-round.)) Juveniles only. ((Trout: Daily limit five, no minimum length.))
Winchester Wasteway (Grant County): Within Winchester Game
Reserve: February 1 through September 30 season.
Wind River (Skamania County):
Mouth to four hundred feet below Shipherd Falls: July 1
through March 15 season, except salmon and steelhead. May 1
through June 30: ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure. August 1 through
October 31: ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction)) Anti-snagging
rule and night closure. When ((nonbuoyant lure restriction))
anti-snagging rule is in effect, only fish hooked in the mouth
may be retained. Salmon and steelhead: Open March 16 through
June 30 daily limit 2 fish, one or both of which may be a
salmon or hatchery steelhead. Release all fish except salmon
and hatchery steelhead. Release wild Chinook. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open August 1
through October 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than
2 may be adult salmon. Release wild coho and wild jack
Chinook. Release adult Chinook from Burlington-Northern
Railroad Bridge upstream.
From four hundred feet below to one hundred feet above Shipherd Falls fish ladder: Closed waters.
From one hundred feet above Shipherd Falls to source,
including all tributaries: May 1 through June 30 season. Closed waters: From 400 feet below to 100 feet above the
Coffer Dam and from a boundary marker approximately 800 yards
downstream from Carson National Fish Hatchery upstream,
including all tributaries. ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure. When ((nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) anti-snagging rule is in effect, only fish
hooked in the mouth may be retained. Salmon and steelhead:
Daily limit 2 fish, one or both of which may be a salmon or
hatchery steelhead. Release all fish except salmon and
hatchery steelhead. Additional season September 16 through
November 30. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all
fish.
Winston Creek (tributary to Cowlitz River) (Lewis County):
Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length ten inches.
Wishkah River (Grays Harbor County), including all forks:
Closed waters: From weir at Wishkah Rearing Ponds, downstream
200 feet. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Mouth to
mouth of the West Fork: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June
through March 31 season. Single point barbless hooks required
August 16 through November 30. Selective gear and all
species: Release all fish, except up to two hatchery
steelhead may be retained per day, March 1 through March 31. Salmon: Open October 1 through December 31. October 1
through October 15, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than
2 may be adult salmon; and of the adult salmon, only 1 may be
an adult wild coho. Release chum and adult Chinook. October
16 through December 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more
than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and
adult Chinook.
From the mouth of the West Fork to two hundred feet below
the weir at the Wishkah Rearing Ponds: ((June 1)) The first
Saturday in June through March 31 season. All species: March
1 through March 31, release all fish, except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day, and selective gear
rules. Salmon: Open October 1 through December 31. October
1 through October 15, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more
than 2 may be adult salmon, and of the adult salmon, only 1
may be an adult wild coho. Release chum and adult Chinook.
October 16 through December 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which
no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho,
and adult Chinook.
From the weir at the Wishkah Rearing Ponds upstream: Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Wolf Creek, mouth to mouth of south fork (Okanogan County):
Closed waters.
Wood Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Woodland Creek (Thurston County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Wooten Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Wye Lake (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Wynoochee River (Grays Harbor County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. Mouth to 7400 line bridge above mouth of
Schafer Creek: ((June 1)) The first Saturday in June through
March 31 season. Single point barbless hooks required August
16 through November 30. Salmon: Open only October 1 through
January 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and adult Chinook.
7400 line bridge upstream: Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Selective gear rules. Fishing from a floating device prohibited. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Wynoochee Reservoir (Grays Harbor County): ((June 1)) The
first Saturday in June through October 31 season. Trout:
Daily limit two, minimum length twelve inches. Salmon:
Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Yakima River (Yakima County): Release all steelhead in
mainstem and tributaries. Channel catfish: No daily limit.
From mouth to 400 feet below Prosser Dam: March 1
through October 22 season. Closed waters: From the WDFW
white markers 200 feet downstream of the USBR Chandler
Powerhouse/Pumping Station spillway chute to the powerline
crossing immediately upstream of the powerhouse September 1
through October 22. Chumming permitted. Trout: Release all
trout. Salmon: Open only September 1 through October 22. Daily limit 6 fish of which not more than 2 may be adult
salmon. All species: ((Nonbuoyant lure restriction))
Anti-snagging rule and night closure((.)) September 1 through
October 22.
From Prosser Dam to Highway 223 Bridge: May 1 through October 31 season. Trout: Release all trout.
From mouth to Highway 223 Bridge: Bass: Bass 12 to 17 inches in length may be retained. No daily limit for bass, but not more than 3 bass greater than 15 inches in length may be retained.
From Highway 223 Bridge to 400 feet below Sunnyside Dam:
((Year-round season.)) Trout: Minimum length twelve inches
and maximum length twenty inches. ((Release all trout April 1
through May 31.)) Salmon: Open only September 1 through
October 22. Daily limit 6 fish of which not more than 2 may
be adult salmon. All species: ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction)) Anti-snagging rule and night closure September 1
through October 22. Additional season December 1 through last
day in February - Whitefish gear rules apply.
From Sunnyside Dam to thirty-five hundred feet below Roza
Dam: ((Year-round season.)) Closed waters: From Yakima
Avenue-Terrace Heights Bridge upstream 400 feet. All species:
Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches
and maximum length twenty inches. ((Release all trout April 1
through May 31.)) Additional season December 1 through last
day in February - Whitefish gear rules apply.
From thirty-five hundred feet below Roza Dam to ((Roza
Dam: Closed waters: From four hundred feet below)) Roza
Dam((, upstream.)) December 1 through last day in February
season. Whitefish gear rules apply. ((Release all game fish
except whitefish.))
From Roza Dam to four hundred feet below Easton Dam and from Lake Easton to the base of Keechelus Dam: Year-round season. Fishing from floating devices equipped with motors allowed only from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation restricted area signs at Roza Dam upstream to the boat launch ramp on the Roza Access Area (approximately one-half mile). Selective gear rules except bait and one single point barbed hook three-sixteenths or smaller point to shank may be used December 1 through last day in February. Trout: From Roza Dam to 400 feet below Easton Dam: Release all trout. Lake Easton to the base of Keechelus Dam. Release all trout except eastern brook trout. Eastern brook trout: No daily limit and no minimum size.
Yakima Sportsmen's Park Ponds (Yakima County): Juveniles
only.
Yale Reservoir (Cowlitz County): Trout: Kokanee not counted
in daily trout limit. Kokanee daily limit sixteen.
Yellowhawk Creek (Walla Walla County): Closed waters.
Yellowjacket Creek (tributary to Cispus River) (Lewis County):
Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Yokum Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. 08-15-002 (Order 08-165), § 232-28-619, filed 7/3/08, effective 8/3/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 08-07-003, § 232-28-619, filed 3/5/08, effective 4/5/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. 07-16-056, § 232-28-619, filed 7/26/07, effective 8/26/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 07-05-051 (Order 07-22), § 232-28-619, filed 2/16/07, effective 3/19/07; 06-16-096 (Order 06-174), § 232-28-619, filed 7/31/06, effective 8/31/06; 06-09-021 (Order 06-67), § 232-28-619, filed 4/11/06, effective 5/12/06; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 232-28-619, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06; 05-17-007 (Order 05-168), § 232-28-619, filed 8/3/05, effective 9/3/05; 05-05-035 (Order 05-15), § 232-28-619, filed 2/10/05, effective 5/1/05; 05-03-005 (Order 05-03), § 232-28-619, filed 1/5/05, effective 2/5/05; 04-19-012 (Order 04-242), § 232-28-619, filed 9/2/04, effective 10/3/04; 04-16-046 (Order 04-189), § 232-28-619, filed 7/28/04, effective 8/28/04; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 232-28-619, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; 03-16-110 (Order 03-181), § 232-28-619, filed 8/6/03, effective 9/6/03; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 232-28-619, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03; 02-20-082 (Order 02-249), § 232-28-619, filed 9/30/02, effective 10/31/02; 02-15-097 (Order 02-158), § 232-28-619, filed 7/16/02, effective 8/16/02; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 232-28-619, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02; 01-14-001 (Order 01-107), § 232-28-619, filed 6/21/01, effective 7/22/01; 01-06-036 (Order 01-24), § 232-28-619, filed 3/5/01, effective 5/1/01. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order 00-134), § 232-28-619, filed 7/31/00, effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038 (Order 00-29), § 232-28-619, filed 3/29/00, effective 5/1/00; 99-15-081 (Order 99-102), § 232-28-619, filed 7/20/99, effective 8/20/99; 99-08-029 (Order 99-13), § 232-28-619, filed 3/30/99, effective 5/1/99; 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 232-28-619, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98; 98-06-031, § 232-28-619, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.12.040. 97-18-035, § 232-28-619, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 97-07-076 (Order 97-50), § 232-28-619, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-11-079 (Order 96-45), § 232-28-619, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-19-011 (Order 95-114), § 232-28-619, filed 9/7/95, effective 10/8/95; 95-10-027, § 232-28-619, filed 4/26/95, effective 5/27/95; 95-05-008 (Order 95-11), § 232-28-619, filed 2/1/95, effective 5/1/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.055 and 77.12.040. 93-21-070 (Order 617), § 232-28-619, filed 10/20/93, effective 4/16/94; 92-01-084 (Order 524), § 232-28-619, filed 12/16/91, effective 4/16/92.]