Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-354-300, effective immediately until further notice, it is unlawful to fish for salmon with troll gear or to land salmon taken with troll gear into a Washington port except during the seasons provided below:

(1) Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 1, 2, 3, and that portion of Area 4 west of 125°05'00" W longitude and south of 48°23'00" N latitude open:

May 6 through June 28, 2020.

(2) In Washington Catch Reporting Areas 1, 3 and 4, landing and possession limit of 75 Chinook per vessel per landing week, defined as Thursday through Wednesday.

(3) The Cape Flattery and Columbia River Control Zones are closed. The Mandatory Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area is closed.

(4) Minimum size for Chinook salmon is 28 inches in length. No minimum size for pink, sockeye or chum salmon. It is unlawful to possess coho salmon.

(5) Lawful troll gear is restricted to all legal troll gear with single point, single shank barbless hooks.

(6) Fishers must land and deliver their catch within 24 hours of any closure of a fishery provided for in this section. Vessels in possession of salmon north of the Queets River may not cross the Queets River line without first notifying WDFW by phone at (360) 249-1215 or by email at Wendy.Beeghley@dfw.wa.gov with Area fished, total Chinook and halibut catch aboard, and destination. Vessels in possession of salmon south of the Queets River may not cross the Queets River line without first notifying WDFW by phone at (360) 249-1215 or by email at Wendy.Beeghley@dfw.wa.gov with Area fished, total Chinook and halibut catch aboard, and destination. Vessels fishing, or in possession of salmon north of Leadbetter Point must land and deliver all species of fish in a Washington port and must possess a Washington troll and/or salmon delivery license. For delivery to Washington ports east of the Sekiu River, vessels must notify WDFW at (360) 249-1215 or by email at Wendy.Beeghley@dfw.wa.gov prior to crossing the Bonilla-Tatoosh line with area fished, total Chinook and halibut catch aboard, and destination with approximate time of delivery. For delivery to Washington ports south of Leadbetter Point, vessels must notify WDFW at (360) 249-1215 or by email at Wendy.Beeghley@dfw.wa.gov prior to crossing the Leadbetter Point line with area fished, total Chinook and halibut catch aboard, and destination with approximate time of delivery. Vessels may not land fish east of Port Angeles or east of the Megler-Astoria bridge. During any single trip, only one side of the Leadbetter Point line may be fished. Vessels fishing or in possession of salmon south of Leadbetter Point must land and deliver their fish within the area and south of Leadbetter Point.

(7) The Cape Flattery Control Zone is defined as the area from Cape Flattery (48°23'00" N latitude) to the northern boundary of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, and the area from Cape Flattery south to Cape Alava, 48°10'00" N latitude, and east of 125°05'00" W longitude.

(8) The Columbia Control Zone is defined as an area at the Columbia River mouth, bounded on the west by a line running northeast/southwest between the red lighted Buoy #4 (46°13'35" N. Lat., 124°06'50" W. long.) and the green lighted Buoy #7 (46°15'09' N. lat., 124°06'16" W. long.); on the east, by the Buoy #10 line which bears north/south at 357° true from the south jetty at 46°14'00" N. lat., 124°03'07" W. long, to its intersection with the north jetty; on the north, by a line running northeast/southwest between the green lighted Buoy #7 to the tip of the north jetty (46°15'48" N. lat., 124°05'20" W. long.), and then along the north jetty to the point of intersection with the Buoy #10 line; and, on the south, by a line running northeast/southwest between the red lighted Buoy #4 and tip of the south jetty (46°14'03" N. lat., 124°04'05" W. long.), and then along the south jetty to the point of intersection with the Buoy #10 line.

(9) The Mandatory Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area is defined as the area in Washington Marine Catch Area 3 from 48º00.00' N latitude; 125º14.00' W longitude to 48º02.00' N latitude; 125º14.00' W longitude to 48º02.00' N latitude; 125º16.50' W longitude to 48º00.00' N latitude; 125º16.50' W longitude and connecting back to 48º00.00' N latitude; 125º14.00' W longitude.

(10) It is unlawful to fish in Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 1, 2, 3 or 4 with fish on board taken south of Cape Falcon, Oregon and all fish taken from Salmon Management and Catch Reporting Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4 must be landed before fishing south of Cape Falcon, Oregon.

(11) It is unlawful for wholesale dealers and trollers retailing their fish to fail to report their landing by 10:00 a.m. the day following landing. Ticket information can be telephoned in by calling 1-866-791-1279, faxing the information to (360) 902-2949, or e-mailing to trollfishtickets@dfw.wa.gov. Report the dealer name, the dealer license number, the purchasing location, the date of purchase, the fish ticket numbers, the gear used, the catch area, the species, the total number for each species, and the total weight for each species, including halibut.