PERMANENT RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: June 5, 2001.
Purpose: Amend commercial fishing rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-56-105, 220-56-124, 220-56-195, 232-28-619, 232-28-620, and 232-28-621.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-10-109 on May 2, 2001.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: WAC 220-56-105, change boundary language to apply to White Salmon River, not Wind River.
WAC 220-56-195, in subsection (7)(a) change, "true west from Salmon Bank Buoy..." to, "true south from Salmon Bank Buoy...."
In subsection (8)(a) south of the Kydaka Point - Shipwreck Point line, change "Closed to fishing for salmon" to, "Release all salmon...."
WAC 232-28-619, generally - change "year around to "year-round."
Baker River - change 1 fish trout limit to statewide rule.
Quilcene River renamed "Big Quilcene River" and inserted in correct alphabetical order.
Blue Creek trout daily limit 5 fish, no more than 2 over 20 inches.
Bogachiel River - add "Olympic" to "National Park."
Calawah River - add "Olympic" to "National Park."
Chehalis River - 9/1-12/31 mouth to Porter Bridge allow wild chinook retention.
Deep River - 9/12-12/31 limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult chinook.
Deschutes River - above Henderson Boulevard. release all fish except hatchery steelhead.
Dewatto River - salmon open mouth to Dewatto-Holly Road Bridge.
Elochoman River - 9/12-12/31 limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult chinook.
Grays River - West Fork and additional season change "downstream from Hatchery Road Bridge" to downstream from "hatchery intake footbridge"; during additional season closed from Hatchery Road Bridge to posted sign at hatchery outlet.
Green River (King County) - lower boundary is First Avenue South Bridge.
Green River (Cowlitz County) - restore June 1 through November 30 season; change closure at hatchery rack to read, "400 feet or posted signs above and below the salmon hatchery rack."
Hoh River - change upper boundary from mouth of South Fork to park boundary below mouth of South Fork; salmon 6/-8/31 season lower boundary Morgan's Crossing Boat Launch; existing salmon release change from Oxbow Campground Boat Launch to Oxbow Campground and add new adult salmon release 6/1-8/31 from Morgan's Crossing Boat Launch to park boundary.
Hoquiam River - change ending date of single point barbless hook requirement from 11/15 to 11/30.
Humptulips River Forks - change nonbuoyant lure restriction beginning date from 9/1 to 8/16.
Kalama River - salmon limit six fish or which no more than 2 may be adult fish.
Klickitat River - after 9/1 salmon limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult chinook.
Lewis River - salmon limit 9/1-12/31, 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult chinook.
Lewis River, North Fork - after 9/1, salmon limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult chinook.
Little White Salmon River - salmon limit 8/1-12/31, 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult chinook.
McLane Creek - nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure 8/1-11/30.
Minter Creek - salmon season open to within 50 feet downstream of hatchery rack.
Naselle River - waters at Naselle Hatchery attraction channel closed year-round; mainstem single point barbless hooks 8/16-11/30 upstream from Highway 4 Bridge to Salme Bridge and mouth of North Fork to source selective gear rules and release all fish; delete restrictions on North Fork.
Nemah River - change salmon opening to 8/1.
North River - delete wild coho release requirement.
Ozette River - delete entry.
Palix River - change, "Release wild adult coho and wild chinook" to, "Release adult chinook."
Satsop River - nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure on East Fork above Schaefer State Park and Middle and West Forks upstream from Cougar Smith Road in effect only 8/16-10/31.
Satsop River, East Fork upstream from bridge at Schaefer State Park - single point barbeless hooks 8/16-10/31.
Skookumchuck River - salmon open through last day in February; 10/16-11/30 no more than 1 wild coho and after 11/30 release wild coho.
Stillaguamish River - night closure only 8/1-11/30; motorboat fishing allowed 6/1-11/30; salmon change release chun [chum] to release coho.
Union River - allow sturgeon retention downstream from Highway 300 Bridge; selective gear from Highway 300 bridge to watershed boundary; Highway 300 Bridge to lower bridge on Old Belfair Highway closed waters 8/16-10/31.
Van Winkle Creek - change to statewide season; delete 2 fish limit.
Voight's Creek - change to Voight Creek.
Washougal River - nonbuoyant lure restriction begins 9/1; delete salmon bonus limits.
White Salmon River - change to 7/1-3/31 season; add salmon and steelhead only 4/1-6/15 with 2 fish limit.
Willapa River, South Fork - nonbuoyant lure restriction through 11/30; when open daily limit is 2 hatchery steelhead only.
Wind River - mouth to Shipherd Falls, 7/1-3/14 season.
Wooten Lake - add "(Mason County)."
Wynochee River - single point barbless hooks 8/16-11/30.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 6, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
June 18, 2001
J. P. Koenings
Director
by Larry Peck
OTS-4831.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 00-29, filed 3/29/00,
effective 5/1/00)
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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 boundary marker on a piling at Austin Point southerly across the Lewis River to a boundary marker on the opposite shore. | |
| Methow River - Highway 97 Bridge. | |
| Naselle River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| North Nemah River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Niawiakum River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| 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. | |
| Tucannon River - State Highway 261 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 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.]
OTS-4827.3
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 99-102, filed 7/20/99,
effective 8/20/99)
WAC 220-56-124
Unlawful provisions -- Hoodsport Hatchery.
During the period July 1 through December 15, those waters of
Catch Record Card Area 12 within a 2,000 foot arc seaward of
yellow buoys at the mouth of Finch Creek at the Hoodsport Salmon
Hatchery are regulated as provided for in this section:
(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. 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 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 May 1 through July 31 ((and
September 16 through October 15)).
(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 August 1 through September ((15)) 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 ((April 16))
August 1 through September 30 and November 1 through April ((15))
10.
(4) Samish Bay: Those waters southerly of a line projected true east from Fish Point are closed to salmon angling August 16 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 (4613'35" N/12406'50" W) and the green lighted Buoy #7 (4615'09" N/12406'16" W); on the east by the Buoy #10 line which bears north/south at 357 true from the south jetty at 4614'00" N/12403'07" 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 (4614'48" N/12405'20" 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 (4614'03" N/12404'05" 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 and April 1 through April 10.
(7) ((Whidbey Island and mainland shores in Areas 5 and 6.
Those waters of Catch Record Card Areas 5 and 6 within 3/4 mile
of the shores of the mainland and Whidbey Island are closed to
salmon angling August 1 through August 31 when angling from
boats.
(8))) Rosario Strait and eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca:
(a) Waters of Area 7 in Rosario Strait and the eastern
portion of the Strait of Juan de Fuca southerly of a line running
from Sandy Point to Point Migley on Lummi Island, and following
the westerly shore of Lummi Island to a straight line running
from shore through Lummi Rocks Buoy to Peapod Rocks Buoy, then to
Lydia Shoal Buoy, then to the easternmost point of Obstruction
Island, then true south to Blakely Island, and south along the
Blakely Island shore to the southernmost point on Blakely Island,
then across Thatcher Pass to Fauntleroy Point, then along the
eastern shore of Decatur Island 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 ((west))
south from Salmon Bank Buoy to the Area 7 boundary - Closed to
fishing for salmon July 1 - July 31.
(b) 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 the Bird Rocks
Buoy, then true west from Bird Rocks Buoy to Decatur Island, and
then along the eastern shore of Decatur Island 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 ((west)) south from the Salmon Bank Buoy to the Area 7
boundary - Closed to fishing for salmon August 1 - September 30.
(8) Strait of Juan de Fuca:
(a) Waters of Areas 4 and 5 in the Strait of Juan de Fuca southerly of a line running from Kydaka Point to Shipwreck Point - Release all salmon August 1 - September 30.
(b) Waters of Area 6 within 1000 feet of the mouth of the Elwha River - Closed to fishing for salmon August 1 - August 31.
[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.]
OTS-4832.4
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 01-24, filed 3/5/01, effective
5/1/01)
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) 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.
(3) Specific freshwater exceptions to statewide rules:
Aberdeen Lake (Grays Harbor County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
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: Minimum length twelve inches. Release
wild cutthroat. Release all steelhead June 1 through ((October))
August 31.
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.
Alder Lake (Reservoir) (Pierce/Thurston counties): Bass:
Release fish 12 to 17 inches in length. Only one fish over 17
inches in length may be retained.
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 a 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. Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
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, except electric
motors allowed. Trout: Daily limit two, minimum length fourteen
inches; release rainbow trout missing adipose fin. Additional
season October 1 through November 30. Selective gear rules. All
species: Release all fish.
American Lake (Pierce County): Chumming permitted. Bass:
Release fish 12 to 17 inches in length. Only one fish over 17
inches in length may be retained.
American River (Yakima County): Selective gear rules.
Ancient Lake (Grant County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches
in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
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 all species:
Release all fish.
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): ((From the)) Mouth to Highway 20
Bridge: July 1 through July 31 and 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 through July 31. Daily limit two fish, release all
salmon except sockeye salmon.
Highway 20 Bridge to Baker River fish barrier dam: Closed waters June 1 through August 31.
Ballinger Lake (Snohomish County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
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. Upstream from the Lime Quarry Road: Selective gear rules June 1
through March 31. All game fish: Release all fish. Salmon:
Open only ((October 16)) September 1 through November 30. 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 ((wild adult coho and wild)) adult chinook.
Bearpaw Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily and
possession limit one, minimum length eighteen inches.
Beaver Creek (tributary to Elochoman River) (Wahkiakum County):
Closed waters.
Beaver Lake (Clallam County): Selective gear rules except
electric motors allowed. Trout: Daily limit one.
Beaver Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31
season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
Beaver Lake (King County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches
in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
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.
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): Closed waters.
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 October 31
season. Trout: Release all cutthroat trout.
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): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches in
length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be retained.
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 last day in February season except closed August 16 through October 31 from mouth to Rodgers Street: August 16 through December 31 - closed to fishing from one hour after official sunset to one hour before official sunrise in those waters upstream from Rodgers Street to the Highway 101 Bridge. Selective gear rules. All game fish: Release all fish. Salmon: Open only August 16 through October 31 from Rodgers Street to the Highway 101 Bridge. Daily limit 4 coho salmon.
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. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Wild steelhead
may be retained December 1 through last day in February.
Big Twin Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Selective gear rules except electric motors
permitted. Trout: Daily limit one.
Bird Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.
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.
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): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
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. 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.)) Only wheelchair-bound anglers 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 missing right ventral fin.
Blue Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31 season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
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, except
electric motors allowed. Trout: Daily limit one.
Blue Lake (near Wannacut Lake) (Okanogan County): Last Saturday
in April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules, except
electric motors allowed. Trout: Daily limit one.
Bobcat Creek and Ponds (Adams County): March 1 through September
30 season. Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches in length. Only
one fish over 17 inches in length may be retained.
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. 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 release wild adult coho and wild adult chinook.
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.
Boundary Creek (Clallam County): Closed waters.
Bowman Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.
Box Canyon Creek (Kittitas County), from mouth to bridge on USFS
Road No. 4930: Closed waters.
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): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.
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 Lake and inlet streams (Pend Oreille County): Last
Saturday in April through October 31 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a floating device equipped with a motor prohibited.
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. Terminal gear limited to one single hook. Release all fish other than whitefish.
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 last day in
February 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. 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 release wild adult coho and wild adult
chinook.
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.
Calligan Lake (King County): June 1 through October 31 season. All tributary streams, and the upper third of the outlet are
closed waters.
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): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
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. Wild steelhead may be retained
December 1 through last day in February.
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 through November
30. 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:
June 1 through March 31 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and
night closure August 1 through November 30. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches. Voight Creek to Highway 162 Bridge:
June 1 through August 15 and December 1 through March 31 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 chinook. Release pink and chum 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. Bass:
Minimum length fourteen inches. 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. 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. Wild steelhead may be retained December 1 through last day in February. Salmon: Open only October 1 through November 30. Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild coho.
From the Rockport-Cascade Road Bridge upstream: June 1 through last day in February season. 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. Wild steelhead may be retained December 1 through last day in February.
Cases Pond (Pacific County): Last Saturday in April through
November 30 season. Juveniles only. Salmon: Landlocked salmon
rules apply.
Cashmere Pond (Chelan County): Juveniles only.
Cassidy Lake (Snohomish County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
Castle Lake (Cowlitz County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one, minimum length sixteen inches.
Cattail Lake (Grant County): March 1 through March 31 and
September 1 through September 30 seasons.
Cavanaugh Lake (Skagit County): Chumming permitted.
Cedar Creek (tributary of N.F. Lewis) (Clark County), from mouth
to Grist Mill Bridge: From the Grist Mill Bridge to 100 feet
upstream of the falls: Closed waters. June 1 through March 15
season. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches. Release wild
cutthroat.
Cedar Creek (Jefferson County): June 1 through last day in
February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
December 1 through last day in February wild steelhead may be
retained.
Cedar Creek (Okanogan County), from mouth to Cedar Falls: Closed
waters.
Cedar Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Cedar River (King County), from mouth to Cedar Falls: Closed
waters.
Chain Lake (Pend ((Orielle)) Oreille County): Last Saturday in
April through October 31 season. Release Kokanee.
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. 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, except electric motors allowed. Trout: Release all trout.
Chambers Lake (Thurston County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
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 ((September 1))
August 16 through November ((15 upstream from mouth to Porter
Bridge and October 16 through November 15 from the Porter Bridge
to the high bridge)) 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Salmon: Open only ((May 1)) April 16 through July 31 from mouth
to high bridge, September 1 through ((November 15)) January 31
from mouth to Porter Bridge, and October 16 through ((November
15)) February 28 from Porter Bridge to high bridge. Daily limit
6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. September 1
through ((November 15 the daily limit may contain no more than
one wild adult coho and one adult chinook)) January 31, mouth to
Porter Bridge, the daily limit may contain no more than one wild
adult coho and one adult chinook, and release all chum. October
16 through November 30, Porter Bridge to High Bridge, the daily
limit may contain no more than one wild adult coho, and release
chum and adult chinook. December 1 through February 28, Porter
Bridge to High Bridge, release chum, adult chinook and wild adult
coho.
Chehalis River, South Fork (Lewis County), from mouth to Highway
Bridge at Boistfort: 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): Year ((around))-round season except
closed April 1 through June 30 north of a line between Purple
Point at Stehekin and Painted Rocks and April 1 through June 30
within 400 feet of the mouths of all tributaries north of Fields
Point. Trout except kokanee: Daily limit two 15 inches minimum
except May 15 through September 30 east of Fields Point daily
limit 5, minimum length 8 inches no more than 2 over 15 inches in
length. Kokanee not counted in daily trout limit. Kokanee daily
limit five, no minimum length. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules
apply, except minimum length 15 inches. Burbot: Set line gear
allowed.
Chelan Lake Tributaries (Chelan County), from mouths upstream one
mile except Stehekin River: July 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear rules.
Chelan River (Chelan County): Closed waters.
Chewuch River (Chewack River) (Okanogan County), from mouth to
Eight Mile Creek: June 1 through September 30 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. Terminal gear restricted to one single hook, maximum hook size number 14. All species: Release all fish except whitefish.
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:
Additional season November 1 through May 31, steelhead only. Release all game fish other than steelhead. Salmon: Open year
around. Daily limit 6 fish, of which no more than 2 fish may be
adult salmon January 1 through September 30 and no more than 4
fish may be adult salmon October 1 through December 31. Salmon
minimum size 8 inches. Release wild coho.
Cispus River, North Fork (Lewis County): Trout: No more than
one over twelve inches in length.
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 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. Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches in
length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be retained.
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. Single point barbless hooks required September 1 through
November 30. 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. ((Release
wild adult coho and wild adult chinook.))
From Snahapish River upstream: 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. Burbot: Set line gear allowed.
Cle Elum River (Kittitas County), from mouth to Cle Elum Dam:
Lawful to fish to base of Cle Elum Dam. Selective gear rules. Whitefish: Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Release all fish except whitefish. Terminal gear restricted to
one single hook.
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.
Clover Creek (Pierce County), within the boundaries of McChord
Air Force Base: Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit two,
minimum length twelve inches.
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: Minimum length fourteen
inches. Release wild cutthroat.
Coal Creek (tributary of Lake Washington) (King County): Closed
waters.
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 August 31
season. Selective gear rules except motors allowed. Trout:
Daily limit two. Bass: Daily limit two, maximum length fourteen
inches. Crappie: Daily limit ten.
Coldwater Lake (Cowlitz County): Selective gear rules except use
of electric motors allowed. Trout: Daily limit one, minimum
length sixteen inches.
Coldwater Lake inlet and outlet streams (Cowlitz County): Closed
waters.
Colville River (Stevens County):
From mouth to bridge at Town of Valley: Year
((around))-round season. Trout: Daily limit five fish, not more
than two of which may be brown trout October 1 through November
30. Walleye: No minimum size. Daily limit eight fish not more
than one of which may be longer than 20 inches. Release walleye
16 to 20 inches in length.
From bridge at Valley upstream and tributaries: Selective gear rules.
Columbia Basin Hatchery Creek (Grant County): Hatchery outflow
to confluence with mainstem Hatchery Creek: Juveniles and
holders of disability licenses only. Mainstem Hatchery Creek:
Juveniles and licensed adults accompanied by a juvenile only.
Columbia Park Family Fishing Pond (Benton County): Juveniles and
licensed adults accompanied by a juvenile only.
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: Daily limit five fish, not more
than three of which may be over 15 inches. Trout: Daily limit
two fish, minimum length 12 inches, except release all Dolly
Varden/Bull Trout. Walleye: Daily limit five fish of which not
more than one may be over 24 inches, minimum length 18 inches. Whitefish: Daily limit 15 fish. All other gamefish: 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.
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 to a line
between Rocky Point in Washington to Tongue Point in Oregon:
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)) August 15 daily limit 2 salmon, except
the daily limit may contain no more than 1 chinook. Release
chum, sockeye, wild coho, ((and)) chinook less than 24 inches in
length, and coho salmon less than 16 inches in length. August 16
through September 30, daily limit 3 salmon, except the daily
limit may contain no more than one chinook. Release chum,
sockeye, wild coho, chinook less than 24 inches in length, and
coho less than 16 inches in length. October 1 through ((March))
December 31 daily limit 6 fish of which no more than ((2)) 3 may
be adult salmon and not more than one of the three may be a
chinook. Release chum, sockeye, and wild coho. January 1
through March 31 daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may
be adult salmon. Release chum, sockeye, and wild coho. Fishing
from the north jetty for salmon open during both Area 1 and Buoy
10 fishery openings.
From the Rocky Point - Tongue Point line to the I-5 Bridge:
((Closed waters: September 1 through September 30 at mouth of
Abernathy Creek from the Washington shore to a line between
Abernathy Point light and a boundary marker east of the mouth of
Abernathy Creek.)) 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 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 release chinook within waters east of a line from the
northern tip of Bachelor Island to the lighthouse at Warrior Rock
to Sand Island to a navigation marker 1/2 mile off the northwest
tip of Sand Island and then to marker No. 77 on the Washington
shore.))
From the I-5 Bridge to the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco,
including Drano Lake: Closed waters: (1) From the upstream line
of Bonneville Dam to boundary markers located six hundred feet
below the fish ladder. (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. ((Drano Lake:
August 1 through December 31: Nonbuoyant lure restriction.)) September 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. Salmon: Open only August 1 through December 31
except closed November 1 through December 31 from Beacon Rock to
Bonneville Dam. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may
be adult salmon. Release chum, sockeye, and wild coho except
wild coho may be retained in the daily limit from The Dalles Dam
to McNary Dam.
From the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco to the old Hanford townsite (wooden towers) powerline crossing, in Sec. 30, T13N, R28E except Ringold Hatchery waters: Closed waters: Ringold Springs Creek (Hatchery Creek). Trout: Release all trout. Salmon: Open only August 16 through December 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release wild coho. Ringold Hatchery 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 May 15 through July 31 to fishing from the bank on the hatchery side of the river. Trout: Release all fish except hatchery steelhead. Salmon: Daily limit 2 fish.
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. Salmon: Open only August 16 through October 22. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 fish may be adult salmon. Release wild coho.
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. Salmon: Open only August 16 through December 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon, except November 1 through December 31 release adult salmon. Release wild coho.
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.
Above Chief Joseph Dam: See Lake Roosevelt and Rufus Woods Lake.
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.
Coot Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 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.
Cottage Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Cottonwood Creek (Lincoln County): Year ((around))-round season.
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.
Cow Lake (Adams County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches in
length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be retained.
Coweeman River (Cowlitz County), from mouth to Mulholland Creek:
June 1 through March 15 season. Trout: Minimum length twelve
inches. Release wild cutthroat.
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: Daily limit five, minimum
length eight inches. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply
except October 1 through December 31 daily limit 6 fish, of which
not more than 4 may be adult salmon and of which not more than
five may be trout.
Cowlitz River (Lewis County):
From mouth to Mayfield Dam: Year ((around))-round season. Lawful to fish up to four hundred feet or the posted deadline at
barrier dam. From the 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 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. Below Barrier Dam
release all steelhead missing right ventral fin. Salmon: Open
only August 1 through April 30 mouth to Barrier Dam. Daily limit
6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon, except ((May
1 through May 31 daily limit one fish and October)) September 1
through December 31 daily limit may contain ((4)) 6 hatchery
adult ((salmon)) coho. Release chum and wild coho August 1
through April 30. Release chinook August 1 through December 31.
From Mayfield Dam to mouth of Muddy Fork: Year
((around))-round season. Salmon: Open year around from upstream
boundary of Lake Scanewa. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more
than 2 may be adult salmon, except up to 4 adults may be retained
October 1 through December 31. Salmon minimum size 8 inches. Release wild coho.
Cowlitz River, Clear and Muddy Forks (Lewis County): Trout:
Daily limit five, no more than one over twelve inches in length
may be retained.
Coyote Creek and Ponds (Adams County): March 1 through September
30 season. Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches in length. Only
one fish over 17 inches in length may be retained.
Crab Creek (Adams/Grant counties):
From Highway 26 to Morgan Lake Road in Section 36: March 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 County) and tributaries: Year
((around))-round season.
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.
Curley Creek (Kitsap County): June 1 through last day in
February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Cushman Reservoir (Mason County): Salmon: Landlocked salmon
rules apply.
Dakota Creek (Whatcom County): Salmon: Open only October 1
through December 31 from mouth to Giles Road Bridge. Daily limit
2 salmon.
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 and all species: Release all fish.
Davis Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Dayton Pond (Columbia County): Juveniles only.
Deadman Lake (Adams County): March 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): Closed waters.
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. Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches in
length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be retained.
Deep River (Wahkiakum County): Year ((around))-round season. Trout: Minimum length 14 inches. Salmon: Open year-round only
((year around)) from mouth to town bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon except September 1
through December 31 daily limit six fish of which no more than
two may be adult chinook. Release chum and wild coho.
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.
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): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Trout: No more than two over twenty inches
in length may be retained.
De Roux Creek (Yakima County): Selective gear rules.
Deschutes River (Thurston County), from old U.S. Highway 99
Bridge near Tumwater to Henderson Boulevard Bridge near Pioneer
Park, except waters from Old Highway 99 Bridge to four hundred
feet below lowest Tumwater Falls fish ladder are closed waters:
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. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon. Release coho.
From Henderson Boulevard Bridge upstream: June 1 through
March 31 season. Selective gear rules. All game fish: Release
all fish except ((trout greater than twenty inches in length))
hatchery steelhead. Salmon: Open only July 1 through November
30. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release coho.
Desire Lake (King County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches
in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
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): Mouth to Bear Creek-Dewatto Road
June 1 through last day in February season. Selective gear rules
except September 16 through October 31 single point barbless
hooks only from mouth to Dewatto-Holly Road Bridge. All game
fish species: Release all fish. ((From Dewatto-Holly Road
Bridge upstream: Selective gear rules.
From mouth to bridge on Bear Creek-Dewatto Road, additional November 1 through last day in February season.)) Salmon: Open only September 16 through October 31 mouth to Dewatto-Holly Road Bridge. Daily limit two coho. Release all salmon other than coho.
Upstream from Bear Creek-Dewatto Road: Selective gear rules. Game fish: Release all fish.
Diamond Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Dickey River (includes all forks) (Clallam County): June 1
through April 30 season. 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, including Olympic National Park.
Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon.
July 1 through August 31 release wild adult coho and wild adult
chinook.
Dollar Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.
Dosewallips River (Jefferson County), from mouth to Olympic
National Park boundary about three-quarters mile downstream of
falls: June 1 through last day in February season except closed
September 1 through October 31 from mouth to Mason County P.U.D.
No. 1 overhead electrical distribution line. All game fish:
Release all fish except that up to two hatchery steelhead per day
may be retained. 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): Last Saturday in April
through September 30 season.
Dry Falls Lake (Grant County): Last Saturday in April through
November 30 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit
one.
Duck Lake (Grays Harbor County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained. Crappie: Daily limit ten.
Duckabush River (Jefferson County), from mouth to the Olympic
National Park Boundary: June 1 through last day in February
season except closed September 1 through October 31 from mouth to
Mason County P.U.D. No. 1 overhead electrical distribution line. All game fish: Release all fish except that up to two hatchery
steelhead per day may be retained. 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 ((River))
rivers, October 16 through last day in February season. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only October 16
through November 30 from mouth to the hatchery intake pipe at
river mile 11.3. Daily limit ((2)) 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 July 31 season.
Early Winters Creek (Okanogan County): Closed waters.
East Twin River (Clallam County): Trout: Minimum length
fourteen 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
June 30 and September 1 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.
Elbow Lake (Thurston County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
Elk River (Grays Harbor County), from the Highway 105 Bridge
upstream: June 1 through last day in February season. Single
point barbless hooks required ((September 1)) August 16 through
November 30 downstream of the confluence of the east and middle
branches. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open
only September 1 through November ((15)) 30 from Highway 105
Bridge to the confluence of the East and Middle Branches. Daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon, except
the daily limit may contain no more than one wild adult coho and
one ((wild)) adult chinook. Release chum.
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.
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. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Release
wild cutthroat. Salmon: Open only September 1 through December
31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult
((salmon, except October 1 through December 31 the daily limit
may contain 4 adult salmon)) chinook. Release chum and wild
coho. October 1 through December 31 release chinook upstream of
Foster Road Bridge.
Eloika Lake (Spokane County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
Elwha River (Clallam County): Closed waters: From south
spillway on Aldwell Lake Dam downstream two hundred feet and from
approximately fifty yards upstream to fifty yards downstream of
Elwha Tribal Hatchery outfall as posted.
From mouth to two hundred feet below the south spillway on the Aldwell Lake Dam: June 1 through last day in February season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. August 1 through September 30, fly fishing only from mouth to the marker at the outfall of the WDFW rearing channel. 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 four hundred feet below spillway at Lake Mills Dam, 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. Terminal gear restricted to
one single hook, maximum hook size number 14. All species:
Release all fish except whitefish.
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.
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. Bass: Only
bass less than twelve inches or over fifteen inches in length may
be retained.
Finnel Lake (Adams County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches
in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
Fio Rito Lakes (Kittitas County): Fishing from a floating device
equipped with an internal combustion engine 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 ((around))-round
season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Wild steelhead
may be retained December 1 through last day in February.
Upstream from Highway 530 Bridge: Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Fishhook Pond (Walla Walla County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season. Fishing from any floating device
prohibited.
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.
Flowing Lake (Snohomish County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
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 and licensed
adults accompanied by a juvenile 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): March 1 through March 31 and
September 1 through September 30 seasons.
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: Minimum length
twelve inches. Release wild cutthroat. Release ((all))
steelhead June 1 through ((October)) August 31.
Gibbs Lake (Jefferson County): Selective gear rules except
electric motors allowed. Trout: Release all trout.
Gillette Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
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 15 season. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches. Release wild cutthroat.
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): June 1 through last day in
February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Goodman Creek (Jefferson County) outside Olympic National Park:
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.
Goodwin Lake (Snohomish County): Chumming permitted. Bass:
Release fish 12 to 17 inches in length. Only one fish over 17
inches in length may be retained.
Goose Creek (Lincoln County), within the city limits of Wilbur:
Year around season. Juveniles and holders of free licenses only.
Goose Lake, Lower (Adams County): Crappie: Not more than five
over eight inches in length: Bluegill: Not more than five over
six inches in length. Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches in
length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be retained.
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 ((around))-round season. Selective gear
rules September 1 through May 31. Trout: Minimum length twelve
inches, maximum length twenty inches.
From County Road Bridge upstream to Oregon state line and all tributaries: June 1 through August 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches. Additional season September 1 through April 15: Barbless hooks required. All tributaries: Closed waters. All species: Release all fish except whitefish and steelhead with a missing adipose fin and a healed scar at the fin site.
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 and night closure September
1 through October 15. All game fish: Release all fish except
hatchery steelhead. ((Trout: Minimum length twenty inches.)) Salmon: Open only September 1 through October 15 from mouth to
South Fork. Daily limit 6 fish ((of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon)). Release chinook, chum, and wild coho.
Grays River, East Fork (Wahkiakum County): Selective gear rules.
Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Release cutthroat.
Grays River, West Fork (Wahkiakum County), downstream from
hatchery ((Road Bridge)) intake footbridge: June 1 - August 31
season except closed from the Hatchery Road Bridge to posted sign
at hatchery outlet. Trout: Additional December 15 through March
15 season downstream from hatchery ((Road Bridge)) intake
footbridge except closed from Hatchery Road Bridge to posted sign
at hatchery outlet. Release all fish other than hatchery
steelhead.
Green Lake and Green Lake, Lower (Okanogan County): April 1
through November 30: Selective gear rules and all species:
Release all fish.
Green (Duwamish) River (King County):
From the First Avenue South Bridge to South 277th Street
Bridge in Auburn: June 1 through August 15 and September 15
through last day in February season except waters from the SW
43rd Street/South 180th Street Bridge to the South 277th Street
Bridge are closed September 15 through September 30. Nonbuoyant
lure restriction and night closure ((August 1)) September 15
through November 30. Fishing from any floating device prohibited
November 1 through last day in February. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. Wild steelhead may be retained July 1 through
August 15 and September 15 through the last day in February. Salmon: Open only ((October 1)) September 15 through December
31. Daily limit 6 fish of which not more than 2 may be adult
salmon. Release chinook salmon.
From the 277th Street Bridge to Auburn-Black Diamond Road Bridge: June 1 through July 31 and October 16 through March 15 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure October 16 through November 30. Fishing from a floating device prohibited November 1 through March 15. Trout, minimum length fourteen inches. Wild steelhead may be retained July 1 through July 31 and October 16 through last day in February. Salmon: Open only October 16 through December 31. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chinook.
From the Auburn-Black Diamond Road Bridge to the Tacoma Headworks Dam: June 1 through March 15 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. Wild steelhead may be retained July 1 through last day in February. Salmon: Open only November 1 through December 31. Daily limit 2 chum salmon.
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 ((to 400 feet)) 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 game fish:
Release all fish except steelhead. ((Trout: Minimum length
twenty inches.)) Salmon: Open only April 1 through May 31 from
mouth to 400 feet below the water intake at the upper end of the
hatchery grounds and June 1 through November 30 from mouth to
2800 Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be
adult salmon, except ((October)) September 1 through November 30
the daily limit may contain 4 adult salmon. Release chum and
wild coho. August 1 through November 30 release chinook.
From 2800 Bridge to source: Closed waters.
Greenwater River (King County), from mouth to Greenwater Lakes:
Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches.
Grimes Lake (Douglas County): June 1 through August 31 season. Selective gear rules, except fishing from a floating device
equipped with an electric motor allowed. Trout: Daily limit
one.
Grizzly Lake (Skamania County): Closed waters.
"H" Lake (Grant County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches in
length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be retained.
Halfmoon Lake (Adams County): March 1 through September 30
season.
Halfmoon Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Hallin Lake (Adams County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches
in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
Hamilton Creek (Skamania County): June 1 through March 15
season. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches. Release wild
cutthroat. 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 and November 1 through last day in February 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): March 1 through
July 31 season. Fishing from a floating device equipped with an
internal combustion motor prohibited.
Hancock Lake (King County): June 1 through October 31 season. All tributary streams and the upper third of the outlet are
closed waters.
Harrison Pond (Skagit County): Closed waters.
Hart Lake (Pierce County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches
in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
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.
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
((around))-round season.
Hays Creek and Ponds (Adams County): March 1 through September
30 season. Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches in length. Only
one fish over 17 inches in length may be retained.
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.
Heritage Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Hicks Lake (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 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), from mouth to Olympic National Park
boundary below mouth of South Fork: June 1 through April 15
season. December 1 through April 15, from DNR Oxbow Campground
Boat Launch to mouth of south fork, selective gear rules. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. December 1 through April 15,
from mouth to DNR Oxbow Campground Boat Launch: Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches and one wild steelhead per day may be
retained. Salmon: Open only ((June 1)) May 16 through November
30 mouth to Morgan's Crossing Boat Launch and June 1 through
August 31 from Morgan's Crossing Boat Launch to Olympic National
Park boundary below mouth of South Fork. Daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon except release wild
adult chinook salmon ((June 1)) May 16 through August 31 upstream
from mouth to DNR Oxbow Campground ((boat launch and September
1)), May 16 through October 15 release adult salmon from DNR
Oxbow ((boat launch)) Campground to Morgan's Crossing Boat Launch
and June 1 through August 31 release adult salmon from Morgan's
Crossing Boat Launch upstream to Olympic National Park boundary
below mouth of South Fork.
Hoh River South Fork (Jefferson County), outside Olympic National
Park ((boundary)): June 1 through April 15 season. December 1
through April 15, selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches.
Hoko River (Clallam County): Trout, minimum length fourteen
inches.
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. Wild steelhead may be retained December 1 through March 15.
From upper Hoko Bridge to Ellis Creek Bridge (river mile 18.5): Additional November 1 through March 31 season. Fly fishing only. All species: Release all fish.
Homestead Lake (Grant County): Selective gear rules. Trout:
Daily limit one fish.
Hoquiam River, including all forks (Grays Harbor County): June 1
through March 31 season. Single point barbless hooks required
((September 1)) August 16 through November ((15)) 30. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only September 1
through November ((15)) 30 from mouth to bridge on Dekay Road on
mainstem and East Fork mouth to the abandoned flat car bridge
downstream of the mouth of Berryman Creek. Daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon, except the daily limit
may contain no more than one wild adult coho and one adult
chinook. Release chum.
Horseshoe Lake (Clark/Cowlitz counties): Trout: No more than 2
trout 20 inches or greater in length may be retained.
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 five.
Horsethief Lake (Klickitat County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Hourglass Lake (Grant County): March 1 through March 31 and
September 1 through September 30 seasons.
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 forks:
June 1 through March 31 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction,
night closure and single point barbless hooks required
((September 1)) August 16 through November 30. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only October 1 through
January 31 from mouth to Highway 101 Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish
of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. Release chum, adult
chinook, and wild adult coho.
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 ((September 1)) August 16 through November 30. Trout:
Minimum length fourteen inches.
Humptulips River, West Fork (Grays Harbor County): Nonbuoyant
lure restriction and night closure ((September 1)) August 16
through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Mouth to Donkey Creek Road Bridge: Additional November 1 through
March 31 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.
Hutchinson Lake (Adams County): March 1 through September 30
season. Fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal
combustion engine prohibited. Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
I-82 Ponds, 1 and 2 (Yakima County): Walleye: Unlawful to
retain walleye.
I-82 Ponds, 1 through 7 (Yakima County): Fishing from vessels
equipped with internal combustion engines prohibited. Bass:
Release fish 12 to 17 inches in length. Only one fish over 17
inches in length may be retained.
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 (Yakima County): Closed waters.
Indian Heaven Wilderness Lakes (Skamania County): Trout: Daily
limit three.
Ingall's Creek (Chelan County): Mouth to Wilderness boundary:
Closed waters.
Island Lake (Mason County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches
in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
Island Lake (Pacific County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
Issaquah Creek (King County): Closed waters.
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.
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 ((September 1))
August 16 through November 30. Trout: Minimum length fourteen
inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through November ((15))
30 from Highway 109 Bridge to Ocean Beach Road Bridge. Daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon. ((Release adult chinook.))
Johns Creek (Mason County): Closed waters.
Johns River, including North and South Forks (Grays Harbor
County): June 1 through last day in February season. Single
point barbless hooks required ((September 1)) August 16 through
November 30 from mouth to Ballon Creek. Trout: Minimum length
fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only September 1 through November
((15)) 30 from mouth to Ballon Creek. Daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than 2 may be adult salmon, except the daily limit
may contain no more than one wild adult coho and one adult
chinook. Release chum.
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. Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches
in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
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. Burbot: Set line gear allowed.
Kachess River (Kittitas County): Lawful to fish to base of
Kachess Dam. Selective gear rules. From Kachess Lake
(Reservoir) upstream to Mineral Creek: Closed waters.
Kahlotus Lake (Franklin County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
Kalaloch Creek (Jefferson County), outside Olympic National Park:
June 1 through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum
length fourteen inches. Wild steelhead may be retained December
1 through last day in February.
Kalama River (Cowlitz County): Release wild cutthroat.
From mouth upstream to one thousand feet below fishway at
upper salmon hatchery: Year ((around))-round season except
during the period the temporary fish rack is installed. Waters
from two hundred feet above to one thousand five hundred feet
below the rack are closed waters. Nonbuoyant lure restriction
and night closure September 1 through October 31 from mouth to
one thousand five hundred feet below the rack. 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. Trout: Minimum length 20 inches. Salmon: Open year ((around))-round. Daily limit 6 fish of which
no more than 2 may be adult salmon except September 1 through
December 31 daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be
adult chinook. Release chum and wild coho. October 1 through
December 31 release chinook upstream from 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 ((around))-round season. Fishing from a floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length 14 inches.
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. Trout: Minimum length 14 inches.
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.
Kapowsin Lake (Pierce County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
Kathleen Lake (King County): Bass: Only bass less than twelve
inches or over fifteen inches in length may be retained.
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. Burbot: Set line gear allowed.
Kelsey Creek (tributary of Lake Washington) (King County):
Closed waters.
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 coho.
Kennedy Creek Pond (Thurston County): Last Saturday in April
through October 31 season.
Kettle River (Stevens County):
June 1 through October 31 season. Trout: Selective gear rules, minimum length 12 inches.
Additional season: November 1 through May 31. All species except whitefish: Selective gear rules and release all fish. Whitefish: Single hook only.
Ki Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season. Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches in
length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be retained.
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.
Kitsap Lake (Kitsap County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches
in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
Klaus Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through October
31 season, except the inlet and outlet to first Weyerhaeuser spur
are closed waters.
Klickitat River (Klickitat County):
From mouth to Fisher Hill Bridge: ((June)) May 1 through
January 31 season. Game fish: Closed December 1 through January
31. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches. Steelhead and salmon:
May 1 through May 31 daily limit one hatchery steelhead or one
salmon. Salmon: ((Open only June 1 through January 31.)) June
1 through January 31 daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2
may be adult salmon except September 1 through January 31 daily
limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult chinook. Release wild coho.
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. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon, except June 1 through July 31 release adult salmon and September 1 through November 30 daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult chinook. Release wild coho. Whitefish: Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Release all fish except whitefish.
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. Bass:
Release fish 12 to 17 inches in length. Only one fish over 17
inches in length may be retained. Trout: No more than 2 trout
20 inches in length or greater may be retained.
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: Minimum length
fourteen inches. Release cutthroat.
Lake Creek (Okanogan County): Mouth to Black Lake: Closed
waters. Black Lake to Three Prong Creek: Selective gear rules.
Langlois Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through
October 31 season.
Latah (Hangman) Creek (Spokane County): Year ((around))-round
season.
Lawrence Lake (Thurston County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
Leader Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season.
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 two over twelve inches in length.
Leland Lake (Jefferson County): Bass: Release fish 12 to 17
inches in length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be
retained.
Lemna Lake (Grant County): March 1 through March 31 and
September 1 through September 30 seasons.
Lenice Lake (Grant County): March 1 through October 31 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, except
fishing from a floating device equipped with an electric motor
permitted. All species: Release all fish. Additional season
June 1 through November 30: Selective gear rules, except fishing
from a floating device equipped with an electric motor permitted.
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 around))
Year-round season. Trout: Minimum length twelve inches. Release wild cutthroat. Salmon: Open ((year around))
year-round. May 1 through July 31 daily limit one fish. August
1 through April 30 daily limit of 6 fish of which no more than 2
may be adult salmon, except ((October)) September 1 through
December 31 ((the)) daily limit ((may contain up to four adult
salmon)) 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult chinook. ((August 1 through April 30)) Release chum and wild coho.
((August 1 through January 31 release chinook.))
Lewis River, North Fork (Clark/Skamania counties):
From mouth to Colvin Creek: ((Year around)) 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. Fishing from a floating device
prohibited from May 1 through ((October 15)) July 31 from Johnson
Creek to Colvin Creek. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night
closure April 1 through October 31 upstream from Johnson Creek
((to Colvin Creek)). Trout: Minimum length twenty inches. Release wild cutthroat. Salmon: Open ((year around))
year-round. May 1 through July 31 daily limit one fish. August
1 through April 30 daily limit ((of)) 6 fish of which no more
than 2 may be adult salmon, except ((May 1 through July 31 daily
limit one salmon and October)) September 1 through December 31
((the)) daily limit ((may contain up to four adult salmon)) 6
fish of which no more than 2 may be adult chinook. ((August 1
through April 30)) Release chum and wild coho. ((August 1
through January 31 release chinook.))
From mouth of Colvin Creek to overhead powerlines at Merwin
Dam: June 16 through September 30 and December 16 through April
30 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure April 1
through ((September 30)) October 31. Trout: Minimum length
twenty inches. Release wild cutthroat. Salmon: Open only
August 1 through September 30 and January 1 through April 30. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon
except September 1 through September 30 daily limit 6 fish of
which no more than two may be adult chinook. Release chum and
wild coho. ((August 1 through September 30 and January 1 through
31 release chinook.))
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 and old Lewis River streambed between Swift No. 1 powerhouse and Swift No. 2 powerhouse: Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
From Eagle Cliff Bridge to lower falls including all tributaries: Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.
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.
From mouth to four hundred feet below Horseshoe Falls: June 1 through March 15 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. Release cutthroat.
Mouth to top boat ramp at Lewisville Park: Trout: Additional April 16 through May 31 season. Release all fish except hatchery steelhead.
Liberty Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April through
September 30 season. Bass: Release fish 12 to 17 inches in
length. Only one fish over 17 inches in length may be retained.
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. Salmon:
Landlocked salmon rules apply.
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