PROPOSED RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 08-03-102.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 220-56-105, 220-56-116, 220-56-124, 220-56-195, and 220-56-500, 232-28-619, 232-28-620, and 232-28-621, rules for recreational marine and freshwater salmon fishing.
Hearing Location(s): Natural Resources Building, Room 172, 1111 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: On or after June 25, 2008.
Submit Written Comments to: Rules Coordinator, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, e-mail preuslmp@dfw.wa.gov, fax (360) 902-2155, by June 20, 2008.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Susan Yeager at TTY (360) 902-2207 or (360) 902-2267.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: These rules incorporate the recommendations of the North of Falcon subgroup of the Pacific Fisheries Management Council to take harvestable salmon while protecting species of fish listed as endangered.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: To protect species of fish listed as endangered while supporting recreational marine salmon fishing.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Washington state of fish and wildlife, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Steve Thiesfeld, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, (360) 902-2715; Implementation: Lew Atkins, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, (360) 902-2651; and Enforcement: Bruce Bjork, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, (360) 902-2373.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. These rule proposals do not affect small businesses. These rules are for recreational fishers, not commercial.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. These proposals do not affect hydraulics.
May 21, 2008
Loreva M. Preuss
Rules Coordinator
OTS-1609.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 08-07-003, filed 3/5/08,
effective 4/5/08)
WAC 220-56-105
River mouth definitions.
When pertaining
to ((food fish)) angling, unless otherwise defined, any
reference to the mouths of rivers or streams shall be
construed to include those waters of any river or stream
including sloughs and tributaries upstream and inside of a
line projected between the outermost uplands at the mouth. The term "outermost upland" shall be construed to mean those
lands not covered by water during an ordinary high tide. The
following river mouths are hereby otherwise defined:
Abernathy Creek - Highway 4 Bridge. | |
Bear River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
Bone River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
Chambers Creek - Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge. | |
Chehalis River - Highway 101 Bridge in Aberdeen. | |
Chelan River - Railroad Bridge. | |
Cispus River - Posted markers at the Lewis County P.U.D. kayak launch, approximately 1.5 miles upstream from the confluence of the Cowlitz and Cispus rivers. | |
Cowlitz River - A line projected across the river between two fishing boundary markers set on each bank of the river approximately one-half mile downstream from the lowermost railroad bridge crossing the Cowlitz River. | |
Dakota Creek - A line from the outermost headland of the south bank to a house at 1285 Runge Avenue, Blaine, Washington, approximately one-quarter mile downstream from the Blaine Road Bridge. | |
Deschutes River - A line projected across the river 400 feet below the lower Tumwater Falls fish ladder. | |
Drano Lake - Highway 14 Bridge. | |
Duwamish River - First Avenue South Bridge. | |
Elk River - Highway 105 Bridge. | |
Entiat River - Highway 97 Bridge. | |
Hawk Creek (Lincoln County) - Falls at the Hawk Creek campground. | |
Hoquiam River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
Humptulips River - Mouth of Jessie Slough. | |
Johns River - Highway 105 Bridge. | |
Kennedy Creek - An arc 500 yards east of the midpoint of the northbound Highway 101 Bridge. | |
Kettle River - Barstow Bridge. | |
Lake Washington Ship Canal - A line 400 feet west of the fish ladder at the Chittenden Locks. | |
Lewis River - A straight line running from a fishing boundary marker or from the outermost upland at the north shore of the Lewis River mouth, southerly across the Lewis River to a fishing boundary marker near the south shore. | |
McLane Creek - A line 100 feet upstream of and parallel to the southernmost Highway 101 Bridge. | |
Methow River - Highway 97 Bridge. | |
Naselle River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
North Nemah River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
Niawiakum River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
Nisqually River - At the upstream end of Alder Lake, the mouth of the Nisqually River is the Highway 7 Bridge at Elbe. | |
North River - Highway 105 Bridge. | |
Palix River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
Puyallup River - 11th Street Bridge. | |
Samish River - The Samish Island Bridge (Bayview-Edison Road). | |
Sammamish River - 68th Avenue NE Bridge. | |
Skagit River - A line projected from the terminus of the jetty with McGlinn Island to the white monument on the easterly end of Ika Island, then to a white monument on the westerly end of Craft Island, then to a white monument near the corner of the levee on the westerly side of Dry Slough, and then to a white monument on the easterly side of Tom Moore Slough. | |
Skamokawa Creek - Highway 4 Bridge. | |
Skookum Creek - A line 400 yards below the old railroad bridge. | |
Snohomish River - Burlington Northern Railway Bridges crossing main river and sloughs. | |
South Nemah River - Lynn Point 117 degrees true to the opposite shore. | |
Spokane River - State Route 25 Bridge. | |
Wallace River - The furthest downstream railroad bridge. | |
Washougal River - A straight line from the Crown Zellerbach pumphouse southeasterly across the Washougal River to the east end of the Highway 14 Bridge near the upper end of Lady Island. | |
Whatcom Creek - A line projected approximately 14 degrees true from the flashing light at the southwesterly end of the Port of Bellingham North Terminal to the southernmost point of the dike surrounding the Georgia Pacific treatment pond. | |
White Salmon River - Between markers on the east and west shores downstream of the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge except when buoys are in place southerly from the shore to the buoys and east and west between the buoys. | |
Little White Salmon River - At boundary markers on river bank downstream from the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery. | |
Willapa River - South Bend boat launch. | |
Wind River - Boundary line markers at mouth. | |
Yakima River - Highway 240 Bridge. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 08-07-003, § 220-56-105, filed 3/5/08, effective 4/5/08; 07-05-051 (Order 07-22), § 220-56-105, filed 2/16/07, effective 3/19/07; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 220-56-105, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 220-56-105, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02; 01-14-001 (Order 01-107), § 220-56-105, filed 6/21/01, effective 7/22/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038 (Order 00-29), § 220-56-105, filed 3/29/00, effective 5/1/00; 99-15-081 (Order 99-102), § 220-56-105, filed 7/20/99, effective 8/20/99; 98-06-031, § 220-56-105, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-105, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-105, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-56-105, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-105, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-105, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-105, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-105, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-105, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-105, filed 4/26/88; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-105, filed 4/9/85; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-105, filed 4/11/84; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-105, filed 6/9/82; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-56-105, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-105, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]
(2) It is unlawful to use barbed hooks in Marine Areas 5-13, except for forage fish jigger gear.
(3) It is unlawful to use other than one single barbless hook to fish for sturgeon.
(4) It is unlawful to use other than single barbless
hooks to fish for salmon in Marine Areas ((1-4)) 1-13, except
in the Ocean Shores and Westport Boat Basins, and in Marine
Area 2-1 from August 1 through January 31, as provided for in
this section.
(5) It is unlawful to fish for or possess salmon taken with terminal gear hooks in violation of nonbuoyant lure restrictions in the following saltwater areas during the periods indicated:
(a) Budd Inlet waters south of a line projected true west from the KGY radio station to the mainland and north of the closed zone provided for in WAC 220-56-128 - July 16 through October 31.
(b) ((Duwamish waterway downstream from the First Avenue
South Bridge to an east-west line through Southwest Hanford
Street on Harbor Island parallel to Southwest Spokane Street
where it crosses Harbor Island - July 1 through October 31.
(c))) Ocean Shores Boat Basin - August 16 through January 31.
(((d))) (c) Westport Boat Basin - August 16 through
January 31.
(6) It is unlawful to use forage fish jig gear or other than one single-point barbless hook, and night closure in effect, in the Duwamish Waterway downstream from the First Avenue South Bridge to an east-west line through Southwest Hanford Street on Harbor Island parallel to Southwest Spokane Street where it crosses Harbor Island - July 1 through October 31.
(7) Use of gear in violation of this section is an infraction, punishable under RCW 77.15.160.
(((7))) (8) It is unlawful to possess fish or shellfish
taken with gear in violation of the provisions of this
section. Possession of fish or shellfish while using gear in
violation of the provisions of this section is a rebuttable
presumption that the fish or shellfish were taken with such
gear. Possession of such fish or shellfish is punishable
under RCW 77.15.380 Unlawful recreational fishing in the
second degree -- Penalty, unless the fish or shellfish are taken
in the amounts or manner to constitute a violation of RCW 77.15.370 Unlawful recreational fishing in the first
degree -- Penalty.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. 07-16-056, § 220-56-116, filed 7/26/07, effective 8/26/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 06-09-021 (Order 06-67), § 220-56-116, filed 4/11/06, effective 5/12/06; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 220-56-116, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 220-56-116, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order 00-134), § 220-56-116, filed 7/31/00, effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-56-116, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-56-116, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 89-10-032 (Order 89-26), § 220-56-116, filed 4/27/89; 88-10-012 (Order 88-14), § 220-56-116, filed 4/26/88; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-116, filed 4/9/85; 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-56-116, filed 3/17/83; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-116, filed 6/9/82.]
(1) These waters are open to salmon angling regardless of the status of the surrounding waters of Area 12.
(2) Special daily limit of four salmon, of which no more than two salmon may be chinook salmon greater than 24 inches in length, and no more than two may be coho. Release chum salmon July 1 through October 15.
(3) It is unlawful to fish for or possess salmon taken from these waters from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 02-15-097 (Order 02-158), § 220-56-124, filed 7/16/02, effective 8/16/02; 01-14-001 (Order 01-107), § 220-56-124, filed 6/21/01, effective 7/22/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-15-081 (Order 99-102), § 220-56-124, filed 7/20/99, effective 8/20/99; 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-56-124, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98; 97-18-035, § 220-56-124, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-124, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-124, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-124, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-124, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93.]
(1) Bellingham Bay: Those waters of Bellingham, Samish and Padilla Bays southerly of a line projected from the most westerly point of Gooseberry Point to Sandy Point, easterly of a line from Sandy Point to Point Migley thence along the eastern shoreline of Lummi Island to Carter Point, thence to the most northerly tip of Vendovi Island thence to Clark Point on Guemes Island thence following the shoreline to Yellow Bluff on the southwest corner of Guemes Island thence to Yellow Bluff Reef range marker thence to the ferry terminal dock east of Shannon Point and north of the Burlington Railroad Bridges at the north end of Swinomish Slough shall be closed to salmon angling July 1 through August 15.
(2) Carr Inlet:
(((a) Those waters north of a line from Green Point to
Penrose Point are closed to salmon angling April 16 through
July 31.
(b))) Those waters of Carr Inlet within 1,000 feet of the
outer oyster stakes at the mouth of Minter Creek are closed to
salmon angling ((July 1)) April 16 through September 30.
(3) Dungeness Bay: Those waters westerly of a line from Dungeness Spit Light to the number 2 red Buoy, and then to the Port Williams boat ramp are closed to salmon angling May 1 through September 30 and November 1 through April 30.
(4) Samish Bay: Those waters southerly of a line projected true east from Fish Point are closed to salmon angling August 1 through October 15.
(5) Columbia River Mouth Control Zone 1: Washington waters within Control Zone 1, which Control Zone is described as an area at the Columbia River mouth bounded on the west by a line running northeast/southwest between the red lighted Buoy #4 (46°13'35" N/124°06'50" W) and the green lighted Buoy #7 (46°15'09" N/124°06'16" W); on the east by the Buoy #10 line which bears north/south at 357° true from the south jetty at 46°14'00" N/124°03'07" W to its intersection with the north jetty; on the north by a line running northeast/southwest between the green lighted Buoy #7 to the tip of the north jetty (46°14'48" N/124°05'20" W) and then along the north jetty to the point of intersection with the Buoy #10 line; and on the south by a line running northeast/southwest between the red lighted Buoy #4 and the tip of the south jetty (46°14'03" N/124°04'05" W) and then along the south jetty to the point of intersection with the Buoy #10 line are closed to salmon angling at all times except open to fishing from the north jetty when adjacent waters north of the Control Zone are open to salmon angling or the Buoy 10 fishery is open.
(6) Commencement Bay: Those waters east of a line projected from the Sperry Ocean Dock to landfall below the Cliff House Restaurant on the north shore of Commencement Bay are closed June 1 through July 31.
(7) Southern Rosario Strait and eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca: Waters of Area 7 in Rosario Strait and the eastern portion of the Strait of Juan de Fuca southerly of a line running true south from the westernmost point on Fidalgo Head to Burrows Island, then westerly and southerly along the shore of Burrows Island to the Burrows Island Lighthouse, then to Bird Rocks, then westerly from Bird Rocks to the southernmost point on Decatur Island, then across Lopez Pass to Lopez Island and following the shore of Lopez Island southerly and westerly to Iceberg Point, then from Iceberg Point to Cattle Point, then south southwest to the Salmon Bank Buoy, and then true south from the Salmon Bank Buoy to the Area 7 boundary - Closed to fishing for salmon July 1 - September 30.
(8) Kydaka Point - waters south of a line from Kydaka Point to Shipwreck Point are closed to fishing for salmon July 1 through September 30.
(9) Port Angeles Harbor - waters westerly of a line from the tip of Ediz Hook to the I.T.T. Rayonier Dock are closed to fishing for salmon from July 1 through August 31.
(10) ((Port Susan - waters north of a line from Camano
Head to a boundary marker approximately 1.4 miles northwest of
Hermosa Point closed to salmon fishing August 1 through August
31.
(11))) Grays Harbor Control Zone: Waters within a line
from the lighthouse one mile south of the south jetty, thence
to Buoy number 2, thence to Buoy number 3, thence to the tip
of the north jetty, thence to the exposed end of the south
jetty, thence following the south jetty and shoreline to the
lighthouse closed to fishing for salmon August 1 through
September ((18)) 30.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. 07-16-056, § 220-56-195, filed 7/26/07, effective 8/26/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 05-17-007 (Order 05-168), § 220-56-195, filed 8/3/05, effective 9/3/05; 04-24-030 (Order 04-306), § 220-56-195, filed 11/23/04, effective 12/24/04; 02-15-097 (Order 02-158), § 220-56-195, filed 7/16/02, effective 8/16/02; 01-14-001 (Order 01-107), § 220-56-195, filed 6/21/01, effective 7/22/01. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order 00-134), § 220-56-195, filed 7/31/00, effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-15-081 (Order 99-102), § 220-56-195, filed 7/20/99, effective 8/20/99; 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-56-195, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.12.040. 97-18-035, § 220-56-195, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-195, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-195, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-195, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-14-043 (Order 93-36), § 220-56-195, filed 6/29/93, effective 7/30/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-56-195, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 90-06-026, § 220-56-195, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-195, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-195, filed 4/26/88; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-56-195, filed 4/21/87; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-195, filed 4/9/86; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-195, filed 4/9/85; 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-56-195, filed 3/17/83; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-195, filed 6/9/82; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-195, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]
(1) Freshwater lakes, ponds and reservoirs: Open year round except as provided for in WAC 232-28-619.
(2) Freshwater rivers, streams and beaver ponds: Open June 1 through October 31 except as provided for in WAC 232-28-619.
(3) Saltwater (all waters downstream and seaward of the mouths of rivers and streams generally defined in WAC 220-16-245 and specifically defined in WAC 220-56-105): Open year-round, except:
(a) Lake Washington Ship Canal - Those waters of Area 10 west of the Lake Washington Ship Canal to a north-south line 175 feet west of the Burlington-Northern Railroad Bridge are closed waters.
(b) Toliva Shoal - Waters within 500 yards of the Toliva Shoal buoy are closed waters from June 16 through April 30.
(c) Freshwater Bay - Waters south of a line from Angeles Point westerly to Observatory Point are closed July 1 through August 31.
(d) Tulalip Bay - Waters of Tulalip Bay east of a line from Hermosa Point to Mission Point are closed waters.
(e) Agate Pass - Waters of Catch Record Card Area 10 west of a line from Point Monroe to Indianola and east of a line from Point Bolin to Battle Point are closed to game fish angling from January 1 through March 31; except a person can fish with gear meeting the fly-fishing-only requirements of WAC 220-56-210, as long as he or she does not use lead-core fly line. Use of gear other than fly-fishing gear or use of a lead core line in violation of this subsection is an infraction, punishable under RCW 77.15.160. It is unlawful to retain any fish taken during the period January 1 through March 31.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 06-13-023 (Order 06-135), § 220-56-500, filed 6/13/06, effective 7/14/06.]
OTS-1608.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 08-07-003, filed 3/5/08,
effective 4/5/08)
WAC 232-28-619
Washington food fish and game
fish -- Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules.
(1) All
freshwater streams and lakes not listed as open for salmon
fishing are closed.
(2) Freshwater terminal gear restrictions: In all waters with freshwater terminal gear restrictions, including, but not limited to, selective gear rules, whitefish gear rules, single point barbless hooks required, fly-fishing only, and nonbuoyant lure restrictions, violation of the gear rules is an infraction, punishable under RCW 77.15.160. It is unlawful to possess fish taken with gear in violation of the freshwater terminal gear restrictions. Possession of fish while using gear in violation of the freshwater terminal gear restrictions is a rebuttable presumption that the fish were taken with such gear. Possession of such fish is punishable under RCW 77.15.380 Unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree, unless the fish are taken in the amounts or manner to constitute a violation of RCW 77.15.370 Unlawful recreational fishing in the first degree.
(3) County freshwater exceptions to statewide rules:
(a) Adams and Grant counties: All seasons in specific freshwater exceptions to statewide rules apply to inlet and outlet streams of named lakes in Grant and Adams counties.
(b) Adams, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, and Okanogan counties, except Zosel Dam (Okanogan River): Lawful to fish to base of all dams.
(c) Benton County: Rivers, streams and beaver ponds open year around.
(d) Ferry and Lincoln counties: Except those tributaries listed under specific water exceptions to statewide rules, all tributaries to Lake Roosevelt between Grand Coulee Dam and the State Highway 25 Bridge at Northport except Barnaby and Nancy creeks: Trout: Daily limit 5, no minimum size.
(e) Kitsap County and Mason County on Tahuya Peninsula west of Belfair-Bremerton Highway (S.R. 3): Beaver ponds: Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Trout: No minimum length.
(4) Specific freshwater exceptions to statewide rules:
Aberdeen Lake (Grays Harbor County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Trout: No more than two over 15
inches in length may be retained per day.
Abernathy Creek (Cowlitz County):
From mouth to a point five hundred feet downstream from salmon hatchery: June 1 through August 31 and November 1 through March 15 season. Trout: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
From Abernathy Falls to posted markers five hundred feet downstream from salmon hatchery: Closed waters.
Aeneas Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a floating
device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout: Daily limit
one.
Ahtanum Creek, including North and Middle Forks (Yakima
County): Selective gear rules. North Fork from Grey Rock
Trailhead Bridge crossing to Shellneck Creek: Closed waters.
Alder Creek (Cowlitz County): Closed waters.
Aldrich Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Aldwell Lake (Clallam County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules except fishing from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor
permitted. Trout: Daily limit two, minimum length twelve
inches.
Alexander Lake (Kitsap County): Closed waters.
Alkali Lake (Grant County): Crappie: Not more than five
greater than eight inches in length. Bluegill: Not more than
five greater than six inches in length.
Alta Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Amber Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily
limit two, minimum length fourteen inches; release rainbow
trout with a clipped adipose fin and a healed scar at the site
of the clipped fin. Additional season October 1 through
November 30 and March 1 through Friday before last Saturday in
April. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
American Lake (Pierce County): Chumming permitted.
American River (Yakima County): Closed waters: From Highway
410 Bridge at river mile 5.4 to the Mesatchee Creek Trail
crossing at river mile 15.8 July 16 through September 15.
Selective gear rules.
Anderson Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. From
September 1 through October 31, selective gear rules and
trout: Release trout.
Armstrong Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Asotin Creek, mainstem and forks (Asotin County): Closed to
fishing for steelhead.
From SR 129 Bridge upstream to the forks: Lawful to fish up to base of Headgate Dam.
North Fork from mouth upstream to USFS boundary: Selective gear rules.
North Fork from USFS boundary upstream and all other tributaries: Closed waters.
South Fork and tributaries: Closed waters.
B.C. Mill Pond (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Bachelor Creek (Yakima County): Year around season. Trout:
Daily limit five, no minimum length.
Badger Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Baker Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season, except closed waters in an area two hundred
feet in radius around the pump discharge at the south end of
the lake. Chumming permitted. Trout: Minimum length six
inches and maximum length eighteen inches.
Baker River (Skagit County): Mouth to Highway 20 Bridge:
September 1 through October 31 season. Nonbuoyant lure
restriction and night closure. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches, except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout. Legal to
retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of the trout daily
limit, minimum length twenty inches. Salmon: Open only
((July 1)) June 14 through July 31 except closed 12:01 a.m.
((July 5)) June 30 through 2:00 p.m. July ((6)) 2 and 12:01
a.m. July ((10)) 9 through 2:00 p.m. July 11. Nonbuoyant lure
restriction and night closure. Daily limit 2 sockeye salmon.
Highway 20 Bridge to Baker River fish barrier dam: Closed waters except for salmon. Salmon: Open only June 14 through July 31 from Highway 20 Bridge upstream 250 feet. Daily limit 2 sockeye salmon. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure.
Banks Lake (Grant County): Chumming allowed. Perch: Daily
limit twenty-five. Crappie: Daily limit 10, minimum size 9
inches in length.
Barnaby Slough (Skagit County): Closed waters.
Battle Ground Lake (Clark County): Fishing from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. Trout: No more than 2 trout 20 inches or greater in length
may be retained.
Bay Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Bayley Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
July 4 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a floating
device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout: Daily limit
one, minimum length fourteen inches. Additional season, July
5 through October 31. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a
floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. All
species: Release all fish. Inlet stream: Closed waters.
Bear Creek (Yakima County), tributary to South Fork Tieton
River: From the mouth to the falls (approximately 3/4 mile):
Closed waters.
Bear Lake (Spokane County): Juveniles, holders of disability
licenses, and licensed adults accompanied by a juvenile only.
Bear River (Pacific County): June 1 through March 31 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 16
through November 30. Single point barbless hooks required
August 16 through November 30 downstream from the Lime Quarry
Road. All species: Release all fish except salmon and except
up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained each day. From
the Lime Quarry Road to the Longview Fiber Bridge: Selective
gear rules June 1 through March 31. All species: Release all
fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained each
day. Salmon: Open only September 1 through November 30 from
mouth to Lime Quarry Road. Daily limit 6 fish of which no
more than 2 may be adult fish and of these two fish no more
than one may be a wild adult coho. Release adult Chinook((,
and chum)). Upstream of Longview Fiber Bridge: Closed
waters.
Beaver Creek (tributary to Elochoman River) (Wahkiakum
County): Closed waters.
Beaver Lake (Clallam County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Maximum size 12 inches in length.
Beaver Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
Beda Lake (Grant County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one fish.
Beehive (Lake) Reservoir (Chelan County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season. July 5 through October 31,
selective gear rules, and all species: Release all fish.
Bennington Lake (Mill Creek Reservoir) (Walla Walla County):
Fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor prohibited. Trout: No more than 2 trout
over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Benson Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Berry Creek (tributary to Nisqually River) (Lewis County):
Selective gear rules.
Big Bear Creek (tributary of Sammamish River) (Snohomish/King
counties): June 1 through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Big Beaver Creek (Whatcom County):
From closed water markers on Ross Lake upstream one-quarter mile: Closed waters.
From one-quarter mile markers upstream, including tributary streams, and beaver ponds that are tributary to Big Beaver Creek: July 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Big Beef Creek (Kitsap County): June 1 through August 31
season. Closed waters August 1 through August 31: Waters
within 100 feet of the Seabeck Highway NW Bridge. Selective
gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Big Four Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from any floating device
prohibited. Trout: Daily limit two.
Big Lake (Skagit County): Crappie: Daily limit ten, minimum
length nine inches. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Big Meadow Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Big Quilcene River (Jefferson County):
From mouth to upper boundary of Falls View Campground: June 1 through October 31 season and all game fish: Release all fish. From mouth to Rodgers Street selective gear rules June 1 through August 15 and closed waters August 16 through October 31. Rodgers Street to the Highway 101 Bridge: Selective gear rules June 1 through August 15, one single point barbless hook August 16 through October 31, and night closure August 16 through October 31. From electric weir to upper boundary of Falls View Campground: Selective gear rules. Salmon: Open only August 16 through October 31 from Rodgers Street to the Highway 101 Bridge. Daily limit 4 coho salmon. Only coho salmon hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
From Highway 101 Bridge upstream to the electric weir at the Quilcene National Fish Hatchery: Closed waters.
Big River (Clallam County): June 1 through last day in
February season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches.
Big Tiffany Lake (Okanogan County): Trout: Eastern brook
trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern brook trout
daily limit ten. Release all cutthroat.
Big Twin Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one.
Bird Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Black Lake (Okanogan County): Selective gear rules.
Black Lake (Pacific County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Black Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Black Lake (Thurston County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Black River (Thurston County), from mouth to Black Lake and
including all tributaries west of Interstate Highway 5,
including Waddell Creek, Mima Creek, Dempsey Creek, Beaver
Creek, Salmon Creek and Blooms Ditch: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Blockhouse Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit
five.
Bloodgood Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Blue Creek (Lewis County), from mouth to Spencer Road: Closed
waters except December 1 through December 31 season from mouth
to posted sign at rearing pond outlet. Closed waters:
Upstream from cable crossing to posted signs at fence. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure. Only anglers
who permanently use a wheelchair may fish from posted signs
above rearing pond to posted signs approximately 40 feet
downstream at fence including the rearing pond outlet. Trout:
Daily limit five. Minimum size 12 inches no more than two
fish over 20 inches. Release wild cutthroat, wild steelhead
and hatchery steelhead with clipped right ventral fin.
Blue Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout:
No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Blue Lake (Cowlitz County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species:
Release all fish.
Blue Lake (Grant County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Blue Lake (near Sinlahekin) (Okanogan County): Last Saturday
in April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Blue Lake (near Wannacut Lake) (Okanogan County): Last
Saturday in April through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Bobcat Creek and Ponds (Adams County): April 1 through
September 30 season.
Bogachiel River (Clallam County), from mouth to Olympic
National Park boundary: June 1 through April 30 season. December 1 through April 30, selective gear rules from Highway
101 to Olympic National Park boundary. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. November 1 through last day in February,
daily limit three steelhead downstream from Highway 101
Bridge. December 1 through April 30, mouth to Highway 101,
one wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open
only July 1 through November 30 from mouth to Highway 101
Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon July 1 through August 31 and of which no more
than 3 may be adult salmon September 1 through November 30. July 1 through August 31 release wild adult coho and wild
adult Chinook. September 1 through October 31 the daily limit
may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook, release wild adult
coho, and selective gear rules. November 1 through November
30 the daily limit may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook or
2 adult wild coho or a combination of adult Chinook and adult
wild coho.
Bonaparte Lake (Okanogan County): Trout: No more than one
over twenty inches in length may be retained.
Bosworth Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Boulder Creek and tributaries (Okanogan County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten, no minimum size. Release all
cutthroat.
Boundary Creek (Clallam County): Closed waters.
Bowman Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Box Canyon Creek (Kittitas County), from mouth to waterfall
approximately 2 miles upstream (including the portion flowing
through the dry lakebed): Closed waters. From waterfall
approximately 2 miles upstream of mouth to USFS Road #4930
Bridge: Selective gear rules.
Boxley Creek (North Bend) (King County), from its mouth to the
falls located at approximately river mile 0.9: Closed waters.
Boyle Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. The inlet and outlet streams to Boyle Lake
are closed waters.
Bradley Lake (Pierce County): Salmon: Landlocked salmon
rules apply. May 15 through the last day of Free Fishing
Weekend (as defined in WAC 220-55-160): Juveniles only.
Bridges Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. The inlet and outlet streams to Bridges
Lake are closed waters.
Brookies Lake (Grant County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one fish.
Browns Creek (Pend Oreille County): Fly fishing only.
Browns Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a
floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout: No
more than one fish greater than 11 inches in length may be
retained.
Buck Lake (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Buckskin Creek and tributaries (Yakima County), from mouth to
the west boundary of Suntides Golf Course: Closed waters.
Bumping Lake (Reservoir) (Yakima County): Chumming permitted.
Trout: Kokanee not counted in daily trout limit. Kokanee
daily limit sixteen.
Bumping River (Yakima County):
From mouth to Bumping Reservoir: Lawful to fish to base of Bumping Dam. Selective gear rules June 1 through October 31. Whitefish: Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Burbank Slough (Walla Walla County): Fishing from any
floating device prohibited.
Burke Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Burley Creek (Kitsap County): June 1 through October 31
season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Butter Creek (Lewis County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum length ten inches.
Buttermilk Creek, mouth to confluence of East and West Forks
(Okanogan County): Closed waters.
Cady Lake (Mason County): Fly fishing only. Fishing from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor
prohibited. All species: Release all fish.
Cain Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Calawah River (Clallam County), from mouth to forks: June 1
through April 30 season. December 1 through April 30,
selective gear rules from Highway 101 to forks. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. November 1 through last day
in February, daily limit three steelhead from mouth to Highway
101 Bridge. December 1 through April 30, mouth to Highway
101, one wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon:
Open only July 1 through November 30 from mouth to Highway 101
Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon July 1 through August 31 and of which no more
than 3 may be adult salmon September 1 through November 30. July 1 through August 31 release wild adult coho and wild
adult Chinook. September 1 through October 31 the daily limit
may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook, release wild adult
coho, and selective gear rules. November 1 through November
30 the daily limit may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook or
2 adult wild coho or a combination of adult Chinook and adult
wild coho.
Calawah River, South Fork (Clallam County) from mouth to
Olympic National Park boundary: June 1 through last day in
February season. December 1 through last day in February,
selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Caldwell Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. Trout:
Daily limit two, minimum length twelve inches.
Caliche Lakes, Lower, Upper and West (Grant County): March 1
through July 31 season.
Calispell Creek (Calispell River) (Pend Oreille County):
From mouth to Calispell Lake: Year around season.
From Calispell Lake upstream to source: Selective gear rules.
Calispell Creek and tributaries: Trout: Eastern brook trout
not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern brook trout daily
limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout other than eastern
brook trout has been achieved, the entire daily limit for
trout other than eastern brook trout and eastern brook trout
has been taken.
Calligan Lake (King County): June 1 through October 31
season. All tributary streams, and the upper third of the
outlet are closed waters.
Camas Slough: Waters of the Columbia River downstream from
the mouth of the Washougal River, north of Lady Island, and
downstream of the Highway 14 Bridge at the upstream end of
Lady Island. Season: Open when the adjacent mainstem
Columbia or Washougal rivers are open to fishing for salmon. Daily limit same as most liberal regulation of either area.
Campbell Creek (Mason County): Closed waters.
Campbell Lake (Okanogan County): April 1 through August 31:
Selective gear rules and all species: Release all fish.
Campbell Lake (Skagit County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Canyon Creek (Clark County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Canyon River (Mason County and Grays Harbor County): Closed
waters.
Canyon Creek (S.F. Stillaguamish River) (Snohomish County),
mouth to forks: June 1 through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Canyon Creek (Whatcom County): Closed waters: Mouth to
Canyon Creek Road Bridge.
Capitol Lake (Thurston County), from its outlet to a point
four hundred feet below the lowest Tumwater Falls (Deschutes
River) fish ladder: Closed waters: Percival Cove, west of a
set of markers on the western shoreline of the south basin of
Capitol Lake. June 1 through March 31 season. Nonbuoyant
lure restriction and night closure August 1 through November
30. Trout: June 1 through July 31 daily limit five, minimum
length eight inches. August 1 through March 31 daily limit
two, minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only July
1 through ((November 30)) October 15. Daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release coho.
Carbon River (Pierce County), from its mouth to Voight Creek:
September 1 through last day in February season. Nonbuoyant
lure restriction, night closure and single point barbless
hooks ((August)) September 1 through November 30. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Voight Creek to Highway 162
Bridge: July 1 through August 15 and December 1 through last
day in February season: Trout: Minimum length 14 inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through November 30 mouth to
Voight Creek. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 4 may
be adult salmon and of these 4 fish no more than 2 may be
adult hatchery Chinook. Release chum and wild adult Chinook
salmon.
Carlisle Lake (Lewis County): Last Saturday in April through
last day in February season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Carl's Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Carney Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
June 30 and September 1 through November 30 seasons. Fishing
from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion
motor prohibited. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Carson Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Cascade Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Cascade Lake (San Juan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Cascade River (Skagit County):
From the mouth to the Rockport-Cascade Road Bridge:
October 1 through last day in February season. Nonbuoyant
lure restriction and night closure 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 ((8))
15. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure. Daily
limit ((2)) 4 hatchery Chinook, of which no more than 2 may be
adult hatchery Chinook. Open September 16 through November
30. Daily limit 4 coho salmon.
From the Rockport-Cascade Road Bridge upstream: June 1 through last day in February season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Cases Pond (Pacific County): Last Saturday in April through
November 30 season. Juveniles only. Salmon: Landlocked
salmon rules apply.
Cassidy Lake (Snohomish County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Castle Lake (Cowlitz County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one, minimum length sixteen inches.
Cattail Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Cavanaugh Lake (Skagit County): Chumming permitted.
Cedar Creek (tributary of N.F. Lewis) (Clark County), from
mouth to 100 feet upstream of the falls: From the Grist Mill
Bridge to 100 feet upstream of the falls: Closed waters. June 1 through March 15 season. Trout: Release all fish
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Cedar Creek (Jefferson County): June 1 through last day in
February season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches.
Cedar Creek (Okanogan County), from mouth to Cedar Falls:
Closed waters.
Cedar Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout
other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire
daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and
eastern brook trout has been taken.
Cedar Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Cedar River (King County), from mouth to Landsburg Road: June
1 through August 31 season. Selective gear rules and night
closure. Trout: Release all trout. Landsburg Road to Cedar
Falls: Closed waters.
Cedar River (Pacific County): Selective gear rules. All
species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead
per day may be retained.
Chain Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Release kokanee.
Chambers Creek (Pierce County): July 1 through November 15
season. Night closure and nonbuoyant lure restriction.
Chambers Creek Estuary (downstream from markers 400 feet below
the Boise-Cascade Dam to the Burlington Northern Railroad
Bridge) (Pierce County): July 1 through November 15 season.
Night closure and nonbuoyant lure restriction. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only July 1
through November 15. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than
2 may be adult salmon. Release wild coho.
Chambers Lake (within Ft. Lewis Military Reservation) (Pierce
County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all trout.
Chaplain Lake (Snohomish County): Closed waters.
Chapman Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Chumming permitted. Trout: Kokanee not
counted in daily trout limit. Kokanee daily limit ten.
Chehalis River (Grays Harbor County), from Highway 101 Bridge
in Aberdeen to high bridge on Weyerhaeuser 1000 line
(approximately 400 yards downstream from Roger Creek): June 1
through April 15 season. Single point barbless hooks required
August 16 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. Salmon: ((Open only April 16 through July
31 from mouth to high bridge, October 1 through January 31
from mouth to Porter Bridge, and October 16 through last day
in February from Porter Bridge to high bridge. Daily limit 6
fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. October 1
through October 31, the daily limit may contain no more than
one adult Chinook, release chum. November 1 through November
30, release adult Chinook, and chum. December 1 through
January 31, mouth to Porter Bridge, the daily limit may
contain no more than one wild adult coho, and release adult
Chinook, and chum. December 1 through last day in February,
Porter Bridge to High Bridge, release adult Chinook, wild
adult coho, and chum.)) Open September 16 through September 30
from mouth to Lakeside Industries Tower in Aberdeen,
approximately 1.25 miles upstream of mouth. Daily limit 6
fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon, and of
which only 1 may be a wild adult coho. Release chum and adult
Chinook. Bait prohibited and fishing from any floating device
prohibited. Open October 1 through October 15 from mouth to
high bridge. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may
be adult salmon, and of which only 1 may be a wild adult coho.
Release chum and adult Chinook. Open October 16 through
January 31 from mouth to high bridge. Daily limit 6 fish, of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild
coho, and adult Chinook. Sturgeon: Open year-round, and no
night closure from mouth to high bridge on Weyerhaeuser 1000
line.
From the High Bridge on Weyerhaeuser 1000 line, upstream, including all forks and tributaries: June 1 through April 15 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish, except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Chehalis River, South Fork (Lewis County), from mouth to
Highway Bridge at Boistfort School: June 1 through April 15
season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Chehalis River Potholes (adjacent to the Chehalis River south
of Highway 12 in Grays Harbor County, this does not include
sloughs or beaver ponds): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Chelan Hatchery Creek (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Chelan Lake (Chelan County): Closed waters: Within 400 feet
of all tributaries south of a line from Purple Point at
Stehekin and Painted Rocks. Trout except kokanee and lake
trout: Daily limit 5. Release wild cutthroat. Lake trout
not counted in daily trout limit. Lake trout no minimum size,
no daily limit. Kokanee not counted in daily trout limit. Kokanee daily limit 10, no minimum length. North of a line
between Purple Point at Stehekin and Painted Rocks: April 1
through July 31: All species: Release all fish. Salmon:
Open only May 1 through May 31 south of a line from Purple
Point to Painted Rocks: Daily limit 1, minimum length 15
inches.
Chelan Lake Tributaries (Chelan County), from mouths upstream
one mile except Stehekin River: August 1 through September 30
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release wild
cutthroat.
Chelan River (Chelan County): From the railroad bridge to the
Chelan P.U.D. safety barrier below the power house: May 15
through August 31 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction.
Trout: Release all trout.
Chewuch River (Chewack River) (Okanogan County), from mouth to
Eight Mile Creek: June 1 through August 15 season. Selective
gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Upstream from Eight Mile Creek to Pasayten Wilderness boundary: Closed waters June 1 through October 31.
From mouth to Pasayten Wilderness boundary: Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Chikamin Creek (Chelan County): Selective gear rules.
Chimacum Creek (Jefferson County):
From mouth to Ness's Corner Road: June 1 through August 31 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From Ness's Corner Road to headwaters: Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Chiwaukum Creek (Chelan County): Mouth to Fool Hen Creek:
Closed waters.
Chiwawa River (Chelan County): Mouth to Buck Creek: Closed
waters.
Chopaka Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a
floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout:
Daily limit one.
Cispus River (Lewis County), from mouth to North Fork: Trout:
Release all cutthroat. Additional season November 1 through
May 31. Trout: Release all trout except up to two hatchery
steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon: Open year around.
((Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 fish may be
adult salmon. Salmon minimum size 8 inches. Release wild
coho at all times and release wild Chinook January 1 through
July 31.)) Salmon minimum size 8 inches. January 1 through
July 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon. Release wild coho and wild Chinook. August 1
through December 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than
2 may be adult Chinook. Release wild coho.
Cispus River, North Fork (Lewis County): Selective gear
rules. Trout: No more than one over twelve inches in length.
Release cutthroat.
Clallam River (Clallam County): June 1 through last day in
February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Clara Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Clear Creek (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Clear Lake (Chelan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. From July 5 through October 31, selective
gear rules and all species: Release all fish.
Clear Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Chumming permitted. Salmon: Landlocked
salmon rules apply.
Clear Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Clear Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Clearwater River (Jefferson County):
From mouth to Snahapish River: June 1 through April 15 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. December 1 through April 15, one wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only September 1 through November 30. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon.
From Snahapish River upstream: Trout, minimum length fourteen inches.
Clearwater River (Pierce County): July 1 through October 31
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Cle Elum Lake (Reservoir) (Kittitas County): Trout except
kokanee: Daily limit two, minimum length twelve inches. Kokanee not counted in daily trout limit. Kokanee daily limit
sixteen, no minimum size.
Cle Elum River (Kittitas County), from mouth to Cle Elum Dam:
Lawful to fish to base of Cle Elum Dam. Year-round season. Selective gear rules, except December 1 through March 31 bait
and one single point barbed hook three-sixteenths or smaller
point to shank may be used. Trout: Release all trout. Above
Cle Elum Lake to outlet of Hyas Lake except Tucquala Lake:
Selective gear rules.
Cliff Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Cloquallum Creek (Grays Harbor County):
From mouth to second bridge on Cloquallum Road: June 1 through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From mouth to Highway 8 Bridge: Additional March 1 through March 31 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Clough Creek (North Bend) (King County): Closed waters.
Coal Creek (Cowlitz County), from mouth to four hundred feet
below falls: June 1 through August 31 and November 1 through
last day in February season. Trout: Release all fish except
up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Coal Creek (tributary of Lake Washington) (King County): June
1 through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Coal Creek (near Snoqualmie) (King County), from mouth to
Highway I-90: Last Saturday in April through October 31
season. Juveniles only. Trout: No minimum length.
Coffee Pot Lake (Lincoln County): March 1 through September
30 season. Selective gear rules except internal combustion
motors allowed. Trout: Daily limit one, minimum length
eighteen inches. Crappie: Daily limit ten, minimum length
nine inches.
Coldwater Lake (Cowlitz County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one, minimum length sixteen inches.
Coldwater Lake inlet and outlet streams (Cowlitz County):
Closed waters.
Collins Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Columbia Basin Hatchery Creek (Grant County): Hatchery
outflow to confluence with mainstem Hatchery Creek: April 1
through September 30 season. Juveniles and holders of reduced
fee disability licenses only. Trout: Daily limit three fish.
Mainstem Hatchery Creek: April 1 through September 30
season. Juveniles and holders of reduced fee disability
licenses only.
Columbia Park Pond (Benton County): Juveniles and holders of
reduced fee disability licenses only. All species: Daily
limit of five fish combined.
Columbia River, including impoundments and all connecting
sloughs, except Wells Ponds: Year-round season unless
otherwise provided. General species provisions (unless
otherwise provided for in this section): Bass: Below McNary
Dam: Daily limit five fish, bass 12 to 17 inches in length
may be retained. Up to but not more than three of the daily
limit may be over 15 inches. Trout: Daily limit two fish,
minimum length 12 inches, except release all Dolly Varden/Bull
Trout. Whitefish: Daily limit 15 fish. All other game fish:
No daily limit, except release all grass carp.
In the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon, the license of either state is valid. Anglers must comply with the fishing regulations of the state in which they are fishing. This provision does not allow an angler licensed in Oregon to fish on the Washington shore, or in the sloughs or tributaries in Washington except Camas Slough, where the license of either state is valid when fishing from a floating device.
Anglers fishing the Columbia River are restricted to one daily limit, as defined by the laws of the state in which they are fishing, even if they are licensed by both states.
From a true north-south line through Buoy 10, upstream to
a line ((between)) projected from Rocky Point ((in)) on the
Washington ((to)) bank through Red Buoy 44 to the navigation
light at Tongue Point ((in)) on the Oregon bank: Trout:
Release wild cutthroat. Release all trout April 1 through
July 31. Walleye: No minimum size. Daily limit ten, of
which no more than five may be greater than eighteen inches in
length and one greater than twenty-four inches in length. Fishing from the north jetty is allowed during salmon season
openings. Salmon: Open only August 1 through March 31. August 1 through September ((30, daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook, chum, sockeye, wild coho, Chinook less than
24 inches in length, and coho less than 16 inches in length,
except one Chinook may be retained August 22 through September
3)) 1, daily limit 2 salmon, of which only 1 may be a Chinook.
Release chum, sockeye, wild coho, Chinook less than 24 inches
in length, and coho less than 16 inches in length. September
2 through September 30, daily limit 2 hatchery coho only.
Release coho less than 16 inches in length. October 1 through
December 31, daily limit 6 ((fish)) hatchery coho, of which no
more than 2 may be adult ((salmon and not more than one of
which may be an adult Chinook salmon. Release chum, sockeye,
and wild)) hatchery coho. January 1 through March 31, daily
limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, sockeye, wild coho and wild Chinook. Fishing
from the north jetty for salmon open during both Area 1 and
Buoy 10 fishery openings, with barbed hooks allowed; and the
daily limit is the more liberal if both areas are open. Sturgeon: Release sturgeon May 1 through May 9 and June 25
through December 31. Minimum size when open to retain
sturgeon is 42 inches January 1 through April 30, and 45
inches May 10 through June 24. Bottomfish: Daily limits,
seasons, size restrictions and gear restrictions are the same
as those in the adjacent portion of Marine Area 1.
From ((the Rocky Point - Tongue Point line)) a line
projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red
Buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon
bank, upstream to the I-5 Bridge: Trout: Release wild
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: Open
only May 16 through March 31. May 16 through June 15 daily
limit 6 hatchery jack Chinook. June 16 through ((June 30))
July 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon. ((Release sockeye. July 1 through July 31,
daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon.)) Release sockeye, chum, wild coho, and adult
Chinook, except adult Chinook may be retained June 21 through
June 28. August 1 through ((March 31, daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum,
sockeye, and wild coho. August 1 through December 31 the
daily limit may contain not more than 1 adult Chinook, except
release))August 31, daily limit 6 hatchery coho, of which no
more than 2 may be adult hatchery coho. September 1 through
September 16, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may
be adult salmon; and of the adult fish, only 1 may be an adult
Chinook. Release sockeye, chum, wild coho, and Chinook
((September 5 through September 30)) downstream of a line from
the boundary marker on lower end of Bachelor Island((/)) to
the Warrior Rock Lighthouse, and upstream of a line from Light
Number 62 on Deer Island to Light Number 63 on the lower end
of Martin Island. ((Release wild Chinook January 1 through
March 31.)) September 17 through December 31, daily limit 6
hatchery coho, of which no more than 2 may be adult hatchery
coho. January 1 through March 31, daily limit 6 fish, of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release sockeye,
chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook. (1) Release sturgeon May 1
through May 9 and June 25 through December 31 downstream from
the Wauna powerlines. Minimum size when open to retain
sturgeon is 42 inches January 1 through April 30, and 45
inches May 10 through June 24; (2) I-5 Bridge downstream to
Wauna powerlines, lawful to retain sturgeon only on Thursdays,
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from January 1 through July
31, and October 1 through December 31. Release sturgeon on
other days and during other time periods.
From the I-5 Bridge to the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco:
Closed waters: (1) From the upstream line of Bonneville Dam
to boundary markers located six hundred feet below the fish
ladder, and closed to fishing from a floating device or
fishing by any method except hand-casted gear from shore from
Bonneville Dam downstream to a line from the Hamilton Island
boat ramp to an Oregon boundary marker on Robins Island. (2)
Waters from the upstream side of the Interstate Bridge at The
Dalles to upper line of The Dalles Dam except that bank
fishing is permitted up to the downstream navigation lock wall
on the Washington shore. (3) From John Day Dam downstream
about three thousand feet except that bank fishing is
permitted up to four hundred feet below the fishway entrance
on the Washington shore. (4) From McNary Dam downstream to a
line across the river from the red and white marker on the
Oregon shore on a line that intersects the downstream end of
the wing wall of the boat lock near the Washington shore. August 1 through October 15: Nonbuoyant lure restriction and
night closure from Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam. Trout:
Release wild cutthroat from I-5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam ((and
release all cutthroat in the waters of Drano Lake)). Release
all trout April 1 through June 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. Snake River Confluence
Protection Area: From the first powerline crossing the
Columbia upstream of Sacajawea State Park to the railroad
bridge between Burbank and Kennewick: All species: Daily
limits, seasons, size restrictions and gear restrictions are
the same as those in the adjacent portion of the Snake River. Sturgeon: (1) Sturgeon fishing is closed from Bonneville Dam
to a line from a boundary marker on the Washington shore
approximately 4,000 feet below the fish ladder to the
downstream end of Cascade Island to an Oregon angling boundary
on Bradford Island (the Cascade Island - Bradford Island
line). (2) It is unlawful to fish for sturgeon from May 1
through July 31 from Cascade Island - Bradford Island line
downstream to a line from navigation marker 85 on the
Washington shore at a right angle to the thread of the river
to the Oregon shore, from 400 feet below McNary Dam to the
Highway 82 Bridge and from John Day Dam downstream to a line
crossing the Columbia at a right angle to the thread of the
river from the west end of the grain silo at Rufus, Oregon. (3) Cascade Island - Bradford Island line downstream to I-5
Bridge, lawful to retain sturgeon only on Thursdays, Fridays,
Saturdays, and Sundays from January 1 through July 31 and
October 1 through December 31, except for May 1 - July 31
closure to the navigation marker 85 line and the closure to
the Highway 82 Bridge. Release sturgeon on other days and
during other time periods. (4) Release sturgeon August 1
through December 31 from the upstream line of Bonneville Dam
and 400 feet below McNary Dam. (5) From the Hamilton Island
boat launch (USACE boat restricted zone boundary) to
Bonneville Dam, anglers must stop fishing for sturgeon once a
daily limit has been retained. Salmon: From I-5 Bridge to
Bonneville Dam: Open only June 16 through December 31 except
closed November 1 through December 31 from Beacon Rock to
Bonneville Dam. June 16 through ((June 30, daily limit 6 fish
of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release sockeye.
July 1 through July 31, daily limit 6 fish of which no more
than 2 may be adult salmon. Release adult Chinook, and
sockeye. August 1 through December 31, daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon and of the adult
fish, only 1 may be an adult Chinook. Release wild coho,
sockeye, and chum)) July 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no
more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release sockeye, chum, wild
coho, and adult Chinook, except adult Chinook may be retained
June 21 through June 28. August 1 through August 31, daily
limit 6 hatchery coho, of which no more than 2 may be adult
hatchery coho. September 1 through September 16, daily limit
6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon; and of
the adult fish, only 1 may be an adult Chinook. Release
sockeye, chum, and wild coho. September 17 through December
31, daily limit 6 hatchery coho, of which no more than 2 may
be adult hatchery coho. From Bonneville Dam to McNary Dam:
Open only June 16 through December 31. Daily limit 6 fish, of
which only 2 may be adult salmon. Release sockeye. August 1
through December 31, release chum. August 1 through December
31, release wild coho from Bonneville Dam to Hood River
Bridge. From McNary Dam to the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco:
Open only June 16 through December 31((,)); daily limit 6
fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release
sockeye.
From the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco to the old Hanford
townsite (wooden towers) powerline crossing, in Sec. 30, T13N,
R28E except Ringold ((Hatchery)) Area Bank Fishery waters:
Closed waters: Ringold Springs Creek (Hatchery Creek). Trout: Release all trout, except up to two hatchery steelhead
having both adipose and ventral fin clips may be retained per
day, October 1 through October 31. Release all trout, except
up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day, November
1 through March 31. Salmon: Open only June 16 through ((July
31 and August 16 through December 31)) October 22. Daily
limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release sockeye ((June 16 through July 31)). 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 ((Springs Rearing Facility)) 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((, to)) fishing. Fishing allowed
only from the bank and only on the hatchery side of the river.
Trout: Release all fish, except hatchery steelhead. Salmon:
Open only May 1 through May 31 ((to)). Fishing allowed only
from the bank and only on the hatchery side of the river. Daily limit two hatchery ((salmon)) Chinook. Night closure
and nonbuoyant lure restriction.
From the old Hanford townsite (wooden towers) powerline
crossing in Sec. 30, T13N, R28E, to Vernita Bridge, (Highway
24): ((All species:)) February 1 through October 22 season. Trout: Release all trout. Walleye: Daily limit 10 fish. No
minimum size, no more than 5 fish over 18 inches in length.
No more than 1 fish over 24 inches in length. Salmon: Open
only June 16 through ((July 31 and August 16 through)) October
22. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 fish may be
adult salmon. Release sockeye ((June 16 through July 31)).
From Vernita Bridge (Highway 24) to Priest Rapids Dam:
Closed waters: (1) Priest Rapids Dam - waters between the
upstream line of Priest Rapids Dam downstream to the boundary
markers six hundred fifty feet below the fish ladders. (2)
Jackson (Moran Creek or Priest Rapids Hatchery outlet) Creek - all waters of the Priest Rapids Hatchery system to the outlet
on the Columbia River, extending to midstream Columbia between
boundary markers located one hundred feet upstream and four
hundred feet downstream of the mouth. Trout: Release all
trout. Walleye: Daily limit 10 fish. No minimum size, no
more than 5 fish over 18 inches in length. No more than 1
fish over 24 inches in length. Salmon: Open only June 16
through ((July 31 and August 16 through)) October 22. Daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release sockeye ((June 16 through July 31)).
From Priest Rapids Dam to Chief Joseph Dam, including up
to base of Washburn Pond outlet structure: Closed waters:
(1) Wanapum Dam - waters between the upstream line of Wanapum
Dam to the boundary markers seven hundred fifty feet
downstream of the east fish ladder and five hundred feet
downstream of the west fish ladder. (2) Rock Island Dam to
boundary markers four hundred feet downstream of the fish
ladders. (3) Rocky Reach Dam - waters between the upstream
line of Rocky Reach Dam to boundary markers four hundred feet
downstream of the fish ladders. (4) Wells Dam - waters
between the upstream line of Wells Dam to boundary markers
four hundred feet downstream of the spawning channel discharge
(Chelan County) and fish ladder (Douglas County). (5) Chief
Joseph Dam - closed to fishing from the Okanogan County shore
between the dam and the Highway 17 Bridge. Closed to fishing
from a floating device from the boundary marker to the Corps
of Engineers safety zone marker. Trout: Release all trout.
All species: Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure
from Rocky Reach Dam to the most upriver edge of Turtle Rock. Salmon: Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon. Release coho and sockeye. From Priest Rapids
Dam to Wells Dam, open only July 1 through October 15. ((Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release coho and sockeye.)) From Wells Dam to Chief
Joseph Dam, open only July 1 through July 15 and September 1
through October 15 from Highway 173 Bridge at Brewster to
Highway 17 Bridge at Bridgeport, and July 16 through August 31
from Wells Dam to Highway 17 Bridge at Bridgeport. Sturgeon:
Release all sturgeon.
Above Chief Joseph Dam: See Lake Roosevelt and Rufus Woods Lake.
Colville River (Stevens County):
From mouth to bridge at Town of Valley: Year-round season. Trout: Daily limit five fish, not more than two of which may be brown trout October 1 through November 30. Walleye: Daily limit 8 fish. No minimum size. Not more than one walleye greater than 22 inches may be retained. Sturgeon: Unlawful to fish for or retain sturgeon.
From bridge at Valley upstream and tributaries: Selective gear rules.
Conconully Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Conconully Reservoir (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season.
Conger Pond (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Connelly Creek and tributaries (Lewis County), from four
hundred feet below the city of Morton Dam to its source:
Closed waters.
Conner Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Cooper River (Kittitas County): Mouth to Cooper Lake:
Selective gear rules.
Coot Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Copalis River (Grays Harbor County): June 1 through last day
in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Salmon: Open only September 1 through January 31 from mouth
to Carlisle Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than
2 may be adult salmon. Release chum and adult Chinook.
Cottage Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Cottonwood Creek (Lincoln County): Year-round season.
Cottonwood Creek (Walla Walla County): Closed waters.
Cougar Creek (tributary to Yale Reservoir) (Cowlitz County):
June 1 through August 31 season.
Cougar Lake (near Winthrop) (Okanogan County): September 1
through March 31 season.
Coulter Creek (Kitsap/Mason counties): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
County Line Ponds (Skagit County): Closed waters.
Coweeman River (Cowlitz County), from mouth to Mulholland
Creek: June 1 through August 31 and November 1 through March
15 season. Trout: Release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead may be retained per day. From Mulholland Creek
upstream: June 1 through August 31 season. Trout: Release
all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained
per day.
Cowiche Creek (Yakima County): Selective gear rules.
Cowlitz Falls Reservoir (Lake Scanewa) (Lewis County): June 1
through last day in February season. The upstream boundary of
the reservoir in the Cowlitz arm is the posted PUD sign on
Peters Road. The upstream boundary of the reservoir in the
Cispus arm is the posted markers at the Lewis County PUD kayak
launch, approximately 1.5 miles upstream from the confluence
of the Cowlitz and Cispus arms. Trout and salmon: Minimum
length eight inches. Trout: Release cutthroat. Release
rainbow trout except rainbow trout with a clipped adipose fin
and a healed scar at the site of the clipped fin. Salmon:
((Daily limit 6 fish, of which not more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release wild coho. Release wild Chinook June 1
through July 31.)) Open only June 1 through last day in
February. January 1 through last day in February and June 1
through July 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2
may be adult salmon. Release wild coho and wild Chinook.
August 1 through December 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no
more than 2 may be adult Chinook. Release wild coho.
Cowlitz River (Lewis County):
From mouth to Mayfield Dam: Closed waters: (1) From 400
feet or posted markers below Cowlitz salmon hatchery barrier
dam to boundary markers near the Cowlitz salmon hatchery water
intake approximately 1,700 feet upstream of the Cowlitz salmon
hatchery barrier dam. (2) From 400 feet below the Mayfield
powerhouse upstream to Mayfield Dam. (3) Within a 100 foot
radius of the new Cowlitz Trout Hatchery outfall structure
except anglers who permanently use a wheelchair may fish
within posted markers when adjacent waters are open. Year-round season except closed to fishing from south bank May
1 through June 15 from Mill Creek to the Cowlitz salmon
hatchery barrier dam. Lawful to fish up to four hundred feet
or the posted deadline at the Cowlitz salmon hatchery barrier
dam. Lawful to fish up to Tacoma Power safety signs at Onion
Rock below Mossyrock Dam. Lawful to fish up to Lewis County
P.U.D. safety signs below Cowlitz Falls Dam. From the Cowlitz
salmon hatchery barrier dam downstream to a line from the
mouth of Mill Creek to a boundary marker on the opposite
shore, it is unlawful to fish from any floating device. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure April 1 through
October 31 from mouth of Mill Creek to the Cowlitz salmon
hatchery barrier dam. All game fish: Release all fish except
steelhead April 1 through May 31. Trout: Daily limit five,
minimum length twelve inches, no more than two over twenty
inches. Release wild cutthroat. Release all steelhead
missing right ventral fin. Salmon: Open year-round. January
1 through July 31, daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2
may be adult salmon. Release all salmon except hatchery
Chinook and hatchery coho. August 1 through December 31,
daily limit 6 fish ((of which no more than 2 may be adult
Chinook)). Release all salmon except ((Chinook and)) hatchery
coho and hatchery jack Chinook. ((Mill Creek to Blue Creek - release all Chinook October 1 through December 31. Highway 4
Bridge in Kelso downstream, release Chinook September 5
through September 30.)) Sturgeon: Seasons, days of the week,
daily limits, and size limits same as in adjacent waters of
mainstem Columbia River.
From posted PUD sign on Peters Road to mouth of
Ohanepecosh River and mouth of Muddy Fork: Trout: Release
cutthroat. Additional November 1 through May 31 season. Trout: Release all trout except up to two hatchery steelhead
may be retained per day. Salmon: Open year-round from
upstream boundary of Lake Scanewa. Salmon minimum size 12
inches. January 1 through July 31, daily limit 6 fish, of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. ((Salmon minimum
size 12 inches.)) Release wild coho((. Release)) and wild
Chinook ((January 1 through July 31)). August 1 through
December 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may
be adult Chinook. Release wild coho.
Cowlitz River, Clear and Muddy Forks (Lewis County):
Selective gear rules. Trout: Release cutthroat.
Coyote Creek and Ponds (Adams County): April 1 through
September 30 season.
Crab Creek (Adams/Grant counties):
From Highway 26 to Morgan Lake Road in Section 36: April 1 through September 30 season.
From Morgan Lake Road in Section 36 to O'Sullivan Dam (including Marsh Unit I and II impoundments): Closed waters.
Crab Creek (Lincoln/Grant counties) and tributaries:
Year-round season. In those waters from Grant County Road 7
to the fountain buoy and shoreline markers or 150 feet
downstream of the Alder Street fill March 1 through May 31
terminal gear restricted to one single hook measuring 3/4 inch
or less point to shank. Year-round: Daily limits and size
limits same as Moses Lake. From Moses Lake downstream to the
confluence of the outlet streams March 1 through May 31
terminal gear restricted to one single-point hook measuring
3/4 inch or less point to shank. Year-round: Daily limits
and size limits same as Potholes Reservoir.
Crabapple Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Cranberry Creek (Mason County), mouth to Lake Limerick:
Closed waters.
Crawfish Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited.
Crescent Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Crescent Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Crocker Lake (Jefferson County): Closed waters.
Crystal Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Cup Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Curl Lake (Columbia County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Fishing from any floating device
prohibited. Trout: No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in
length may be retained.
Curley Creek (Kitsap County): June 1 through October 31
season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Dakota Creek (Whatcom County): Salmon: Open only October 1
through December 31 from mouth to Giles Road Bridge. Daily
limit 2 salmon.
Dalton Lake (Franklin County): Trout: No more than two over
13 inches in length may be retained.
Damon Lake (Grays Harbor County): June 1 through October 31
season.
Davis Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Davis Lake (Lewis County): Last Saturday in April to last day
in February season.
Davis Lake (Okanogan County): April 1 through August 31:
Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Davis Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Dayton Pond (Columbia County): Juveniles only. Trout: No
more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Deadman Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
De Coursey Pond (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April
through November 30 season. Juveniles only. Salmon:
Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Deep Creek (Clallam County): December 1 through last day in
February season. All species: Release all fish except up to
two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Deep Creek (tributary to Bumping Lake) (Yakima County): Mouth
to second bridge crossing on USFS Rd. 1808 (approximately 3.7
miles from junction of USFS Rds. 1800 and 1808): Closed
waters.
Deep Lake (Grant County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Deep Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Deep Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Deep River (Wahkiakum County): Year-round season. Trout:
Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained per day. Salmon: Open year-round only from mouth to
town bridge. January 1 through July 31, daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild
Chinook and wild coho. August 1 through December 31, daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 4 may be adult salmon, and
of the adult salmon, no more than 2 may be adult Chinook. Release chum and wild coho. Sturgeon: Seasons, days of the
week, daily limits, and size limits same as in adjacent waters
of mainstem Columbia River.
Deer Creek (Mason County): Closed waters.
Deer Creek and Little Deer Creek (tributaries to North Fork
Stillaguamish) (Skagit County): Closed waters.
Deer Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout:
No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Deer Lake (Island County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Deer (Deer Springs) Lake (Lincoln County): Last Saturday in
April through September 30 season.
Deer Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Deer Lake (Stevens County): March 1 through October 31
season. Trout: No more than two over thirty inches in length
may be retained.
De Roux Creek (Kittitas County): Mouth to the USFS Trail
#1392 (De Roux Cr. Trail) stream crossing (approximately one
river mile): Closed waters. Upstream of USFS Trail #1392
stream crossing: Selective gear rules.
Deschutes River (Thurston County): Closed waters: From 400
feet below lowest Tumwater Falls fish ladder to Old Highway 99
Bridge. From old U.S. Highway 99 Bridge near Tumwater to
Henderson Boulevard Bridge near Pioneer Park: June 1 through
March 31 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night
closure August 1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only July 1 through ((November
30)) October 15. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2
may be adult salmon. Release coho.
From Henderson Boulevard Bridge upstream: Year-round
season. Selective gear rules. All game fish: Release all
fish except hatchery steelhead. Salmon: Open only July 1
through ((November 30)) October 15. Daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release coho.
Devereaux Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Devil's Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Dewatto River (Mason County): Selective gear rules. Game
fish: Release all fish. Salmon: Open only September 16
through October 31 mouth to Dewatto-Holly Road Bridge. Daily
limit two coho. Release all salmon other than coho.
Diamond Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Dickey River (Clallam County): June 1 through April 30 season
in mainstem Dickey outside Olympic National Park and East Fork
Dickey upstream to D5200 road and June 1 through March 15 in
East Fork Dickey upstream from D5200 road and West Fork
Dickey. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. December 1
through April 30, one wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only July 1 through November 30 from mouth to
East Fork Dickey. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2
may be adult salmon July 1 through August 31 and of which no
more than 3 may be adult salmon September 1 through November
30. July 1 through August 31 release wild adult coho and wild
adult Chinook. September 1 through October 31 the daily limit
may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook, release wild adult
coho, and selective gear rules. November 1 through November
30 the daily limit may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook or
2 adult wild coho or a combination of adult Chinook and adult
wild coho.
Dillacort Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all
trout.
Dog Lake (Yakima County): Trout: Daily limit may contain not
more than 1 fish over 14 inches in length.
Dosewallips River (Jefferson County), from mouth to Olympic
National Park boundary about three-quarters mile downstream of
falls: June 1 through August 31 season mouth to park boundary
and November 1 through December 15 season mouth to Highway 101
Bridge. Selective gear rules June 1 through August 31. All
species: Release all fish except salmon may be retained
November 1 through December 15. Salmon: Open only November 1
through December 15 from mouth to Highway 101 Bridge. Daily
limit 2 chum salmon.
Dot Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Downs Lake (Lincoln/Spokane counties): March 1 through
September 30 season. Crappie: Daily limit ten, minimum
length nine inches.
Dry Creek (Walla Walla County): Upstream from the middle
Waitsburg Road: Closed waters.
Dry Falls Lake (Grant County): April 1 through November 30
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Duck Lake (Grays Harbor County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Duckabush River (Jefferson County), from mouth to the Olympic
National Park Boundary: June 1 through August 31 season mouth
to park boundary and November 1 through December 15 season
mouth to Mason County P.U.D. No. 1 overhead electrical
distribution line. Selective gear rules June 1 through August
31. All species: Release all fish except salmon may be
retained November 1 through December 15. Salmon: Open only
November 1 through December 15 from mouth to Mason County
P.U.D. No. 1 overhead electrical distribution line. Daily
limit 2 chum salmon.
Dungeness River (Clallam County):
From mouth to junction of Gray Wolf and Dungeness rivers: October 16 through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only October 16 through December 31 from mouth to the hatchery intake pipe at river mile 11.3. Daily limit 4 coho salmon.
From junction of Gray Wolf River upstream to Gold Creek - Closed waters.
From junction of Gold Creek upstream to headwaters: Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Dusty Lake (Grant County): March 1 through November 30
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one fish.
Early Winters Creek (Okanogan County): Closed waters.
East Little Walla Walla River (Walla Walla County): Closed
waters.
East Twin River (Clallam County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Easton Lake (Kittitas County): Saturday before Memorial Day
through October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit five fish of
which no more than 2 may be trout other than Eastern brook
trout. Minimum length 8 inches.
Ebey Lake (Little Lake) (Snohomish County): Fly fishing only.
Fishing from a floating device equipped with a motor
prohibited. Trout: Daily limit one, minimum length eighteen
inches.
Echo Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Eightmile Lake (Chelan County): Trout: Daily limit five, not
more than two mackinaw may be retained.
Elbow Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Elk River (Grays Harbor County), from the Highway 105 Bridge
upstream: June 1 through last day in February season. Single
point barbless hooks required August 16 through November 30
downstream of the confluence of the east and middle branches. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only
October 1 through November 30 from Highway 105 Bridge to the
confluence of the East and Middle Branches. October 1 through
October 15, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon; and of the adult fish, only 1 may be an adult
wild coho. Release adult Chinook, and chum. October 16
through November 30, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than
2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and adult
Chinook.
Ell Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit
one.
Ellen Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. All species: Catch and release except up
to five rainbow trout may be retained.
Elochoman River (Wahkiakum County): Closed waters: Waters
from 100 feet above the upper hatchery rack downstream to the
Elochoman Hatchery Bridge located 400 feet below the upper
hatchery rack; waters from a point 50 feet above to 100 feet
below the outlet pipes from the most downstream Elochoman
Hatchery rearing pond and extending 30 feet out from the south
bank of the river; waters between the department of fish and
wildlife temporary rack downstream to Foster (Risk) Road
Bridge while rack is installed in the river; mainstem waters
from the confluence of the west fork to source.
From mouth to West Fork: June 1 through March 15 season.
Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure September 1
through October 31. Stationary gear restriction September 1
through October 31. Trout: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon: Open
only September 1 through December 31. September 1 through
October 15, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 4 may be
adult ((salmon, and of the adult fish, no more than 2 may be
adult Chinook)) coho. Release chum ((and)), wild coho, wild
Chinook, and hatchery adult Chinook. ((October 1 through
October 15 release Chinook upstream of Highway 4 Bridge.)) October 16 through December 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which
no more than 2 may be adult ((salmon)) coho. Release chum
((and)), wild coho, wild Chinook, and hatchery adult Chinook. ((Release Chinook upstream of Highway 4 Bridge.))
Eloika Lake (Spokane County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Elwha River (Clallam County): Closed waters: From south
spillway on Aldwell Dam downstream two hundred feet.
From mouth to two hundred feet below the south spillway on the Aldwell Dam: October 1 through last day in February season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only October 1 through November 15. Daily limit 6 coho salmon of which no more than 4 may be adult coho salmon.
From Lake Aldwell upstream to Olympic National Park boundary, including all tributaries except Indian Creek: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Empire Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Enchantment Park Ponds (Chelan County): Juveniles only.
Entiat River (Chelan County), from mouth to Entiat Falls:
December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules
apply. Above Entiat Falls: Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit 5 trout, not more than one of which may be greater
than 12 inches in length. Eastern brook trout not included in
trout daily limit. Eastern brook trout daily limit ten. Once
the daily limit of trout other than eastern brook trout has
been achieved, the entire daily limit for trout other than
eastern brook trout and eastern brook trout has been taken.
Ephrata Lake (Grant County): Closed waters.
Erie Lake (Skagit County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Failor Lake (Grays Harbor County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Trout: No more than two over 15
inches in length may be retained per day.
Fan Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through September 30 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Fazon Lake (Whatcom County): Fishing from any floating device
prohibited from first Friday in October through January 15. Channel catfish: Daily and possession limit two.
Fio Rito Lakes (Kittitas County): Fishing from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Fish Lake (Chelan County): Trout: No more than two over
fifteen inches in length may be retained.
Fish Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Fish Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Fish Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season. Fishing from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Fisher Slough (Snohomish County):
From mouth to Highway 530 Bridge: Year-round season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Upstream from Highway 530 Bridge: Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Fishhook Pond (Walla Walla County): March 1 through October
31 season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
Trout: No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be
retained.
Fishtrap Creek (Whatcom County): From Koh Road to Bender
Road: June 1 through October 31 season. Juveniles only.
Fishtrap Lake (Lincoln/Spokane counties): Last Saturday in
April through September 30 season.
Forde Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Fort Borst Park Pond (Lewis County): Last Saturday in April
through last day in February season. Juveniles only.
Fortson Mill Pond # 2 (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season. Juveniles only.
Fourth of July Lake (Adams/Lincoln counties): December 1
through March 31 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. Trout:
No more than two over fourteen inches in length may be
retained.
Franz Lake (Skamania County): Closed waters.
Frater Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Frenchman Hills Lake (Grant County): February 1 through
September 30 season.
Gadwall Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Garfield Juvenile Pond (Whitman County): Juveniles only.
George Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Geneva Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Germany Creek (Cowlitz County), from mouth to end of Germany
Creek Road (approximately five miles): June 1 through August
31 and November 1 through March 15 season. Trout: Release
all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained
per day.
Gibbs Lake (Jefferson County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Release all trout.
Gillette Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Gissberg Pond, North (Snohomish County): Juveniles only.
Gissberg Ponds (Snohomish County): Channel catfish: Daily
limit 2, no minimum size.
Goat Creek (Okanogan County): Closed waters.
Gobar Creek (tributary to Kalama River) (Cowlitz County):
June 1 through March 31 season. Selective gear rules. All
species: Release all fish.
Gold Creek, Gold Creek Pond and Outlet Channel (tributary to
Keechelus Lake) (Kittitas County): Closed waters.
Gold Creek (Okanogan County): From mouth to confluence north
fork Gold Creek: Closed waters.
Goldsborough Creek (Mason County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Golf Course Pond (Asotin County): Trout: No more than 2
trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Goodman Creek (Jefferson County) outside Olympic National
Park: June 1 through last day in February season. Trout,
minimum length fourteen inches.
Goodwin Lake (Snohomish County): Chumming permitted.
Goose Creek (Lincoln County), within the city limits of
Wilbur: Year around season. Juveniles and holders of
disability licenses only.
Goose Lake, Lower (Adams County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches. Bluegill: Not more than five
over six inches in length.
Gorst Creek (Kitsap County): Closed waters: From lower
bridge on the old Belfair Highway upstream to source
(including tributaries). From mouth upstream to lower bridge:
Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Gosnell Creek and tributaries (tributary to Lake Isabella)
(Mason County): Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Goss Lake (Island County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Grande Ronde River (Asotin County):
From mouth to County Road Bridge about two and one-half miles upstream: Year-round season. Selective gear rules September 1 through May 31. Trout: Minimum length ten inches, maximum length twenty inches. Channel catfish: No daily limit mouth to Oregon state line.
From County Road Bridge upstream to Oregon state line and all tributaries: June 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear rules, June 1 through August 31 and barbless hooks required September 1 through October 31. Additional season November 1 through April 15: Barbless hooks required. All tributaries: Closed waters. All species: Release all fish except whitefish and hatchery steelhead. Trout: Daily limit three hatchery steelhead.
Granite Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Closed
waters.
Granite Lakes (near Marblemount) (Skagit County): Grayling:
Release all grayling.
Grass Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Gray Wolf River (Clallam County): From junction with
Dungeness River to bridge at river mile 1.0 - Closed waters.
From bridge at river mile 1.0 upstream - selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Grays River (Wahkiakum County), from mouth to Highway 4
Bridge: September 1 through October 15 and November 15
through March 15 season; and from Highway 4 Bridge to mouth of
South Fork: September 1 through October 15 and December 15
through March 15 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction, night
closure and stationary gear restriction September 1 through
October 15. All game fish: Release all fish except hatchery
steelhead. Salmon: Open only September 1 through October 15
from mouth to South Fork. Daily limit 6 ((hatchery coho))
fish, of which no more than four may be adult ((coho)) salmon,
and of the 4 adults, only 2 may be adult Chinook. Release
((all salmon except hatchery coho)) chum, wild coho and
unmarked Chinook. Unmarked Chinook are Chinook without either
a clipped ventral fin or a clipped adipose fin.
Grays River, East Fork (Wahkiakum County): Selective gear
rules. Trout: Release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead may be retained per day.
Grays River, West Fork (Wahkiakum County), downstream from
hatchery intake footbridge: June 1 - August 31 season. Trout: Additional December 15 through March 15 season
downstream from hatchery intake footbridge. Release all fish
other than hatchery steelhead. Salmon: Additional September
1 through October 15 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction,
night closure and stationary gear restriction. Daily limit 6
((hatchery coho)) fish of which not more than 4 may be adult
((coho)) salmon, and of the 4 adults, only 2 may be adult
Chinook. ((Release all salmon except hatchery coho.)) Release
chum, wild coho and unmarked Chinook. Unmarked Chinook are
Chinook without either a clipped ventral fin or a clipped
adipose fin.
Green Lake (Okanogan County): April 1 through November 30:
Selective gear rules, and all species: Release all fish.
Green Lake (Lower) (Okanogan County): April 1 through
November 30: Selective gear rules, and all species: Release
all fish.
Green River (Cowlitz County): Closed waters: All
tributaries.
From mouth to 2800 Bridge: June 1 through November 30
season except closed from 400 feet above to 400 feet below the
water intake at the upper end of the hatchery grounds during
the period September 1 through November 30 and from 400 feet
or posted signs above and below the salmon hatchery rack when
the rack is installed in the river. Nonbuoyant lure
restriction and night closure September 1 through October 31
from mouth to 400 feet below salmon hatchery rack. All
species: When nonbuoyant lure restriction in effect, only
fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained. Trout: Release
all trout except hatchery steelhead. Salmon: Open August 1
through November 30. Daily limit 6 fish, of which not more
than four may be adult ((salmon, and of the adult salmon only
2 may be adult Chinook)) coho. Release chum ((and)), wild
coho, wild Chinook, and hatchery adult Chinook. ((Release
Chinook October 1 through November 30.))
From 2800 Bridge to source: Closed waters.
Green (Duwamish) River (King County):
From the First Avenue South Bridge to ((the northbound
Interstate 5 bridge)) Tukwila International Boulevard/Old
Highway 99: June 1 through July 31 and September ((1)) 16
through February 15 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and
night closure September ((1)) 16 through November 30. Fishing
from any floating device prohibited November 1 through
February 15. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. July 1
through July 31 and September ((1)) 16 through November 30,
one wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open
only September ((1)) 16 through December 31. Daily limit 6
fish, of which no more than 3 may be adult salmon ((and only 1
may be a Chinook)). Release Chinook.
From ((the northbound Interstate 5 bridge to SW 43rd
Street/South 180th Street Bridge)) Tukwila International
Boulevard/Old Highway 99 to the Interstate 405 Bridge: June 1
through July 31 and September ((16)) 1 through February 15
season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure
September ((16)) 1 through November 30. Fishing from any
floating device prohibited November 1 through February 15. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. July 1 through July
31 and September ((16)) 1 through November 30, one wild
steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only
September ((16)) 1 through December 31. Daily limit 6 fish,
of which no more than 3 may be adult salmon, and only 1 may be
a Chinook. ((Release Chinook.))
From the ((SW 43rd Street/South 180th Street Bridge))
Interstate 405 Bridge to South 277th Street Bridge in Auburn:
Open only June 1 through July 31 and October 1 through
February 15. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure
October 1 through November 30. Fishing from any floating
device prohibited November 1 through February 15. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. July 1 through July 31 and
October 1 through November 30, one wild steelhead per day may
be retained. Salmon: Open only October 1 through December
31. Daily limit 6 fish of which not more than 3 may be adult
salmon. Release Chinook.
From the 277th Street Bridge to Auburn-Black Diamond Road Bridge: Open only June 1 through August 15 and October 16 through last day in February. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure October 16 through November 30. Fishing from a floating device prohibited November 1 through last day in February. Trout, minimum length fourteen inches. July 1 through August 15 and October 16 through November 30, one wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only October 16 through December 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 3 may be adult salmon. Release Chinook.
From the Auburn-Black Diamond Road Bridge to the Tacoma Headworks Dam: June 1 through last day in February season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 1 through November 30. Closed waters: Within 150 feet of the Palmer Pond outlet rack and within 150 feet of the mouth of Keta Creek. Trout: Minimum length 14 inches. July 1 through November 30, one wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only November 1 through December 31. Daily limit 2 chum.
Greenwater River (King County), from mouth to Greenwater
Lakes: July 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules. Trout: Minimum length 14 inches.
Grimes Lake (Douglas County): June 1 through August 31
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Grizzly Lake (Skamania County): Closed waters.
Halfmoon Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Halfmoon Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Hamilton Creek (Skamania County): Trout: Release all fish
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. All tributaries downstream from the Highway 14 Bridge: Closed
waters.
Hamma Hamma River (Mason County):
From mouth to four hundred feet below falls: June 1 through August 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Hammersley Inlet Freshwater Tributaries (Mason County), except
Mill Creek: Closed waters.
Hampton Lakes, Lower and Upper (Grant County): April 1
through September 30 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Hancock Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. All tributary streams and the upper third
of the outlet are closed waters.
Harvey Creek (tributary to Sullivan Lake) (Pend Oreille
County):
From mouth to Bridge 4830 on county road (about one and one-half miles): Closed waters.
From Bridge 4830 upstream: Selective gear rules.
Harvey Creek (tributary to Stillaguamish River) (Snohomish
County): Closed waters.
Hatch Lake (Stevens County): December 1 through March 31
season. All species: Catch and release except up to five
rainbow trout may be retained.
Hatchery Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Haven Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Hawk Creek and tributaries (Lincoln County): Year-round
season.
Hays Creek and Ponds (Adams County): April 1 through
September 30 season.
Headgate Pond (Asotin County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Juveniles, seniors and holders of
disability licenses only.
Heart Lake (near Anacortes) (Skagit County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season.
Heins Lake (Kitsap County): Closed waters.
Hemlock Lake (Trout Creek Reservoir) (Skamania County):
Closed waters.
Hen Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30 season.
Heritage Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Herman Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Hicks Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Hog Canyon Creek (Spokane County): Hog Canyon Dam to Scroggie
Road: Year-round season.
Hog Canyon Lake (Spokane County): December 1 through March 31
season. Trout: No more than two over fourteen inches in
length may be retained.
Hoh River (Jefferson County), outside of Olympic National
Park: May ((15)) 16 through April 15 season. May ((15)) 16
through May 31, open Wednesday through Sunday downstream from
Willoughby Creek only. Willoughby Creek upstream to park
boundary closed through May 31. Selective gear rules, except
a person can fish from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor July 1 through August 31 from
Olympic National Park upstream to DNR Oxbow Campground Boat
Launch. Selective gear rules July 1 through October 15 from
DNR Oxbow Campground Boat Launch to Willoughby Creek, June 1
through October 15 from Willoughby Creek to Morgan's Crossing
Boat Launch, June 1 through November 30 from Morgan's Crossing
Boat Launch to the mouth of South Fork, and December 1 through
April 15 from DNR Oxbow Campground Boat Launch to mouth of
South Fork. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Catch
and release during May, except up to two hatchery steelhead
may be retained on open days. November 1 through February 15,
daily limit three steelhead downstream from the Oxbow
Campground Boat Launch. December 1 through April 15,
downstream of DNR Oxbow Campground Boat Launch, one wild
steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only May 16
through November 30 downstream of Willoughby Creek and October
16 through November 30 Willoughby Creek to Morgan's Crossing
Boat Launch. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may
be adult salmon except May ((15)) 16 through August 31
downstream of Willoughby Creek open Wednesday through Sunday
only of each week ((and)), daily limit may contain no more
than one adult salmon, and release wild Chinook. September 1
through October 15 from Willoughby Creek to DNR Oxbow
Campground Boat Launch, release wild Chinook.
Hoh River South Fork (Jefferson County), outside Olympic
National Park: June 1 through April 15 season. Selective
gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Hoko River (Clallam County): From mouth to upper Hoko Bridge:
Fly fishing only September 1 through October 31. Additional
November 1 through March 15 season. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. December 1 through March 15, one wild
steelhead per day may be retained.
From upper Hoko Bridge to Ellis Creek Bridge (river mile 18.5): June 1 through March 31 season. Fly fishing only. All species: Release all fish except that up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained.
Homestead Lake (Grant County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one fish.
Hoquiam River, including all forks (Grays Harbor County):
June 1 through last day of February season. Single point
barbless hooks required August 16 through November 30. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only October 1
through November 30 from mouth to bridge on Dekay Road on
mainstem and East Fork mouth to mouth of Berryman Creek. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon, except release chum, wild coho, and adult Chinook((,
and chum)).
Horseshoe Lake (Clark/Cowlitz counties): Trout: No more than
2 trout 20 inches or greater in length may be retained. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Horseshoe Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit 1.
Horseshoe Lake (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules
apply.
Horseshoe Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Trout except kokanee: Daily limit
five. Kokanee not counted in daily trout limit. Kokanee
daily limit ten.
Horsethief Lake (Klickitat County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Hourglass Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Howard Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Howell Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Hozomeen Lake (Whatcom County): July 1 through October 31
season.
Huff Lake (Pend Oreille County): Closed waters.
Humptulips River (Grays Harbor County), from mouth to Highway
101 Bridge: June 1 through March 31 season, except closed
September 1 through ((October 15 mouth to Highway 101 Bridge))
September 30. Night closure and single-point barbless hooks
required August 16 through November 30. Bait prohibited
October 1 through October 15. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches. Salmon: Open October 1 through January 31. October
1 through October 15, daily limit of 6 salmon, no more than
two of which may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho,
and adult Chinook. October 16 through January 31((.)), daily
limit of 6 salmon, not more than two of which may be adult
salmon. ((October 16 through November 30 the daily limit may
contain no more than one adult Chinook and one wild adult
coho. Release chum. December 1 through January 31 release
adult Chinook, wild adult coho, and chum.)) Release chum, wild
coho, and adult Chinook. From Highway 101 Bridge to forks:
June 1 through last day in February season. Night closure and
single point barbless hooks required August 16 through
November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Additional season March 1 through March 31. Selective gear
rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained.
Humptulips River, East Fork (Grays Harbor County), from mouth
to concrete bridge on Forest Service Road between Humptulips
Guard Station and Grisdale: Nonbuoyant lure restriction and
night closure August 16 through November 30. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches.
Humptulips River, West Fork (Grays Harbor County), from mouth
to Donkey Creek: June 1 through last day in February season.
Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 16
through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Additional season March 1 through March 31. Selective gear
rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained.
Hutchinson Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season. Fishing from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion engine prohibited.
I-82 Ponds, 1 through 7 (Yakima County): Fishing from vessels
equipped with internal combustion motors prohibited.
Icehouse Lake (Skamania County): Trout: No more than 2 trout
20 inches or greater in length may be retained.
Icicle River (Creek) (Chelan County):
From mouth to four hundred feet below Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery rack: Closed waters. From Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery rack upstream to Leland Creek: Selective gear rules.
Indian Creek (tributary to Elwha River) (Clallam County), from
mouth upstream to first Highway 101 crossing: Selective gear
rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Indian Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout
other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire
daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and
eastern brook trout has been taken.
Indian Creek (Yakima County): From mouth to waterfall
approximately six miles upstream (including the portion of the
creek that flows through the dry lakebed): Closed waters. Upstream of waterfall: Eastern brook trout do not count as
part of trout daily limit. Eastern brook trout: No minimum
size and no daily limit.
Indian Heaven Wilderness Lakes (Skamania County): Trout:
Daily limit three.
Ingall's Creek (Chelan County): Mouth to Wilderness boundary:
Closed waters.
Issaquah Creek (King County): June 1 through August 31
season. Juveniles only.
Jackson Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Jameson Lake (Douglas County): Last Saturday in April through
July 4 and October 1 through October 31 seasons.
Jasmine Creek (Okanogan County): Year-round season. Juveniles only.
Jefferson Park Pond (Walla Walla County): Juveniles only.
Trout: No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be
retained.
Jennings Park Pond (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Juveniles only.
Jewitt Creek (Klickitat County): Juveniles only. Trout:
Daily limit five, no minimum length.
Jimmy-Come-Lately Creek (Clallam County): June 1 through
August 31 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Joe Creek (Grays Harbor County): Upstream from State Highway
109 Bridge to Ocean Beach Road Bridge: June 1 through
November 30 season. Single point barbless hooks required
August 16 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through
November 30. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may
be adult salmon. Release adult Chinook, and chum.
Johns Creek (Mason County): Closed waters.
Johns River (Grays Harbor County): Mouth to Ballon Creek:
June 1 through last day in February season. Single point
barbless hooks required August 16 through November 30. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only October 1
through November 30. October 1 through October 15, daily
limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon, and
of the adult salmon, only 1 may be an adult wild coho.
Release chum and adult Chinook. October 16 through November
30((.)), daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and adult Chinook((,
and chum)).
Ballon Creek upstream, including North and South Forks: June 1 through September 30 and December 1 through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length 14 inches.
Johnson Creek (tributary to Cowlitz River) (Lewis County):
Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length ten inches.
Johnson Creek (Whatcom County), from Northern Pacific Railroad
tracks to the Lawson Street footbridge in Sumas: Juveniles
only.
Jump-Off Joe Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Kachess Lake (Reservoir) (Kittitas County): Chumming
permitted. Trout except kokanee: Daily limit two, minimum
length twelve inches. Kokanee not counted in daily trout
limit. Kokanee daily limit sixteen.
Kachess River (Kittitas County): Lawful to fish to base of
Kachess Dam. Selective gear rules. From Kachess Lake
(Reservoir) upstream to waterfall approximately one-half mile
above Mineral Creek: Closed waters.
Kalaloch Creek (Jefferson County), outside Olympic National
Park: Closed waters: Those waters within the section posted
as the Olympic National Park water supply June 1 through last
day in February season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches.
Kalama River (Cowlitz County): Release wild cutthroat.
From mouth upstream to one thousand feet below fishway at
upper salmon hatchery: Year-round season except during the
period the temporary fish rack is installed. Waters from
Modrow Bridge downstream to one thousand five hundred feet
below the rack are closed waters when the rack is installed. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure April 1 through
October 31 from the mouth to ((the natural gas pipeline at
Mahaffey's Campground and April 1 through August 31 from the
pipeline to the posted deadline at)) the intake ((to)) at the
lower salmon hatchery. Stationary gear restriction September
1 through October 31 from mouth to the natural gas pipeline at
Mahaffey's Campground. All species: When nonbuoyant lure
restriction in effect only fish hooked inside the mouth may be
retained. Fishing from a floating device equipped with a
motor prohibited upstream of Modrow Bridge. September 1
through October 31: Fly fishing only from the pipeline
crossing to the posted deadline at the intake to the lower
salmon hatchery. All game fish: Release all fish year-round
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon: Open year-round. January 1 through July 31, daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild Chinook and wild coho. August 1 through December
31, daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 4 may be adult
salmon, and of the adult salmon only 2 may be adult Chinook. Release chum, wild jack Chinook, and wild coho. October 1
through December 31, release adult Chinook upstream ((from))
of natural gas pipeline crossing.
From one thousand feet below to one thousand feet above the fishway at upper salmon hatchery: Closed waters.
From one thousand feet above the fishway at the upper salmon hatchery to Summers Creek: Year-round season. Fishing from a floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
From Summers Creek upstream to the 6420 Road at about one mile above the gate at the end of the county road: June 1 through March 31 season. Fishing from a floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Fly fishing only. All species: Release all fish.
From 6420 Road to Kalama Falls: Closed waters.
Kalispell Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Last
Saturday in April through October 31 season. Selective gear
rules.
Keechelus Lake (Reservoir) (Kittitas County): Chumming
permitted. Trout except kokanee: Daily limit two, minimum
length twelve inches, additionally up to sixteen kokanee may
be retained.
Kelsey Creek (tributary of Lake Washington) (King County):
June 1 through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Kennedy Creek (Thurston County), from mouth to four hundred
feet below falls: June 1 through last day in February season.
Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure October 1
through December 31. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only October 1 through November 30 from mouth to
northbound Highway 101 Bridge. Barbless hooks required. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release wild coho.
Kennedy Creek Pond (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Kettle River (Stevens County):
June 1 through October 31 season. All species: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length 12 inches. Sturgeon: Unlawful to fish for or retain sturgeon.
Additional season: November 1 through May 31. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Ki Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Kidney Lake (Skamania County): Last Saturday in April through
last day in February season.
Kimball Creek (near Snoqualmie) (King County): Last Saturday
in April through October 31 season. Juveniles only. Trout:
No minimum length.
Kings Lake and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Closed
waters.
Kings Lake Bog (King County): Closed waters.
Kiwanis Pond (Kittitas County): Juveniles and holders of
disability licenses only.
Klaus Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Closed waters: The inlet and outlet to
first Weyerhaeuser spur.
Klickitat River (Klickitat County):
From mouth to Fisher Hill Bridge: April 1 through
January 31 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night
closure May 1 through May 31. Nonbuoyant lure restriction
August 1 through January 31. Game fish: Closed December 1
through January 31. Release game fish other than steelhead
April 1 through May 31. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Steelhead and salmon: Open April 1 through May 31 on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays only((,)); daily limit 1
hatchery steelhead or 1 salmon. Release wild Chinook. Salmon: June 1 through January 31 daily limit 6 fish of which
no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild Chinook June
1 through July 31.
From Fisher Hill Bridge to four hundred feet above # 5 fishway: Closed waters.
From four hundred feet above # 5 fishway to the Yakama Indian Reservation boundary: June 1 through November 30 season, except waters from boundary markers above Klickitat salmon hatchery to boundary markers below hatchery are closed waters. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches. Salmon: Open only June 1 through November 30 from 400 feet above No. 5 Fishway to boundary markers below Klickitat Salmon Hatchery. June 1 through July 31: Daily limit 6 salmon. Release adult salmon and release wild Chinook. August 1 through November 30: Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release Chinook November 1 through November 30. Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
From the Yakama Indian Reservation boundary upstream to source, including all tributaries: Closed waters.
Klineline Ponds (Clark County): Trout: No more than 2 trout
20 inches in length or greater may be retained.
Koeneman Lake (Fern Lake) (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. All
species: Release all fish.
Kress Lake (Cowlitz County): Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. Trout:
No more than 2 trout 20 inches in length or greater may be
retained. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Lacamas Creek (Clark County): Lawful to fish upstream to the
base of Lacamas Lake Dam.
Lacamas Creek, tributary of Cowlitz River (Lewis County):
June 1 through last day in February season. Trout: Release
all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained
per day.
Lake Creek (Okanogan County): Mouth to Black Lake: Closed
waters. Black Lake to Three Prong Creek: Closed waters.
Langlois Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Latah (Hangman) Creek (Spokane County): Year-round season.
Leader Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Le Clerc Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout
other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire
daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and
eastern brook trout has been taken.
Ledbetter Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Ledking Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Leech Lake (White Pass area) (Yakima County): Fly fishing
only. Fishing prohibited from floating devices equipped with
motors. Trout: No more than one over 14 inches in length.
Lemna Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Lenice Lake (Grant County): March 1 through November 30
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Lena Lake, Lower (Jefferson County): Closed waters: Inlet
stream from mouth upstream to footbridge (about one hundred
feet).
Lenore Lake (Grant County): Closed waters: Area within two
hundred yard radius of trash rack leading to the irrigation
pumping station (south end of lake) and area approximately one
hundred yards beyond the mouth of inlet stream to State
Highway 17. March 1 through May 31 season: Selective gear
rules. All species: Release all fish. Additional season
June 1 through November 30: Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one.
Leo Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Lewis River (Clark County), from mouth to forks: Year-round
season. Trout: Release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon: Open year-round. January 1 through July 31, daily limit six fish of which not
more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release sockeye, wild
Chinook, and wild coho. August 1 through December 31, daily
limit 6 ((fish)) hatchery coho, of which no more than 4 may be
adult ((salmon, and of the adult salmon only 2 may be adult
Chinook)) hatchery coho. ((Release chum, sockeye, and wild
coho. September 5 through September 30 release Chinook.)) Sturgeon: Seasons, days of the week, daily limits, and size
limits same as in adjacent waters of mainstem Columbia River.
Lewis River, East Fork (Clark/Skamania counties): Closed
waters: From the posted markers at the lower end of Big Eddy
to one hundred feet above Lucia Falls; from four hundred feet
below to four hundred feet above Molton Falls; from four
hundred feet below Horseshoe Falls upstream including all
tributaries above Horseshoe Falls.
Mouth to 400 feet below Horseshoe Falls: June 1 through March 15 season. Trout: Release all trout except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. Mouth to top boat ramp at Lewisville Park: Additional April 16 through May 31 season. Selective gear rules. Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Lewis River, North Fork (Clark/Skamania counties):
From mouth to Colvin Creek: Year-round season except
those waters shoreward of the cable buoy and corkline at the
mouth of the Lewis River Salmon Hatchery fish ladder are
closed waters. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure
April 1 through November 30 from Johnson Creek to Colvin
Creek. When nonbuoyant lure restriction is in effect, only
fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained. August 1
through December 15, fishing from any floating device
prohibited from Johnson Creek to Colvin Creek. Trout:
Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained per day. Salmon: Open year-round. January 1
through July 31, daily limit six fish of which not more than 2
may be adult salmon. Release sockeye, wild Chinook and wild
coho. August 1 through December 31, daily limit 6 ((fish))
hatchery coho, of which no more than 4 may be adult ((salmon,
and of the adult salmon only 2 may be adult Chinook. Release
chum, sockeye, and wild coho. September 5 through September
30 release Chinook downstream of the I-5 bridge)) hatchery
coho. Sturgeon: Seasons, days of the week, daily limits, and
size limits same as in waters of mainstem Columbia River
adjacent to mouth of Lewis River.
From mouth of Colvin Creek to overhead powerlines at
Merwin Dam: May 1 through September 30 and December 16
through April 30 season. August 1 through September 30,
fishing from any floating device prohibited. Nonbuoyant lure
restriction and night closure April 1 through September 30. When nonbuoyant lure restriction is in effect, only fish
hooked inside the mouth may be retained. Trout: Release all
fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per
day. Salmon: Open only January 1 through September 30 and
December 16 through December 30. January 1 through July 31,
daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release sockeye, wild Chinook and wild coho. August
1 through September 30 and December 16 through December 31,
daily limit 6 ((fish)) hatchery coho, of which no more than 4
may be adult ((salmon, and of the adult salmon only 2 may be
adult Chinook. Release chum and wild coho. Release sockeye
August 1 through September 30)) hatchery coho. Sturgeon:
Seasons, days of the week, daily limits, and size limits same
as in waters of mainstem Columbia River adjacent to mouth of
Lewis River.
From overhead powerlines at Merwin Dam to Merwin Dam: Closed waters.
From the cable crossing 1,300 feet below Yale Dam to Yale Dam: Closed waters.
Within Lewis River Power Canal: From the fishing pier to the access road at Swift Dam: Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device prohibited. Trout: No minimum size, daily limit 5.
From Eagle Cliff Bridge to lower falls including all tributaries: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Liberty Lake (Spokane County): March 1 through October 31
season.
Lilliwaup River (Mason County): Mouth to 200 feet below
falls: June 1 through August 31 season. Selective gear
rules. All species: Release all fish.
Lilly Lake (Chelan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. July 5 through October 31, selective gear
rules, and all species: Release all fish.
Limerick Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Lincoln Pond (Clallam County): Juveniles only.
Lions Park Pond (Walla Walla County): Juveniles only. Trout:
No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Little Ash Lake (Skamania County): Trout: No more than 2
trout 20 inches in length or greater may be retained.
Little Bear Creek (tributary of Sammamish River)
(Snohomish/King counties): June 1 through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Little Hoko River (Clallam County): Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Little Klickitat River (Klickitat County), within Goldendale
city limits: Last Saturday in April through October 31
season. Juveniles only. Trout: Daily limit five, no minimum
length.
Little Lost Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season.
Little Naches River (Yakima County): Selective gear rules.
Little Nisqually River (Lewis County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length ten inches.
Little Pend Oreille River (Stevens County) from the Little
Pend Oreille wildlife refuge boundary about 1 mile downstream
from the refuge headquarters office to Crystal Falls:
Selective gear rules, and all species: Release all fish
except up to five Eastern brook trout may be retained.
Little Quilcene River (Jefferson County), from mouth to the
Little Quilcene River Bridge on Penny Creek Road: All
species: Selective gear rules and release all fish. Closed
waters: Mouth to Highway 101 Bridge September 1 through
October 31.
Little Spokane River (Spokane County):
From mouth to SR 291 Bridge: Year-round season.
From SR 291 Bridge upstream to the West Branch: Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Upstream from bridge at Frideger Road: Closed waters: From the inlet to Chain Lake upstream one-quarter mile to the railroad crossing culvert. Trout: Release kokanee taken upstream from bridge.
Little Twin Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one.
Little Twin Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31.
Little Wenatchee River (Chelan County): From Lake Wenatchee
to the falls below U.S. Forest Service Road 6700 Bridge at
Riverside Campground: Closed waters.
Little White Salmon River (Skamania County): Closed waters:
From the orange fishing boundary markers at Drano Lake
upstream to the intake near the Little White Salmon National
Fish Hatchery north boundary. Trout: Daily limit five. Drano Lake (waters downstream of markers on point of land
downstream and across from Little White Salmon National Fish
Hatchery): May 1 through March 31 season, except for hatchery
steelhead and Chinook season in April, and except closed
Wednesdays beginning the second Wednesday in April through May
31 and from 6 p.m. Tuesday through 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 1
through October 31. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night
closure May 1 through June 30. Nonbuoyant lure restriction
August 1 through December 31. March 16 through June 30 daily
limit of two fish, of which one or both may be hatchery
steelhead or one or both may be Chinook salmon. Release wild
Chinook. Trout and salmon: May 1 through June 30 release all
fish except hatchery steelhead and Chinook salmon. Trout:
July 1 through March 15 release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. Salmon: Open
only August 1 through December 31. Daily limit six fish of
which no more than two may be adult salmon. Release wild coho
and wild jack Chinook.
Lone Lake (Island County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one, minimum length 18 inches.
Long Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Fly fishing only. Unlawful to fish from
floating devices equipped with motors.
Long Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Long Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Long's Pond (Thurston County): Juveniles only.
Loomis Lake (Pacific County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Loomis Pond (Grays Harbor County): Closed waters.
Loon Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout except kokanee: Daily limit five,
except no more than two over twenty inches in length may be
retained. Kokanee not counted in daily trout limit. Kokanee
daily limit ten.
Lost Lake (Kittitas County): Trout: Not more than 1 fish
over 14 inches in length.
Lost Lake (Okanogan County): Unlawful to fish from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion engine.
Lost River (Okanogan County):
From mouth to mouth of Monument Creek: Closed waters.
From mouth of Monument Creek to outlet of Cougar Lake: Selective gear rules. Trout: Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit. Dolly Varden/Bull Trout daily limit two, minimum length fourteen inches.
Love Lake (Clark County): Closed waters.
Lucky Duck Pond (Stevens County): Juveniles only.
Ludlow Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Lyle Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Lyre River (Clallam County):
From mouth to falls near river mile 3: June 1 through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From falls to source: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Mad River (Chelan County), from mouth upstream to Jimmy Creek:
Closed waters.
Maggie Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
November 30 season. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Margaret Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Marshal Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Martha Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Martha Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Mashel River (Pierce County): July 1 through October 31
season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Mattoon Lake (Kittitas County): Fishing from a floating
device equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited.
May Creek (tributary of Lake Washington) (King County): June
1 through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Mayfield Lake (Reservoir) (Lewis County): Mayfield Dam to 400
feet below Mossyrock Dam: Closed waters: Tacoma Power safety
signs at Onion Rock Bridge to Mossyrock Dam. Trout and
salmon: Minimum length eight inches. Trout: Release
cutthroat. Release rainbow trout except rainbow trout with a
clipped adipose fin and a healed scar at the site of the
clipped fin. Salmon: Open only September 1 through December
31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release wild coho.
McAllister Creek (Thurston County): Nonbuoyant lure
restriction and night closure August 1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only
July 1 through November 30 from mouth to Olympia - Steilacoom
Road Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may
be adult salmon.
McCabe Pond (Kittitas County): Fishing from any floating
device prohibited. All species: Five fish daily limit for
all species combined.
McDonald Creek (Clallam County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
McDowell Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a
floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. All
species: Release all fish.
McIntosh Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
McLane Creek (Thurston County)((, from a line 50 feet north of
and parallel to the Mud Bay Road Bridge to a line 100 feet
upstream and parallel to the south bridge on Highway 101:
June 1 through November 30 season. Nonbuoyant lure
restriction and night closure August 1 through November 30. Game fish: Release game fish November 1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches upstream from the south
bridge. Salmon: Open only September 1 through November 30. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release wild coho.
From a line 100 feet upstream and parallel to the south bridge on Highway 101 upstream)): Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 1 through October 31. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
McLane Creek Ponds (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
McManaman Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
McMurray Lake (Skagit County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Medical Lake (Spokane County): March 1 through October 31
season. Selective gear rules except fishing from a floating
device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout: Daily limit
two, minimum length fourteen inches.
Medical Lake, West (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April
through September 30 season.
Melaney Creek (Mason County): Closed waters.
Melbourne Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Mercer Creek (Kittitas County), that portion within Ellensburg
city limits: Juveniles only. Trout: Daily limit five, no
minimum length.
Mercer Slough (tributary of Lake Washington) (King County):
June 1 through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Merrill Lake (Cowlitz County): Fly fishing only. Unlawful to
fish from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion engine. Trout: Daily limit two, maximum length
twelve inches.
Merritt Lake (Chelan County): Trout: Daily limit sixteen.
Merry Lake (Grant County): March 1 through November 30
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Merwin Lake (Reservoir) (Clark/Cowlitz County): Salmon:
Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Methow River (Okanogan County):
Mouth to County Road 1535 (Burma Road) Bridge: Closed waters June 1 through October 31. County Road 1535 (Burma Road) Bridge to Foghorn Dam: June 1 through September 30 season: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish. Foghorn Dam to Weeman Bridge: June 1 through August 15 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish. Upstream from Weeman Bridge to the falls above Brush Creek: Closed waters June 1 through October 31. Additional season Gold Creek to falls above Brush Creek: December 1 through March 31. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Methow River tributaries not otherwise provided for:
Selective gear rules. Trout: Maximum length twenty inches.
Middle Nemah Pond (Pacific County): June 1 through October 31
season.
Mill Creek (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Mill Creek (Cowlitz County): June 1 through August 31 and
November 1 through March 15 seasons. Trout: Release all fish
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Mill Creek (Lewis County): Additional season December 1
through December 31, mouth to hatchery road crossing culvert. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure. All species:
Release all fish except that up to two hatchery steelhead with
intact ventral fins may be retained per day.
Mill Creek (Mason County): Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
Mill Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout
other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire
daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and
eastern brook trout has been taken.
Mill Creek (Walla Walla County):
From mouth to Gose St. Bridge: June 1 through March 31 season. All species: Barbless hooks required and release all fish except hatchery steelhead September 1 through March 31. Trout: Daily limit three hatchery steelhead.
From Gose St. Bridge to Roosevelt St. Bridge, within city limits of Walla Walla: Closed waters.
From Roosevelt St. Bridge upstream, including all tributaries: All tributaries: Closed waters. Selective gear rules. Trout: Maximum length twenty inches.
Mill Creek Pond (Grays Harbor County): Juveniles only.
Mill Pond (Auburn) (King County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Juveniles only except open to all
ages during Free Fishing Weekend (as defined in WAC 220-56-160).
Mill Pond (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Mineral Creek (tributary to upper Kachess River) (Kittitas
County), from mouth to Wilderness Boundary: Closed waters.
Mineral Creek (tributary to Nisqually River), and Mineral
Creek, North Fork (Lewis County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Mineral Lake (Lewis County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Minter Creek (Pierce/Kitsap counties): Closed waters: Area
from department intake dam downstream to mouth June 1 through
October 31. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon:
Open only November 1 through December 31 from mouth to 50 feet
downstream of the hatchery rack. Daily limit 4 chum.
Mirror Lake (Grant County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Mission Lake (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Moclips River (Grays Harbor County), from mouth to the
Quinault Indian Reservation: June 1 through last day in
February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Molson Lake (Okanogan County): Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited.
Monte Christo Lake (Snohomish County): June 1 through October
31 season. Selective gear rules.
Mooses Pond (Pacific County): June 1 through October 31
season.
Moran Slough (including inlet and outlet streams) (Grant
County): Closed waters.
Morgan Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Morse Creek (Clallam County), from mouth to Port Angeles Dam:
December 1 through last day in February season. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches.
Moses Lake (Grant County): Crappie: Daily limit ten, only
crappie more than nine inches in length may be retained. Bluegill: Daily limit five, only bluegill more than eight
inches in length may be retained. Walleye: Daily limit 8
walleye. Minimum length twelve inches. No more than one
walleye over 22 inches in length may be retained. Yellow
perch: Daily limit 25 yellow perch.
Mosquito Creek (Jefferson County), outside Olympic National
Park: June 1 through last day in February season. Selective
gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Mountain Lake (San Juan County): Trout: Daily limit may not
contain more than one trout over 18 inches in length.
Muck Creek and tributaries (within Ft. Lewis Military
Reservation) (Pierce County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Release all trout.
Mud Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Mud Lake (Yakima County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one.
Mudget Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Munn Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Additional season March 1 through the last
Friday in April. All species: Selective gear rules and
release all fish.
Muskegon Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit two.
Murray Creek (Pierce County): Closed waters.
Myron Lake (Yakima County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one.
Mystic Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Naches River (Yakima/Kittitas counties):
From the mouth to Little Naches River: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches, maximum length twenty inches. Release trout June 1 through October 31 from confluence with Tieton River to mouth of Rattle Snake Creek. Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Naneum Creek (Kittitas County): Selective gear rules.
Naneum Pond (Kittitas County): Juveniles only.
Napeequa River (Chelan County): Mouth to Twin Lakes Creek:
Closed waters.
Naselle River (Pacific/Wahkiakum counties), from Highway 101
Bridge upstream including all forks: Closed waters: Area
from four hundred feet below falls in Sec. 6, T10N, R8W
(Wahkiakum County) to falls. Waters from the North Valley
Road Bridge (Big Hill Bridge) to Highway 4 closed August 16
through October 15.
Mainstem: June 1 through April 15 season, except
sturgeon. Single point barbless hooks required August 16
through November 30 upstream from Highway 4 Bridge to Crown
Main Line (Salme) Bridge. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and
night closure August 16 through November 30 downstream from
North Fork. Stationary gear restrictions above mouth of South
Fork August 16 through November 30. Selective gear rules
March 1 through April 15 above mouth of South Fork. All game
fish: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead
per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only August 1 through
January 31 from Highway 101 Bridge to Highway 4 Bridge and
October 16 through January 31 from the Highway 4 Bridge to the
Crown Main Line Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more
than 3 may be adult salmon and of these 3 adult fish, no more
than ((1 may be a wild adult coho and not more than)) 2 may be
adult Chinook. Release ((chum)) wild coho.
Sturgeon: Open year-round from mouth to Highway 4 Bridge.
From mouth of North Fork to source: Selective gear
rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead per day may be retained.
South Fork, from mouth to Bean Creek: June 1 through last day in February season, except sturgeon. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 16 through November 30. Game fish: Release game fish except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. Sturgeon: Open year-round.
Nason Creek (Chelan County): From the mouth upstream to Smith
Brook: Closed waters.
From Smith Brook to Stevens Creek: Selective gear rules.
Negro Creek (Lincoln County): Year-round season from mouth at
Sprague Lake to the fish barrier dam at Fishtrap Lake.
Negro Creek (Whitman County): Last Saturday in April through
July 15 season.
Nemah River, North, Middle, and South: June 1 through March
31 season, except closed August 1 through September 30 on
North Nemah from Highway 101 Bridge upstream to Nemah
Hatchery. Single point barbless hooks required on North Nemah
upstream to the lower bridge on dead end lower Nemah Road
October 1 through November 30, on Middle Nemah upstream to the
Department of Natural Resources Bridge on Middle Nemah A-line
Road August 16 through November 30, and on South Nemah
upstream to confluence with Middle Nemah August 16 through
November 30. Selective gear rules on Middle Nemah above DNR
Bridge and South Nemah above confluence with Middle Nemah. Night closure August 16 through November 30 on South Nemah to
the confluence with Middle Nemah and Middle Nemah and October
1 through November 30 on North Nemah. Nonbuoyant lure
restriction on North Nemah upstream from bridge on dead end
lower Nemah Road and the Middle Nemah from the DNR Bridge on
A-line Road upstream August 16 through November 30. On the
North Nemah from the mouth to the lower bridge on dead end
lower Nemah Road, stationary gear restriction during the
period August 16 through November 30. All game fish: Release
all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be
retained. Salmon: Open only August 1 through January 31 on
Middle Nemah from mouth to DNR Bridge and South Nemah from
mouth to confluence with Middle Nemah, and open October 1
through January 31 on North Nemah from mouth to the lower
bridge on dead end Lower Nemah Road. Middle and South Nemah: Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon
and of the two adult fish no more than one may be a wild adult
coho. ((Release chum.)) North Nemah: Daily limit 6 salmon
of which not more than 3 may be adult salmon and of the adult
fish no more than one may be a wild adult coho and no more
than two may be adult Chinook. ((Release chum.))
Newhalem Ponds (Whatcom County): Closed waters.
Newaukum River, main river and South Fork upstream to Highway
508 Bridge near Kearny Creek (Lewis County): June 1 through
March 31 season. Night closure and single point barbless
hooks required August 16 through November 30 from mouth to
Leonard Road. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches mouth to
Highway 508 Bridge near Kearny Creek. Salmon: Open only
October 16 through last day in February from mouth to Leonard
Road. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and adult Chinook((, and
chum. December 1 through last day in February release wild
adult coho)).
Newaukum River, Middle Fork, mouth to Taucher Road Bridge
(Lewis County): June 1 to March 31 season. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches.
Newaukum River, North Fork (Lewis County):
From mouth to four hundred feet below Chehalis city water intake: June 1 through March 31 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From 400 feet below Chehalis city water intake upstream: Closed waters.
Niawiakum River (Pacific County): From Highway 101 Bridge to
the South Bend/Palix Road Bridge: Night closure and single
point barbless hooks required August 16 through November 30. All game fish: Release all fish. Salmon: Open only
September 1 through November 30 from Highway 101 Bridge to
South Bend/Palix Road Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of which no
more than 2 may be adult salmon and of the adult fish not more
than one may be a wild adult coho. Release adult Chinook((,
and chum)).
Nile Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Nisqually River (Pierce County), from mouth to Military Tank
Crossing Bridge: July 1 through January 31 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 1 through
November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. All
species: Release all species except salmon December 1 through
January 31. Salmon: Open only July 1 through January 31 from
mouth to Military Tank Crossing Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild adult
Chinook.
From Military Tank Crossing Bridge to four hundred feet below LaGrande Falls: July 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. Selective gear rules.
Nooksack River (Whatcom County), from mouth to forks, Middle
Fork to Dam and North Fork to Nooksack Falls: June 1 through
last day in February season except closed June 1 through
September 30 in mainstem from yellow marker at the FFA High
School barn at Deming to confluence of the North and South
Forks. Fishing from floating devices equipped with motors
prohibited on the North and Middle Forks November 1 through
last day in February. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night
closure ((August)) June 1 through November 30 on mainstem and
North Fork to Maple Creek. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through December 31 in
mainstem from Lummi Indian Reservation boundary to yellow
marker at the FFA High School barn in Deming. Open only
October 16 through December 31 in mainstem from the FFA barn
to the confluence of the North and South Forks, and October 1
through October 31 on the North Fork from confluence to Maple
Creek. Daily limit 2 salmon, except release ((pink and)) wild
coho, release wild Chinook from mouth to FFA barn, and release
Chinook from FFA barn to forks and in North Fork.
Nooksack River, South Fork (Skagit/Whatcom counties): From
mouth to Skookum Creek: June 1 through last day in February
season except closed July 1 through October 15 from Saxon Road
Bridge to mouth of Skookum Creek. Selective gear rules. Night closure ((August)) June 1 through ((October 31))
November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon:
Open only October 16 through December 31. Daily limit 2
salmon, except release Chinook((, pink,)) and wild coho.
From Skookum Creek upstream: Closed waters.
No Name Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
North Creek (Okanogan County): From mouth to falls at river
mile 0.8: Closed waters.
North Creek (tributary of Sammamish River) (Snohomish/King
counties): June 1 through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
North Elton Ponds (Yakima County): December 1 through March
31 season. Fishing from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion engine prohibited. Trout: Daily limit
two.
North Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
North Potholes Reserve Ponds (Grant County): February 1
through the day before opening of waterfowl season. Fishing
from any floating device prohibited, except float tubes
permitted.
North River (Grays Harbor/Pacific counties), from Highway 105
Bridge upstream to Falls River: June 1 through last day in
February season, except sturgeon. Night closure August 16
through November 30. Single point barbless hooks required
August 16 through November 30 upstream to Salmon Creek.
Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure from Salmon
Creek to Falls River August 16 through November 30. All game
fish: Release all fish except that up to two hatchery
steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only
September 1 through November 30 from Highway 105 Bridge to
Salmon Creek. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may
be adult salmon and of the adult fish not more than one may be
a wild adult coho. Release adult Chinook((, and chum)). Sturgeon: Open year-round from Highway 105 Bridge to Salmon
Creek.
Upstream from Falls River: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained.
Northern State Hospital Pond (Skagit County): Last Saturday
in April through October 31 season. Juveniles only.
Northwestern Reservoir (Klickitat/Skamania counties): Last
Saturday in April through last day in February season.
Nunnally Lake (Grant County): March 1 through November 30
season. Closed waters: Outlet stream of Nunnally Lake. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.
Oakland Bay freshwater tributaries (Mason County), except
Goldsborough Creek (including Shelton Creek, Canyon Creek,
Uncle John Creek, Campbell Creek, Melaney Creek, Deer Creek,
John's Creek, and Cranberry Creek to Lake Limerick): Closed
waters.
Ohanapecosh Creek (tributary to Cowlitz River) (Lewis/Pierce
counties): Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length
twelve inches.
Ohop Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Okanogan River (Okanogan County):
From the mouth to the highway bridge at Malott: Year-round season. Trout: Release all trout. Upstream from the highway bridge at Malott: June 1 through August 31 season. Trout: Release all trout. Salmon: Open only July 1 through October 15 from mouth to Highway 97 Bridge immediately upstream of mouth. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release coho and sockeye. All species: Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure July 1 through October 15.
Closed waters: From Zosel Dam downstream to first Highway 97 Bridge.
Old Fishing Hole Pond (Kent) (King County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season. Juveniles only.
Old Mill Stream (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Olequa Creek (Lewis County): June 1 through last day in
February season. Trout: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Osborne Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Outlet Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Owens Pond (Pacific County): June 1 through October 31
season.
Packwood Lake (Lewis County): Closed waters: All inlet
streams and outlet from log boom to dam. Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit five, minimum length ten inches.
Padden Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Palix River, including all forks (Pacific County): June 1
through March 31 season, except sturgeon. Single point
barbless hooks and night closure August 16 through November 30
upstream to the confluence of the South and Middle Forks. All
game fish: Release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead per day may be retained. Above the confluence of
the South and Middle Forks: Selective gear rules. Nonbuoyant
lure restriction and night closure August 16 through November
30. All game fish: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open
only September 1 through November 30 from the Highway 101
Bridge to the confluence of the South and Middle Forks. Daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon and
of the adult salmon not more than one may be a wild adult
coho. Release adult Chinook((, and chum)). Sturgeon: Open
year-round from the Highway 101 Bridge to the confluence of
the South and Middle Forks.
Palouse River and tributaries, except Rock Creek (Whitman
County): Year-round season. Mainstem from mouth to base of
Palouse Falls. Trout: Daily limit 6 fish, minimum length 10
inches, no more than 3 trout over 20 inches may be retained,
except release all trout April 1 through June 15 and release
steelhead June 16 through August 31. Barbless hooks required
when fishing for steelhead. Walleye: Daily limit 10 fish, no
minimum size. No more than 5 walleye over 18 inches in length
may be retained, and no more than 1 walleye over 24 inches in
length may be retained. Channel catfish: No daily limit.
Palouse River mainstem above Palouse Falls and tributaries
except Rock Creek: Year-round season.
Pampa Pond (Whitman County): March 1 through September 30
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout:
No more than two over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Panhandle Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Panther Creek (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Panther Creek (tributary to Wind River) (Skamania County):
Closed waters.
Panther Lake (Kitsap/Mason counties): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Para-Juvenile Lake (Adams/Grant counties): April 1 through
September 30 season. Juveniles only.
Park Lake (Grant County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Parker Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Pass Lake (Skagit County): Fly fishing only. Fishing from a
floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. All
species: Release all fish.
Pataha Creek (Garfield County):
Within the city limits of Pomeroy: Juveniles only.
From city limits of Pomeroy upstream: Selective gear rules.
Pattison Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Peabody Creek (Clallam County): Juveniles only.
Pearrygin Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through September 30 season.
Pend Oreille River (Pend Oreille County): Year-round season. All sloughs within the boundaries of the Kalispell Reservation
except Calispell Slough: Closed waters.
Perch Lake (Grant County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Percival Creek (Thurston County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Peshastin Creek (Chelan County): Mouth to Ruby Creek: Closed
waters.
Petit Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Phalon Lake (Stevens County): Closed waters.
Pheasant Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April to
October 31 season.
Phelps Creek (Chelan County): From mouth to falls at river
mile 1: Selective gear rules.
Philippa Creek (tributary to N.F. Snoqualmie River) (King
County): Closed waters.
Phillips Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Phillips Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Pilchuck Creek (Snohomish County), mouth to Highway 9 Bridge:
June 1 through November 30 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Additional December 1
through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Pilchuck River (Snohomish County)
From its mouth to five hundred feet downstream from the Snohomish City diversion dam: December 1 through last day in February season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From 500 feet below diversion dam upstream: Closed waters.
Pillar Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Pine Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Pine Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Ping Pond (Grant County): Third Saturday in April through
Labor Day season. Juveniles and holders of reduced fee
disability licenses only. Game fish: Daily limit of five
fish in the aggregate. No minimum or maximum size for any
species.
Pioneer Ponds (tributary to Stillaguamish River) (Snohomish
County): Closed waters.
Pipers (Carkeek) Creek (King County), from its mouth to its
source, including tributaries: Closed waters.
Pit Lake (Douglas County): Juveniles only.
Pleasant Lake (Clallam County): Trout: Kokanee minimum
length eight inches, maximum length twenty inches.
Plummer Lake (Lewis County): Last Saturday in April through
last day in February season.
Poacher Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Portage Creek (tributary to Stillaguamish River) (Snohomish
County): Closed waters.
Potholes Reservoir (Grant County): Crappie: Minimum length
nine inches. Crappie and bluegill: Combined daily limit
twenty-five fish. Perch: Daily limit twenty-five fish. Walleye: Minimum size 12 inches in length. Daily limit 8
walleye, not more than 1 of which may be greater than 22
inches in length.
Potter's Pond (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Pratt River (tributary to Middle Fork Snoqualmie) (King
County): Selective gear rules. All species: Release all
fish.
Prices Lake (Mason County): Selective gear rules. All
species: Release all fish.
Promised Land Pond (Grays Harbor County): June 1 through
October 31 season.
Purdy Creek (Mason County): June 1 through July 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Puyallup River (Pierce County):
From mouth to the Electron power plant outlet: July 1
through last day in February season. Single point barbless
hooks, nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 1
through November 30 from the mouth to the Carbon River. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only
((September 1)) August 16 through December 31 from mouth to
Carbon River. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may
be adult salmon((, plus 2 additional adult pink salmon)). Release wild adult Chinook.
From Electron power plant outlet upstream: July 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Pysht River (Clallam County): June 1 through last day in
February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
December 1 through last day in February, one wild steelhead
per day may be retained.
Pysht River South Fork (Clallam County): Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches.
Quail Lake (Adams County): Fly fishing only. Fishing from
any floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. All
species: Release all fish.
Quarry Pond (Walla Walla County): Fishing from any floating
device prohibited. Trout: No more than 2 trout over 13
inches in length may be retained.
Quigg Lake (Grays Harbor County): June 1 through April 15
season. Trout: Daily limit 2. Minimum length fourteen
inches. Salmon: Open only October 1 through January 31.
Daily limit 6 hatchery coho salmon of which no more than 4 may
be adult hatchery coho.
Quillayute River (Clallam County): Open year-round outside of
Olympic National Park only. May 1 through May 31 release all
game fish except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be
retained. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. November 1
through last day in February, daily limit three steelhead. December 1 through April 30, one wild steelhead per day may be
retained. Salmon: Open only February 1 through November 30. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon
February 1 through August 31 and 3 may be adult salmon
September 1 through November 30. September 1 through October
31 the daily limit may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook,
release wild adult coho, and selective gear rules. November 1
through November 30 the 3 adult salmon may contain no more
than 2 adult Chinook or 2 adult wild coho or 1 adult Chinook
and 1 adult wild coho. February 1 through August 31 release
wild adult coho and wild adult Chinook.
Quinault River, Upper (Jefferson County), from mouth at upper
end of Quinault Lake to the National Park boundary: June 1
through April 15 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches. December 1 through April 15, one wild steelhead per
day may be retained. Salmon: Open only July 1 through
October 31. Daily limit 6 fish except release adult salmon.
Quincy Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Radar Ponds (Pacific County): Salmon: Landlocked salmon
rules apply.
Raging River (King County), from its mouth to the Highway 18
Bridge: June 1 through last day in February season. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches.
Railroad Pond (Franklin County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit two.
Rainbow Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout:
No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Rapjohn Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Rat Lake (Okanogan County): April 1 through November 30:
Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Rattlesnake Creek (Yakima County): Selective gear rules. All
species: Release all fish.
Rattlesnake Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
Ravensdale Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit
two, minimum length twelve inches.
Reflection Pond (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Renner Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Riffe Lake (Reservoir) (Lewis County): Mossyrock Dam to 400
feet below Cowlitz Falls Dam. Closed waters: Lewis County
PUD safety signs approximately 800 feet below Cowlitz Falls
Dam to Dam. Lawful to fish up to the base of Swofford Pond
Dam. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Rigley Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit
two, minimum length twelve inches.
Riley Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Rimrock Lake (Reservoir) (Yakima County): Chumming permitted.
Trout except kokanee: Daily limit five. Kokanee not counted
in daily trout limit. Kokanee daily limit sixteen.
Ringold Springs Creek (Hatchery Creek) (Franklin County):
Closed waters.
Robbins Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Rock Creek (Adams/Whitman counties): Mouth to Endicott Road
year-round season.
Endicott Road to bridge on George Knott Road at Revere: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Upstream from bridge on George Knott Road: Year-round season.
Rock Creek (Chelan County): Selective gear rules.
Rock Creek (Cedar River tributary below Landsburg Dam) (King
County): Closed waters.
Rock Creek (Klickitat County): Mouth to the Army Corps of
Engineers Park: Year-round season. Daily limits, size
restrictions and gear restrictions are the same as those in
the adjacent portion of the Columbia River.
Rock Creek (Skamania County): Mouth to falls: June 1 through
March 15 season. Trout: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained per day. Above falls,
additional November 1 through March 15 season.
Rocky Ford Creek and Ponds (Grant County): Fly fishing only. Fishing from bank only (no wading). All species: Release all
fish.
Rocky Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. June 1 through October 31 selective gear
rules and all species: Release all fish.
Roesiger Lake (Snohomish County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Roosevelt Lake (Ferry/Lincoln/Stevens counties): All species:
Closed waters: (1) March 1 through the Friday immediately
preceding Memorial Day weekend from the Little Dalles power
line crossing upstream approximately one mile to marked rock
point, and from Northport power line crossing upstream to most
upstream point of Steamboat Rock; (2) January 1 through May 31
in San Poil arm upstream from outlet of French Johns Lake; and
(3) April 1 through May 31 in Kettle arm upstream to Barstow
Bridge. Trout except kokanee: Daily limit five. No more
than two over twenty inches in length. Kokanee daily limit
two. Walleye: No minimum size. Daily limit 8 fish not more
than one of which may be longer than 22 inches. Salmon:
Landlocked salmon rules apply. Sturgeon: Unlawful to fish
for or retain sturgeon from Roosevelt Lake and tributaries. Carp: Unlawful to fish for carp with bow and arrow.
Rose Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Ross Lake (Reservoir) (Whatcom County): July 1 through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules, except fishing from
a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor
allowed. Trout: Daily limit three, possession limit six,
minimum length thirteen inches.
Ross Lake tributary streams (Whatcom County), except Big
Beaver Creek and Ruby Creek: Closed waters: From closed
water markers near mouth upstream for one mile. Above closed
water marker in tributaries not listed as closed: July 1
through October 31 season.
Round Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
Rowland Lakes (Klickitat County): Last Saturday in April
through last day in February season.
Royal Lake (Adams County): Closed waters.
Royal Slough (including Marsh Unit IV impoundments) (Adams
County): Closed waters.
Ruby Creek (tributary to Ross Lake) (Whatcom County): Closed
waters.
Ruby Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout
other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire
daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and
eastern brook trout has been taken.
Rufus Woods Lake (Douglas County): Chumming allowed. Trout:
Daily limit two. Kokanee not included in daily trout limit.
Kokanee daily limit 2. Sturgeon: Unlawful to fish for or
retain sturgeon from Rufus Woods Lake and tributaries.
Sacheen Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Saddle Mountain Lake (Grant County): Closed waters.
Sago Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Salmon Creek (Clark County), from mouth to 72nd Avenue N.E.:
June 1 through March 15 season. Trout: Release all fish
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Salmon Creek, including all forks (Jefferson County): Closed
waters.
Salmon Creek, mainstem (Okanogan County): Closed waters.
Salmon Creek, North Fork and West Fork from mouth to South
Fork (Okanogan County): Selective gear rules.
Salmon Creek (tributary of Naselle River) (Pacific County):
June 1 through last day in February season. Selective gear
rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two
hatchery steelhead per day may be retained.
Salmon River (Jefferson County) outside of Olympic National
Park and Quinault Indian Reservation: June 1 through last day
in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Hatchery steelhead in this river are steelhead with a dorsal
fin height of less than 2-1/8 inches or with an adipose or
ventral fin clip. Salmon: Open only September 1 through
November 30. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 3 may
be adult salmon and of the adult salmon not more than 2 may be
adult Chinook salmon.
Salt Creek (Clallam County): Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
From mouth to bridge on Highway 112: Additional November 1 through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Samish Lake (Whatcom County): Trout: Cutthroat trout daily
limit two, minimum length fourteen inches.
Samish River (Whatcom County):
From its mouth to the Hickson Bridge: June 1 through March 15 season. From Highway 99 Bridge to department salmon rack: Closed waters. Stationary gear restriction from mouth to Interstate 5 Bridge August 1 through December 31. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 1 through December 31.
Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only July 1 through December 31 from mouth to Thomas Road Bridge and October 1 through December 31 from Thomas Road Bridge to I-5 Bridge. Daily limit two salmon.
Sammamish Lake (King County): Trout: Release all kokanee. Kokanee/sockeye under fifteen inches are kokanee while those
fifteen inches and over are sockeye salmon. December 1
through June 30: Release all steelhead and rainbow trout over
twenty inches in length. Salmon: Closed to salmon fishing
within 100 yards of the mouth of Issaquah Creek. Open only
August 16 through November 30. Daily limit ((two)) four
salmon, of which only two may be Chinook. Release sockeye.
Sammamish River (Slough) (King County), from the 68th Avenue
N.E. Bridge to Lake Sammamish: January 1 through August 31
season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all trout.
Sandyshore Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April to
October 31 season.
San Poil River (Ferry County): Unlawful to fish for or retain
sturgeon.
Sarge Hubbard Park Pond (Yakima County): Juveniles and
holders of disability licenses only.
Satsop Lakes (Grays Harbor County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Satsop River (Grays Harbor County): Trout: Minimum length 14
inches in mainstem and all forks. Mainstem and East Fork,
single point barbless hooks and night closure August 16
through November 30 except only August 16 through October 31
on East Fork upstream from bridge at Schafer State Park. Middle and West forks downstream from Cougar Smith Road
nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 16
through November 30. Middle and West Forks upstream from
Cougar Smith Road nonbuoyant lure restriction and night
closure August 16 through October 31.
From mouth to bridge at Schafer Park: June 1 through
March 31 season. Salmon: Open only October 1 through January
31. October 1 through October 15, daily limit 6 fish, of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon; and of the adult
salmon, only 1 may be an adult wild coho. Release chum and
adult Chinook. October 16 through January 31((.)), daily
limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and adult Chinook((, and chum)).
Middle Fork (Turnow Branch), from mouth to Cougar Smith Road: June 1 through last day in February season.
West Fork, from mouth to Cougar Smith Road: June 1 through last day in February season.
Sauk River (Skagit/Snohomish counties):
From mouth to the mouth of the White Chuck River: June 1 through last day in February season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
From the mouth of the White Chuck River to headwaters, including North Fork and South Fork upstream to Elliot Creek: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
South Fork upstream from Elliot Creek: June 1 through August 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
From mouth to the Darrington Bridge: Additional March 1 through April 30 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Sawyer, Lake (King County): Chumming permitted. Crappie:
Daily limit ten, minimum length nine inches.
Schaefer Lake (Chelan County): Trout: Daily limit sixteen.
Sekiu River (Clallam County): All open periods: Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches.
From mouth to forks: Additional November 1 through last day in February season.
Serene Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Shady Lake (King County): June 1 through October 31 season. Trout: No more than one over fourteen inches in length.
Shannon, Lake (Skagit County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Chumming permitted. Trout: Minimum
length six inches and maximum length eighteen inches.
Shellneck Creek (Yakima County): Closed waters.
Shelton Creek (Mason County): Closed waters.
Sherman Creek (Ferry County):
From the mouth at Lake Roosevelt upstream to four hundred feet above the water diversion dam for the hatchery: Closed waters, except December 1 through August 31 season from the mouth upstream to the hatchery boat dock.
Sherry Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Sherwood Creek (Mason County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Sherwood Creek Mill Pond (Mason County): June 1 through
October 31 season. Trout: Minimum length 14 inches, daily
limit 2 fish.
Shiner Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season. Fishing from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor prohibited.
Shoe Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Shoveler Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Shye Lake (Grays Harbor County): June 1 through October 31
season.
Sidley Lake (Okanogan County): Trout: Daily limit two.
Siebert Creek (Clallam County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Silent Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited.
Silvas Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all trout.
Silver Creek (tributary to Cowlitz River) (Lewis County),
mouth to USFS Road 4778: Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum length twelve inches.
Silver Lake (Cowlitz County): Crappie: Daily limit ten
crappie. Minimum size nine inches in length.
Silver Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Silver Lake (Spokane County): Crappie: Daily limit ten,
minimum length nine inches.
Silver Lake, North (Spokane County): March 1 through
September 30 and November 1 through December 31 season. Selective gear rules. March 1 through September 30: Trout:
Daily limit 2 fish, minimum length 14 inches, except release
fish with clipped adipose fin. November 1 through December
31: All species: Release all fish.
Silver Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Silver Nail Lake (Okanogan County): Juveniles only.
Similkameen River (Okanogan County):
From mouth to Enloe Dam: December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
From Enloe Dam to Canadian border: Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Sinlahekin Creek (Okanogan County), from Palmer Lake to Cecile
Creek bridge: June 1 through August 31 season. Selective
gear rules. Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Sixteen Lake (Skagit County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Skagit River (Skagit/Whatcom counties):
From mouth to the Memorial Highway Bridge (Highway 536 at
Mt. Vernon): Year-round season. Selective gear rules March 1
through May 31 except lawful to fish from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor. Trout except
Dolly Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily
limit, minimum length twenty inches. Salmon: Open only
September 1 through December 31. Daily limit 2 salmon except
release Chinook ((and pink)).
From Memorial Highway Bridge (Highway 536 at Mt. Vernon)
upstream to Gilligan Creek: June 1 through March 15 season. Night closure and nonbuoyant lure restriction July 1 through
November 30. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull
Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum length twenty
inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through December 31. Daily limit 2 salmon except release Chinook ((and pink)).
From Gilligan Creek to ((Cascade River)) the Dalles
Bridge at Concrete: June 1 through March 15 season ((except
closed June 1 through June 30 and August 1 through August 31
between a line 200 feet above the east bank of the Baker River
to a line 200 feet below the west bank of the Baker River)). Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure July 1 through
November 30. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull
Trout as part of the trout daily limit((,)); minimum length
twenty inches. Salmon: Open only September 16 through
December 31 ((Gilligan Creek to the Dalles Bridge at
Concrete)). Daily limit 2 salmon, except release Chinook
((and pink)).
From the Dalles Bridge at Concrete to the Highway 530
Bridge at Rockport(( - )): June 1 through March 15 season,
except closed June 1 through June 13, and August 1 through
August 31, between a line 200 feet above the east bank of the
Baker River to a line 200 feet below the west bank of the
Baker River. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure
June 14 through November 30. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull
Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly
Varden/Bull Trout as part of the trout daily limit; minimum
length twenty inches. Salmon open ((July 1)) June 14 through
July 31, except closed 12:01 a.m. ((July 5)) June 30 until
2:00 p.m. July ((6)) 2, and 12:01 a.m. July ((10)) 9 until
2:00 p.m. July 11, and, except closed from 200 feet above the
mouth of the Baker River to the ((Cascade River)) Highway 530
Bridge at Rockport. Daily limit two sockeye salmon. Release
all salmon except sockeye salmon. Salmon open September 16
through December 31. Daily limit 2 salmon, except release
Chinook ((and pink)). Additional season: March 16 through
April 30. Selective gear rules except lawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor. Unlawful to fish from a floating device while under power. All species: Release all fish.
From the Highway 530 Bridge at Rockport to the Cascade
River (( - )): June 1 through March 15 season. Nonbuoyant
lure restriction and night closure June 1 through November 30.
Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of
the trout daily limit; minimum length twenty inches. Salmon
open June 1 through July ((8)) 15. ((Nonbuoyant lure
restriction and night closure June 1 through November 30.)) Daily limit ((two)) four hatchery Chinook salmon, of which
only two may be adult hatchery Chinook. ((Release all salmon
except hatchery Chinook.)) Salmon open September 16 through
December 31. Daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook ((and
pink)). Additional season: March 16 through April 30. Selective gear rules, except ((lawful to)) a person can fish
from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion
motor. Unlawful to fish from a floating device while under
power. All species: Release all fish.
From Cascade River to Gorge Powerhouse: June 1 through March 15 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
From the Gorge Powerhouse to Gorge Dam: Closed waters.
Skamokawa Creek (Wahkiakum County), mouth to forks just below
Oatfield and Middle Valley Road: November 1 through March 15
season. All species: Release all fish other than steelhead. Trout: Minimum length twenty inches.
Skate Creek (tributary to Cowlitz River) (Lewis County):
Trout: Daily limit five, no more than one over twelve inches
in length. Release cutthroat. Release rainbow trout except
rainbow trout having a clipped adipose fin and a healed scar
at the site of the clipped fin.
Skokomish River (Mason County), mouth to forks: Night
closure, nonbuoyant lure restriction and single point barbless
hooks required August 1 through November 30 mouth to Highway
101. June 1 through July 31 and October 31 through December
15 season from mouth to Highway 101 Bridge. June 1 through
October 31 season from Highway 101 Bridge to forks. All game
fish: Release all fish. Selective gear rules from Highway
101 Bridge to forks. Salmon: Open only August 1 through
September 5, and October 1 through December 15, mouth to
Highway 101 Bridge. Terminal gear restricted to no closer
than 25 feet of a tribal gill net. Daily limit 1 salmon
August 1 through September 30. Release chum salmon. Daily
limit 6 salmon October 1 through December 15, except daily
limit may contain no more than 4 adult fish and release
Chinook. October 1 through October 15 release chum salmon.
Skokomish River, North Fork (Mason County):
From mouth to lower dam: June 1 through October 31 season. All species: Release all fish. Selective gear rules.
Above Lake Cushman, mouth to Olympic National Park boundary: June 1 through August 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all fish.
Skokomish River, South Fork (Mason County):
From mouth to mouth of Church Creek: June 1 through October 31 season. All species: Release all fish. Selective gear rules.
From mouth of Church Creek to mouth of Rule Creek: Closed waters.
From mouth of Rule Creek to headwaters: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Skookum Creek (Mason County): Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
Skookum Lakes, North and South (Pend Oreille County): Last
Saturday in April through October 31 season.
Skookumchuck Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all
trout.
Skookumchuck Reservoir (Thurston County): June 1 through
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit two, minimum length
twelve inches.
Skookumchuck River (Thurston County):
From mouth to four hundred feet below the outlet of the
PP&L/WDFW steelhead rearing pond located at the base of the
Skookumchuck Dam: June 1 through April 30 season. Single
point barbless hooks and night closure August 16 through
November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon:
Open only October 16 through last day in February. Daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon((,
except December 1 through the last day in February)). Release
chum, wild ((adult)) coho((. Release)), and adult Chinook((,
and chum)).
From Skookumchuck Reservoir upstream and all tributaries: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Skykomish River (Snohomish County):
From mouth to mouth of Wallace River: June 1 through last day in February season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 1 through November 30 mouth to Lewis Street Bridge in Monroe and June 1 through November 30 from Lewis Street Bridge in Monroe to Wallace River. Fishing from any floating device prohibited November 1 through last day in February from the boat ramp below Lewis Street Bridge at Monroe downstream two thousand five hundred feet. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum length twenty inches. Salmon: Open June 1 through July 31 Lewis Street Bridge in Monroe to Wallace River. Daily limit 2 hatchery Chinook. In years ending in even numbers, open September 1 through December 31 mouth to Wallace River. Daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook and pink. In years ending in odd numbers, open August 16 through December 31 mouth to Lewis Street Bridge in Monroe and open September 1 through December 31 Lewis Street Bridge to Wallace River. Daily limit 2 salmon plus 2 additional pink. Release Chinook.
From the mouth of the Wallace River to the forks: June 1 through last day in February season, except closed June 1 to 8:00 a.m. August 1 in those waters one thousand five hundred feet upstream and one thousand feet downstream of the outlet at Skykomish Rearing Ponds. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 1 through November 30. Fishing from any floating device prohibited in the area one thousand five hundred feet upstream and one thousand feet downstream of the outlet at Skykomish Rearing Ponds August 1 through last day in February. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum length twenty inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through December 31. In years ending in even numbers, daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook and pink. In years ending in odd numbers, daily limit 2 salmon plus 2 additional pink. Release Chinook.
Skykomish River, North Fork (Snohomish County):
From mouth to one thousand feet downstream from Bear Creek Falls: June 1 through last day in February season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From one thousand feet below Bear Creek Falls to Deer Falls: Closed waters.
Skykomish River, South Fork (King/Snohomish counties):
From mouth to six hundred feet downstream from the Sunset Falls Fishway: June 1 through last day in February season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From a point six hundred feet downstream of the Sunset Falls Fishway to the Sunset Falls Fishway: Closed waters.
From Sunset Falls to source: June 1 through November 30 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Whitefish: Additional December 1 through last day in February season. Release all fish other than whitefish.
Slate Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout
other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire
daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and
eastern brook trout has been taken.
Smith Creek (near North River) (Pacific County): June 1
through last day in February season, except sturgeon. Single
point barbless hooks, and night closure August 16 through
November 30 upstream to the Highway 101 Bridge. All game
fish: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead
per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only September 1
through November 30 from mouth to Highway 101 Bridge. Daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon and
of the adult salmon not more than one may be an adult wild
coho. Release adult Chinook. Sturgeon: Open year-round from
mouth to Highway 101 Bridge.
Snake River: Year-round season. Closed to the taking of all
trout April 1 through June 15. All species: April 24 through
June 15 from Texas Rapids boat launch upstream to the Corps of
Engineers boat launch approximately 1 mile upstream of Little
Goose Dam: Night closure, barbless hooks only, and hooks must
measure 5/8 inch or less from point to shank. Trout: Daily
limit six, minimum length ten inches, no more than three over
twenty inches. Release all steelhead June 16 through August
31. Barbless hooks required when fishing for steelhead. Sturgeon: Unlawful to retain sturgeon in mainstem and
tributaries upstream from Lower Granite Dam. Walleye: Daily
limit 10 fish. No minimum size. No more than 5 fish over 18
inches in length. No more than 1 fish over 24 inches in
length. Channel catfish: No daily limit. Salmon: Open only
April 24 through June 15 from Texas Rapids boat launch
upstream to the Corps of Engineers boat launch approximately 1
mile upstream of Little Goose Dam. Daily limit 1 hatchery
Chinook.
Closed waters: Within four hundred feet of the base of any dam and within a four hundred foot radius around the fish ladder entrance at Lyons Ferry Hatchery, within a two hundred foot radius upstream of the fish ladder exit above Lower Granite Dam, and within an area one thousand two hundred feet downstream from the base of the west lock gate at Little Goose Dam on the south bank of the Snake River and one hundred feet out into the river from said river bank.
Snipe Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Snohomish River (Snohomish County), including all channels,
sloughs, and interconnected waterways, but excluding all
tributaries: June 1 through last day in February season,
except sturgeon. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night
closure August 1 through November 30. Trout except Dolly
Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to
retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit,
minimum length twenty inches. Salmon: In years ending in
even numbers, open only September 1 through December 31. Daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook and pink. In years
ending in odd numbers: Open only August 16 through December
31. Daily limit 2 salmon plus 2 additional pink. Release
Chinook. Sturgeon: Open year-round from mouth to Highway 2
Bridge.
Snoqualmie River (King County):
From mouth to the falls: June 1 through last day in February season, except waters within the Puget Power tunnel at the falls and within fifty feet of any point on Puget Power's lower Plant # 2 building (north bank) are closed waters. June 1 through November 30 selective gear rules, except fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor allowed. Fishing from any floating device prohibited November 1 through last day in February from the mouth of Tokul Creek downstream to the boat ramp at Plumb access, about one-quarter mile. Night closure September 1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through December 31. Daily limit 2 fish. Release Chinook and pink.
From Snoqualmie Falls upstream, including the North and South Forks: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length ten inches. Additional November 1 through May 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Snoqualmie Middle Fork from mouth to source including all tributaries except Pratt and Taylor rivers: Year-round season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Snow Creek (Jefferson County), including all tributaries:
Closed waters.
Snyder Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all trout.
Sol Duc River (Clallam County): Open year-round. May 1
through May 31 release all game fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead per day may be retained. Selective gear rules from
the concrete pump station at the Sol Duc Hatchery to the
Highway 101 Bridge downstream of Snider Creek November 1
through April 30, and from the Highway 101 Bridge downstream
of Snider Creek to Olympic National Park June 1 through
October 31. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. November
1 through last day in February, daily limit three steelhead
from mouth to concrete pump station at Sol Duc Hatchery. December 1 through April 30, from mouth to the concrete pump
station at the Sol Duc Hatchery, one wild steelhead per day
may be retained. Salmon: Open only February 1 through
November 30 from mouth to concrete pump station. Daily limit
6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon February 1
through August 31 and of which no more than 3 may be adult
salmon September 1 through November 30. February 1 through
August 31 release wild adult coho and wild adult Chinook. September 1 through October 31 the daily limit may contain no
more than 2 adult Chinook, release wild adult coho, and
selective gear rules. November 1 through November 30 the
daily limit may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook or 2
adult wild coho or 1 adult Chinook and 1 adult wild coho.
Sooes River (Suez River) (Clallam County): June 1 through
last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
Soos Creek (King County), from mouth to bridge near hatchery
residence: June 1 through August 31 season except salmon. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only
October 16 through November 30 to fishing by juveniles only. Night closure October 16 through November 30. Terminal gear
restricted to one single point hook. Daily limit two coho
salmon.
Bridge near hatchery residence to Salmon hatchery rack: June 1 through August 31 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
South Bend Mill Pond (Pacific County): Juveniles only.
South Prairie Creek (Pierce County), mouth to Page Creek:
Closed waters.
Spada Lake (Reservoir) (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Maximum length twelve inches.
Spada Lake (Reservoir) tributaries (Snohomish County): Closed
waters.
Spanaway Lake and Spanaway Lake outlet downstream to the dam
(approximately 800 feet) (Pierce County): Year-round season.
Spearfish Lake (Klickitat County): Last Saturday in April
through last day in February season.
Spectacle Lake (Okanogan County): April 1 through September
30 season.
Spirit Lake (Skamania County): Closed waters.
Spokane River (Spokane County):
From SR 25 Bridge upstream to the upstream boundary at Plese Flats Day Use Area (Riverside State Park), except Long Lake, formed by Long Lake Dam (see also Long Lake): Year-round season except walleye. Trout: Daily limit five, no more than two over twenty inches in length. Walleye: Daily limit eight, no minimum length, no more than one over twenty-two inches in length. April 1 through May 31 release all walleye. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply. Sturgeon: Unlawful to fish for or retain sturgeon.
From the upstream boundary at Plese Flats Day Use Area (Riverside State Park) upstream to the Monroe Street Dam: June 1 through March 15 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one. Release wild trout. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply. Sturgeon: Unlawful to fish for or retain sturgeon.
From Monroe Street Dam upstream to Upriver Dam: Year-round season. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
From Upriver Dam upstream to the Idaho/Washington state line: June 1 through March 15 season. Selective gear rules, except fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor permitted. All species: Release all fish.
Sprague Lake (Adams/Lincoln counties):
Waters south of the lakeside edge of the reeds and waters of Cow Creek south to Danekas Road: July 1 through September 15 season. Trout: No more than two over twenty inches in length may be retained. Crappie and bluegill: Combined daily limit twenty-five fish. Crappie: Minimum length nine inches.
Spring Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Spring Hill Reservoir (Black Lake, Lower Wheeler Reservoir)
(Chelan County): Last Saturday in April through October 31
season. July 5 through October 31, selective gear rules, and
all species: Release all fish.
Spring Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout:
No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Spring Lakes (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Squalicum Lake (Whatcom County): Fly fishing only. Fishing
from a floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout: Daily limit two.
Stan Coffin Lake (Grant County): Bass: Release all bass.
Starvation Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April
through May 31 season. Additional June 1 through October 31
season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all
fish.
Steel Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Stehekin River (Chelan County), from the mouth to Agnes Creek:
July 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fifteen inches. Release cutthroat. Additional March 1 through June 30 season. Selective gear
rules. All species: Release all fish.
Stetattle Creek (Whatcom County), from its mouth to mouth of
Bucket Creek (one and one-half miles upstream): Closed
waters.
Stevens Creek (Grays Harbor County), mouth to Highway 101
Bridge: June 1 through September 30 and December 1 through
last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
Stevens, Lake (Snohomish County): Chumming permitted. Kokanee: Kokanee not included in trout daily limit. Kokanee
daily limit ten fish.
Steves Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Stickney Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Stillaguamish River (Snohomish County):
From mouth to Marine Drive, including all sloughs:
Year-round season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night
closure August 1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only ((September)) November 1
through December 31. In years ending in even numbers, daily
limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook and pink salmon. In years
ending in odd numbers, daily limit 2 salmon plus 2 additional
pink. Release Chinook.
From Marine Drive to the forks, except from the barrier
dam (downstream of I-5) downstream two hundred feet which is
closed waters: June 1 through last day in February season. Night closure August 1 through November 30. Selective gear
rules June 1 through November 30 except fishing from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor
allowed. Game fish: June 1 through November 30 release all
fish except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be
retained. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches December 1
through last day in February. Salmon: Open only
((September)) November 1 through December 31. In years ending
in even numbers, daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook and
pink salmon. In years ending in odd numbers, daily limit 2
salmon plus 2 additional pink. Release Chinook.
Stillaguamish River, North Fork (Snohomish County), from mouth
to Swede Heaven Bridge: June 1 through last day in February
season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August
1 through November 30. Fishing from any floating device
prohibited upstream of the Highway 530 Bridge at mile post
28.8 (Cicero Bridge). Fishing from any floating device
equipped with a motor prohibited downstream from the Highway
530 Bridge. June 1 through November 30: All species:
Release all fish except hatchery steelhead. June 1 through
November 30 fly fishing only. December 1 through last day in
February: Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Stillaguamish River, South Fork (Snohomish County):
From mouth to four hundred feet downstream of the outlet to fishway at Granite Falls: June 1 through last day in February season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From four hundred feet below the outlet of the end of the fishway to Mt. Loop Highway bridge above Granite Falls: Closed waters.
From Mt. Loop Highway Bridge above Granite Falls to source: June 1 through November 30 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 1 through November 30.
Storm Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Stratford/Brook Lake (Grant County): February 1 through
September 30 season.
Stump Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion engine prohibited.
Suiattle River (Skagit County): Trout: Legal to retain Dolly
Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum length
twenty inches.
Sullivan Creek (Pend Oreille County), from Mill Pond upstream
and tributaries: Selective gear rules. Trout: Eastern brook
trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern brook trout
daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout other than
eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire daily limit
for trout other than eastern brook trout and eastern brook
trout has been taken.
Sullivan Lake (Pend Oreille County): Trout: Daily limit 2
trout, except kokanee not counted in daily trout limit.
Kokanee daily limit ten.
Sultan River (Snohomish County), from its mouth to a point
four hundred feet downstream from the diversion dam at river
mile 9.7: June 1 through last day in February season. Trout
except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of
trout daily limit, minimum length twenty inches.
Sultan River, North and South Forks (Snohomish County):
Closed waters.
Summit Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Summit Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Sunday Creek (tributary to N.F. Snoqualmie River) (King
County): Closed waters.
Sutherland Lake (Clallam County): Chumming permitted.
Swale Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all trout.
Swamp Creek (tributary to Sammamish River) (Snohomish/King
counties): June 1 through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Swan Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Swan's Mill Pond (Stossel Creek) (King County): June 1
through October 31 season.
Swauk Creek (Kittitas County): Selective gear rules.
Swift Reservoir (Skamania County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. From posted markers below Eagle
Cliff Bridge to Bridge: Selective gear rules except fishing
from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion
motor allowed. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Swofford Pond (Lewis County): Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Sylvia Lake (Grays Harbor County): Trout: No more than two
over 15 inches in length may be retained per day.
Tacoma Creek and tributaries (Pend Oreille County): Trout:
Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern
brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout
other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire
daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and
eastern brook trout has been taken.
Tahuya River (Mason County): Selective gear rules and release
all fish except salmon. Salmon: Open only September 16
through October 31 mouth to marker one mile above North Shore
Road Bridge. Daily limit 2 coho salmon.
Taneum Creek (Kittitas County): Selective gear rules.
Tanwax Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Crappie: Daily limit ten, minimum length
nine inches.
Tapps Lake (Reservoir) and Tapps Lake (Reservoir) intake canal
(Pierce County), to within four hundred feet of the screen at
Dingle Basin: Year-round season.
Tarboo Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April
through November 30 season. Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Tate Creek (tributary to N.F. Snoqualmie River) (King County):
Closed waters.
Taylor River (tributary to the Middle Fork Snoqualmie) (King
County): Selective gear rules. All species: Release all
fish.
Teal Lakes (North and South) (Grant County): April 1 through
September 30 season.
Teal Lake (Jefferson County): Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion engine prohibited. Selective gear rules. Trout daily limit one fish.
Teanaway River (Kittitas County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all trout.
Teanaway River, North Fork (Kittitas County): Mouth to
Beverly Creek including all tributaries: Selective gear
rules. Trout: Release all trout. Beverly Creek to
impassable waterfall at the end of USFS Road 9737 (about 8
river miles): Closed waters.
Tenas Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Tennant Lake (Whatcom County): Fishing from any floating
device prohibited from first Friday in October through January
15.
Terrell, Lake (Whatcom County): Fishing from any floating
device prohibited the first Saturday after Labor Day through
the following Friday and from October 1 through January 31
except fishing from floating dock permitted.
Thomas Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Thornton Creek (tributary to Lake Washington) (King County):
June 1 through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Thread Lake (Adams County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Tibbetts Creek (tributary to Lake Sammamish) (King County):
June 1 through August 31 season. Juveniles only.
Tieton River (Yakima County): Lawful to fish to base of
Tieton (Rimrock) Dam. Selective gear rules June 1 through
October 31. Additional December 1 through March 31 season:
Whitefish gear rules apply.
Tieton River, North Fork (Yakima County): Closed waters:
Spillway channel and within 400' of Clear Lake Dam. From
Rimrock Lake to Clear Lake Dam including that portion of the
river that flows through the dry lakebed. June 1 through
August 15 season.
Tieton River, South Fork (Yakima County): From the bridge on
USFS Road 1200 to bridge on USFS Rd. 1070 (approximately 12.5
miles): Closed waters.
Tiger Lake (Kitsap/Mason counties): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Tilton River (Lewis County), from mouth to West Fork: June 1
through March 31 season. Trout: Daily limit five, no more
than one over twelve inches in length. Release cutthroat.
Release rainbow trout except rainbow trout having a clipped
adipose fin and a healed scar at the site of the clipped fin. Salmon: Open only June 1 through December 31. Minimum length
eight inches. June 1 through July 31, daily limit 6 fish, of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild coho.
August 1 through December 31, daily limit 6 fish, of which no
more than 2 may be adult ((fish)) Chinook. Release wild coho.
Tilton River, East, North, South and West Forks (Lewis
County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve
inches.
Toad Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Tokul Creek (King County):
From mouth to the Fish Hatchery Road Bridge: December 1 through last day in February season, closed 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily. Nonbuoyant lure restriction. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From Fish Hatchery Road Bridge to posted cable boundary marker located approximately four hundred feet downstream of the hatchery intake: January 15 through last day in February season, closed 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily. Nonbuoyant lure restriction. Trout: Minimum length 14 inches.
From the posted cable boundary marker located approximately four hundred feet downstream of the hatchery intake to the railroad trestle: Closed waters.
Tolt River (King County):
From mouth to the USGS trolley cable near the confluence of the North and South Forks: June 1 through last day in February season. June 1 through November 30, selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
From the USGS trolley cable to the falls in Sec. 21, Twp 26N., R 8 E. on the North Fork, and to the dam on the South Fork: Closed waters.
From falls upstream on North Fork: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
From dam upstream on South Fork: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length ten inches.
Touchet River (Columbia/Walla Walla counties):
From confluence of north and south forks upstream, including Robinson and Wolf Forks: Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all steelhead. Tributaries other than North Fork, South Fork, Robinson Fork, and Wolf Fork: Closed waters.
North Fork: Upstream of Spangler Creek June 1 through August 31 season.
South Fork: Upstream from Griffin Creek June 1 through August 31 season.
Wolf Fork: Upstream from Coates Creek June 1 through August 31 season.
From mouth to confluence of north and south forks: Additional season: November 1 through March 31. Barbless hooks required. All species: Release all fish except hatchery steelhead and brown trout. Trout: Daily limit three fish.
Toutle River (Cowlitz County):
From mouth to forks, and North Fork from the mouth to the
posted deadline below the fish collection facility: June 1
through November 30 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and
night closure September 1 through October 15 on North Fork
from confluence with South Fork to mouth of Green River. All
game fish: Release all fish except up to two hatchery
steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only August
1 through November 30. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more
than 4 may be adult ((salmon and of the adult salmon only 2
may be adult Chinook)) coho. Release chum ((and)), wild coho,
wild Chinook, and hatchery adult Chinook. ((Release all
Chinook October 1 through November 30 in North Fork upstream
from Kidd Valley Bridge.))
From the posted deadline below the fish collection facility upstream to the headwaters, including all tributaries, but excepting Castle and Coldwater Lakes: Closed waters.
Toutle River, South Fork (Cowlitz County), mouth to source:
Closed waters: All tributaries. June 1 through November 30
season. All species: Release all fish except hatchery
steelhead. Trout: Minimum length twenty inches. Mouth to
4100 Road Bridge: Additional December 1 through March 31
season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish
except hatchery steelhead.
Trapper Lake (Chelan County): Trout: Daily limit two.
Trout Creek (tributary to Wind River) (Skamania County):
Closed waters.
Trout Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Trout Lake (tributary to Big White Salmon River) (Klickitat
County): June 1 through October 31 season.
Tucannon River (Columbia/Walla Walla counties): Closed
waters: All tributaries.
From the mouth upstream to Turner Road Bridge: Additional November 1 through March 31 season. Barbless hooks required. All species: Release all fish except hatchery steelhead and whitefish. Trout: Daily limit three hatchery steelhead.
From the Turner Road Bridge upstream to the Tucannon Hatchery Bridge: Selective gear rules June 1 through October 31. Additional season November 1 through March 31. Barbless hooks required. All species: Release all fish except hatchery steelhead and whitefish. Trout: Daily limit three hatchery steelhead.
From the Tucannon Hatchery Bridge upstream to 500 feet above the Rainbow Lake intake: Closed waters.
From 500 feet above the Rainbow Lake intake to the Cow Camp Bridge: Selective gear rules. Release steelhead.
From Cow Camp Bridge upstream: Closed waters.
Tucquala Lake (Kittitas County): June 1 through October 31
season.
Tunnel Lake (Skamania County): Trout: No more than 2 trout
20 inches in length or greater may be retained.
Twin Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Twin Lakes (Chelan County) and tributaries and outlet stream
to junction with the Napeequa River: Closed waters.
Twisp River (Okanogan County), from mouth to War Creek: June
1 through August 15 season. Selective gear rules. All
species: Release all fish. War Creek to South Fork Twisp
River: Closed waters.
Tye River (King County): Foss River to Alpine Falls June 1
through October 31 season: Selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Whitefish: Additional
November 1 through last day in February season. Release all
fish other than whitefish. From Alpine falls upstream:
Trout: Minimum size ten inches.
U Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through October
31 season.
Umtanum Creek (Kittitas County): Selective gear rules.
Uncle John Creek (Mason County): Closed waters.
Union Creek (Yakima County): From mouth upstream to falls
(approximately 1/4 mile): Closed waters.
Union River (Mason County): Mouth to North Shore Road Bridge.
All species: Release all fish except sturgeon.
From North Shore Road Bridge to lower bridge on Old Belfair Highway: June 1 through August 15 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except sturgeon.
From lower bridge on Old Belfair Highway upstream to watershed boundary: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish except sturgeon.
From watershed boundary to source, including all tributaries: Closed waters.
Upper Wheeler Reservoir (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Valley Creek (Clallam County): Juveniles only.
Vance Creek (Mason County): Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches.
Vance Creek/Elma Ponds (Grays Harbor County): Pond One: Last
Saturday in April through November 30 season. Juveniles,
holders of a senior license and holders of a department
disability license only. Trout: No more than two over 15
inches in length may be retained per day. Salmon: Landlocked
salmon rules apply. Pond Two: Last Saturday in April through
November 30 season. Trout: No more than two over 15 inches
in length may be retained per day. Salmon: Landlocked salmon
rules apply.
Vancouver Lake and all other waters west of
Burlington-Northern Railroad from Columbia River drawbridge
near Vancouver downstream to Lewis River (Clark County):
Closed waters: April 1 through May 30 the Vancouver Lake
flushing channel is closed and it is closed to fishing from
the lake shoreline within 400 feet east and west of the
channel exit. Chumming permitted. Trout: Daily limit two,
minimum length twelve inches. Sturgeon: Seasons, days of the
week, daily limits, and size limits same as in adjacent waters
of mainstem Columbia River.
Vanes Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Van Winkle Creek (Grays Harbor County): Mouth to 400 feet
below outlet of Lake Aberdeen Hatchery: Game fish: Minimum
length 14 inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through
January 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which not more than 2 may
be adult fish. Release chum, adult Chinook and wild adult
coho.
Vic Meyers (Rainbow) Lake (Grant County): Last Saturday in
April through September 30 season.
Vogler Lake (Skagit County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Fly fishing only. All species: Release
all fish.
Voight Creek (Pierce County): From mouth to Highway 162
Bridge: Closed waters.
Wagners Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Wahkiacus Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all
trout.
Waitts Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
last day in February season.
Walker Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Wallace River (Snohomish County):
From its mouth to 200 feet upstream of the water intake of the salmon hatchery: June 1 through last day in February season. Closed waters: From 363rd Avenue S.E./Reece Road to a point two hundred feet upstream of the water intake of the salmon hatchery during the period June 1 through August 31. Fishing from any floating device prohibited November 1 through last day in February. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum length twenty inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through November 30. Daily limit 2 coho.
From 200 feet upstream of the water intake of the salmon hatchery to mouth of Olney Creek: November 1 through last day in February season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum length twenty inches.
Walla Walla River (Walla Walla County):
From mouth to the Touchet River: Year-round season. Trout: Barbless hooks required when fishing for steelhead. Trout: Release trout April 1 through May 31. Daily limit three hatchery steelhead. Channel catfish: No daily limit.
From the Touchet River upstream to state line: Trout: All tributaries except Mill Creek, maximum length twenty inches. Channel catfish: No daily limit. Additional season November 1 through March 31. All species: Barbless hooks required and release all fish except hatchery steelhead. Trout: Daily limit three hatchery steelhead.
Walupt Lake (Lewis County): Closed waters: All inlet
streams. Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules except fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion motor allowed. Trout:
Minimum length ten inches.
Wannacut Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Wapato Lake (Chelan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. From August 1 through October 31:
Selective gear rules except fishing from a device equipped
with an internal combustion motor permitted. Trout: Release
all trout.
Wapato Lake (Pierce County): Juveniles only.
Ward Lake (Ferry County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Ward Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Warden Lake and Warden Lake, South (Grant County): Last
Saturday in April through September 30 season.
Washburn Island Pond (Okanogan County): April 1 through
September 30 season. Fishing from a floating device equipped
with an internal combustion motor prohibited.
Washburn Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit two.
Washington, Lake, including that portion of the Sammamish
River from the 68th Avenue N.E. Bridge downstream (King
County): Fishing from floating device prohibited one hundred
yards either side of the floating bridges. Chumming
permitted. Trout: December 1 through last day in February,
daily limit 5, no minimum length. Release steelhead and
rainbow trout over twenty inches in length. March 1 through
June 30, daily limit 5, minimum length twelve inches. Release
steelhead and rainbow trout over twenty inches in length. Kokanee/sockeye under fifteen inches are kokanee while those
fifteen inches and over are sockeye salmon. Salmon: Open
only September 16 through October 31 north of Highway 520
Bridge and east of Montlake Bridge. Daily limit ((two)) four
coho salmon.
Washington, Lake, Ship Canal (King County) (waters east of a
north-south line 400 feet west of the fish ladder at the
Chittenden Locks and west of a north-south line at the eastern
ends of the concrete abutments east of the Montlake Bridge):
West of Fremont Bridge: Fishing from floating device
prohibited. East of Fremont Bridge: Chumming permitted.
From west boundary to a north-south line 400 feet east of the eastern end of the northern wing wall of Chittenden Locks: Closed waters.
From 400 feet east of the eastern end of the northern wing wall of Chittenden Locks to the east boundary: Open year-round. Trout: December 1 through last day in February daily limit five, no minimum length. Release steelhead and rainbow trout over twenty inches in length. March 1 through June 30, daily limit five, minimum length twelve inches. Release steelhead and rainbow trout over twenty inches in length. July 1 through November 30, daily limit five, no minimum length. Kokanee/sockeye less than fifteen inches in length are kokanee and fifteen inches and over in length are sockeye salmon.
Washougal River (Clark County): Night closure year-round.
From mouth to bridge at Salmon Falls: June 1 through
March 15 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and stationary
gear restriction July 1 through October 31. When nonbuoyant
lure restriction is in effect, only fish hooked inside the
mouth may be retained. Trout: Release all trout except up to
2 hatchery steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open
only August 1 through March 15. Daily limit 6 fish of which
no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum ((and)),
wild coho, and wild jack Chinook. Upstream of Little
Washougal River, release adult Chinook October 1 through
November 30.
From mouth to Mt. Norway Bridge: Additional April 16 through May 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all trout except up to 2 hatchery steelhead per day may be retained.
From bridge at Salmon Falls to its source, including tributaries: Closed waters.
Washougal River, West (North) Fork (Clark/Skamania counties):
From mouth to the water intake at the department hatchery: Closed waters.
From intake at department hatchery to source: June 1 through March 15 season. Trout: Release all trout except up to 2 hatchery steelhead per day may be retained.
Watson Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout:
No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.
Waughop Lake (Pierce County): Salmon: Landlocked salmon
rules apply.
Wenas Lake (Yakima County): Trout: Daily limit five, of
which not more than two may be brown trout.
Wenaha River tributaries within Washington: June 1 through
August 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Release all
steelhead.
Wenatchee Lake (Chelan County): Selective gear rules except
fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion motor allowed. Trout except kokanee: Daily limit
two, minimum length twelve inches. Release kokanee. Kokanee/sockeye under sixteen inches will be considered
kokanee while those sixteen inches and over will be considered
sockeye salmon.
Wenatchee River, including Lake Jolanda (Chelan County):
December 1 through March 31 season, from mouth to Highway 2 Bridge at Leavenworth only. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Wentworth Lake (Clallam County): Unlawful to fish from a
floating device equipped with an internal combustion engine.
West Evans Pond (Asotin County): Trout: No more than 2 trout
over 13 inches in length may be retained.
West Twin River (Clallam County): June 1 through October 31
season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Whatcom Creek (Whatcom County):
From mouth to stone bridge at Whatcom Falls Park: June 1 through last day in February season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 1 through December 31. Closed waters: Woburn Street Bridge upstream to the stone bridge. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only August 1 through December 31 from mouth to markers below Dupont Street. Daily limit 6 fish of which not more than 2 may be adult salmon. Anglers fishing lawfully, within 50 yards of the Bellingham Technical College Hatchery Collection Tube, and on the hatchery side of the creek, that hook and land chum salmon, may remove those chum salmon from the water and immediately place them unharmed into the Hatchery Collection Tube.
From stone bridge at Whatcom Falls Park upstream to Lake Whatcom: Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Juveniles only. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 1 through October 31. Trout: No minimum length.
Whatcom, Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season, except those waters between the
Electric Avenue Bridge and the outlet dam are closed waters:
Trout: Release cutthroat trout.
Whatcom, Lake, tributaries (Whatcom County): Closed waters.
Wheeler Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Release all trout.
White River (Chelan County), from mouth upstream to White
River Falls: Closed waters.
White (Stuck) River (Pierce County):
From mouth to R Street Bridge in Auburn: October 1 through last day in February season: October 1 through October 31 all species: Fly fishing only and release all fish. November 1 through last day in February. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure November 1 through November 30.
From R Street Bridge to Highway 410 Bridge at Buckley: October 1 through October 31 season. Closed waters: Puget Power canal, including the screen bypass channel, above the screen at Dingle Basin. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure. Trout: 14 inch minimum size.
From the Weyerhaeuser 6000 Road Bridge (Bridge Camp) to its source: July 1 through October 31 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure October 1 through October 31. Selective gear rules July 1 through October 31. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Whitefish: Additional November 1 through January 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.
Whitechuck River (Snohomish County): Trout: Legal to retain
Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of trout daily limit, minimum
length twenty inches.
White Salmon River (Klickitat/Skamania counties):
From mouth to powerhouse: Open year-round. Bank fishing
only downstream from the Highway 14 Bridge. August 1 through
December 31: Nonbuoyant lure restriction. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches. Salmon and steelhead: Open April 1
through June 30, daily limit two fish, one or both of which
may be salmon or hatchery steelhead. Release all fish except
salmon or hatchery steelhead. Release ((wild coho and)) wild
Chinook. Salmon: Open July 1 through March 31. Daily limit
6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release
wild coho and wild jack Chinook. October 1 through December
31, release adult Chinook upstream ((from)) of posted markers
0.5 miles upstream of Highway 14 Bridge.
From powerhouse to within four hundred feet of
Northwestern Dam: November 16 to April 30 season except
salmon and steelhead. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Release trout April 1 through April 30. Salmon: Open
November 16 through March 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no
more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild coho and wild
jack Chinook. November 16 through December 31, release adult
Chinook. Salmon and steelhead: Open April 1 through June
((30)) 15, daily limit two fish, one or both of which may be
salmon or hatchery steelhead. Release all fish except salmon
or hatchery steelhead. Release ((wild coho and)) wild
Chinook.
From gas pipeline crossing above Northwestern Lake to Gilmer Creek: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Wide Hollow Creek (Yakima County): Trout: Daily limit five,
no minimum length.
Widgeon Lake (Grant County): April 1 through September 30
season.
Wildberry Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Wildcat Lake (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Wilderness Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Willame Lake (Lewis County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit
two, minimum length fifteen inches.
Willapa River (Pacific County): Mouth to Highway 6 Bridge:
June 1 through March 31 season. All game fish: Release all
game fish except that up to two hatchery steelhead may be
retained per day. All species: August 16 through November 30
night closure and single point barbless hooks required. August 16 through November 30 above the WDFW access at the
mouth of Ward/Wilson Creek stationary gear restriction. Highway 6 Bridge to Fork Creek: June 1 through July 15 and
October 16 through March 31 season. Night closure, single
point barbless hooks, and stationary gear restriction October
16 through November 30.
All game fish: Release all fish except that up to two
hatchery steelhead may be retained. Salmon: Open only August
1 through January 31 from mouth to Highway 6 Bridge
approximately 2 miles below mouth of Trap Creek and open
October 16 through January 31 from Highway 6 Bridge to Fork
Creek. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 3 may be
adult salmon and of the adult salmon not more than one may be
a wild adult coho and not more than two may be adult Chinook. ((Release chum.))
Sturgeon: Open year round from mouth to Highway 6 Bridge.
Upstream from Fork Creek: Selective gear rules. August 16 through October 31, nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained.
South Fork: June 1 through last day in February season. Selective gear rules June 1 through October 31. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 16 through November 30. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained.
Williams Creek (Pacific County): June 1 through last day in
February season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release
all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be
retained.
Williams Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April
through September 30 season.
Williams Lake (Stevens County): December 1 through March 31
season. All species: Catch and release except up to five
rainbow trout may be retained.
Wilson Creek (two branches within Ellensburg city limits)
(Kittitas County): Open year-round. Juveniles only. Trout:
Daily limit five, no minimum length.
Winchester Wasteway (Grant County): Within Winchester Game
Reserve: February 1 through September 30 season.
Wind River (Skamania County):
Mouth to four hundred feet below Shipherd Falls: July 1
through March 15 season, except salmon and steelhead. May 1
through June 30: Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night
closure. August 1 through October 31: Nonbuoyant lure
restriction and night closure. When nonbuoyant lure
restriction is in effect, only fish hooked in the mouth may be
retained. Salmon and steelhead: Open March 16 through June
30 daily limit 2 fish, one or both of which may be a salmon or
hatchery steelhead. Release all fish except salmon and
hatchery steelhead. Release ((wild coho and)) wild Chinook. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open August
1 through October 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more
than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild coho and wild jack
Chinook. Release adult Chinook from Burlington-Northern
Railroad Bridge upstream.
From four hundred feet below to one hundred feet above Shipherd Falls fish ladder: Closed waters.
From one hundred feet above Shipherd Falls to source, including all tributaries: May 1 through June 30 season. Closed waters: From 400 feet below to 100 feet above the Coffer Dam and from a boundary marker approximately 800 yards downstream from Carson National Fish Hatchery upstream, including all tributaries. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure. When nonbuoyant lure restriction is in effect, only fish hooked in the mouth may be retained. Salmon and steelhead: Daily limit 2 fish, one or both of which may be a salmon or hatchery steelhead. Release all fish except salmon and hatchery steelhead. Additional season September 16 through November 30. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
Winston Creek (tributary to Cowlitz River) (Lewis County):
Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length ten inches.
Wishkah River (Grays Harbor County), including all forks:
Closed waters: From ((dam)) weir at Wishkah Rearing Ponds
(((formerly Mayr Bros.))), downstream ((to)) 200 feet ((below
dam)). Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Mouth to
mouth of the West Fork: June 1 through March 31 season. Single point barbless hooks required August 16 through
November 30. Selective gear and all species: Release all
fish, except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per
day, March 1 through March 31. Salmon: Open ((only)) October
1 through December 31. October 1 through October 15, daily
limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon; and
of the adult salmon, only 1 may be an adult wild coho.
Release chum and adult Chinook. October 16 through December
31((.)), daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon. Release chum, wild coho, and adult Chinook((,
and chum)).
From the mouth of the West Fork to ((four)) two hundred
feet below ((outlet)) the weir at the Wishkah Rearing Ponds:
June 1 through March 31 season. ((Selective gear rules.)) All species: March 1 through March 31, release all fish,
except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day
((March 1 through March 31)), and selective gear rules. Salmon: Open ((only)) October 1 through December 31. October
1 through October 15, daily limit 6 fish, of which no more
than 2 may be adult salmon, and of the adult salmon, only 1
may be an adult wild coho. Release chum and adult Chinook.
October 16 through December 31 ((to 200 feet below the weir at
the Long Live the Kings/Mayr Brothers facility.)), daily limit
6 fish, of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release
chum, wild coho, and adult Chinook((, and chum)).
From the weir at the Wishkah Rearing Ponds upstream: Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Wolf Creek, mouth to mouth of south fork (Okanogan County):
Closed waters.
Wood Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Woodland Creek (Thurston County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Wooten Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Wye Lake (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Wynoochee River (Grays Harbor County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. Mouth to 7400 line bridge above mouth of
Schafer Creek: June 1 through March 31 season. Single point
barbless hooks required August 16 through November 30.
Salmon: Open only October 1 through January 31. Daily limit
6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon((, except
daily limit may contain no more than 1 wild adult coho
December 1 through January 31)). Release chum, wild coho, and
adult Chinook((, and chum)).
7400 line bridge upstream: Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Selective gear rules. Fishing from a floating device prohibited. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.
Wynoochee Reservoir (Grays Harbor County): June 1 through
October 31 season. Trout: Daily limit two, minimum length
twelve inches. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
Yakima River (Yakima County): Release all steelhead in
mainstem and tributaries. Channel catfish: No daily limit.
From mouth to 400 feet below Prosser Dam: March 1 through October 22 season. Closed waters: From the WDFW white markers 200 feet downstream of the USBR Chandler Powerhouse/Pumping Station spillway chute to the powerline crossing immediately upstream of the powerhouse September 1 through October 22. Chumming permitted. Trout: Release all trout. Salmon: Open only September 1 through October 22. Daily limit 6 fish of which not more than 2 may be adult salmon. All species: Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure. September 1 through October 22.
From Prosser Dam to Highway 223 Bridge: May 1 through October 31 season. Trout: Release all trout.
From mouth to Highway 223 Bridge: Bass: Bass 12 to 17 inches in length may be retained. No daily limit for bass, but not more than 3 bass greater than 15 inches in length may be retained.
From Highway 223 Bridge to 400 feet below Sunnyside Dam: Year-round season. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches and maximum length twenty inches. Release all trout April 1 through May 31. Salmon: Open only September 1 through October 22. Daily limit 6 fish of which not more than 2 may be adult salmon. All species: Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure September 1 through October 22.
From ((mouth)) Sunnyside Dam to thirty-five hundred feet
below Roza Dam: Year-round season. Closed waters: From
Yakima Avenue-Terrace Heights Bridge upstream 400 feet. ((March 1 through November 30, closed from thirty-five hundred
feet below Roza Dam to Roza Dam.)) Trout: Minimum length
twelve inches and maximum length twenty inches. Release all
trout April 1 through May 31.
From thirty-five hundred feet below Roza Dam to Roza Dam:
Closed waters: From four hundred feet below Roza Dam((:)),
upstream. December 1 through last day in February season. Whitefish gear rules apply. Release all game fish except
whitefish.
From Roza Dam to four hundred feet below Easton Dam and from Lake Easton to the base of Keechelus Dam: Year-round season. Fishing from floating devices equipped with motors allowed only from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation restricted area signs at Roza Dam upstream to the boat launch ramp on the Roza Access Area (approximately one-half mile). Selective gear rules except bait and one single point barbed hook three-sixteenths or smaller point to shank may be used December 1 through last day in February. Trout: From Roza Dam to 400 feet below Easton Dam: Release all trout. Lake Easton to the base of Keechelus Dam. Release all trout except eastern brook trout. Eastern brook trout: No daily limit and no minimum size.
Yakima Sportsmen's Park Ponds (Yakima County): Juveniles
only.
Yale Reservoir (Cowlitz County): Trout: Kokanee not counted
in daily trout limit. Kokanee daily limit sixteen.
Yellowhawk Creek (Walla Walla County): Closed waters.
Yellowjacket Creek (tributary to Cispus River) (Lewis County):
Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Yokum Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 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-1613.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 07-16-056, filed 7/26/07,
effective 8/26/07)
WAC 232-28-620
Coastal salmon -- Saltwater seasons and
daily limits.
It shall be unlawful to take, fish for or
possess salmon taken by angling for personal use except from
the following coastal areas, during the seasons, in the
quantities, for the sizes provided in WAC 220-56-180, and for
the species designated in this section. Open when a daily
limit is provided:
(1) Catch Record Card Area 1:
(a) May 1 through ((June 30)) May 31 - Closed.
(b) ((July 1)) June 1 through June 28 - Daily limit of 1
Chinook.
(c) June 29 through September 30 - Open Sundays through Thursdays only - Daily limit of 2 salmon, of which not more than one may be a Chinook salmon. Release wild coho.
(((c))) (d) October 1 through April 30 - Closed.
(((d))) (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 ((and Catch Record Card Area
2-2 west of the Buoy 13 line)):
(a) May 1 through ((June 30)) May 31 - Closed.
(b) ((Area 2 July 1 through September 16 except closed to
salmon fishing August 1 through September 16 in the Grays
Harbor Control Zone described in WAC 220-56-195(11) and Area
2-2 west of the Buoy 13 line)) June 1 through June 28 - Open
Sundays through Thursdays only. Daily limit 1 Chinook.
(c) June 29 through September 13 - Open Sundays through Thursdays only. Daily limit 2 salmon, of which not more than one may be a Chinook salmon. Release wild coho.
(((c) Area 2)) (d) September ((17)) (14) through April 30
((and Area 2-2 west of Buoy 13 September 17 through April 30)) - Closed.
(e) Closed to salmon fishing August 1 through September 13 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 June 30 - Closed.
(b) July 1 through July 31 - Open concurrent with Area 2 when Area 2 is open for salmon angling. Area 2 rules apply.
(c) August 1 through August 15 - Daily limit of six salmon, not more than two of which may be adult salmon.
(d) August 16 through January 31 - Daily limit 6 salmon, not more than 3 of which may be adult salmon, and of the adult salmon, not more than 2 may be Chinook.
(e) 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 ((30)) 15 - Closed.
(b) ((October 1)) September 16 through November 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, of which only 1 may be a wild adult
coho. ((Release Chinook salmon November 1 through November
30. October 1 through October 31 the daily limit may contain
no more than one Chinook and no more than one wild adult
coho.)) Release chum and Chinook. Open only east of a line
drawn from the mouth of O'Leary Creek to Buoy 35, then to the
westernmost tip of Moon Island.
(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.
(((4) Willapa Bay (Catch Record Card Area 2-1):
(a) May 1 through June 30 - Closed.
(b) July 1 through July 31 - Open concurrent with Area 2 when Area 2 is open for salmon angling. Area 2 rules apply.
(c) August 1 through August 15 - Daily limit of six salmon, not more than two of which may be adult salmon.
(d) August 16 through January 31 - Daily limit 6 salmon, not more than 3 of which may be adult salmon, and of the adult salmon not more than 2 may be Chinook. Release chum.
(e) February 1 through April 30 - Closed.))
(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 ((July 2)) May 31 - Closed.
(b) ((July 3)) June 1 through June 28 - Open Tuesdays
through Saturdays only. Daily limit 1 Chinook.
(c) June 29 through September ((15)) 13 - Open Tuesday
through Saturday only. Daily limit of 2 salmon, of which not
more than one may be a Chinook salmon. Release wild coho. ((Beginning August 1, daily limit may include 1 additional
pink.
(c))) (d) September ((16)) 14 through April 30 - Closed.
(((d))) (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this
subsection, waters north of 47°50'00"N latitude and south of
48°00'00"N latitude open September ((22)) 20 through October
((7)) 5 - Daily limit two salmon, of which not more than one
may be a Chinook salmon. Release wild coho.
(((6))) (7) Catch Record Card Area 4:
(a) May 1 through ((July 2)) May 31 - Closed.
(b) ((July 3)) June 1 through June 28 - Open Tuesdays
through Saturdays only. Daily limit 1 Chinook. Waters east
of a true north-south line through Sail Rock closed.
(c) June 29 through September ((15)) 13 - Open Tuesdays
through Saturdays only. Daily limit of 2 salmon, of which not
more than one may be a Chinook salmon. Release wild coho
salmon. Waters east of a true north-south line through Sail
Rock closed July 1 through July 31. Release Chinook salmon
caught east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line beginning August 1
((through September 15)). Release chum salmon beginning
August 1. ((Beginning August 1, daily limit may include 1
additional pink.))
(((c))) (d) September ((16)) 14 through April 30 - Closed.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. 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.]
(1) Catch Record Card Area 5:
(a) May 1 through June 30 - Closed.
(b) July 1 through August ((31)) 9 - Daily limit 2 salmon
((plus 2 additional pink)). Release chum, wild Chinook and
wild coho. ((Single-point barbless hooks required.))
(c) ((September 1)) August 10 through September 15 - Daily limit of 2 salmon ((plus 2 additional pink)). Release
chum, Chinook and wild coho. ((Single-point barbless hooks
required.))
(d) September 16 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)) 13 - Closed.
(h) February ((16)) 14 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 ((31)) 9 - Daily limit 2 salmon
((plus 2 additional pink)). 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. ((Single-point barbless hooks required.))
(c) ((September 1)) August 10 through September 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon ((plus 2 additional pink)). Release
chum, Chinook and wild coho. ((Single-point barbless hooks
required.))
(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 waters of Dungeness Bay inside a line from Dungeness Spit Lighthouse to the Number 2 Red Buoy 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)) 13 - Closed.
(g) February ((16)) 14 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
((plus 2 additional pink)), not more than one of which may be
a Chinook salmon. 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 ((plus 2 additional pink)), not more than one of which
may be a Chinook salmon. Release chum and wild coho.
((Single-point barbless hooks required.)) 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 July 1 through August 15. August 16
through October 31 - Daily limit 4 salmon, not more than 2 of
which may be Chinook salmon. ((Release pink.)) November 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.
(f) Waters of Samish Bay described in WAC 220-56-195(4) closed July 1 through October 15.
(g) November 1 through January 31 - Closed.
(h) February 1 through ((February 29)) April 15 - Daily
limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook. ((Single-point
barbless hooks required.
(i) March 1 through April 15 - Daily limit of 1 salmon.
(j))) (i) April 16 through April 30 - Closed.
(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 ((and pink)).
(c) October 1 through ((October)) December 31 - Closed,
except October 1 through October 31, waters west of a line
from Forbes Point to Bowers Bluff - Open for salmon fishing;
daily limit 2 coho.
(d) ((November)) January 1 through April 30 - Daily limit
2 salmon. Release wild Chinook. ((Single-point barbless
hooks required.))
(5) Catch Record Card Area 8-2:
(a) May 1 through July 31 - Closed, except 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 ((1)) 15 through
((June 22 and June 24 through)) July 31, open only Friday
through 11:59 a.m. Monday of each week - Daily limit of 2
salmon ((plus 2 additional pink)).
(b) August 1 through September 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon
((plus 2 additional pink and)); release Chinook, except 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 ((24)) 1, open only Friday through 11:59
a.m. Monday of each week; and September 6 through September
28, open only Saturday and Sunday of each week - Daily limit
of 2 salmon ((plus 2 additional pink)).
(c) October 1 through ((October)) December 31 - Closed,
except October 1 through October 31, waters south of a line
true east from Randall Point at 49°59'N - Open for salmon
fishing; daily limit 2 salmon. Release Chinook.
(d) ((November)) January 1 through April 30 - Daily limit
2 salmon. Release wild Chinook. ((Single-point barbless
hooks required.))
(6) Catch Record Card Area 9:
(a) May 1 through July 15 - Closed.
(b) July 16 through August 15 - Daily limit of 2 salmon
((plus 2 additional pink)). Release chum, wild coho, and wild
Chinook. Closed south of a line from Foulweather Bluff to
Olele Point. ((Single-point barbless hooks required.))
(c) August 16 through September ((30)) 15 - Daily limit
of 2 salmon ((plus 2 additional pink)). Release chum, wild
coho, and Chinook.
(d) September 16 through September 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release chum and Chinook.
(e) October 1 through October 31 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release Chinook.
(((e))) (f) November 1 through November 30 - Daily limit
2 salmon((, of which not more than one may be a Chinook)).
Release wild Chinook.
(((f))) (g) December 1 through January 15 - Closed.
(((g))) (h) January 16 through April 15 - Daily limit 2
salmon. Release wild Chinook. ((Closed south of a line from
Foulweather Bluff to Olele Point. Single-point barbless hooks
required.
(h))) (i) April 16 through April 30 - Closed.
(((i))) (j) Edmonds Fishing Pier: Open year-round - Daily limit 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a
Chinook salmon. Release chum August 1 through September 30.
((July 1 through September 30, the daily limit may include 2
additional pink salmon.))
(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.
((Single-point barbless hooks required.))
(c) July 1 through July 15 - Daily limit 2 salmon ((plus
2 additional pink)). Release Chinook.
(d) July 16 through August 15 - Daily limit 2 salmon
((plus 2 additional pink)). Release wild Chinook and
beginning August 1 release chum. ((Single-point barbless
hooks required.))
(e) August 16 through September 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon
((plus 2 additional pink)). Release chum August 16 through
September 15. Release Chinook.
(f) Waters of Shilshole Bay southeast of a line from
Meadow Point to West Point closed July 1 through August 31. Waters of Elliott Bay east of a line from West Point to Alki
Point closed July 1 through August ((21)) 26, except waters
east of a line from Pier 91 to Duwamish Head open July ((6)) 4
through ((11:59 a.m.)) August ((20)) 25, and open only on
Friday through Monday of each week - Daily limit 2 salmon
((plus 2 additional pink)). Release chum August 1 through
August ((20)) 25.
(g) 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 ((plus 2 additional pink))
July 1 through September 30. Release chum August 1 through
September 15.
(h) October 1 through October 15 - Daily limit of 2 salmon. Release Chinook salmon.
(i) October 16 through November 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a Chinook salmon.
(j) December 1 through January 31 - Daily limit of 2
salmon. Release wild Chinook. ((Single-point barbless hooks
required.)) 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 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
August 1 through September 15. ((July 1 through September 30,
the daily limit may include 2 additional pink salmon.))
(m) Duwamish Waterway downstream from the First Avenue South Bridge to an east-west line projected through Southwest Hanford Street on Harbor Island, July 1 through October 31, night closure, only 1 single-point barbless hook may be used, 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. ((Single-point barbless hooks
required.)) 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
((plus 2 additional pink)). Release wild Chinook. ((Single-point barbless hooks required.)) 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 February ((15)) 13 - Closed.
(g) February ((16)) 14 through April 10 - Daily limit of
1 salmon.
(h) April 11 through April 30 - Closed.
(i) 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. ((July 1 through September 30, the
daily limit may include 2 additional pink salmon.))
(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 and no more than two may be coho salmon. Release chum.
(c) July 1 through August 31 in waters north of Ayock Point except 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 north of
Ayock Point and August 16 through October 15 in waters of
Quilcene Bay north of a true east line from Whitney Point to
the Toandos Peninsula - Daily limit ((4)) 2 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 and no more than two may be coho salmon.
(f) January 1 through February ((15)) 13 - Closed.
(g) February ((16)) 14 through April 10 - Daily limit 1
salmon.
(h) April 11 through April 30 - Closed.
(i) 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. ((Single-point barbless hooks required.
Carr Inlet north of a line from Penrose Point to Green Point - Closed.))
(b) July 1 through September 30 - Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild coho and wild Chinook. ((Single-point barbless
hooks required. Waters of Carr Inlet north of a line from
Penrose Point to Green Point closed July 1 through July 31,
except open to fly fishing only for hatchery coho.))
(c) October 1 through October 31 - Daily limit 2 salmon.
Release wild coho. ((Single-point barbless hooks required.))
(d) Waters at the mouth of Minter Creek within 1,000 feet
of the outer oyster stakes are closed ((July 1)) 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 nonbuoyant lure restriction 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 January 31 - Daily limit 1 salmon.
(h) February 1 through last day in February - Closed.
(i) March 1 through April 30 - Daily limit 1 salmon. ((Waters of Carr Inlet north of a line from Penrose Point to
Green Point closed April 16 through April 30.))
(j) 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 ((and single-point barbless
hooks required)), July 1 through October 31.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. 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.]