PERMANENT RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The purpose of this proposal is to incorporate the recommendations of the North of Falcon subgroup of the Pacific Fisheries Management Council to provide recreational fishing for harvestable salmon while protecting species of fish listed as endangered. This proposal amends WAC 232-28-619, 232-28-620, and 232-28-621.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-28-619, 232-28-620, and 232-28-621.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.04.020, 77.12.045, and 77.12.047.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 11-14-120 on July 6, 2011.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: In WAC 232-28-619, the department corrected an error that eliminated the wild steelhead season on the Hoh River. That is the only change.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 11, 2011.
Philip Anderson
Director
OTS-4099.3
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 11-69, filed 4/18/11,
effective 5/19/11)
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 to fishing for salmon.
(2) As used in this section, "lead jig" means a lure consisting of a hook permanently or temporarily attached directly to a lead weight by any method. "Lead weight" means material constructed of lead and applied to a fishing line or lure and designed to help keep the hook, bait, or lure underwater.
(3) 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 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.
(4) 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) 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.
(d) 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.
(e) Kitsap County and Mason County east of Belfair-Bremerton Highway (S.R. 3): Beaver ponds: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Trout: No minimum length.
(5) Rivers, streams, and beaver ponds that drain into Puget Sound or the Strait of Juan de Fuca are closed to fishing unless listed as open below.
(6) 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: 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. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
North Fork from Grey Rock Trailhead Bridge crossing to
Shellneck Creek and Middle Fork from the A2000 Road Bridge at
Tree Phones Campground downstream to the A2000 Spur Road
Bridge in NE Section 34: Closed waters.
Alder Creek (Cowlitz County): Closed waters.
Alder Lake (Thurston County): Kokanee not included in trout
daily limit. Kokanee daily limit 10. All tributaries: The
first Saturday in June through October 31 season. Trout:
Minimum length 14 inches.
Aldrich Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Aldwell Lake (Clallam County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. 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.
All Creek (Skagit County) (Suiattle River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules.
Alma Creek (Skagit County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. All species: Selective gear rules and
release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained.
Amon Creek (Benton County): Selective gear rules.
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. Unlawful to fish
from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion
motor. 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish.
American Lake (Pierce County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee. 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Anderson Creek (Kitsap County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish.
Anderson Creek (Whatcom County) (Nooksack River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. 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 all 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
North Fork from USFS boundary upstream and all other tributaries: Closed waters.
South Fork and tributaries: Closed waters.
Bacon Creek (Skagit County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. All species: Selective gear rules and
release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained.
Bacus Creek (Skagit County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
B.C. Mill Pond (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Badger Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Bainbridge Island - all streams (Kitsap County): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules. Trout: Minimum size fourteen inches.
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. 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.
Highway 20 Bridge to Baker River fish barrier dam: Closed waters.
From fish barrier dam to headwaters, including all tributaries and their tributaries except Channel Creek: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
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 reduced fee
licenses or designated harvester cards, and licensed adults
accompanied by a juvenile only.
Bear River (Pacific County): The first Saturday in June
through March 31 season. 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)) 2 hatchery steelhead may be
retained each day. From the Lime Quarry Road to the Longview
Fiber Bridge: Selective gear rules and unlawful to fish from
a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor
the first Saturday in June through March 31. All species:
Release all fish, except up to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead
may be retained per 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 chum and wild Chinook. Upstream of Longview Fiber
Bridge: Closed waters.
Beaver Creek (Pierce County) (South Prairie Creek tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Beaver Creek (Thurston County) and all tributaries west of
I-5: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Selective gear rules, night closure and anti-snagging rule.
Trout: Minimum length 14 inches.
Beaver Creek (tributary to Elochoman River) (Wahkiakum
County): Closed waters.
Beaver Lake (Clallam County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful
to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. Trout: Maximum size 12 inches in length.
Beaver Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
Beaver Lake (King County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than 2 over 15 inches in length.
Beda Lake (Grant County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. 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.
Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor.
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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Bertrand Creek (Whatcom County) (Nooksack River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
Big Bear Creek (tributary of Sammamish River) (Snohomish/King
counties): The first Saturday in June through August 31
season. Juveniles only.
Big Beaver Creek (Whatcom County):
From one-quarter mile upstream of closed water markers on Ross Lake upstream including tributary streams, and beaver ponds that are tributary to Big Beaver Creek: July 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish.
Big Beef Creek (Kitsap County) from Seabeck Highway Bridge to
Lake Symington: 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all
fish.
From Lake Symington upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. All species: Selective gear rules. Release all trout.
Big Creek (Skagit County) (Suiattle River tributary): From
TeePee falls to source: First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
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. Unlawful to use lead weights or
lead jigs that measure 1 1/2 inch or less along the longest
axis.
Big Mission Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish.
Big Quilcene River (Jefferson County): See Quilcene River.
Big River (Clallam County): The first Saturday in June
through last day in February season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
Big Scandia Creek (Kitsap County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum size 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. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. Trout: Daily limit one.
Bird Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Blackjack Creek (Kitsap County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum size fourteen inches.
Blackbird Island Pond (Chelan County): July 1 through
September 30 season. Juveniles only.
Black Lake (Okanogan County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful
to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor.
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): Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee. Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Black Lake Ditch (Thurston County) from the confluence with
Percival Creek upstream to Black Lake: First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum size fourteen 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: ((Last))
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules. Trout: Minimum length 14 inches. From Highway
12 to bridge on 128th Ave. SW: Anti-snagging rule, night
closure and single-point barbless hooks required. Salmon:
Open only from Highway 12 to bridge on 128th Ave. SW from
October 1 through November 30. Daily limit 6 fish of which
only 2 may be adults. Release Chinook and chum.
Blackman's Lake (Snohomish County): Trout: Daily limit 3.
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. 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.
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. Unlawful to fish
from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion
motor. 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. Unlawful to use lead
weights or lead jigs that measure 1 1/2 inch or less along the
longest axis. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Daily limit one.
Blue Lake (near Wannacut Lake) (Okanogan County): Last
Saturday in April through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with
an internal combustion motor. 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: The first Saturday in June through
April 30 season. The first Saturday in June through November
30, selective gear rules and December 1 through April 30,
selective gear rules and unlawful to fish from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion motor 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. February 16 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. July 1 through August 31, daily limit 6 fish of which
no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild adult
Chinook and wild adult coho. September 1 through November 30,
daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 4 may be adult
salmon, and of the 4 adult salmon, no more than 2 may be any
combination of Chinook, wild coho, pink, sockeye, and chum
salmon.
Boise Creek (King County) (White River tributary) upstream of
Highway 410 crossing: First Saturday in June through October
31 season.
Bonaparte Creek (Okanogan County): Closed Waters from mouth
to falls one mile upstream.
Bonaparte Lake (Okanogan County): Unlawful to use lead
weights or lead jigs that measure 1 1/2 inch or less along the
longest axis. 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.
Boulder Creek (Skagit County) (Cascade River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. All
species: Selective gear rules and release all fish.
Boulder River (Snohomish County) (NF Stillaguamish River
tributary): Mouth to Boulder Falls. First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. All species: Selective gear rules
and release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may
be retained.
From Boulder Falls upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
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. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Boxley Creek (North Bend) (King County), from the falls
located at approximately river mile 0.9 upstream: First
Saturday in June through October 31 season.
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. Unlawful
to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. 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 Creek (Skagit County) (Suiattle River tributary): From
upstream boundary of Buck Creek campground to source: First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules.
Buck Lake (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
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 and unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor 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): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches.
Butter Creek (Lewis County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful
to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length ten inches.
Buttermilk Creek, mouth to confluence of East and West Forks
(Okanogan County): Closed waters.
Buzzard Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. All species: Selective gear
rules. Trout: Daily limit 1.
Cadet Creek (Snohomish County) (Sauk River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. All species:
Selective gear rules.
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: The
first Saturday in June through April 30 season. December 1
through April 30, selective gear rules and unlawful to fish
from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion
motor 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. February 16 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. July 1
through August 31, daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2
may be adult salmon. Release wild adult Chinook and wild
adult coho. September 1 through November 30, daily limit 6
fish of which no more than 4 may be adult salmon, and of the 4
adult salmon, no more than 2 may be any combination of
Chinook, wild coho, pink, sockeye, and chum salmon.
Calawah River, South Fork (Clallam County) from mouth to
Olympic National Park boundary: The first Saturday in June
through last day in February season. First Saturday in June
through last day in February, selective gear rules. Unlawful
to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor December 1 through last day in February.
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.
California Creek (Whatcom County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
Calispell Creek (Calispell River) (Pend Oreille County):
From mouth to Calispell Lake: Year around season.
From Calispell Lake upstream to source: Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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. Unlawful to use lead weights or
lead jigs that measure 1 1/2 inch or less along the longest
axis.
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,
except for salmon, only hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho may
be retained.
Camp Creek (Snohomish County) (Whitechuck River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
Campbell Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all
trout.
Campbell Lake (Okanogan County): April 1 through August 31:
Selective gear rules and all species: Release all fish.
Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor.
Campbell Lake (Skagit County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Canyon Creek (Clark County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Canyon Creek (Snohomish County) (Suiattle River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
Canyon Creek (S.F. Stillaguamish River) (Snohomish County),
mouth to forks: The first Saturday in June through February
15 season. Release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead may be retained.
Canyon Creek (Whatcom County) (North Fork Nooksack River):
From Canyon Creek Road Bridge upstream: First Saturday in
June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
Canyon River (Mason County and Grays Harbor County): Closed
waters.
Capitol Lake (Thurston County): Closed to all fishing.
Carbon River (Pierce County), from its mouth to Voight Creek:
September 1 through last day in February season. Anti-snagging rule, night closure and single point barbless
hooks required September 1 through November 30. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches September 1 through November
30. December 1 through last day of February selective gear
rules and release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead
may be retained. Voight Creek to Highway 162 Bridge:
November 1 through last day in February season: Selective
gear rules and release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead may be retained. 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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee. 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: June 1 through July 15 and September 16 through last day in February season. 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. 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: The first Saturday in June through last day in February season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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. Unlawful
to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. Trout: Daily limit one, minimum length
sixteen inches.
Cattail Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Cavanaugh Lake (Skagit County): Chumming permitted.
Cayada Creek (Pierce County)(Carbon River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Cedar Creek (tributary of N.F. Lewis) (Clark County), from
mouth to Grist Mill Bridge: 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. From the Grist Mill Bridge to 100 feet
upstream of the falls: Closed waters. From 100 feet upstream
of the falls upstream: The first Saturday in June through
August 31 season. Trout: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Cedar Creek (Jefferson County): The first Saturday in June
through last day in February season. Selective gear rules.
Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
Cedar Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season.
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: The
first Saturday in June through August 31 season. Selective
gear rules and night closure. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Trout: Release all trout.
Cedar River (Pacific County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful
to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. 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.
Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. Trout: Release all trout.
Chambers Creek from the mouth to markers 400 feet below the
Boise-Cascade Dam (Pierce County): July 1 through November 15
season. Night closure and 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.
From Boise-Cascade Dam to Steilacoom Lake: July 1 through October 31 season. Night closure and anti-snagging rule. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum size fourteen inches.
Chambers Lake (within Ft. Lewis Military Reservation) (Pierce
County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Trout: Release all trout.
Channel Creek (Skagit County) (Baker River tributary): First
Saturday in June through September 15 season.
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): 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: From mouth to Fuller
Bridge: Open September 16 through January 31. September 16
through October 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than
2 may be adult salmon. Release chum and Chinook. November 1
through January 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than
2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, Chinook, and wild coho.
From Fuller Bridge to Porter Bridge: Open September 16
through January 31. September 16 through November 30, daily
limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum and Chinook. December 1 through January 31,
daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release chum, Chinook, and wild coho. From Porter
Bridge to high bridge on Weyerhaeuser 1000 line: Open
((September)) October 16 through January 31. ((September))
October 16 through November 30, daily limit 6 fish, of which
no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum and Chinook.
December 1 through January 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which
no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, Chinook,
and wild coho. 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: The first Saturday in
June through April 15 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful
to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. All species: Release all fish, except up
to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Chehalis River, South Fork (Lewis County), from mouth to
Highway Bridge at Boistfort School: 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 game fish: Release all fish except lake
trout. Salmon and lake trout: Open year-round: Salmon 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. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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. Anti-snagging rule. Trout:
Release all trout.
Chewuch River (Chewack River) (Okanogan County), from mouth to
Eight Mile Creek: The first Saturday in June through August
15 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
All species: Release all fish.
Upstream from Eight Mile Creek to Pasayten Wilderness boundary: Closed waters 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.
Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor.
Chiliwack River (Whatcom County) including all tributaries and
their tributaries: First Saturday in June through October 31
season.
Chimacum Creek (Jefferson County):
From mouth to Ness's Corner Road: The first Saturday in June through August 31 season. Selective gear rules and release all fish.
From Ness's Corner Road to headwaters: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release all fish.
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.
Church Creek (Mason County) upstream of bridge on U.S. Forest
Service Road #2361: First Saturday in June through October 31
season.
Cispus River (Lewis County), from mouth to North Fork: Trout:
Release all cutthroat. Additional season November 1 through
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with
an internal combustion motor. Trout: No more than one over
twelve inches in length. Release cutthroat.
Clallam River (Clallam County): The first Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish. Additional November 1 through last day in February
season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Clara Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Clear Creek (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Clear Creek (Snohomish County) (Sauk River tributary): From
Asbestos Creek Falls to source: First Saturday in June
through October 31 season.
Clear Lake (Chelan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. From July 5 through October 31, selective
gear rules and unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species:
Release all fish.
Clear Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Chumming permitted. Trout: Daily limit
5, no more than two over 14 inches in length may be retained,
except no size restriction for kokanee. 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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Clearwater River (Jefferson County):
From mouth to Snahapish River: The first Saturday in June through April 15 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. February 16 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. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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.
Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. 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.
Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor.
Cliff Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Cloquallum Creek (Grays Harbor County):
From mouth to ((second bridge on Cloquallum Road)) the
outlet of Stump Lake: 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.
Clover Creek (Pierce County) upstream of Steilacoom Lake,
including all tributaries: July 2 through October 31 season.
Coal Creek (Cowlitz County), from mouth to four hundred feet
below falls: 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): 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.
From Highway I-90 upstream. First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Coffee Pot Lake (Lincoln County): March 1 through September
30 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one,
minimum length eighteen inches. Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Coldwater Lake (Cowlitz County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. 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 Rocky Coulee Wasteway: April 1
through September 30 season. Juveniles and holders of reduced
fee licenses or designated harvester cards only. Trout: No
minimum size, daily limit three.
Columbia Park Pond (Benton County): Juveniles and holders of
reduced fee licenses or designated harvester cards 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. ((Effective
January 1, 2011: Salmon and steelhead - barbless hooks
required from mouth to McNary Dam.))
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.
Anglers may not possess in the field salmon or steelhead mutilated so that size, species, or fin clip cannot be determined until the angler has reached their automobile or principal means of land transportation.
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 all trout 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 both Area 1 and
Buoy 10 salmon season openings, (((barbed hooks allowed
through December 31, 2010))) and the daily limit is the more
liberal if both areas are open. Salmon and steelhead: Open
only June 16 through March 31. June 16 through July 31, daily
limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult ((hatchery
Chinook)) salmon or hatchery steelhead, or one of each. Release all salmon other than sockeye and hatchery Chinook. Closed to fishing for salmon and steelhead from Buoy 10 to the
Megler-Astoria Bridge. August 1 through August ((31)) 28,
daily limit 2 salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or one of each;
only 1 may be a Chinook. Release all salmon except Chinook
and hatchery coho. Chinook minimum length 24 inches. Coho
minimum length 16 inches. ((September 1)) August 29 through
September 30, daily limit 2 hatchery coho or 2 hatchery
steelhead or one of each. Release all salmon other than
hatchery coho. Coho minimum length 16 inches. October 1
through December 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than
2 may be adult ((hatchery coho)) salmon or hatchery steelhead,
or one of each. Release all salmon except Chinook and
hatchery coho. January 1 through March 31, daily limit 6
fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult hatchery Chinook
salmon or hatchery steelhead or one of each. Release all
salmon except hatchery Chinook. Fishing from the north jetty
for salmon open during both Area 1 and Buoy 10 fishery
openings((, (barbed hooks allowed through December 31, 2010)))
and the daily limit is the more liberal if both areas are
open. Sturgeon: Release sturgeon May 1 through May ((8)) 13,
June ((29)) 27 through ((July 1)) June 30, and July ((6)) 5
through December 31. Minimum size when open to retain
sturgeon is 38 inches fork length January 1 through April 30,
and 41 inches fork length May ((9)) 14 through July ((5)) 4. 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 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
July 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be
adult ((hatchery Chinook)) salmon or hatchery steelhead or one
of each. Release all salmon except sockeye and hatchery
Chinook. May 16 through June 15, release adult Chinook. August 1 through ((December 31)) September 9, daily limit 6
fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon or hatchery
steelhead or one of each; of the adult salmon, only 1 may be a
Chinook. Release all salmon except Chinook and hatchery coho.
September ((12)) 10 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 all salmon except Chinook
and hatchery coho, and September 10 through September 30
release Chinook downstream of a line projected from the
Warrior Rock Lighthouse, through Red Buoy #4, to the orange
marker atop the dolphin on the Washington shore. January 1
through March 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2
may be adult hatchery Chinook or hatchery steelhead or one of
each. Release all salmon except hatchery Chinook. Sturgeon:
(1) Release sturgeon May 1 through May ((8)) 13, June ((29))
27 through ((July 1)) June 30, and July ((6)) 5 through
December 31 downstream from the Wauna powerlines. Minimum
size when open to retain sturgeon is 38 inches fork length
January 1 through April 30, and 41 inches fork length May
((9)) 14 through July ((5)) 4; (2) I-5 Bridge downstream to
Wauna powerlines, lawful to retain sturgeon only on Thursdays,
Fridays, and Saturdays from January 1 through July 31, and
October ((1)) 8 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: Salmon and steelhead:
Anti-snagging rule from Bonneville Dam to McNary Dam and night
closure from Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam. Trout:
Release all trout 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)) August 31 from Cascade Island - Bradford
Island line downstream 9 miles to a line crossing the Columbia
River from navigation marker ((85 on the Washington shore at a
right angle to the thread of the river to)) 82 on the Oregon
shore, through the upstream exposed end of Skamania Island,
continuing in a straight line to a boundary marker on the
Washington shore (navigational marker 82 line), and May 1
through July 31 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
from January 1 through July 31 and October ((1)) 8 through
December 31, except for May 1 - ((July)) August 31 closure
downstream to the navigation marker ((85)) 82 line. 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. (6) Release sturgeon from August 1 through January 31 from
McNary Dam to ((Priest Rapids Dam. Closed to fishing for
sturgeon from May 1 through July 31 from the boundary marker
on the river bank 400 feet downstream from Priest Rapids
Hatchery outlet channel (Jackson Creek) to Priest Rapids Dam))
the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco. Salmon and steelhead: From
I-5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam: Open June 16 through December
31 except salmon 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 ((hatchery
Chinook)) salmon or hatchery steelhead or one of each.
Release all salmon except sockeye and hatchery Chinook. August 1 through ((December 31)) September 9, daily limit 6
fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon or hatchery
steelhead or one of each; of the adult salmon, only 1 may be a
Chinook. Release all salmon except Chinook and hatchery coho.
September 10 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 all salmon except Chinook and
hatchery coho. Steelhead: Additional season January 1
through March 31. Daily limit 2. From Bonneville Dam to
Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco: Open June 16 through December
31. June 16 through July 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no
more than 2 may be adult ((hatchery Chinook)) salmon or
hatchery steelhead or one of each. Release all salmon except
sockeye and hatchery Chinook. August 1 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 all
salmon except Chinook and coho. Release wild coho from
Bonneville Dam to Hood River Bridge. 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 June 16 through July 31. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult hatchery Chinook. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook. Open August 1 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 trout, except hatchery steelhead. Salmon: Open only May 1 through June 30. Fishing allowed only from the bank and only on the hatchery side of the river. Daily limit two hatchery Chinook. Night closure. Sturgeon: Release sturgeon from August 1 through January 31.
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 June 16 through July 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 fish may be adult hatchery Chinook. Release all salmon except hatchery Chinook. Open August 1 through October 22. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release sockeye. Sturgeon: Release sturgeon from August 1 through October 22.
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 June 16 through July 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult hatchery salmon. Release all salmon except hatchery Chinook. Open August 1 through October 22. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release sockeye. Sturgeon: Release sturgeon from August 1 through January 31. Closed to fishing for sturgeon from May 1 through July 31 from the boundary marker on the river bank 400 feet downstream from Priest Rapids Hatchery outlet channel (Jackson Creek) to Priest Rapids Dam.
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: Anti-snagging rule and night closure from Rocky
Reach Dam to the most upriver edge of Turtle Rock. Salmon:
From Priest Rapids Dam to Wanapum Dam, open July 1 through
October 22. July 1 through August 31, daily limit 6 ((fish))
Chinook, of which no more than 3 may be adult salmon, and of
the 3 adult salmon, only 1 may be a wild adult ((salmon))
Chinook. ((Release coho and sockeye.)) September 1 through
October 22, daily limit 6 ((fish)) Chinook, of which no more
than 2 may be adult salmon. ((Release coho and sockeye.)) From Wanapum Dam to Wells Dam, open July 1 through October 15.
Daily limit 6 ((fish)) Chinook, of which no more than 3 may be
adult salmon, and of the 3 adult salmon, only 1 may be a wild
adult ((salmon)) Chinook. ((Release coho and sockeye.)) From
Wells Dam to Highway 173 Bridge at Brewster: Open July 16
through August 31. Daily limit 6 ((fish)) Chinook, of which
no more than 3 may be adult salmon, and of the 3 adult salmon,
only 1 may be a wild adult ((salmon)) Chinook. ((Release coho
and sockeye.)) From Highway 173 Bridge at Brewster to Highway
17 Bridge at Bridgeport: Open July 1 through October 15. Daily limit 6 ((fish)) Chinook, of which no more than 3 may be
adult salmon, and of the 3 adult salmon, only 1 may be a wild
adult ((salmon)) Chinook. ((Release coho and sockeye.))
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Coot Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Copalis River (Grays Harbor County): 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.
Corral Canyon Creek (Benton County): Selective gear rules.
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):
The first Saturday in June through August 31 season.
Cougar Lake (Pasayten Wilderness) (Okanogan County): All
species: Selective gear rules.
Cougar Lake (near Winthrop) (Okanogan County): April 1
through August 31 - all species: Release all fish.
Coulter Creek (Kitsap/Mason counties): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Release all trout.
County Line Ponds (Skagit County): Closed waters.
Coweeman River (Cowlitz County), from mouth to Mulholland
Creek: 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: 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.
Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor.
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. Anti-snagging rule and night closure April 1 through ((October
31)) November 30 from mouth of Mill Creek to the Cowlitz
salmon hatchery barrier dam. When anti-snagging rule is in
effect, only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
All game fish: Release all fish ((except steelhead)) April 1
through the Friday before the first Saturday in June except up
to 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Trout: The first
Saturday in June through March 31, daily limit five, minimum
length twelve inches, no more than two over twenty inches,
except release wild cutthroat. 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, of which no more than 2 may
be adult Chinook. Release all salmon except hatchery coho and
hatchery 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
Ohanapecosh River and mouth of Muddy Fork: Anti-snagging rule
and night closure September 1 through October 31 for all
species. When anti-snagging rule is in effect, only fish
hooked in the mouth may be retained. Trout: Release
cutthroat. Additional November 1 through Friday before the
first Saturday in June season. Trout: Release all trout
except up to ((two)) 2 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Release all trout.
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 Creek (Kitsap County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum size fourteen inches.
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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
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.
Dakota Creek (Whatcom County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. 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
through October 31 season.
Dan's Creek (Snohomish County) (Sauk River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. All species:
Selective gear rules and release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species:
Release all fish.
Davis Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Dayton Pond (Columbia County): Juveniles, anglers with
reduced-fee licenses or designated harvesters 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: Selective gear rules and
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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
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 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): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all
trout.
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.
Delemeter Creek (Cowlitz County): Closed waters from 400 feet
below to 200 feet above the temporary weir while the weir is
installed in the creek.
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. Unlawful to fish from
a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Deschutes River (Thurston County): From old U.S. Highway 99
Bridge near Tumwater to Henderson Boulevard Bridge near
Pioneer Park: The first Saturday in June through October 15
season. 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Release all trout. 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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Devil's Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Dewatto River (Mason County): First Saturday in June through
August 15 and October 1 through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion motor. Night closure October 1
through October 31 from mouth to Dewatto-Holly Road Bridge. Game fish: Release all fish. Salmon: Open only October 1
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): 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
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. February 16 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. July 1 through August 31, daily limit 6 fish of which
no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild adult
Chinook and wild adult coho. September 1 through November 30,
daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 4 may be adult
salmon, and of the 4 adult salmon, no more than 2 may be any
combination of Chinook, wild coho, pink, sockeye, and chum
salmon.
Dillacort Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all
trout.
Diobsud Creek (Skagit County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. All species: Selective gear rules and
release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained.
Dog Lake (Yakima County): Trout: Daily limit may contain no
more than 1 fish over 14 inches in length.
Dogfish Creek (Kitsap County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum
size fourteen inches.
Donovan Creek (Jefferson County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish.
Dosewallips River (Jefferson County), from mouth to Olympic
National Park boundary about three-quarters mile downstream of
falls: 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 and
unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor 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.
Downey Creek (Snohomish County) (Suiattle River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
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. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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: 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 and
unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor 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.
Dune Lake (Grant County): All species: Selective gear rules.
Trout: Daily limit 1.
Dungeness River (Clallam County):
From mouth to forks at Dungeness Campground: 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 Gold Creek upstream to headwaters: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Dusty Lake (Grant County): March 1 through November 30
season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Trout: Daily limit one fish.
Dyes Inlet (Kitsap County) - all streams: First Saturday in
June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum size fourteen inches.
Eaton Creek (Thurston County) (Lake St. Clair tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
Early Winters Creek (Okanogan County): Closed waters.
East Little Walla Walla River (Walla Walla County): Closed
waters.
East Twin River (Clallam County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish.
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.
Eglon Creek (Kitsap County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum
size 14 inches.
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: 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. Daily limit 2 fish. Release chum, Chinook, and
wild coho.
Ell Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish
from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion
motor. 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.
Elliot Creek (Snohomish County) (Sauk River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. All species:
Selective gear rules.
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)) from 200 feet above the
department of fish and wildlife temporary ((rack)) weir
downstream to Foster (Risk) Road Bridge while ((rack)) weir is
installed in the river; mainstem waters from the confluence of
the west fork to source.
From mouth to West Fork: The first Saturday in June
through March 15 season. Anti-snagging rule, night closure,
and stationary gear restriction August 1 through October 31. Trout: Release all fish except up to ((two)) 2 hatchery
steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon: Open ((only
from)) the first Saturday in June through December 31. First
Saturday in June through July 31, daily limit 6 hatchery
Chinook, of which no more than 2 may be adults. August 1
through December 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than
2 may be adult Chinook. Release chum, wild coho, and wild
Chinook.
Eloika Lake (Spokane County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Elwha River (Clallam County): Through February 28, 2012:
From mouth to ((two hundred feet below the south spillway on
the Aldwell Dam:)) downstream side of bridge on Elwha River
Rd. 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 downstream side of bridge on Elwha River Rd. to two hundred feet downstream of the south spillway on Elwha (Aldwell Lake) Dam. November 16 through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From Lake Aldwell upstream to Olympic National Park boundary, including all tributaries: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout except Eastern brook trout: Minimum length twelve inches. Eastern brook trout: No minimum size. Beginning March 1, 2012: From mouth upstream to Olympic National Park boundary, including all tributaries and remaining waters of Lake Aldwell: Closed waters. As the Elwha dam is removed, Lake Aldwell will recede.
Empire Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
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. Unlawful
to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. 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.
Evans Creek (Pierce County) (Carbon River tributary) from
Carbon River-Fairfax Road upstream: First Saturday in June
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.
Falls Creek (Snohomish County) (Sauk River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. All species:
Selective gear rules.
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.
Ferry Lake (Ferry County): Unlawful to use lead weights or
lead jigs that measure 1 1/2 inch or less along the longest
axis.
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. Perch: Daily limit
25.
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): Mouth to I-5 Bridge: First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. 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: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Juveniles only.
Fishtrap Lake (Lincoln/Spokane counties): Last Saturday in
April through September 30 season.
Fiske Creek (Pierce County) (Puyallup River tributary)
upstream from Fiske Road: First Saturday in June through
October 31 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.
Found Creek (Skagit County) (Cascade River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. All species:
Selective gear rules and release all fish.
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.
Fox Creek (Pierce County) (Puyallup River tributary) upstream
from Fiske Road: First Saturday in June through October 31
season.
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.
Friday Creek (Whatcom County) (Samish River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules.
Fulton Creek (Mason County) from mouth to falls at river mile
0.8: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Selective gear rules and release all fish.
From falls at river mile 0.8 upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Gadwall Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Gale Creek (Pierce County) (South Prairie Creek tributary)
upstream of confluence with Wilkeson Creek: First Saturday in
June through October 31 season.
Gamble Creek (Kitsap County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season: Selective gear rules and release all fish.
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): 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. 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): The
first Saturday in June through March 31 season. Selective
gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion motor. 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): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Release all trout.
Golf Course Pond (Asotin County): Trout: No more than 2
trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Goodell Creek (Skagit County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. All species: Selective gear rules and
release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained.
Goodman Creek (Jefferson County) outside Olympic National
Park: 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 reduced
fee licenses or designated harvester cards only.
Goose Lake, Lower (Adams County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches. Bluegill: Not more than five
over six inches in length.
Goss Lake (Island County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Grade Creek (Snohomish County) (Suiattle River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
Grande Ronde River (Asotin County):
From mouth to County Road Bridge about two and one-half miles upstream: Year-round season. Selective gear rules and unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor 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: Selective gear rules and unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor 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 bridge at river mile
1.0 upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31
season. All species: Selective gear rules and release all
fish. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with
an internal combustion motor.
Grays River (Wahkiakum County), from mouth to Highway 4
Bridge: First Saturday in June through ((October 15 and
November 15 through)) March 15 season; and from Highway 4
Bridge to mouth of South Fork: First Saturday in June through
October 15 and December 1 through March 15 season. Closed
waters from 400 feet above to 200 feet above the temporary
weir while the weir is installed in the river. Anti-snagging
rule, night closure and stationary gear restriction from mouth
to Highway 4 Bridge August 1 through November 15 and from
Highway 4 Bridge to mouth of South Fork August 1 through
October 15. All game fish: Release all fish except up to 2
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon: From
mouth to Highway 4 Bridge: Open first Saturday in June
through ((October 15 and November 15 through)) December 31. First Saturday in June through July 31, daily limit 6 hatchery
Chinook, of which no more than 2 may be adults. August 1
through ((October 15 and November 15 through)) December 31,
daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 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. From Highway 4 Bridge to South
Fork: Open first Saturday in June through October 15 and
December 1 through December 31. First Saturday in June
through July 31, daily limit 6 hatchery Chinook, of which no
more than 2 may be adults. August 1 through October 15 and
December 1 through December 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which
no more than 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with
an internal combustion motor. Trout: Release all fish except
up to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Grays River, West Fork (Wahkiakum County), downstream from
hatchery intake/footbridge: The first Saturday in June(( - October)) through March 15 season, except closed waters from
posted markers approximately 300 yards below the hatchery road
bridge downstream to mouth October 16 through November 30. August 1 through ((October)) November 15: Anti-snagging rule,
night closure and stationary gear restriction. ((Additional
December 1 through March 15 season downstream from hatchery
intake footbridge.)) October 16 through March 15: Release all
fish ((other than)) except up to 2 hatchery steelhead may be
retained per day. Salmon: Open ((only)) from first Saturday
in June ((through October 15 and December 1)) through December
31. First Saturday in June through July 31, daily limit 6
hatchery Chinook, of which no more than 2 may be adults. August 1 through ((October 15 and December 1 through))
December 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which not more than 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 unlawful to fish from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion motor. All
species: Release all fish.
Green Lake (Lower) (Okanogan County): April 1 through
November 30: Selective gear rules, and unlawful to fish from
a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
All species: Release all fish.
Green River (Cowlitz County): Closed waters: All
tributaries.
From mouth to 2800 Bridge: 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. Anti-snagging rule and night closure September 1 through October 31 from mouth to 400 feet below salmon hatchery rack. All species: When 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 2 may be adult Chinook. Release chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook.
From 2800 Bridge to Miner's Creek: Closed waters.
From Miner's Creek upstream: All species: Catch and release and selective gear rules.
Green (Duwamish) River (King County):
From the First Avenue South Bridge to Tukwila
International Boulevard/Old Highway 99: The first Saturday in
June through July 31 and September 1 through ((February))
January 15 season. In years ending in odd numbers, additional
season August ((22)) 20 through August 31 with the following
restrictions: Night closure, anti-snagging rule, bait
prohibited, only 1 single-point hook may be used, and hook
must measure less than 1/2 inch from point to shank. Anti-snagging rule and night closure September ((16)) 1
through November 30. Fishing from any floating device
prohibited November 1 through ((February)) January 15. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: In years ending in
odd numbers, open August ((22)) 20 through December 31. Daily
limit 6 salmon, no more than 3 may be any combination of adult
coho and adult chum. Release Chinook. In years ending in
even numbers, open September 1 through December 31. Daily
limit 6 salmon, no more than 3 may be adult salmon. Release
Chinook.
From Tukwila International Boulevard/Old Highway 99 to
the Interstate 405 Bridge: The first Saturday in June through
July 31 and September 1 through ((February)) January 15
season. In years ending in odd numbers, additional season
August 20 through August 31 with the following restrictions:
Night closure, anti-snagging rule, bait prohibited, only 1
single-point hook may be used, and hook must measure less than
1/2 inch from point to shank. Anti-snagging rule and night
closure September 1 through November 30. Fishing from any
floating device prohibited November 1 through ((February))
January 15. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon:
((Open only September 1)) In years ending in odd numbers, open
August 20 through December 31. ((In years ending in odd
numbers,)) Daily limit 6 salmon, no more than 3 may be any
combination of adult coho and adult chum((,)). Release
Chinook. In years ending in even numbers, daily limit 6
salmon, 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 the first Saturday in June
through July 31 and October 1 through ((February)) January 15.
In years ending in odd numbers, additional season September 1
through September 30 with the following restrictions: Night
closure, anti-snagging rule, bait prohibited, only 1
single-point hook may be used, and hook must measure less than
1/2 inch from point to shank. Anti-snagging rule and night
closure October 1 through November 30. Fishing from any
floating device prohibited November 1 through ((February))
January 15. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon:
In years ending in odd numbers, open September 1 through
December 31. Daily limit 6 salmon, no more than 3 may be any
combination of adult coho and adult chum. Release Chinook. In years ending in even numbers, open October 1 through
December 31. Daily limit 6 salmon, no more than 3 may be
adult salmon. Release Chinook.
From the 277th Street Bridge to Auburn-Black Diamond Road
Bridge: Open only the first Saturday in June through August
15 and October 16 through ((last day in February)) January 31.
In years ending in odd numbers, additional season September
16 through October 15 with the following restrictions: Night
closure, anti-snagging rule, bait prohibited, only 1
single-point hook may be used, and hook must measure less than
1/2 inch from point to shank. Anti-snagging rule and night
closure October 16 through November 30. Fishing from a
floating device prohibited November 1 through ((last day in
February)) January 31. Trout((,)): Minimum length fourteen
inches. Salmon: In years ending in odd numbers, open
September 16 through December 31. Daily limit 6 salmon, no
more than 3 may be any combination of adult coho and adult
chum. Release Chinook. In years ending in even numbers, open
October 16 through December 31. Daily limit 6 salmon, no more
than 3 may be adult salmon. Release Chinook.
From the Auburn-Black Diamond Road Bridge to the water
pipeline walk bridge (1/2 mile downstream of Tacoma Headworks
Dam): The first Saturday in June through ((last day in
February season)) January 31. 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))
fourteen inches. Salmon: Open ((only)) November 1 through
December 31. In years ending in odd numbers, daily limit 6
salmon, no more than 3 may be any combination of adult coho
and adult chum. Release Chinook. In years ending in even
numbers, daily limit 6 salmon, no more than 3 may be adult
salmon. Release Chinook.
From Friday Creek upstream, including all tributaries and their tributaries: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Greenwater River (King County), from mouth to Greenwater
Lakes: November 1 through January 31 season. Release all
fish except whitefish. Whitefish gear rules.
From Greenwater Lakes upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Grimes Lake (Douglas County): June 1 through August 31
season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Trout: Daily limit one.
Grizzly Lake (Skamania County): Closed waters.
Groves Creek (Kitsap County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum
size fourteen inches.
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: The first Saturday in June through August 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish.
From falls upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
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. Unlawful to use lead weights
or lead jigs that measure 1 1/2 inch or less along the longest
axis.
Hansen Creek (Skagit County) including all tributaries and
their tributaries: First Saturday in June through October 31
season. Selective gear rules.
Harris Lake (Grant County): All species: Selective gear
rules. Trout: Daily limit 1.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Haven Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
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 reduced
fee licenses or designated harvester cards 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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Hilt Creek (Skagit County) (Sauk River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. All species:
Selective gear rules and release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained.
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:
From Olympic National Park boundary upstream to DNR Oxbow
Campground Boat Launch: May ((16)) 14 through April 15
season. May ((16)) 14 through the Friday before the first
Saturday in June, open Wednesday through Sunday only each
week, and ((catch and)) release((,)) all game fish except up
to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained on open days. First Saturday in June through April 15, trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches. November 1 through February 15, daily
limit may include ((1)) 3 additional hatchery steelhead.
(February 16 through April 15, one wild steelhead per day may
be retained.) Salmon: Open May ((16)) 14 through August 31,
Wednesday through Sunday only each week, daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 1 may be an adult salmon((, and)). Release
wild Chinook. Open September 1 through November 30, daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon.
From DNR Oxbow Campground Boat Launch to Willoughby
Creek: May ((16)) 14 through April 15 season. Selective gear
rules August 1 through October 15 and December 1 through April
15, and unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with
an internal combustion motor. ((Release all game fish except
up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained.)) May ((16)) 14
through the Friday before the first Saturday in June, open
Wednesday through Sunday only each week, and release all game
fish except up to 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained on open
days. First Saturday in June through April 15, trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open May ((16)) 14
through August 31, open Wednesday through Sunday only each
week, daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 1 may be an
adult salmon((, and)). Release wild Chinook. Open October 16
through November 30, daily limit 6 fish of which no more than
2 may be adult salmon.
From Willoughby Creek to Morgan's Crossing boat launch
site: First Saturday in June through April 15 season.
((Selective gear rules August 1)) First Saturday in June
through October 15 and December 1 through April 15((,))
selective gear rules and unlawful to fish from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion motor. ((Release
all game fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained.)) Trout: Minimum size fourteen inches. Salmon:
Open October 16 through November 30, daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon.
From Morgan's Crossing boat launch site upstream to
Olympic National Park boundary below mouth of South Fork Hoh
River: First Saturday in June through April 15 season.
Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. Release all fish
except up to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained.
Hoh River South Fork (Jefferson County), outside Olympic
National Park: The first Saturday in June through April 15
season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Hoko River (Clallam County): From mouth to upper Hoko Bridge:
First Saturday in June through March 15 season. Fly fishing
only September 1 through October 31. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
From upper Hoko Bridge to Ellis Creek Bridge (river mile 18.5): The first Saturday in June through March 31 season. Fly fishing only. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained.
Homestead Lake (Grant County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. Trout: Daily limit one fish.
Hoquiam River, including all forks (Grays Harbor County): 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 Bridge (West Fork) on mainstem
((and)). Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon, and of the 2 adult salmon, only 1 may be a wild
coho. Release chum and Chinook. Open October 1 through
November 30 on East Fork from mouth to mouth of Berryman
Creek. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon. Release chum, Chinook, and wild coho.
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. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. Trout: Daily limit 1.
Horseshoe Lake (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules
apply. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two over 14 inches
in length may be retained, except no size restriction for
kokanee.
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.
Howe Creek (Jefferson County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release all fish.
Howell Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Hozomeen Lake (Whatcom County): July 1 through October 31
season. Unlawful to use lead weights or lead jigs that
measure 1 1/2 inch or less along the longest axis.
Huff Lake (Pend Oreille County): Closed waters.
Humptulips River (Grays Harbor County): From mouth to Ocean
Beach Road: 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 August 31 and October 1 through November 30. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open October 1
through January 31. Daily limit of 6 salmon, of which no more
than ((two)) 2 may be adult salmon, and of the 2 adult salmon,
only ((one)) 1 may be a Chinook. Release chum and wild coho.
From Ocean Beach Road to Highway 101: The first Saturday in June through March 31 season, except closed September 1 through September 15. Night closure and single-point barbless hooks required August 16 through August 31 and September 16 through November 30. All species: Bait prohibited September 16 through September 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open September 16 through January 31. Daily limit of 6 salmon, of which no more than two may be adult salmon, and of the 2 adult salmon, only one may be a Chinook. Release chum and wild coho.
From Highway 101 Bridge to the confluence of the East and
West forks: 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 with the following restrictions: Selective gear
rules and unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion motor. March 1 through March 31,
game fish: Release all fish except up to ((two)) 2 hatchery
steelhead may be retained. Salmon: Open September 16 through
January 31. Daily limit of 6 salmon, of which no more than
two may be adult salmon, and of the 2 adult salmon, only one
may be a Chinook. Release chum and wild coho. Bait
prohibited September 16 through September 30.
Humptulips River, East Fork (Grays Harbor County), from mouth
to concrete bridge on Forest Service Road between Humptulips
Guard Station and Grisdale: Anti-snagging rule and night
closure August 16 through October 31. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Humptulips River, West Fork (Grays Harbor County), from mouth
to Donkey Creek: The first Saturday in June through last day
in February season. 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species:
Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained.
Hutchinson Creek (Whatcom County) (SF Nooksack tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. All
species: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum size fourteen
inches.
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: First Saturday in June through September 30 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Illabot Creek (Skagit County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
Illahee Creek (Kitsap County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum
size 14 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.
Isabella Lake (Mason County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee.
Island Lake (Kitsap County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee.
Island Lake (Mason County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee.
Issaquah Creek (King County): The first Saturday in June
through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Jackman Creek (Skagit County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
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 Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season.
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) mouth to confluence
with East Fork: The first Saturday in June through August 31
season. Selective gear rules and release all fish.
From confluence with East Fork upstream, including East Fork: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Joe Creek (Grays Harbor County): Upstream from State Highway
109 Bridge to Ocean Beach Road Bridge: 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): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all
trout.
Johns River (Grays Harbor County): Mouth to Ballon Creek:
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. Daily limit
2 fish, of which 1 may be wild coho. Release chum((,)) and
Chinook((, and wild coho)).
Ballon Creek upstream, including North and South Forks: 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum
length ten inches.
Johnson Creek (Whatcom County), from Northern Pacific Railroad
tracks to the Lawson Street footbridge in Sumas: First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. Juveniles only.
Jones Creek (Skagit County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
Jordan Creek (Skagit County) (Cascade River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules.
Jorsted Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release all fish.
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. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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 the first Saturday
in June through last day in February season. Selective gear
rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with
an internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
Kalama River (Cowlitz County):
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. Anti-snagging rule and night closure April 1 through October
31 from the ((mouth)) railroad bridge below I-5 to the intake
at the lower salmon hatchery. Stationary gear restriction
September 1 through October 31 from ((mouth)) the railroad
bridge below I-5 to the natural gas pipeline at Mahaffey's
Campground. All species: When anti-snagging rule in effect
only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained. Fishing
from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion
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)) 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained per
day. Salmon: Open year-round. January 1 through July 31,
daily limit 6 hatchery Chinook of which no more than 1 may be
an adult salmon. August 1 through December 31, daily limit 6
fish of which no more than 2 may be adult Chinook. Release
chum, wild Chinook, and wild coho.
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: 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with
an internal combustion motor.
Kapowsin Lake (Pierce County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee.
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):
The first Saturday in June through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Kendall Creek (Whatcom County) (NF Nooksack tributary) above
the hatchery grounds: First Saturday in June through October
31 season. Selective gear rules.
Kennedy Creek (Thurston County), from mouth to four hundred
feet below falls: The first Saturday in June through last day
in February season. Selective gear rules. 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.
From falls upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
Kennedy Creek Pond (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Kettle River (Stevens County):
The Saturday before Memorial Day through October 31 season. All species: Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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.
Kindy Creek (Skagit County) (Cascade River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. All species:
Selective gear rules and release all fish.
King's Creek (Pierce County) (Puyallup River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Kings Lake and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Closed
waters.
Kings Lake Bog (King County): Closed waters.
Kitsap Lake (Kitsap County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee.
Kiwanis Pond (Kittitas County): Juveniles and holders of
reduced fee licenses or designated harvester cards 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. Anti-snagging rule and night closure April 1 through May 31. Anti-snagging rule August 1 through January 31. Game fish: Closed December 1 through January 31. Release game fish other than hatchery steelhead April 1 through May 31. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches. Steelhead and salmon: Open April 1 through May 31 on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays only; daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead or 2 salmon, or 1 of each. Release wild Chinook. Salmon: Open June 1 through January 31. June 1 through July 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild Chinook. August 1 through January 31, daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult Chinook.
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. Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply. 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 October 31, daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult Chinook. November 1 through November 30, daily limit 6 fish. Release Chinook.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish.
Kokanee Lake (Mason County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee.
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): From mouth to footbridge at
lower falls: First Saturday in June through August 31 season.
From footbridge at lower falls upstream: Lawful to fish
upstream to the base of Lacamas Lake Dam.
Lacamas Creek, tributary of Cowlitz River (Lewis County):
Trout: Release all trout except up to two hatchery steelhead
may be retained per day.
Ladder Creek (Skagit County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. All species: Selective gear rules and
release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained.
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.
Lawrence Lake (Thurston County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no
more than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except
no size restriction for kokanee.
Leader Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
LeBar Creek (Mason County) from the falls at river mile one
upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 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.
Leland Creek (Jefferson County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish.
Leland Lake (Jefferson County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no
more than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except
no size restriction for kokanee.
Lemna Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Lena Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season.
Lenice Lake (Grant County): March 1 through November 30
season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with
an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish.
Additional season the first Saturday in June through November
30: Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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)) 2
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon: Open
year-round. January 1 through July 31, daily limit six
hatchery Chinook of which not more than 1 may be an adult
salmon. August 1 through September 30, daily limit 6 hatchery
salmon, of which no more than 2 may be adult hatchery Chinook.
Release all salmon except hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
October 1 through December 31, daily limit 6 ((hatchery
coho)) salmon, of which no more than 2 may be adult Chinook.
Release all salmon except Chinook and 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: The first
Saturday in June through March 15 season. Trout: Release all
trout except up to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead per day may be
retained. Mouth to top boat ramp at Lewisville Park:
Additional April 16 through the Friday before the first
Saturday in June season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. Release all fish except up to ((two)) 2
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. Anti-snagging rule and night closure April 1
through November 30 from Johnson Creek to Colvin Creek. When
anti-snagging rule is in effect, only fish hooked inside the
mouth may be retained. ((October 1 through December 15,
fishing from any floating device prohibited from Johnson Creek
to Colvin Creek.)) Trout: Release all fish except up to
((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon:
Open year-round. January 1 through July 31, daily limit 6
hatchery Chinook of which only 1 may be an adult salmon. August 1 through September 30, daily limit 6 hatchery salmon,
of which no more than 2 may be adult hatchery Chinook. Release all salmon except hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. October 1 through December 31, daily limit 6 salmon, of which
no more than 2 adult Chinook may be retained. Release all
salmon except Chinook and 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)) December 16 through September 30 ((and
December 16 through April 30)) season. Anti-snagging rule and
night closure April 1 through September 30. When
anti-snagging rule is in effect, only fish hooked inside the
mouth may be retained. Trout: Release all fish except up to
((two)) 2 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
hatchery Chinook of which only 1 may be an adult salmon. August 1 through September 30, daily limit 6 hatchery salmon,
of which no more than 2 may be adult hatchery Chinook. Release all salmon except hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. December 16 through December 31, daily limit 6 salmon, of
which no more than 2 may be adult Chinook. Release all salmon
except Chinook and 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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: The first Saturday in June through August 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species:
Release all fish.
From falls upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Lilly Lake (Chelan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. July 5 through October 31, selective gear
rules, and unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all
fish.
Lime Creek (Snohomish County) (Suiattle River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
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): The first Saturday in June through
August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Little Hoko River (Clallam County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. 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 Mission Creek (Mason County) from falls upstream:
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules and release all fish.
Little Naches River (Yakima County): Selective gear rules.
Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor.
Little Nisqually River (Lewis County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen 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 unlawful to fish from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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: First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. All species:
Selective gear rules, unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor, and release all
fish. Closed waters: Mouth to Highway 101 Bridge September 1
through October 31.
From Little Quilcene River Bridge on Penny Creek Road upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Little Scandia Creek (Kitsap County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum size fourteen inches.
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. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. 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): Night closure March 16 through June 30. The area
west of a line projected from the easternmost pillar of the
Highway 14 Bridge to a posted marker on the north shore - open
only to bank fishing from April 16 through June 30. Anti-snagging rule August 1 through December 31. Year-round
season; except closed Wednesdays beginning the second
Wednesday in April through ((May 31)) June 30, closed from 6
p.m. Tuesdays through 6 p.m. Wednesdays during October, closed
for game fish other than trout during April, release all trout
except hatchery steelhead, and trout other than steelhead
closed March 16 through July 31. Trout: August 1 through
March 15, daily limit of two hatchery steelhead. Salmon and
steelhead: March 16 through July 31, daily limit of two
hatchery steelhead or two hatchery Chinook, or one of each. Salmon: Open August 1 through December 31. Daily limit six
fish of which no more than two may be adult salmon. Release
wild coho and wild Chinook.
Lone Lake (Island County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. 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 use flies
containing lead. 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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
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 (Mason County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than
two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Lost Lake (Okanogan County): Unlawful to fish from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion engine. Unlawful
to use lead weights or lead jigs that measure 1 1/2 inch or
less along the longest axis.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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 Creek (Jefferson County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish.
Ludlow Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee.
Lyle Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Lyle Creek (King County) (White River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Lyre River (Clallam County):
From mouth to falls near river mile 3: The first Saturday in June through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From falls to source: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules
apply.
Maple Creek (Whatcom County) (NF Nooksack tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules.
Marble Creek (Skagit County) (Cascade River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. All species:
Selective gear rules and release all fish.
Malaney Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all
trout.
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.
Mattoon Lake (Kittitas County): Fishing from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited.
May Creek (tributary of Lake Washington) (King County): 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): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches.
McCabe Pond (Kittitas County): Fishing from any floating
device prohibited. All species: Five fish daily limit for
all species combined.
McDonald Creek (Clallam County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish.
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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee.
McLane Creek (Thurston County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. 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. 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.
Melbourne Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Mercer Creek (Kittitas County), that portion within Ellensburg
city limits: Juveniles only.
Mercer Slough (tributary of Lake Washington) (King County):
The first Saturday in June through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Merrill Lake (Cowlitz County): All species: Fly fishing only
and release all fish. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion engine.
Merritt Lake (Chelan County): Trout: Daily limit sixteen.
Merry Lake (Grant County): March 1 through November 30
season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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. County Road 1535 (Burma Road) Bridge to the Hwy 153 Bridge at McFarland Creek: The first Saturday in June through September 15 season: Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish. Highway 153 Bridge at McFarland Creek to Foghorn Dam: The first Saturday in June through September 30 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish. Foghorn Dam to Weeman Bridge: The first Saturday in June through August 15 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish. Upstream from Weeman Bridge to the falls above Brush Creek: Closed waters 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Maximum
length twenty inches.
Middle Nemah Pond (Pacific County): The first Saturday in
June through October 31 season.
Milk Creek (Snohomish County) (Suiattle River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
Mill Creek (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Mill Creek (Cowlitz County): 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. Anti-snagging rule and night closure. All species: Release
all fish except that up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained per day.
Mill Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. 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 Bennington Dam: Closed waters.
From Bennington Dam upstream: All tributaries: Closed waters. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Release all steelhead.
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.
Mima Creek (Thurston County) and all tributaries west of I-5:
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules, night closure and anti-snagging rule. Trout:
Minimum length 14 inches.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
Mineral Lake (Lewis County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Minter Creek (Pierce/Kitsap counties): Salmon: Open only
November 1 through December 31 from mouth to 50 feet
downstream of the hatchery rack. Night closure. 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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Moclips River (Grays Harbor County), from mouth to the
Quinault Indian Reservation: 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 Cristo Lake (Snohomish County): The first Saturday in
June through August 31 season. All species: Selective gear
rules and catch and release except up to two hatchery
steelhead may be retained. Unlawful to fish from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Mooses Pond (Pacific County): The first Saturday in June
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.
From Port Angeles Dam upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
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: The first Saturday in June through last day in February
season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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.
Mud Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Mud Lake (Yakima County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. Trout: Daily limit one.
Mudget Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Munn Lake (Thurston County): All species: Selective gear
rules, unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with
an internal combustion motor, and release all fish.
Muskegon Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. Trout: Daily limit two.
Myron Lake (Yakima County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful
to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches, maximum length twenty inches. Release trout 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.
Nahwatzel Lake (Mason County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee.
Naneum Creek (Kittitas County): Selective gear rules.
Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor.
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, and from hatchery attraction
channel downstream four hundred feet. Waters from the
temporary hatchery weir downstream to Highway 4 closed
((August 16 through October 15)) when weir is installed.
From Highway 101 Bridge to North Fork: The first
Saturday in June through April 15 season, except sturgeon. From Highway 101 Bridge to the Highway 4 Bridge: Night
closure and anti-snagging rule August ((16)) 1 through
November 15, stationary gear restriction above mouth of South
Fork August ((16)) 1 through ((November 30)) December 31, and
selective gear rules and unlawful to fish from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion motor above mouth
of South Fork March 1 through April 15. From Highway 4 Bridge
to Crown Main Line Bridge: Night closure, single point
barbless hooks required, and stationary gear restriction
August 16 through November 15; and selective gear rules and
unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor March 1 through April 15. From
Crown Main Line Bridge to North Fork: Night closure and
anti-snagging rule August 16 through November 30, and
selective gear rules and unlawful to fish from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion motor March 1
through April 15. All game fish: Release all fish except up
to ((two)) 2 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)) September 1
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 wild adult Chinook and no more than)) 2 may be wild
adult coho. Release chum and wild Chinook.
Sturgeon: Open year-round from mouth to Highway 4 Bridge.
From mouth of North Fork to source: Selective gear
rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with
an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish
except up to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead per day may be
retained.
South Fork, from mouth to Bean Creek: The first Saturday
in June through last day in February season, except sturgeon. Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 16 through
November 30. Game fish: Release game fish except up to
((two)) 2 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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: 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 and unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor 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. 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 October 1
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. Release chum, wild
coho, and wild Chinook. North Nemah: Daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 3 may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild
coho, and wild Chinook.)) Nemah River, Middle Fork (Pacific
County):
From mouth upstream to the Department of Natural Resources bridge on the Middle Nemah A-Line Road: The first Saturday in June through March 31 season. Release all game fish except up to 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Night closure and single-point hooks required August 16 through November 30. Salmon: Open only August 1 through January 31. Daily limit 6, of which only 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook.
From the Department of Natural Resources bridge on the Middle Nemah A-Line Road upstream: Closed waters: From the Nemah Hatchery downstream August 1 through November 15. The first Saturday in June through March 31 season. Release all game fish except up to 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Selective gear rules and unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Night closure and anti-snagging rule August 16 through November 30.
Nemah River, North Fork (Pacific County):
From Highway 101 Bridge upstream to bridge on Nemah Valley Road: The first Saturday in June through March 31 season, except closed August 1 through September 30. Release all game fish except up to 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Night closure, single-point hooks required, and stationary gear restriction September 1 through November 30. Salmon: Open only September 1 through January 31. Daily limit 6, of which only 3 may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook.
From Nemah Valley Road upstream: Closed waters: From the Nemah Hatchery downstream August 1 through November 15. The first Saturday in June through March 31 season. Release all game fish except up to 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Night closure and anti-snagging rule August 16 through November 30.
Nemah River, South Fork (Pacific County):
From mouth upstream to confluence with Middle Fork Nemah River: The first Saturday in June through March 31 season. Release all game fish except up to 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Night closure and single-point hooks required September 1 through November 30. Salmon: Open only September 1 through January 31. Daily limit 6, of which only 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook.
From confluence with Middle Fork Nemah River upstream: The first Saturday in June through March 31 season. Release all game fish except up to 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Selective gear rules and unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Newaukum River, main river and South Fork upstream to Highway
508 Bridge near Kearny Creek (Lewis County): 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 from mouth to Highway 508 Bridge near
Kearny Creek. Salmon: Open only ((September)) October 16
through last day in February from mouth to Leonard Road. ((September)) October 16 through November 30, daily limit 6
fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release
chum, and Chinook. December 1 through last day in February,
daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release chum, Chinook, and wild coho.
Newaukum River, Middle Fork, mouth to Taucher Road Bridge
(Lewis County): 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: 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.
Newhalem Creek (Skagit County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. All species: Selective gear rules
and release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may
be retained.
Newhalem Ponds (Whatcom County): Closed waters.
New Pond Creek (Pierce County) (South Prairie Creek
tributary): First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
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. Release chum, wild coho, and
wild 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)) November 30
season. Anti-snagging rule ((and)), night closure, and
barbless hooks required August 1 through November 30. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. ((All species: Release all
species except salmon December 1 through January 31.))
Additional season December 1 through January 31. All species:
Release all species except up to 2 hatchery steelhead may be
retained per day. Salmon: Open ((only)) July 1 through
January 31 ((from mouth to Military Tank Crossing Bridge)).
July 1 through October 31, daily limit 6 fish of which no more
than 3 may be adult salmon, and of the adult salmon only 2 may
be any combination of chum and coho. Release wild Chinook. November 1 through January 31, daily limit 6 fish of which no
more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild Chinook.
From Military Tank Crossing Bridge to four hundred feet
below LaGrande Powerhouse: July 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species:
Release all fish except up to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead may
be retained per day.
From Alder Reservoir upstream including all tributaries: The first Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length 14 inches.
Nookachamps Creek (Skagit County) including all tributaries
and their tributaries: First Saturday in June through October
31 season. Selective gear rules.
Nooksack River (Whatcom County), from mouth to forks: The
first Saturday in June through February 15 season except
closed the first Saturday in June through September 30 from
yellow marker at the FFA High School barn at Deming to
confluence of the North and South Forks. Anti-snagging rule
and night closure the first Saturday in June through November
30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open
((only)) July 16 through August 31 from Lummi Indian
Reservation boundary to Highway 544 Bridge at Everson. Daily
limit 4 pink salmon only. Bait prohibited. Only single point
hook may be used, hook must measure less than 1/2" from point
to shank. Open September 1 through December 31 from Lummi
Indian Reservation boundary to yellow marker at the FFA High
School barn in Deming. Daily limit 2 salmon, plus 2
additional coho, except release wild Chinook September 1
through September 30. Open only October 1 through December 31
from the FFA barn to the confluence of the North and South
Forks. Daily limit 2 salmon, plus 2 additional ((hatchery))
coho((, except release wild coho and release wild Chinook. In
years ending in odd numbers, release pink salmon)).
Nooksack River, North Fork (Whatcom County): From mouth to
Nooksack Falls: First Saturday in June through February 15
season. November 1 through February 15 - unlawful to fish
from a floating device equipped with a motor. First Saturday
in June through November 30 night closure and anti-snagging
rule from mouth to Maple Creek. Salmon: Open only October 1
through November 30 from mouth to Maple Creek. Minimum size
twelve inches((,)); daily limit 2, plus 2 additional
((hatchery)) coho. ((Release wild Chinook and wild coho. In
years ending in odd numbers, release pink salmon.)) From
Maple Creek to Nooksack Falls: Selective gear rules.
Above Nooksack Falls including all tributaries and their tributaries: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Nooksack River, Middle Fork (Whatcom County) mouth to city of
Bellingham diversion dam: First Saturday in June through
February 15 season. Selective gear rules. Trout minimum size
14 inches. November 1 through February 15 - motors
prohibited.
Above diversion dam, including all tributaries and their tributaries: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Nooksack River, South Fork (Skagit/Whatcom counties): From
mouth to Skookum Creek: The first Saturday in June through
February 15 season. Selective gear rules. Release all game
fish except up to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead may be
retained. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion motor. Night closure the first
Saturday in June through November 30. Salmon: Open only
October 1 through December 31. Daily limit 2 salmon, plus 2
additional ((hatchery)) coho((, except)). Release chum((,
wild Chinook and wild coho)). In years ending in odd numbers,
release pink salmon.
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): 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 Fall((s)) River: 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 (located approximately 2 miles upstream from
Highway 101). Anti-snagging rule and night closure from
Salmon Creek to Fall((s)) River August 16 through November 30.
All game fish: Release all fish except that up to ((two)) 2
hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open
((only)) September 1 through ((November 30)) December 31 from
Highway 105 Bridge to Salmon Creek. September 1 through
November 30, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may
be adult salmon. Release chum and wild Chinook. December 1
through December 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than
2 may be adult salmon, and of the 2 adult salmon, only one may
be a wild coho. Release chum and wild Chinook. Open October
1 through December 31 from Salmon Creek to Fall River.
October 1 through November 30, daily limit 6 fish, of which no
more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum and wild
Chinook. December 1 through December 31, daily limit 6 fish,
of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon, and of the 2
adult salmon, only one may be a wild coho. Release chum and
wild Chinook. Sturgeon: Open year-round from Highway 105
Bridge to Salmon Creek.
Upstream from Fall((s)) River: Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish
except up to ((two)) 2 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Daily
limit one.
Ohanapecosh Creek (tributary to Cowlitz River) (Lewis/Pierce
counties): Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Ohop Creek (Pierce County): July 1 through October 31 season.
All species: Selective gear rules, unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor,
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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Okanogan River (Okanogan County):
From the mouth to the Highway 97 Bridge immediately
upstream of mouth: Year-round season. Anti-snagging rule and
night closure July 1 through October 15. Trout: Release all
trout. Salmon: Open July 1 through October 15. Daily limit
6 ((fish)) Chinook, of which no more than 3 may be adult
salmon, and of these three ((salmon no more than)) only one
may be a wild adult ((salmon)) Chinook. Release coho and
sockeye.
From the Highway 97 Bridge immediately upstream of mouth
to the highway bridge at Malott: Year-round season.
Anti-snagging rule and night closure July 1 through September
15. Trout: Release all trout. Salmon: Open July 1 through
September 15. Daily limit 6 ((fish)) Chinook, of which no
more than 3 may be adult salmon, and of these three salmon
((no more than)) only one may be a wild adult ((salmon))
Chinook. Release coho and sockeye. Upstream from the highway
bridge at Malott: The first Saturday in June through August
31 season. Anti-snagging rule and night closure July 1
through September 15. Trout: Release all trout. Salmon:
Open July 1 through September 15. Daily limit 6 ((fish))
Chinook, of which no more than 3 may be adult salmon, and of
these three salmon ((no more than)) only one may be a wild
adult ((salmon)) Chinook. Release coho and sockeye.
Closed waters: From Zosel Dam downstream to first Highway 97 Bridge.
Olalla Creek (Kitsap County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum
size 14 inches.
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/Cowlitz County): Closed waters
from 400 feet below to 200 feet above the temporary weir while
the weir is installed in the creek. Trout: Release all trout
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Olson Creek (Skagit County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
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
through October 31 season.
Owl Creek (Snohomish County) (Whitechuck River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. 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): 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 mouth of the Middle Fork. All game fish: Release all fish except up to ((two)) 2
hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. South Fork and
all waters upstream of the mouth of Middle Fork including
Canon River: Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 16 through
November 30. All game fish: Release all fish except up to
((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon:
Open only September 1 through November 30 from the Highway 101
Bridge to the mouth of the Middle Fork. Daily limit 6 fish,
of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum,
wild coho, and wild Chinook. Sturgeon: Open year-round from
the Highway 101 Bridge to the mouth of the Middle Fork.
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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Pattison Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee.
Peabody Creek (Clallam County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Juveniles only.
Penny Creek (Jefferson County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season.
Perry Creek (Thurston County) from mouth to falls: First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules. Trout: Minimum size 14 inches.
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): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. 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. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Phillips Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Phillips Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Pierre Lake (Stevens County): Unlawful to use lead weights or
lead jigs that measure 1 1/2 inch or less along the longest
axis.
Pilchuck Creek (Snohomish County), mouth to Highway 9 Bridge:
The first Saturday in June through February 15 season. Trout:
Minimum length 14 inches. Selective gear rules and unlawful
to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor the first Saturday in June through November
30.
From Highway 9 Bridge to Pilchuck Falls: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout minimum size 14 inches.
From Pilchuck Falls upstream, including all tributaries and their tributaries and all tributaries to Lake Cavanaugh: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Pilchuck River (Snohomish County):
From its mouth to five hundred feet downstream from the Snohomish City diversion dam: December 1 through February 15 season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Pillar Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Pine Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 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
licenses or designated harvester cards 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.
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.
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.
Powerline Lake (Franklin County): Trout: Daily limit 2.
Pratt River (tributary to Middle Fork Snoqualmie) (King
County): First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species:
Release all fish.
Prices Lake (Mason County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful
to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. All species: Release all fish.
Promised Land Pond (Grays Harbor County): The first Saturday
in June through October 31 season.
Pugh Creek (Snohomish County) (Whitechuck River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
Puyallup River (Pierce County):
From mouth to city of Puyallup outfall structure near
junction of Freeman Road and North Levee Road: Game fish
season is open only when salmon fishing is open. Single-point
barbless hooks, anti-snagging rule and night closure August 16
through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Salmon: Open ((only)) August 16 through December 31 from
mouth to Carbon River, except closed August ((22,)) 28 and
29((, and 30,)) and September 4, 5, 6, ((7)) 11, 12, and 13
((and 14)) from mouth to city of Puyallup outfall structure
near junction of Freeman Road and North Levee Road. In years
ending in even numbers, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more
than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild adult Chinook. In
years ending in odd numbers, 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 any combination of Chinook, coho, and chum.
Release wild adult Chinook.
From city of Puyallup outfall structure near junction of
Freeman Road and North Levee Road to the Electron power plant
outlet: Game fish season is open only when salmon fishing is
open. Single-point barbless hooks, 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 1 through December 31. In years
ending in even numbers, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more
than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild adult Chinook. In
years ending in odd numbers, 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 any combination of Chinook, coho, and chum.
Release wild adult Chinook.
From Carbon River upstream: September 1 through last day
of February season. Selective gear rules and release all fish
except up to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained.
Pyramid Creek (King County) upstream of Forest Service Road
7000: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Pysht River (Clallam County): The first Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish. Additional November 1 through last day in February
season. 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
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.
Quilcene River (Jefferson County):
From mouth to Rodgers Street: First Saturday in June through August 15 season. Selective gear rules and release all fish. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
From Rodgers Street to Highway 101 Bridge: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Release all game fish. First Saturday in June through August 15. Selective gear rules. Salmon: Open only August 16 through October 31 from Rodgers Street to the Highway 101 Bridge. Night closure and only one single point barbless hook may be used. Daily limit 4 coho salmon. Only coho salmon hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
From electric weir at Quilcene National Fish Hatchery to upper boundary of Falls View Campground: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release all fish. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
From upper boundary of Falls View Campground upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Quillayute River (Clallam County): Open year-round outside of
Olympic National Park only. May 1 through 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. February 16 through
April 30, one wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon:
Open only February 1 through November 30. February 1 through
August 31, daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon. Release wild adult Chinook and wild adult coho.
September 1 through November 30, daily limit 6 fish of which
no more than 4 may be adult salmon, and of the 4 adult salmon,
no more than 2 may be any combination of Chinook, wild coho,
pink, sockeye, and chum salmon.
Quinault River, Upper (Jefferson County), from mouth at upper
end of Quinault Lake to the National Park boundary: The first
Saturday in June through April 15 season. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches. February 16 through April 15, one
wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only
July 1 through October 31. July 1 through September 30, daily
limit 6 jack salmon only. Single-point barbless hooks
required. October 1 through October 31, daily limit 6 fish,
of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release sockeye,
pink, and chum.
Quincy Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Racehorse Creek (Whatcom County) (NF Nooksack tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
Radar Ponds (Pacific County): Salmon: Landlocked salmon
rules apply.
Raging River (King County), from its mouth to the Highway 18
Bridge: The first Saturday in June through February 15
season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From Highway 18 Bridge upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Rat Lake (Okanogan County): April 1 through November 30:
Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species:
Release all fish.
Rattlesnake Creek (Yakima County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish.
Rattlesnake Lake (King County): Selective gear rules and
catch and release. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Ravensdale Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish
from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion
motor. Trout: Daily limit two, minimum length twelve inches.
Red Creek (King County) (White River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Reflection Pond (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Rendsland Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish.
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. Unlawful to fish
from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion
motor. 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.
Ripley Creek (Jefferson County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish.
Robbins Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish.
Upstream from bridge on George Knott Road: Year-round season.
Rock Creek (Chelan County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful
to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor.
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. Trout:
Release all trout except up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained per day. Above falls, additional November 1 through
March 15 season.
Rocky Brook Creek (Jefferson County)(Dosewallips River
tributary): From falls 1000 feet upstream of mouth upstream:
First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Rocky Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all
trout.
Rocky Creek (Skagit County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with
an internal combustion motor. 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 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 six, no more than two with intact adipose
fins. 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. Trout: Daily limit
three, possession limit six, minimum length thirteen inches.
Ross Lake tributary streams (Whatcom County), except Big
Beaver Creek and Ruby Creek: From one mile above their mouths
to headwaters: 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 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. Only uninjured trout caught using artificial
lures or flies with single barbless hooks may be released. 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.
Saint Clair Lake (Thurston County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no
more than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except
no size restriction for kokanee.
Salmon Creek (Clark County), from mouth to 72nd Avenue N.E.:
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 (Lewis County): Closed waters from 400 feet
below to 200 feet above the temporary weir while the weir is
installed in the creek.
Salmon Creek, mainstem (Okanogan County): Closed waters.
Salmon Creek, North Fork and West Fork from mouth to South
Fork (Okanogan County): Selective gear rules. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor.
Salmon Creek (tributary of Naselle River) (Pacific County):
The first Saturday in June through last day in February
season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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: 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.
Salmonberry Creek (Kitsap County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum size 14 inches.
Salt Creek (Clallam County): From mouth to bridge on Highway
112: First Saturday in June through ((last day in February))
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Release all fish
except November 1 through the last day in February up to 2
hatchery steelhead may be retained.
Samish Lake (Whatcom County): Trout: Cutthroat trout daily
limit two, minimum length fourteen inches.
Samish River (Whatcom County):
From its mouth to the I-5 Bridge: The first Saturday in
June through ((December 31)) November 30 season. Stationary
gear restriction, anti-snagging rule, single-point hooks
required, and night closure August 1 through ((December 31))
November 30. Additional season ((January 1)) December 1
through March 31. All species: Selective gear rules and
release all fish except up to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead may
be retained. Salmon: Open only August 1 through November 30.
Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild coho. Only fish hooked
inside the mouth may be retained. Anglers must retain the
first 2 salmon, if lawful to do so, and stop fishing.
From the I-5 Bridge to the Hickson Bridge: Closed waters
from the old Highway 99 Bridge to the WDFW salmon rack. Closed waters from I-5 Bridge to old Highway 99 Bridge
September 1 through November 30. First Saturday in June
through March 31 season. All species: Selective gear rules
and release all fish except up to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead
may be retained.
From Hickson Bridge upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
Sammamish Lake (King County): Closed to fishing within 100
yards of the mouth of Issaquah Creek August 16 through
November 30. 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: 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. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Trout: Release all trout.
Sandyshore Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April to
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
San Poil River (Ferry County): Unlawful to fish for or retain
sturgeon.
Sarge Hubbard Park Pond (Yakima County): Juveniles and
holders of reduced fee licenses or designated harvester cards
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
anti-snagging rule and night closure August 16 through
November 30. Middle and West Forks upstream from Cougar Smith
Road anti-snagging rule and night closure August 16 through
October 31.
From mouth to bridge at Schafer Park: The first Saturday
in June through March 31 season. Salmon: Open ((only))
October 1 through January 31((,)). October 1 through November
30, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon, and of the 2 adult salmon, only one may be a wild
coho. Release chum and Chinook. December 1 through December
31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release chum, Chinook, and wild coho.
From 400 feet downstream of Bingham Creek Hatchery barrier dam upstream to dam: Closed waters, except anglers who permanently use a wheelchair or have a designated harvester card may fish within posted markers. First Saturday in June through March 31 season. Salmon: Open October 1 through January 31. October 1 through November 30, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon, and of the 2 adult salmon, only one may be a wild coho. Release chum and Chinook. December 1 through January 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, Chinook, and wild coho.
Middle Fork (Turnow Branch), from mouth to Cougar Smith Road: The first Saturday in June through last day in February season.
West Fork, from mouth to Cougar Smith Road: 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: The first Saturday in June through last day in February season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
South Fork upstream from Elliot Creek: The first Saturday in June through August 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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.
Scatter Creek (King County) (White River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Schaefer Lake (Chelan County): Trout: Daily limit sixteen.
Schneider Creek (Thurston County) from mouth to falls: First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules. Trout: Minimum size 14 inches.
Scooteney Reservoir (Franklin County): Walleye: Minimum size
12 inches.
Sedge Lake (Grant County): All species: Selective gear
rules. Trout: Daily limit 1.
Sekiu River (Clallam County):
From mouth to forks: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release all fish. Additional November 1 through last day in February season. Trout minimum length 14 inches.
From forks upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release all fish.
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): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all
trout.
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 first Saturday in June through October 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): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all
trout.
Sherwood Creek Mill Pond (Mason County): The first Saturday
in June through October 31 season. Trout: Minimum length 14
inches, daily limit 2 fish.
Shine Creek (Jefferson County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all 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
through October 31 season.
Sidley Lake (Okanogan County): Trout: Daily limit two.
Siebert Creek (Clallam County): Trout: First Saturday in
June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and
release all fish.
Silent Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited.
Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two over 14 inches in
length may be retained, except no size restriction for
kokanee.
Silesia Creek (Chiliwack River tributary) (Whatcom County):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Silvas Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all trout.
Silver Creek (tributary to Cowlitz River) (Lewis County),
mouth to USFS Road 4778: Selective gear rules. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Silver Creek (Skagit County) (Samish River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules.
Silver Creek (Whatcom County)(Nooksack River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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. Salmon: Open only July
1 through September 15. Daily limit 6 ((fish)) Chinook, of
which no more than 3 may be adult salmon, and of these three
adult salmon ((no more than)) only one may be a wild adult
((salmon)) Chinook. Release coho and sockeye. Anti-snagging
rule and night closure July 1 through September 15.
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: The first Saturday in June through August 31
season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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
February 15 through May 31. 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
September 1 through December 31. Daily limit 3 salmon. Release Chinook and chum. In years ending in odd numbers,
open August ((16)) 1 through December 31. Daily limit ((2)) 3
salmon plus ((2)) 1 additional pink. Release Chinook and
chum.
From Memorial Highway Bridge (Highway 536 at Mt. Vernon)
upstream to Gilligan Creek: June 1 through February 15
season. Night closure and anti-snagging rule July 1 through
November 30. ((Anti-snagging rule August 16 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. Additional February 16 through March 15 season. All species:
Release all fish except up to 2 hatchery steelhead may be
retained. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device while under power. Salmon: In years ending
in even numbers, open September 1 through December 31. Daily
limit 3 salmon. Release Chinook and chum. In years ending in
odd numbers, open August ((16)) 1 through December 31. Daily
limit ((2)) 3 salmon plus ((2)) 1 additional pink. Release
Chinook and chum.
From Gilligan Creek to the Dalles Bridge at Concrete:
June 1 through February 15 season. 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. Additional season:
February 16 through March 15. All species: Release all fish
except up to 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Selective
gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device while
under power. Salmon: In years ending in even numbers, open
September 16 through December 31. Daily limit 3 salmon. Release Chinook and chum. In years ending in odd numbers,
open August 16 through December 31. Daily limit ((2)) 3
salmon plus ((2)) 1 additional pink. Release Chinook and
chum. ((Additional season February 16 through March 15. All
species: Release all fish except up to 2 hatchery steelhead
may be retained. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from
a floating device while under power.))
From the Dalles Bridge at Concrete to the Highway 530
Bridge at Rockport: June 1 through February 15 season, except
closed June 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. 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. Additional season:
February 16 through April 30. Selective gear rules. Unlawful
to fish from a floating device while under power. All
species: Release all fish except up to 2 hatchery steelhead
may be retained. Salmon: Open September 16 through December
31. In years ending in even numbers, daily limit 3 salmon. Release Chinook and chum. In years ending in odd numbers,
daily limit ((2)) 3 salmon plus ((2)) 1 additional pink.
Release Chinook and chum. ((Additional season: February 16
through April 30. Selective gear rules. 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 Road: June 1 through February 15 season. 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. Additional season: February 16 through April 30. Selective
gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device while
under power. All species: Release all fish except up to 2
hatchery steelhead may be retained. Salmon: Open June 1
through July 15. Daily limit ((four)) 4 hatchery Chinook
salmon, of which only ((two)) 2 may be adult hatchery Chinook.
((Salmon open)) September 16 through December 31((.)): In
years ending in even numbers, daily limit 3 salmon. Release
Chinook and chum. In years ending in odd numbers, daily limit
((2)) 3 salmon plus ((2)) 1 additional pink. Release Chinook
and chum. ((Additional season: February 16 through April 30.
Selective gear rules. 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 Road to Gorge Powerhouse: June 1
through March 15 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. All species: Release all fish except up to
((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
From Gorge Dam to Ross Dam and all tributaries to this section except Stetattle Creek: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Skamokawa Creek (Wahkiakum County), mouth to forks just below
Oatfield and Middle Valley Road: June 1 through October 31
season. Trout: Release all 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 Highway 106 Bridge:
Night closure, anti-snagging rule and single point barbless
hooks required August 1 through November 30. The first
Saturday in June through July 31 and October 1 through
December 15 season. All game fish: Release all fish. Salmon: Open ((only)) August 1 through December 15. Terminal
gear restricted to no closer than 25 feet of a tribal gill
net. August 1 through September 30: Daily limit 2 salmon,
except release chum and wild Chinook((;)). Only fish hooked
inside the mouth may be retained; and anglers must keep the
first 2 salmon, if legal to do so and stop fishing for the
day. ((Daily limit 6 salmon)) October 1 through December 15:
Daily limit 6 salmon, ((except daily limit may contain)) of
which no more than 4 adult fish ((and)) may be retained.
Release Chinook. October 1 through October 15 release chum
salmon.
From Highway 106 Bridge to Highway 101 Bridge: Night
closure, anti-snagging rule and single point barbless hooks
required August 1 through November 30. The first Saturday in
June through July 31 and October 1 through December 15 season.
All game fish: Release all fish. Salmon: Open only August 1
through December 15, except closed August ((2))1, 8, 9, 15,
16, 22, 23, and 29, 30, and September ((13)) 6. Terminal gear
restricted to no closer than 25 feet of a tribal gill net. August 1 through September 30: Daily limit 2 salmon, except
release chum and wild Chinook; only fish hooked inside the
mouth may be retained; and anglers must keep the first 2
salmon, if legal to do so and stop fishing for the day. October 1 through December 15, daily limit 6 salmon, except
daily limit may contain no more than 4 adult fish and release
Chinook. October 1 through October 15 release chum salmon.
From Highway 101 Bridge to forks: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release all fish.
Skokomish River, North Fork (Mason County):
From mouth to lower dam: The first Saturday in June through October 31 season. All species: Release all fish. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
Above Lake Cushman, mouth to Olympic National Park boundary: The first Saturday in June through August 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Release all fish.
Skokomish River, South Fork (Mason County):
From mouth to mouth of LeBar Creek: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. All species: Release all fish. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
From mouth of Rule Creek to headwaters: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Skookum Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all
trout.
Skookum Lake, North (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season.
Skookum Lake, South (Pend Oreille County): Unlawful to use
lead weights or lead jigs that measure 1 1/2 inch or less
along the longest axis.
Skookumchuck Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all
trout.
Skookumchuck Reservoir (Thurston County): The first Saturday
in June through October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit two,
minimum length twelve inches.
Skookumchuck River (Thurston County):
From mouth to one hundred feet below the outlet of the
Trans Alta steelhead rearing pond located at the base of the
Skookumchuck Dam: 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 ((September)) October 16 through
last day in February. ((September)) October 16 through
November 30, daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon, and of the adult salmon, only 1 ((of which)) may
be wild adult coho. Release chum and Chinook. December 1
through last day in February, daily limit 6 fish of which no
more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, Chinook, and
wild coho.
From Skookumchuck Reservoir upstream and all tributaries: Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Skykomish River (Snohomish County):
From mouth to mouth of Wallace River: June 1 through
February 15 season. 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 February 15 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 mouth 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 coho only. 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)) 3 salmon plus ((2)) 1 additional pink. Release Chinook and chum.
From the mouth of the Wallace River to the forks: June 1
through February 15 season, except closed June 1 ((to 8:00
a.m. August 1)) through July 31 in those waters one thousand
five hundred feet upstream and one thousand feet downstream of
the outlet at ((Skykomish Rearing Ponds)) Reiter Ponds. 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)) Reiter Ponds
August 1 through February 15. 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
coho only. In years ending in odd numbers, daily limit ((2))
3 salmon plus ((2)) 1 additional pink. Release Chinook and
chum.
Skykomish River, North Fork (Snohomish County):
From mouth to one thousand feet downstream from Bear Creek Falls: The first Saturday in June through February 15 season. Selective gear rules and release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained.
From Deer Falls (about 1/4 mile upstream of Goblin Creek) upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Skykomish River, South Fork (King/Snohomish counties):
From mouth to six hundred feet downstream from the Sunset Falls Fishway: The first Saturday in June through February 15 season. Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From Sunset Falls to source including all tributaries and their tributaries: The first Saturday in June through November 30 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Whitefish: Additional December 1 through last day in February season. Release all fish other than whitefish. All tributaries: Closed waters.
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.
Sloan Creek (Snohomish County) (Sauk River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. All species:
Selective gear rules and release all fish.
Smith Creek (near North River) (Pacific County): 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))
2 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 those 2 adult salmon, 1 may be wild adult
coho. Release chum and wild Chinook. Sturgeon: Open
year-round from mouth to Highway 101 Bridge.
Smith Creek (Whatcom County)(Nooksack River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules.
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: Release all sturgeon from August 1 through January
31 from the mouth to Ice Harbor Dam. Closed to fishing for
sturgeon from May 1 through July 31 from the downstream end of
Goose Island to Ice Harbor Dam. 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.
Snipes Creek (Benton County): Selective gear rules.
Snohomish River (Snohomish County), including all channels,
sloughs, and interconnected waterways, but excluding all
tributaries: The first Saturday in June through February 15
season, except sturgeon. 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 coho
only. In years ending in odd numbers((:)), open ((only))
August 16 through December 31. Daily limit ((2)) 3 salmon
plus ((2)) 1 additional pink. Release Chinook and chum. Sturgeon: Open year-round from mouth to Highway 2 Bridge.
Snoqualmie River (King County):
From mouth to the falls: The first Saturday in June
through last day in February season, except the first Saturday
in June through February 15 from the mouth to the boat launch
at Plumb. 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. The first
Saturday in June through November 30 selective gear rules. 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)) Plum 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)) 3 coho only. In
years ending in odd numbers, from mouth to Plum access, daily
limit 3 salmon plus 1 additional pink. Release Chinook and
chum.
From Snoqualmie Falls upstream, including the North and South Forks: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length ten inches. Additional November 1 through the Friday before the first Saturday in June season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish. All tributaries except Tate, Sunday and Phillapa creeks: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Snoqualmie Middle Fork from mouth to source including all tributaries except Pratt and Taylor rivers: Year-round season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish.
Snyder Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all trout.
Sol Duc River (Clallam County):
From mouth to concrete pump station at the Sol Duc Hatchery: Open year-round. May 1 through the Friday before the first Saturday in June, release all game fish except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. First Saturday in June through April 30, trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. November 1 through last day in February, daily limit may include 1 additional hatchery steelhead. February 16 through April 30, one wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only February 1 through November 30. February 1 through August 31, daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild adult Chinook and wild adult coho. September 1 through November 30, daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 4 may be adult salmon, and of the 4 adult salmon, no more than 2 may be any combination of Chinook, wild coho, pink, sockeye, and chum salmon.
From concrete pump station at Sol Duc Hatchery to Highway 101 Bridge downstream of Snider Creek: First Saturday in June through April 30 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. November 1 through April 30: Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
From Highway 101 Bridge downstream of Snider Creek to Olympic National Park boundary: Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained.
Sooes River (Suez River) (Clallam County): The first Saturday
in June through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches.
Soos Creek (King County), from mouth to hatchery rack: 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), from city of Buckley
diversion dam upstream: First Saturday in June through
October 31 season.
South Skookum Lake (Pend Oreille County): Unlawful to use
lead weights or lead jigs that measure 1 1/2 inch or less
along the longest axis.
Spada Lake (Reservoir) (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. 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.
Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two over 14 inches in
length may be retained, except no size restriction for
kokanee.
Spearfish Lake (Klickitat County): Last Saturday in April
through last day in February season.
Spectacle Lake (Okanogan County): April 1 through September
30 season.
Spencer Lake (Mason County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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: The first Saturday in June through March 15 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Sprague Lake (Adams/Lincoln counties): Closed waters: Waters
of Cow Creek, the marsh at the southwest end of the lake from
the lakeside edge of the reeds to Danekas Road, the small bay
at the southeast end of the lake, and those waters within 50
feet of Harper Island. All other waters southwest of the
southwest tip of Harper Island: Closed waters from October 1
through April 30. 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 (Benton County): Selective gear rules.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. 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 Creek (Whatcom County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
Squalicum Lake (Whatcom County): Fly fishing only. Fishing
from a floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout: Daily limit two.
Squire Creek (Snohomish County) (NF Stillaguamish River
tributary): First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
All species: Selective gear rules and release all fish except
up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained.
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. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length fifteen
inches. Release cutthroat. Additional March 1 through June
30 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
All species: Release all fish.
Steilacoom Lake (Pierce County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no
more than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except
no size restriction for kokanee.
Stetattle Creek (Whatcom County) above the mouth of Bucket
Creek (one and one-half miles upstream): First Saturday in
June through October 31 season.
Stevens Creek (Grays Harbor County), mouth to Highway 101
Bridge: 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. Anti-snagging rule and night closure
August 1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches. Salmon: Open ((only)) September 1 through December
31. In years ending in even numbers, daily limit 2 coho only.
In years ending in odd numbers, daily limit 2 salmon plus 2
additional pink. Release Chinook and chum.
From Marine Drive to the forks, except from the barrier
dam (downstream of I-5) downstream two hundred feet which is
closed waters: The first Saturday in June through ((February
15 season)) November 30. Night closure ((August 1 through
November 30.)) and selective gear rules ((the first Saturday
in June through November 30. Game fish: The first Saturday
in June through November 30)). Release all fish except up to
((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. Additional season: December 1 through February 15. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches ((December 1 through last day
in February)). Salmon: Open ((only)) September 1 through
December 31. In years ending in even numbers, daily limit 2
coho only. In years ending in odd numbers, daily limit 2
salmon plus 2 additional pink. Release Chinook and chum.
Stillaguamish River, North Fork (Snohomish County), from mouth
to Swede Heaven Bridge: The first Saturday in June through
February 15 season. 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. The first Saturday in June through November 30:
Fly fishing only. All species: Release all fish except 2
hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. ((The first
Saturday in June through November 30 fly fishing only.)) December 1 through February 15: Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
From Swede Heaven Bridge to falls approximately one mile
upstream of Cascade Creek: First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. All species: Selective gear rules and
release all fish except up to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead may
be retained.
Upstream of falls: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Stillaguamish River, South Fork (Snohomish County):
From mouth to four hundred feet downstream of the outlet to fishway at Granite Falls: The first Saturday in June through February 15 season. Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From Mt. Loop Highway Bridge above Granite Falls to source: The first Saturday in June through November 30 season. Selective gear rules and unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with a motor. Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 1 through November 30.
Stimson Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release all fish.
Storm Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Straight Creek (Snohomish County) (Suiattle River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
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. Trout daily
limit 5, no more than 2 over 15 inches in length.
Suiattle River (Skagit County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. 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. Unlawful to fish from
a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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.
Sulphur Creek (Snohomish County) (Suiattle River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
Sultan River (Snohomish County), from its mouth to a point
four hundred feet downstream from the diversion dam at river
mile 9.7: The first Saturday in June through February 15
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.
Upstream of the diversion dam to Culmback Dam: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Sumas River (Whatcom County) including all tributaries except
Johnson Creek: First Saturday in June through October 31
season.
Summit Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Summit Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Susan Lake (Thurston County): Selective gear rules and
release all fish.
Sutherland Lake (Clallam County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Trout: Minimum length six inches
and maximum length eighteen inches.
Swale Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all trout.
Swamp Creek (tributary to Sammamish River) (Snohomish/King
counties): The first Saturday in June through August 31
season. Juveniles only.
Swan Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Unlawful to use lead weights or lead jigs
that measure 1 1/2 inch or less along the longest axis.
Swan's Mill Pond (Stossel Creek) (King County): The first
Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Swauk Creek (Kittitas County): Selective gear rules.
Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor.
Swift Reservoir (Skamania County): Last Saturday in April
through November 30 season. From posted markers below Eagle
Cliff Bridge to Bridge: Selective gear rules. 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.
Symington Lake (Kitsap County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Release all trout.
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) from mouth to marker approximately
1 mile upstream of North Shore Road Bridge: First Saturday in
June through August 15 and October 1 through October 31
season. Selective gear rules, unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor,
and release all fish except salmon. Night closure October 1
through October 31. Salmon: Open only October 1 through
October 31. Daily limit 2 coho salmon.
From marker approximately one mile upstream of North Shore Road Bridge upstream: First Saturday in June through August 15 and October 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear rules, unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor, and release all fish. Night closure October 1 through October 31.
Taneum Creek (Kittitas County): Selective gear rules.
Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor.
Tanwax Creek (Thurston County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish.
Tanwax Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee. 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 Creek (Jefferson County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish.
Tarboo Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two over 14 inches in
length may be retained, except no size restriction for
kokanee.
Taylor River (tributary to the Middle Fork Snoqualmie) (King
County): First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. Trout: Release all trout.
Teanaway River, North Fork (Kittitas County): Mouth to
Beverly Creek including all tributaries: Selective gear
rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with
an internal combustion motor. Trout: Release all trout. Beverly Creek to impassable waterfall at the end of USFS Road
9737 (about 8 river miles): Closed waters.
Tee Lake (Mason County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than
two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Tenas Creek (Skagit County) (Suiattle River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules.
Tenas Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Ten Mile Creek (Whatcom County) (Nooksack River tributary):
First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective
gear rules.
Tennant Lake (Whatcom County): Fishing from any floating
device prohibited from first Friday in October through January
15.
Tern Lake (Grant County): All species: Selective gear rules.
Trout: Daily limit 1.
Terrell Creek (Whatcom County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
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 Creek (Skagit County) (Samish River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules.
Thomas Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Thorndyke Creek (Jefferson County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish.
Thornton Creek (tributary to Lake Washington) (King County):
The first Saturday in June through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Thorton Creek (Skagit County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. All species: Release all fish except up
to two hatchery steelhead may be retained.
Thread Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Tibbetts Creek (tributary to Lake Sammamish) (King County):
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 and unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor 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. Entire river, including that portion of the river
that flows through the dry lakebed 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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more
than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no
size restriction for kokanee.
Tilton River (Lewis County), from mouth to West Fork: The
first Saturday in June through March 31 season. Night closure
and anti-snagging rule September 1 through October 31. When
the anti-snagging rule is in effect, only fish hooked inside
the mouth may be retained. 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 first Saturday in June through December 31.
Minimum length eight inches. First Saturday in June 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. Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor.
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. 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. 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: The first Saturday in June through February 15 season. The first Saturday in June through November 30, selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From falls upstream on North Fork: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish.
From dam upstream on South Fork: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Release all steelhead. Tributaries other than North Fork, South Fork, Robinson Fork, and Wolf Fork: Closed waters.
North Fork: Upstream of Spangler Creek the first Saturday in June through August 31 season.
South Fork: Upstream from Griffin Creek the first Saturday in June through August 31 season.
Wolf Fork: Upstream from Coates Creek 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: The first Saturday in June through November 30 season. 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 2 may be adult Chinook. Release chum, wild coho, and wild 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. 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. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor. All species: Release all fish except
hatchery steelhead.
Trail's End Lake (Mason County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no
more than two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except
no size restriction for kokanee.
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): 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 and unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor 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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Release steelhead.
From Cow Camp Bridge upstream: Closed waters.
Tucquala Lake (Kittitas County): 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 Lake (Mason County): Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than
two over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
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: The
first Saturday in June through August 15 season. Selective
gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all
fish. War Creek to South Fork Twisp River: Closed waters.
Tye River (King County): Foss River to Alpine Falls the first
Saturday in June through October 31 season: All species:
Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches. Whitefish: Additional November 1
through last day in February season. Release all fish other
than whitefish. All tributaries to this section and their
tributaries: First Saturday in June through October 31
season.
From Alpine falls upstream including all tributaries: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
U Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through October
31 season.
Umtanum Creek (Kittitas County): Selective gear rules.
Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor.
Uncle John Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Release all trout.
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:
First Saturday in June through August 15 season. All species:
Release all fish.
From North Shore Road Bridge to lower bridge on Old Belfair Highway: The first Saturday in June through August 15 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish.
From lower bridge on Old Belfair Highway upstream to watershed boundary: First Saturday in June through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish.
Upper Wheeler Reservoir (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Valley Creek (Clallam County): First Saturday in June through
October 31 season. Juveniles only.
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
reduced fee license or a designated harvester card 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 no more than 2 may be adult fish. Release chum,
Chinook and wild 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 falls under powerline
upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
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: 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 the first Saturday in June through September 15. 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 16 through November 30. Daily limit 2 coho.
From 200 feet upstream of the water intake of the salmon hatchery to Wallace Falls: 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.
From Wallace Falls upstream: First Saturday in June through October 31 season.
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. 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. 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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
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 Creek (Mason County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season.
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 less than fifteen inches in length are kokanee
while those fifteen inches and over in length 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: The first Saturday in June through March 15 season. Closed waters from 400 feet below to 200 feet above the temporary weir while the weir is installed in the river. Anti-snagging rule and stationary gear restriction July 1 through October 31. When 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 December 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult Chinook. Release chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook.
From mouth to Mt. Norway Bridge: Additional April 16 through the Friday before the first Saturday in June season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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: 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.
Wenaha River tributaries within Washington: The first
Saturday in June through August 31 season. Selective gear
rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with
an internal combustion motor. Trout: Release all steelhead.
Wenatchee Lake (Chelan County): Selective gear rules. 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): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules and release
all fish.
Whatcom Creek (Whatcom County):
From mouth to stone bridge at Whatcom Falls Park: The first Saturday in June through last day in February season. 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. 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 Creek (Skagit County) (Sauk River tributary): First
Saturday in June through October 31 season. All species:
Selective gear rules and release all fish.
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. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Anti-snagging rule and night closure October 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. 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. Anti-snagging rule and night closure October 1 through October 31. Selective gear rules and unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor 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): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. 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: Bank fishing only downstream from the Highway 14 Bridge. August 1 through December 31: Anti-snagging rule. Year-round season, except game fish other than steelhead closed April 1 through July 31. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon and steelhead: Open April 1 through July 31, daily limit 2 salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or one of each. Release wild Chinook. Salmon: Open August 1 through March 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon except from the mouth to the Hwy. 14 Bridge the daily limit follows the most liberal regulations of the adjacent mainstem Columbia or White Salmon rivers when both areas are open concurrently for salmon. Release wild coho and wild Chinook.
From powerhouse to within four hundred feet of Northwestern Dam: November 16 to April 30 season, except salmon and steelhead, and trout closed April 1 through April 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. 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 Chinook. Salmon and steelhead: Open April 1 through June 15, daily limit two salmon or two hatchery steelhead or one of each. Release wild Chinook.
From gas pipeline crossing above Northwestern Lake to Gilmer Creek: Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Wide Hollow Creek (Yakima County): Juveniles only.
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. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Wilderness Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Wilkeson Creek (Pierce County) (South Prairie Creek tributary)
upstream of confluence with Gale Creek: First Saturday in
June through October 31 season.
Willame Lake (Lewis County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish
from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion
motor. Trout: Daily limit two, minimum length fifteen
inches.
Willapa River (Pacific County): Mouth to Highway 6 Bridge:
The first Saturday in June through March 31 season. All game
fish: Release all game fish except that up to ((two)) 2
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. August 1 through
November 30 fishing from a floating device prohibited from
second bridge on Camp One Road upstream approximately 0.5
miles to mouth of Mill Creek. 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: 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)) 2 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. Release chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook.
Sturgeon: Open year-round from mouth to Highway 6 Bridge.
Upstream from Fork Creek: Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. August 16 through October 31,
anti-snagging rule and night closure. All species: Release
all fish except up to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead per day may
be retained.
South Fork: From mouth to bridge on Pehl Road and from
Pehl Road Bridge upstream: The first Saturday in June through
last day in February season. Selective gear rules and
unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor the first Saturday in June through
October 31. Anti-snagging rule and night closure August 16
through November 30 from mouth to Pehl Road Bridge. Closed
waters: From falls/fish ladder in Sec. 6, T13N, R8W,
downstream 400 feet. All species: Release all fish except up
to ((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Salmon:
Open only August 1 through January 31 from mouth to Pehl Road
Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 3 may be
adult salmon. Release chum, wild Chinook and wild coho.
Williams Creek (Pacific County): The first Saturday in June
through last day in February season. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor. 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): Juveniles only.
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. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Night closure March 16 through June 30. May 1 through June 30: Anti-snagging rule from Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge upstream. August 1 through October 31: Anti-snagging rule. When 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 salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or one of each. Release wild Chinook. Salmon: Open August 1 through October 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon except from the mouth to the Hwy. 14 Bridge the daily limit follows the most liberal regulations of the adjacent mainstem Columbia or Wind rivers when both areas are open concurrently for salmon. Release wild coho and wild Chinook.
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: 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. May 1 through June 30: Anti-snagging rule and night closure. When anti-snagging rule is in effect, only fish hooked in the mouth may be retained. September 16 through November 30 season, except salmon. Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. All species: Release all fish. Salmon and additional steelhead season: Open May 1 through June 30. Daily limit 2 salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or one of each.
Winston Creek (tributary to Cowlitz River) (Lewis County):
Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. 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: The first Saturday in June through
March 31 season. Single point barbless hooks required August
16 through November 30. Selective gear rules, unlawful to
fish from floating device equipped with an internal combustion
motor, and all species: Release all fish, except up to
((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained per day, March 1
through March 31. Salmon: Open October 1 through
((December)) January 31. October 1 through November 30, daily
limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon, and
of the 2 adult salmon, only one may be a wild coho. Release
chum and Chinook. December 1 through January 31, daily limit
6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release
chum, Chinook, and wild coho.
From the ((mouth)) confluence of the West Fork to two
hundred feet below the weir at the Wishkah Rearing Ponds: The
first Saturday in June through March 31 season. All species:
March 1 through March 31, release all fish, except up to
((two)) 2 hatchery steelhead may be retained per day, and
selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. Salmon: Open
October 1 through December 31. Daily limit 6 fish, of which
no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, Chinook,
and wild coho.
Wolf Creek, mouth to mouth of south fork (Okanogan County):
Closed waters.
Woodard Creek (Thurston County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum length 14 inches.
Wood Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Woodland Creek (Thurston County): First Saturday in June
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches.
Wooten Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Wye Lake (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit 5, no more than two
over 14 inches in length may be retained, except no size
restriction for kokanee.
Wynoochee River (Grays Harbor County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. Mouth to 7400 line bridge above mouth of
Schafer Creek: The first Saturday in June through March 31
season. Single point barbless hooks required August 16
through November 30. All species: Bait prohibited September
16 through October 31.
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): 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: 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: Trout: Minimum length twelve inches and maximum length twenty inches. Additional season December 1 through last day in February - Whitefish gear rules apply.
From Sunnyside Dam to thirty-five hundred feet below Roza Dam: Closed waters: From Yakima Avenue-Terrace Heights Bridge upstream 400 feet. All species: Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches and maximum length twenty inches. Additional season December 1 through last day in February - Whitefish gear rules apply.
From thirty-five hundred feet below Roza Dam to Roza Dam December 1 through last day in February season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
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. Unlawful to fish from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor December 1 through the last day of 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.
Landlocked salmon rules.
Yellowhawk Creek (Walla Walla County): Closed waters.
Yellowjacket Creek (tributary to Cispus River) (Lewis County):
Selective gear rules. Unlawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout: Minimum
length twelve inches.
Yocum Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Unlawful to use lead weights or
lead jigs that measure 1 1/2 inch or less along the longest
axis.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.020 and 77.12.047. 11-09-050 (Order 11-69), § 232-28-619, filed 4/18/11, effective 5/19/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.055, and 77.12.047. 11-03-054 (Order 11-13), § 232-28-619, filed 1/14/11, effective 2/14/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.020, 77.12.045, and 77.12.047. 10-12-062 (Order 10-137), § 232-28-619, filed 5/27/10, effective 6/27/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 10-07-105 (Order 10-64), § 232-28-619, filed 3/19/10, effective 5/1/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. 09-15-035 (Order 09-133), § 232-28-619, filed 7/8/09, effective 8/8/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 09-06-042 (Order 09-27), § 232-28-619, filed 2/25/09, effective 5/1/09. 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.]
OTS-3918.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 09-108, filed 5/27/10,
effective 6/27/10)
WAC 232-28-620
Coastal salmon -- Saltwater seasons and
daily limits.
It is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess
salmon taken by angling for personal use except from the
following coastal areas, during the following seasons, in the
quantities and the sizes provided for in WAC 220-56-180, and
for the species designated in this section. An area is open
when a daily limit is provided:
(1) Catch Record Card Area 1:
(a) May 1 through June ((11)) 17 - Closed.
(b) June ((12)) 18 through June ((30)) 25 - Daily limit
of 2 salmon. Release coho and wild Chinook.
(c) ((July 1)) June 26 through September 30 - Daily limit
of 2 salmon, of which not more than one may be a Chinook
salmon. Release wild coho.
(d) October 1 through April 30 - Closed.
(e) Closed in the Columbia River Mouth Control Zone 1 during all open periods. See WAC 220-56-195.
(2) Catch Record Card Area 2:
(a) May 1 through June ((11)) 17 - Closed.
(b) June ((12)) 18 through June ((30)) 25 - Daily limit
of 2 salmon. Release coho and wild Chinook.
(c) ((July 4)) June 26 through September ((19)) 18 - Open
Sundays through Thursdays only. Daily limit 2 salmon, of
which not more than one may be a Chinook salmon. Release wild
coho.
(d) September ((20)) 19 through April 30 - Closed.
(e) Closed to salmon fishing August 1 through September
((19)) 18 in the Grays Harbor Control Zone described in WAC 220-56-195(11).
(3) Willapa Bay (Catch Record Card Area 2-1):
(a) May 1 through ((July 3)) June 17 - Closed.
(b) ((July 4)) June 18 through July 31 - Open concurrent
with Area 2 when Area 2 is open for salmon angling. Area 2
rules apply.
(c) August 1 through January 31 - Daily limit of six
salmon, not more than three of which may be adult salmon. Release chum((, wild coho)) and wild Chinook.
(d) February 1 through April 30 - Closed.
(4) Grays Harbor (Catch Record Card Area 2-2 east of the Buoy 13 line):
(a) May 1 through September 15 - Closed.
(b) September 16 through November 30 - Daily limit of 2
salmon. Release ((chum and)) Chinook and chum.
(c) December 1 through April 30 - Closed.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, Westport Boat Basin and Ocean Shores Boat Basin: Open only August 16 through January 31 - Daily limit of six salmon, not more than four of which may be adult salmon. Release wild Chinook.
(5) Grays Harbor (Catch Record Card Area 2-2 west of the Buoy 13 line) - Closed.
(6) Catch Record Card Area 3:
(a) May 1 through June ((11)) 17 - Closed.
(b) June ((12)) 18 through June ((30)) 25 - Daily limit
of 2 salmon. Release coho and wild Chinook.
(c) ((July 1)) June 26 through September ((19)) 18 - ((Open Tuesdays through Saturdays only.)) Daily limit of 2
salmon, of which not more than one may be a Chinook salmon.
In years ending in odd numbers, one additional pink salmon may
be retained as part of the daily limit. Release wild coho.
(d) September ((20)) 19 through April 30 - Closed.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection,
waters north of 47°50'00"N latitude and south of 48°00'00"N
latitude also open September ((26)) 24 through October ((11))
9 - Daily limit two salmon, of which not more than one may be
a Chinook salmon. In years ending in odd numbers, one
additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily
limit. Release wild coho.
(7) Catch Record Card Area 4:
(a) May 1 through June ((11)) 17 - Closed.
(b) June ((12)) 18 through June ((30)) 25 - Daily limit
of 2 salmon. Release coho and wild Chinook. Waters east of a
true north-south line through Sail Rock closed.
(c) ((July 1)) June 26 through September ((19)) 18 - ((Open Tuesdays through Saturdays only.)) Daily limit of 2
salmon, of which not more than one may be a Chinook salmon.
In years ending in odd numbers, one additional pink salmon may
be retained as part of the daily limit. Release wild coho
salmon. Waters east of a true north-south line through Sail
Rock closed ((July 1)) June 26 through July 31. Release
Chinook salmon caught east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line
beginning August 1. Release chum salmon beginning August 1.
(d) September ((20)) 19 through April 30 - Closed.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.020, 77.12.045, and 77.12.047. 10-12-061 (Order 09-108), § 232-28-620, filed 5/27/10, effective 6/27/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. 09-15-035 (Order 09-133), § 232-28-620, filed 7/8/09, effective 8/8/09; 08-15-002 (Order 08-165), § 232-28-620, filed 7/3/08, effective 8/3/08; 07-16-056, § 232-28-620, filed 7/26/07, effective 8/26/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 06-16-096 (Order 06-174), § 232-28-620, filed 7/31/06, effective 8/31/06; 05-17-007 (Order 05-168), § 232-28-620, filed 8/3/05, effective 9/3/05; 04-16-006 (Order 04-182), § 232-28-620, filed 7/22/04, effective 8/22/04; 03-16-109 (Order 03-182), § 232-28-620, filed 8/6/03, effective 9/6/03; 02-15-097 (Order 02-158), § 232-28-620, filed 7/16/02, effective 8/16/02; 01-14-001 (Order 01-107), § 232-28-620, filed 6/21/01, effective 7/22/01. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order 00-134), amended and recodified as § 232-28-620, filed 7/31/00, effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-15-081 (Order 99-102), § 220-56-190, filed 7/20/99, effective 8/20/99; 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-56-190, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98; 97-18-035, § 220-56-190, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-190, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-190, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-190, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-14-043 (Order 93-36), § 220-56-190, filed 6/29/93, effective 7/30/93; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-190, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-190, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-190, filed 3/16/89; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-56-190, filed 4/21/87; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-190, filed 4/9/86; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-190, filed 4/9/85; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-190, filed 4/11/84; 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-56-190, filed 3/17/83; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-190, filed 6/9/82; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-56-190, filed 3/18/82; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-190, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC 220-56-064.]
OTS-4031.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 10-137, filed 5/27/10,
effective 6/27/10)
WAC 232-28-621
Puget Sound salmon -- Saltwater seasons and
daily limits.
It is unlawful to fish for or possess salmon
taken by angling for personal use except from the following
Puget Sound areas and during the seasons, in the quantities,
and for the species designated in this section, and in the
sizes as defined in WAC 220-56-180. An area is open when a
daily limit is provided. Puget Sound waters west of the mouth
of the Sekiu River are managed concurrent with ocean waters as
provided for in WAC 232-28-620.
(1) Catch Record Card Area 5:
(a) May 1 through June 30 - Closed.
(b) July 1 through August 15 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release chum, wild Chinook and wild coho. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit.
(c) August 16 through September ((15)) 18 - Daily limit
of 2 salmon. Release chum, Chinook and wild coho. In years
ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be
retained as part of the daily limit.
(d) September (((16))) 19 through September 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release
chum and Chinook.
(e) October 1 through October 31 - Closed.
(f) November 1 through November 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon.
(g) December 1 through February 15 - Closed.
(h) February 16 through April 10 - Daily limit 1 salmon.
(i) April 11 through April 30 - Closed.
(2) Catch Record Card Area 6:
(a) May 1 through June 30 - Closed.
(b) July 1 through August 15 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release chum, wild Chinook and wild coho. Release all Chinook east of a true north-south line through the Number 2 Buoy immediately east of Ediz Hook. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit.
(c) August 16 through September 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release chum, Chinook and wild coho. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit.
(d) Waters of Port Angeles Harbor west of a line from the tip of Ediz Hook to the ITT Rayonier Dock are closed July 1 through October 31.
(e) October 1 through October 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than 1 of which may be a Chinook salmon, except that waters of Dungeness Bay inside a line from Dungeness Spit Lighthouse to the Number 2 Red Buoy, and then to the Port Williams Boat Ramp, are open with a daily limit of 2 coho salmon. Release all other salmon. Waters inside the line described in this subsection are closed at all times except during October.
(f) November 1 through February 15 - Closed.
(g) February 16 through April 10 - Daily limit 1 salmon.
(h) April 11 through April 30 - Closed.
(3) Catch Record Card Area 7:
(a) May 1 through June 30 - Closed.
(b) July 1 through July 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit. Closed to salmon fishing in the Southern Rosario Strait and Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca closure area described in WAC 220-56-195(7).
(c) August 1 through September 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon. Release chum and wild coho. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit. Closed to salmon fishing in the Southern Rosario Strait and Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca closure area described in WAC 220-56-195(7).
(d) Waters of Bellingham Bay described in WAC 220-56-195(1), closed April 1 through April 30 and July 1 through August 15. August 16 through October 31 - Daily limit 4 salmon, not more than 2 of which may be Chinook salmon. November 1 through March 31 and June 1 through June 30 - Same rules as Area 7.
(e) October 1 through October 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon. Release wild coho.
(f) Waters of Samish Bay described in WAC 220-56-195(4), closed April 1 through April 30 and July 1 through October 15.
(g) November 1 through November 30 - Closed.
(h) December 1 through April 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook.
(4) Catch Record Card Area 8-1:
(a) May 1 through July 31 - Closed.
(b) August 1 through September 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release Chinook. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit.
(c) October 1 through October 31 - ((Closed, except that
waters west of a line from Forbes Point to Bowers Bluff - Open
for salmon fishing; daily limit 2 coho.)) Daily limit of 2
salmon. Release Chinook.
(d) November 1 through April 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook.
(5) Catch Record Card Area 8-2:
(a) May 1 through July 31 - Closed, except that waters
west of Tulalip Bay and within 2,000 feet of shore from the
pilings at Old Bower's Resort to a fishing boundary marker
approximately 1.4 miles northwest of Hermosa Point - June
((4)) 3 through June 18 and June 20 through July 31, open only
from Friday through 11:59 a.m. Monday of each week - Daily
limit of 2 salmon. In years ending in odd numbers, 2
additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily
limit.
(b)(((i))) August 1 through September 30(( - Daily limit
2 salmon; release Chinook. In years ending in odd numbers, 2
additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily
limit.
(ii))):
(i) Waters west of Tulalip Bay and within 2,000 feet of
shore from the pilings at Old Bower's Resort, to a fishing
boundary marker approximately 1.4 miles northwest of Hermosa
Point - August 1 through September ((6)) 5, open only from
Friday through 11:59 a.m. Monday of each week; and September
((11)) 10 through September ((26)) 25, open only Saturday and
Sunday of each week - Daily limit of 2 salmon. In years
ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be
retained as part of the daily limit. September ((27)) 26
through September 30 - Same rules as remainder of Area 8-2.
(ii) All other waters of Area 8-2 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit.
(c) October 1 through October 31 - ((Closed, except that
waters south of a line true east from Randall Point at 49°59'N - Open for salmon fishing; daily limit 2 salmon. Release
Chinook.)) Daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook. Closed to
salmon fishing in waters north of a line from Camano Head to
the fishing boundary marker located approximately 1.4 miles
north of Hermosa Point.
(d) November 1 through April 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook.
(6) Catch Record Card Area 9:
(a) May 1 through July 15 - Closed.
(b) July 16 through August 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release chum and wild Chinook. In years ending in odd
numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of
the daily limit. Closed south of a line from Foulweather
Bluff to Olele Point, except lawful to fish from shore between
the Hood Canal Bridge and the northern boundary of Salsbury
Point Park; daily limit 2 ((coho only)) salmon. Release
Chinook and chum. In years ending in odd numbers, 2
additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily
limit.
(c) September 1 through September 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release chum and Chinook. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit.
(d) October 1 through October 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release Chinook.
(e) November 1 through November 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook.
(f) December 1 through January 15 - Closed.
(g) January 16 through April 15 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook.
(h) April 16 through April 30 - Closed.
(i) Edmonds Fishing Pier: Open year-round - Daily limit 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon. Release chum from August 1 through September 30. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit from July 1 through September 30.
(7) Catch Record Card Area 10:
(a) May 1 through May 31 - Closed.
(b) June 1 through June 30 - Open only north of a line from Point Monroe to Meadow Point. Catch and release.
(c) July 1 through July 15 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit.
(d) July 16 through August 31 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook, and beginning August 1, release chum. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit.
(e) September 1 through September 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release chum through September 15. Release Chinook. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit.
(f) Waters of Shilshole Bay southeast of a line from Meadow Point to West Point, closed July 1 through August 31.
(g) Waters of Elliott Bay east of a line from West Point
to Alki Point, closed July 1 through August 31, except
((that)) waters ((east of a line from Pier 91 to Duwamish
Head)) west of the Spokane Street Bridge open ((July 2))
August 19 through August ((8)) 21 and August 26 through August
28, and open only on Friday through Sunday of each week - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook and chum ((beginning
August 1)). In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink
salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit. Bait
prohibited. Hooks must measure one-half inch or less from
point to shank.
(h) Waters of Sinclair Inlet and Port Orchard south of the Manette Bridge in Bremerton, south of a line true west from Battle Point, and west of a line drawn true south from Point White - Daily limit 2 salmon, July 1 through September 30. Release wild Chinook. Release chum from August 1 through September 15. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit.
(i) October 1 through January 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook.
(j) Waters of Agate Pass west of a line from Point Monroe to Indianola and east of a line from Point Bolin to Battle Point, fly fishing only, lead core lines prohibited, and catch and release from January 1 through January 31.
(k) February 1 through April 30 - Closed.
(l) Elliott Bay Fishing Pier at Terminal 86, Seacrest Pier, Waterman Pier, Bremerton Boardwalk, and Illahee State Park Pier: Open year-round - Daily limit 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon. Release chum from August 1 through September 15. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit from July 1 through September 30.
(m) Duwamish Waterway downstream from the First Avenue South Bridge to an east-west line projected through Southwest Hanford Street on Harbor Island, from July 1 through October 31, night closure, anti-snagging rule, and only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
(8) Catch Record Card Area 11:
(a) May 1 through May 31 - Closed.
(b) June 1 through June 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook. Waters of Commencement Bay east of a line from the Cliff House Restaurant to the Sperry Ocean Dock closed.
(c) July 1 through September 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit. Waters of Commencement Bay east of a line from the Cliff House Restaurant to the Sperry Ocean Dock, closed July 1 through July 31.
(d) October 1 through October 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon.
(e) November 1 through December 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon.
(f) January 1 through January 31 - Closed.
(g) February 1 through April 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook. Waters of Commencement Bay east of a line from the Cliff House Restaurant to the Sperry Ocean Dock closed from April 1 through April 30.
(h) Dash Point Dock, Les Davis Pier, Des Moines Pier, Redondo Pier, and Point Defiance Boathouse Dock: Open year-round - Daily limit 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon. In years ending in odd numbers, 2 additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit from July 1 through September 30.
(9) Catch Record Card Area 12:
(a) May 1 through June 30 - Closed.
(b) July 1 through October 15, in waters south of Ayock Point - Daily limit 4 salmon, of which no more than two may be Chinook salmon. Release chum.
(c) July 1 through August ((31)) 15, in waters north of
Ayock Point((, except waters)) - Closed.
(d) August 16 through October 15:
(i) Waters of Quilcene Bay north of a true east line from
Whitney Point to the Toandos Peninsula(( - Closed.
(d) September 1 through October 15, in waters)), and south of a line true east from Broad Spit - Daily limit 4 coho salmon. Release all salmon except coho.
(ii) Waters north of a line true east from Broad Spit - Closed.
(iii) All other waters north of Ayock Point((, and)):
August 16 through August 31 - Closed. September 1 through
October 15((, in waters of Quilcene Bay north of a true east
line from Whitney Point to the Toandos Peninsula)) - Daily
limit 4 coho salmon. Release all salmon except coho.
(e) October 16 through December 31 - Daily limit 4 salmon, of which no more than one may be a Chinook salmon, except waters north of a line true east from Broad Spit - Closed.
(f) January 1 through January 31 - Closed.
(g) February 1 through April 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon, release wild Chinook.
(h) July 1 through December 31, the Hoodsport Hatchery Zone is managed separately from the remainder of Area 12. See WAC 220-56-124.
(10) Catch Record Card Area 13:
(a) May 1 through June 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook.
(b) July 1 through September 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild coho and wild Chinook.
(c) October 1 through October 31 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild coho.
(d) Waters at the mouth of Minter Creek within 1,000 feet of the outer oyster stakes are closed April 16 through September 30.
(e) Waters of Budd Inlet south of the Fourth Avenue Bridge are closed. Contiguous waters north of the Fourth Avenue Bridge and south of a line from the northwest corner of the Thriftway Market building and a point 100 yards north of the railroad bridge on the western shore are closed July 16 through October 31. Waters north of the Thriftway Market-railroad bridge line and south of a line projected due west from the KGY radio tower - night closure and anti-snagging rule from July 16 through October 31.
(f) November 1 through December 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon.
(g) January 1 through April 30 - Daily limit 1 salmon.
(h) Fox Island Public Fishing Pier: Open year-round - Daily limit 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon. Release wild coho from July 1 through October 31.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.020, 77.12.045, and 77.12.047. 10-12-062 (Order 10-137), § 232-28-621, filed 5/27/10, effective 6/27/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. 09-15-035 (Order 09-133), § 232-28-621, filed 7/8/09, effective 8/8/09; 08-15-002 (Order 08-165), § 232-28-621, filed 7/3/08, effective 8/3/08; 07-16-056, § 232-28-621, filed 7/26/07, effective 8/26/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 06-16-096 (Order 06-174), § 232-28-621, filed 7/31/06, effective 8/31/06; 05-17-007 (Order 05-168), § 232-28-621, filed 8/3/05, effective 9/3/05; 04-16-006 (Order 04-182), § 232-28-621, filed 7/22/04, effective 8/22/04; 03-16-109 (Order 03-182), § 232-28-621, filed 8/6/03, effective 9/6/03; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 232-28-621, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03; 02-15-097 (Order 02-158), § 232-28-621, filed 7/16/02, effective 8/16/02; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 232-28-621, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02; 01-14-001 (Order 01-107), § 232-28-621, filed 6/21/01, effective 7/22/01. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order 00-134), amended and recodified as § 232-28-621, filed 7/31/00, effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 00-01-103 (Order 99-215), § 220-56-191, filed 12/16/99, effective 1/16/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-15-081 (Order 99-102), § 220-56-191, filed 7/20/99, effective 8/20/99; 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-56-191, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98; 98-06-031, § 220-56-191, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.12.040. 97-18-035, § 220-56-191, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-191, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-191, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-191, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-14-043 (Order 93-36), § 220-56-191, filed 6/29/93, effective 7/30/93.]