Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: Amend sportfishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 220-16-320, 220-56-100, 220-56-105, 220-56-175, 220-56-310, 220-56-315, 220-56-320, 220-56-350, 220-56-380, 220-56-510, 232-12-168, and 232-28-619.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 07-19-135 on September 19, 2007.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: WAC 220-56-282, removed and filed under a separate CR-103 because of a difference in adoption date.

     WAC 220-56-100, amendatory language for "anti-snagging rule" removed. "Nonbuoyant lure restriction" reinstated.

     WAC 220-56-315(5), removed - anglers may now fish for crab near the Burlington Northern railroad trestle.

     WAC 220-56-350, Brownsville, DNR 18 Jarrell Cove State Park, Middle Ground, Sunrise Beach (Langley seawall) removed from list of closed beaches. Season extended for Dosewallips State Park, Eagle Creek season opened during July, Fort Flagler State Park season shortened, Frye Cove County Park season shortened, Kitsap Memorial State Park season extended, Oak Bay County park season extended, Point Whitney season extended, Point Whitney Lagoon season changed, Reid Harbor - South Beach - season closed, Rendsland Creek season extended, Richmond Beach - add "Saltwater Park," Sequim Bay State Park season extended, Skagit Wildlife Area Jensen Access, North Fork Access, and South Fork Access combined as Skagit Wildlife Area and closed the entire year, South Indian Island County Park season shortened, South Point Wilson, added (Port Townsend), Triton Cove Tidelands season extended, Twanoh State Park and West Dewatto opened in August and September.

     WAC 220-56-380, Brownsville, DNR 28, Jarrell Cove State Park Sunrise Beach (Langley seawall), Middle Ground removed from list of closed beaches. Cushman (Saltwater) State Park open year-round, Fort Flagler State Park season shortened, Frye Cove County Park season shortened, Kitsap Memorial State Park season lengthened, Oak Bay County Park season lengthened, Richmond Beach - add "Saltwater Park," Skagit Wildlife Area Jensen Access, North Fork Access, and South Fork Access combined as Skagit Wildlife Area and closed the entire year, South Indian Island County Park season shortened, South Point Wilson, added (Port Townsend).

     WAC 220-56-510, Tiger Muskie daily limit changed to one fish, minimum size changed to 50".

     WAC 232-12-168 (3)(b), no contests allowed on wild steelhead in any area.

     WAC 232-28-619, subsection (2) anti-snagging rule deleted, nonbuoyant lure rule reinstated. Subsection (4) anti-snagging rule deleted, nonbuoyant lure rule and night closure reinstated throughout. Boulder Creek and tributaries - (Okanogan Co.) added "release all cutthroat.["] Cle Elum Lake - special daily limit for mackinaw removed. Columbia River - sturgeon seasons updated above and below Wauna Powerlines, Grande Ronde River - special bass rule removed. Mill Pond season changed to juveniles only except open to all ages during Free Fishing Weekend. Palouse River and tributaries - special rules for bass removed. Roosevelt Lake - closure redefined, and time period shortened. Snake River, Spokane River, Touchet River, Walla Walla River - special rules for bass removed. Wishkah River closure identified as 200 feet below the dam, not the outlet channel.

     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 12, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: February 1, 2008.

Susan Yeager

for Jerry Gutzwiler, Chair

Fish and Wildlife Commission

OTS-1070.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 817, filed 5/29/69)

WAC 220-16-320   General definitions -- Fish length measurement.   The length of a fish, unless otherwise provided, is defined as the shortest distance between the extreme tip of the tail and extreme tip of the snout or jaw, whichever extends the farthest, measured while the fish is lying in a prone and normal position, except:

     The term "fork length" means the distance from the extreme tip of the snout to the center of the fork of the tail.

[Order 817, § 220-16-320, filed 5/29/69. Formerly WAC 220-16-030 (part).]

OTS-1071.3

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 06-135, filed 6/13/06, effective 7/14/06)

WAC 220-56-100   Definitions -- Personal-use fishing.   The following definitions apply to personal use fishing in Titles 220 and 232 WAC:

     (1) "Anadromous game fish" means steelhead, ((searun)) sea-run cutthroat trout, and ((searun)) sea-run Dolly Varden/bull trout.

     (2) "Bait" means any substance which attracts fish by scent or flavors. Bait includes any lure which uses scent or flavoring to attract fish.

     (3) "Barbless hook" means a hook on which all barbs have been deleted when manufactured or filed off or pinched down.

     (4) "Bass" means largemouth and smallmouth bass.

     (5) "Bow and arrow fishing" means any method of taking, or attempting to take, fish by the use of an arrow equipped with a barbed head and a line attached, and propelled by a bow, as in the sport of archery, while the fisher is above the surface of the water.

     (((5))) (6) "Buoy 10 line" means a true north-south line projected through Buoy 10 at the mouth of the Columbia River. "Buoy 10 fishery" means a fishery between a line in the Columbia River from Tongue Point in Oregon to Rocky Point in Washington and the Buoy 10 line.

     (((6))) (7) "Channel Marker 13 line" means a true north-south line through Grays Harbor Channel Marker 13.

     (((7))) (8) "Daily limit" means the maximum number or pounds of fish, shellfish, or seaweed of the required size of a given species or aggregate of species which a person may retain in a single day.

     (((8))) (9) "Fresh" means fish or shellfish that are refrigerated, iced, salted, or surface glazed.

     (((9))) (10) "Freshwater area" means:

     (a) Within any freshwater river, lake, stream or pond.

     (b) On the bank or within 10 yards of any freshwater river, lake, stream or pond.

     (c) On or within any boat launch, ramp, or parking facility associated with any freshwater river, lake, stream or pond.

     (((10))) (11) "Frozen" means fish or shellfish that are hard frozen throughout.

     (((11))) (12) "Gaffing" means an effort to take fish by impaling the fish with a hook attached directly to a pole or other device.

     (((12))) (13) "Hatchery" when used to describe the difference between a hatchery fish and a nonhatchery fish, except salmon, means a fish having a clipped adipose fin or a clipped ventral fin with a healed scar at the location of the clipped fin. A hatchery salmon is a salmon having a clipped adipose fin and a healed scar at the location of the clipped fin, regardless of whether the fish is missing a ventral fin.

     (((13))) (14) "Hook" means one single point, double or treble hook. A "single point hook" means a hook having only one point. A "double hook" means a hook having two points on a common shank. A "treble hook" means a hook having three points on a common shank.

     (((14))) (15) "Hook and line" or "angling" shall be identical in meaning and, except as provided in WAC 220-56-115, shall be defined as the use of not more than one line with three hooks attached to a pole held in hand while landing fish, or the use of a hand operated line without rod or reel, to which may be attached not more than three hooks. When fishing for bottom fish, "angling" and "jigging" shall be identical in meaning.

     (((15))) (16) "In the field or in transit" means at any place other than at the ordinary residence of the harvester. An ordinary residence is a residential dwelling where a person normally lives, with associated features such as address, telephone number, utility account, etc. A motor home or camper parked at a campsite or a vessel are not considered to be an ordinary residence.

     (((16))) (17) "Juvenile" means a person under fifteen year of age.

     (((17))) (18) "Lure" means a manufactured article constructed of feathers, hair, fiber, wood, metal, glass, cork, leather, rubber or plastic which does not use scent or flavoring to attract fish. "Nonbuoyant lure" means a lure complete with hooks, swivels or other attachments, which does not float in freshwater.

     (((18))) (19) "Night closure" means closed to fishing from one hour after official sunset to one hour before official sunrise.

     (((19))) (20) "Nonbuoyant lure restriction" means nonbuoyant lures, defined as lures with hooks and attachments (eyes, swivels, etc.), that do not have enough buoyancy to float in freshwater, may have only one single hook measuring not more than 3/4 inch point to shank. No weights may be attached below or less than twelve inches above a buoyant lure defined as a lure with hooks and attachments that has enough buoyancy to float in freshwater, and all hooks must be attached to or no more than three inches below a buoyant lure or within three inches of bait or a nonbuoyant lure. No hook may be attached to the line above a buoyant lure.

     (((20))) (21) "Possession limit" means the number of daily limits allowed to be retained in the field or in transit.

     (((21))) (22) "Processed" means fish or shellfish which have been processed by heat for human consumption as kippered, smoked, boiled, or canned.

     (((22))) (23) "Steelhead license year limit" means the maximum number of steelhead trout any one angler may retain from April 1st through the following March 31st.

     (((23))) (24) "Selective gear rules" means terminal fishing gear is limited to artificial flies with barbless single hooks or lures with barbless single hooks, bait is prohibited, and fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor is prohibited unless otherwise provided. Up to three hooks may be used. Only knotless nets may be used to land fish. In waters under selective gear rules, fish may be released until the daily limit is retained.

     (((24))) (25) "Slough" means any swamp, marsh, bog, pond, side-channel, or backwater connected to a river by water. Waters called sloughs that are not connected to a river are considered lakes.

     (((25))) (26) "Snagging" means an effort to take fish with a hook and line in a manner that the fish does not take the hook or hooks voluntarily in its mouth.

     (((26))) (27) "Spearing" or "spear fishing" means an effort to take fish or shellfish by impaling the fish or shellfish on a shaft, arrow or other device.

     (((27))) (28) "Stationary gear restriction" means the line and weight and lure or bait must be moving while in the water. The line and weight and lure or bait may not be stationary.

     (((28))) (29) "Steelhead" means ((searun)) sea-run rainbow trout over twenty inches in length.

     (((29))) (30) "Unmarked salmon" means a salmon with intact adipose and ventral fins.

     (((30))) (31) "Trout" means brown trout, bull trout, cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden, Eastern brook trout, golden trout, grayling, Kokanee (silver trout), lake trout, rainbow trout, tiger trout, and, in WAC 232-28-619, salmon from waters designated as "landlocked salmon rules apply."

     (((31))) (32) "Whitefish gear rules" means terminal fishing gear is restricted to one single hook, maximum hook size three-sixteenths inch point to shank (hook size 14), and bait is allowed. All species: Release all fish except whitefish.

     (((32))) (33) "Wild" when used to describe the difference between a hatchery fish and a nonhatchery fish, except salmon, means a fish with all fins intact.

     (((33))) (34) "Wild" when used to describe a salmon (Chinook, coho, chum, pink or sockeye), means a salmon with an unclipped adipose fin, regardless of whether the fish is ventral fin-clipped. A salmon with a clipped adipose fin and a healed scar at the site of the clipped fin is not a wild salmon.

     (((34))) (35) "Wild cutthroat release" means it is unlawful to retain any cutthroat trout that does not have a clipped adipose fin and a healed scar at the location of the clipped fin.

     (((35))) (36) "Wild steelhead release" means it is unlawful to retain any steelhead that does not have a clipped adipose or ventral fin and a healed scar at the location of the clipped fin.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 06-13-023 (Order 06-135), § 220-56-100, filed 6/13/06, effective 7/14/06; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 220-56-100, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06; 05-17-007 (Order 05-168), § 220-56-100, filed 8/3/05, effective 9/3/05; 04-24-030 (Order 04-306), § 220-56-100, filed 11/23/04, effective 12/24/04; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 220-56-100, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; 03-18-007 (Order 03-211), § 220-56-100, filed 8/20/03, effective 9/20/03; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 220-56-100, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order 00-134), § 220-56-100, filed 7/31/00, effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-08-029 (Order 99-13), § 220-56-100, filed 3/30/99, effective 5/1/99; 98-06-031, § 220-56-100, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-100, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-100, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-56-100, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-100, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-100, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-100, filed 4/9/86; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-100, filed 4/9/85; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-100, filed 6/9/82; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-100, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]

	Abernathy Creek - Highway 4 Bridge.
	Bear River - Highway 101 Bridge.
	Bone River - Highway 101 Bridge.
	Chambers Creek - Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge.
	Chehalis River - Highway 101 Bridge in Aberdeen.
	Chelan River - Railroad Bridge.
	Cispus River - Posted markers at the Lewis County P.U.D. kayak launch, approximately 1.5 miles upstream from the confluence of the Cowlitz and Cispus rivers.
	Cowlitz River - A line projected across the river between two fishing boundary markers set on each bank of the river approximately one-half mile downstream from the lowermost railroad bridge crossing the Cowlitz River.
	Dakota Creek - A line from the outermost headland of the south bank to a house at 1285 Runge Avenue, Blaine, Washington, approximately one-quarter mile downstream from the Blaine Road Bridge.
	Deschutes River - A line projected across the river 400 feet below the lower Tumwater Falls fish ladder.
	Drano Lake - Highway 14 Bridge.
	Duwamish River - First Avenue South Bridge.
	Elk River - Highway 105 Bridge.
	Entiat River - Highway 97 Bridge.
	Hawk Creek (Lincoln County) - Falls at the Hawk Creek campground.
	Hoquiam River - Highway 101 Bridge.
	Humptulips River - Mouth of Jessie Slough.
	Johns River - Highway 105 Bridge.
	Kennedy Creek - An arc 500 yards east of the midpoint of the northbound Highway 101 Bridge.
	Kettle River - Barstow Bridge.
	Lake Washington Ship Canal - A line 400 feet west of the fish ladder at the Chittenden Locks.
	Lewis River - A straight line running from a fishing boundary marker or from the outermost upland at the north shore of the Lewis River mouth, southerly across the Lewis River to a fishing boundary marker near the south shore.
	Methow River - Highway 97 Bridge.
	Naselle River - Highway 101 Bridge.
	North Nemah River - Highway 101 Bridge.
	Niawiakum River - Highway 101 Bridge.
	Nisqually River - At the upstream end of Alder Lake, the mouth of the Nisqually River is the Highway 7 Bridge at Elbe.
	North River - Highway 105 Bridge.
	Palix River - Highway 101 Bridge.
	Puyallup River - 11th Street Bridge.
	Samish River - The Samish Island Bridge (Bayview-Edison Road).
	Sammamish River - 68th Avenue NE Bridge.
	Skagit River - A line projected from the terminus of the jetty with McGlinn Island to the white monument on the easterly end of Ika Island, then to a white monument on the westerly end of Craft Island, then to a white monument near the corner of the levee on the westerly side of Dry Slough, and then to a white monument on the easterly side of Tom Moore Slough.
	Skamokawa Creek - Highway 4 Bridge.
	Skookum Creek - A line 400 yards below the old railroad bridge.
	Snohomish River - Burlington Northern Railway Bridges crossing main river and sloughs.
	South Nemah River - Lynn Point 117 degrees true to the opposite shore.
	Spokane River - State Route 25 Bridge.
	Wallace River - The furthest downstream railroad bridge.
	Washougal River - A straight line from the Crown Zellerbach pumphouse southeasterly across the Washougal River to the east end of the Highway 14 Bridge near the upper end of Lady Island.
	Whatcom Creek - A line projected approximately 14 degrees true from the flashing light at the southwesterly end of the Port of Bellingham North Terminal to the southernmost point of the dike surrounding the Georgia Pacific treatment pond.
	White Salmon River - Between markers on the east and west shores downstream of the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge except when buoys are in place southerly from the shore to the buoys and east and west between the buoys.
	Little White Salmon River - At boundary markers on river bank downstream from the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery.
	Willapa River - South Bend boat launch.
	Wind River - Boundary line markers at mouth.
	Yakima River - Highway 240 Bridge.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 07-05-051 (Order 07-22), § 220-56-105, filed 2/16/07, effective 3/19/07; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 220-56-105, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 220-56-105, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02; 01-14-001 (Order 01-107), § 220-56-105, filed 6/21/01, effective 7/22/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038 (Order 00-29), § 220-56-105, filed 3/29/00, effective 5/1/00; 99-15-081 (Order 99-102), § 220-56-105, filed 7/20/99, effective 8/20/99; 98-06-031, § 220-56-105, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-105, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-105, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-56-105, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-105, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-105, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-105, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-105, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-105, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-105, filed 4/26/88; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-105, filed 4/9/85; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-105, filed 4/11/84; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-105, filed 6/9/82; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-56-105, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-105, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]

     (1) In order to fish for or possess for personal use any crab in Catch Record Card Area 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line and in Catch Record Card Areas 5-13, anadromous salmon, sturgeon, halibut, or steelhead, an angler must obtain and have in personal possession a valid appropriate catch record card as described in WAC 220-69-236 except for commercially caught salmon retained for personal use as provided for in WAC 220-20-016 and commercially caught sturgeon retained for personal use as provided for in WAC 220-20-021. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, a catch record card is not required for landlocked steelhead or for salmon in waters designated as "landlocked salmon rules apply" in WAC 232-28-619.

     (2) Any angler, after obtaining a catch record card shall validate the catch record card by completely, accurately, and legibly completing all personal identification information in ink on the catch record card prior to detaching the catch record card from the underlying copy of the catch record card or, for automated licenses, affixing the appropriate validation sticker to the catch record card. A catch record card remains valid so long as there are one or more unfilled spaces available for the species being fished for, except:

     (a) In the mainstem Columbia River downstream from where the river forms the common boundary between Oregon and Washington for sturgeon a catch record card remains valid when the sturgeon portion of the catch record card is filled. A person may not retain sturgeon after the sturgeon portion of the catch record card is filled.

     (b) A second or subsequent catch record card is invalid for retention of sturgeon and wild steelhead.

     (3) Immediately upon catching and possessing a salmon, steelhead, sturgeon or halibut, the angler shall enter in ink in the appropriate space the place, date of catch, species (catch type), for sturgeon, length, for halibut, vessel type and for salmon, whether or not the fish was marked.

     (4) Immediately upon retaining a Dungeness crab aboard a vessel or on the shore, the fisher must enter in ink in the appropriate space the place and date of catch, fishery type and enter a tally mark for each Dungeness crab retained from each catch record card area fished. At the end of the fishing day, the fisher shall enter the total number of crab tally marks for each fishery type.

     (5) Every person issued a catch record card shall by April 30 of the year following the year printed on the catch record card return such card to the department of fish and wildlife except as follows: Every person issued a Puget Sound crab catch record card shall return such catch record card to the department of fish and wildlife no later than the required return date printed on the catch record card or report their catch record card information on the internet site designated on the catch record card by the same date.

     (6) Any person possessing a catch record card shall, upon demand of any law enforcement officer or authorized department employee, exhibit said card to such officer or employee for inspection.

     (7) A catch record card shall not be transferred, borrowed, altered, or loaned to another person.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 07-09-042 (Order 07-59), § 220-56-175, filed 4/11/07, effective 5/12/07; 06-21-031 (Order 06-262), § 220-56-175, filed 10/9/06, effective 11/9/06; 06-13-023 (Order 06-135), § 220-56-175, filed 6/13/06, effective 7/14/06; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 220-56-175, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06; 04-10-033 (Order 04-91), § 220-56-175, filed 4/29/04, effective 5/30/04; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 220-56-175, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03; 01-06-036 (Order 01-24), § 220-56-175, filed 3/5/01, effective 5/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.32.050. 00-11-178 (Order 00-80), § 220-56-175, filed 5/24/00, effective 6/24/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038 (Order 00-29), § 220-56-175, filed 3/29/00, effective 5/1/00; 99-17-066 (Order 99-125), § 220-56-175, filed 8/13/99, effective 4/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-175, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-175, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-071 (Order 89-05), § 220-56-175, filed 3/20/89; 88-05-002 (Order 88-03), § 220-56-175, filed 2/4/88; 85-11-020 (Order 85-43), § 220-56-175, filed 5/10/85; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-175, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC 220-56-023.]

     (1) Cockles, borers and clams in the shell, other than razor clams, geoduck clams and horse clams, 40 clams in the aggregate, or 10 pounds, whichever is achieved first except:

     (a) In Skagit Bay, east of a line projected from Browns Point to Swinomish Slough entrance - diggers may additionally retain up to 20 pounds of eastern softshell clams in the shell.

     (b) Willapa Bay - diggers may additionally retain up to twenty-four cockles.

     (2) Razor clams: 15 clams.

     (3) Geoduck clams: 3 clams.

     (4) Horse clams: 7 clams.

     (5) Oysters: 18 oysters, shucked and the shells left on the beach. Minimum size before shucking two and one-half inches along the longest dimension of the shell.

     (6) Rock scallops: 12 scallops.

     (7) Weathervane scallops: 12 scallops (over 4 inches).

     (8) Spiny and pink scallops: 10 pounds or 5 quarts in the shell, in the aggregate.

     (9) Shrimp: ((In all waters - First Saturday in May through May 31, daily limit 80 shrimp. During all other open periods total weight 10 pounds, maximum 80 spot shrimp as part of the 10 pound limit. Spot shrimp: First Saturday in May through May 31 in all waters and in Areas 1 through 3 and Area 4 west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line during the remainder of the year, no minimum size; June 1 through October 15 in Area 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line and Areas 5 through 13, minimum size one and three-sixteenths inch from the base of the eyestalk to the top rear edge of the carapace.))

     (a) In Areas 1-3 and Area 4 west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line - total weight 10 pounds, maximum 80 spot shrimp as part of the 10-pound limit.

     (b) In Area 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line and Areas 5-13 - first Saturday in May through May 31, daily limit 80 shrimp. During all other open periods total weight 10 pounds, maximum 80 spot shrimp as part of the 10-pound limit.

     (10) Octopus: 1 octopus.

     (11) Pinto abalone: Closed statewide.

     (12) Crawfish: 10 pounds in the shell. Minimum size 3 1/4 inches from tip of rostrum to tip of tail. Female crawfish with eggs or young attached to the abdomen must be released immediately.

     (13) Squid other than Humboldt squid: 10 pounds or 5 quarts. In addition a person may retain up to 5 Humboldt squid per day.

     (14) Sea cucumbers: 25 sea cucumbers.

     (15) Red sea urchins: 18 sea urchins.

     (16) Purple sea urchins: 18 sea urchins.

     (17) Green sea urchins: 36 sea urchins.

     (18) Dungeness crabs:

     (a) In Area 1 except when fishing from the north jetty of the Columbia River and Areas 2, 3, and 4 west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line - 6 male crabs.

     (b) In Area 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line, and Areas 5, 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 - 5 male crabs.

     (c) In the Columbia River upstream of a line from the outermost end of the north jetty to the exposed end of the south jetty, or when fishing from the north jetty of the Columbia River - 12 male crabs.

     (19) Red rock crabs: 6 crabs.

     (20) Mussels: 10 pounds in the shell, in the aggregate.

     (21) Goose barnacles: 10 pounds of whole barnacles or 5 pounds of barnacle stalks.

     (22) Ghost and mud shrimp: 10 dozen.

     (23) King and box crab: Closed statewide.

     (24) Tanner crabs: 6 crabs.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 220-56-310, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06; 05-12-007 (Order 05-102), § 220-56-310, filed 5/19/05, effective 6/19/05; 05-05-035 (Order 05-15), § 220-56-310, filed 2/10/05, effective 5/1/05; 04-17-088 (Order 04-217), § 220-56-310, filed 8/16/04, effective 9/16/04; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 220-56-310, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 220-56-310, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038 (Order 00-29), § 220-56-310, filed 3/29/00, effective 5/1/00; 99-15-081 (Order 99-102), § 220-56-310, filed 7/20/99, effective 8/20/99; 99-08-029 (Order 99-13), § 220-56-310, filed 3/30/99, effective 5/1/99; 98-06-031, § 220-56-310, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-310, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-56-310, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-310, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-56-310, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 90-06-026, § 220-56-310, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-310, filed 3/16/89; 88-12-025 (Order 88-28), § 220-56-310, filed 5/25/88, effective 8/22/88; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-310, filed 4/26/88; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-56-310, filed 4/21/87; 86-24-046 (Order 86-190), § 220-56-310, filed 11/26/86; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-310, filed 4/9/86; 85-12-046 (Order 85-57), § 220-56-310, filed 6/5/85; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-310, filed 4/11/84; 83-04-027 (Order 83-06), § 220-56-310, filed 1/27/83; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-56-310, filed 3/18/82; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-310, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]

     (2) It is unlawful to set, fish, or pull more than two units of gear at any one time except:

     (a) In Puget Sound waters it is unlawful to set, fish, or pull at any one time more than two units of crab gear and two additional units of shrimp gear.

     (b) It is unlawful for the operator of any boat from which shrimp pots are set, fished, or pulled in Catch Record Card Areas 4 through 13 to have on board or to fish more than four shrimp pots.

     (c) In the Columbia River it is unlawful to set, fish, or pull more than three units of crab gear.

     (d) In fresh water it is lawful to use up to five units of gear to fish for crawfish.

     (3) It is unlawful for any person to operate a shellfish pot not attached to a buoy bearing that person's name, except that a second person may assist the pot owner in operation of the gear.

     (4) It is unlawful to salvage or attempt to salvage shellfish pot gear from Hood Canal that has been lost without first obtaining a permit authorizing such activity issued by the director, and it is unlawful to fail to comply with all provisions of such permit.

     (5) ((It is unlawful to fish for or possess crab taken for personal use from the waters of Fidalgo Bay within 25 yards of the Burlington Northern Railroad trestle connecting March Point and Anacortes.

     (6))) It is unlawful to fish for or possess crab taken for personal use with shellfish pot or ring net gear from the waters of Padilla Bay or Swinomish Slough within 25 yards of the Burlington Northern Railroad crossing the northern end of Swinomish Slough except from one hour before official sunrise to one hour after official sunset.

     (((7))) (6) It is unlawful to dig for or possess ghost or mud shrimp taken for personal use by any method except hand operated suction devices or dug by hand.

     (((8))) (7) One unit of gear is equivalent to one ring net or one shellfish pot. It is unlawful to have more than one unit of unattended gear attached to a buoy line or to fail to have a separate buoy for each unit of gear.

     (((9))) (8) In waters open only on certain days or certain hours during the day, except for the night closure set out in subsection (((10))) (9) of this section, it is unlawful to fail to remove gear from the water when fishing for shellfish is not allowed, and it is unlawful to fail to remove gear from the water by one hour after sunset if fishing is not allowed on the next calendar day. In waters that are open continuously except for the night closure set out in subsection (((10))) (9) of this section, gear may be left in the water during the night closure.

     (((10))) (9) It is unlawful to set or pull shellfish pots, ring nets or star traps from a vessel in Catch Record Card Areas 1-13 from one hour after official sunset to one hour before official sunrise.

     (((11))) (10) It is unlawful to possess soft-shelled crab for any personal use purpose. Violation of this subsection shall be an infraction, punishable under RCW 77.15.160.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 07-05-051 (Order 07-22), § 220-56-315, filed 2/16/07, effective 3/19/07; 05-12-007 (Order 05-102), § 220-56-315, filed 5/19/05, effective 6/19/05; 05-05-035 (Order 05-15), § 220-56-315, filed 2/10/05, effective 5/1/05; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 220-56-315, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; 02-19-014 (Order 02-224), § 220-56-315, filed 9/6/02, effective 10/7/02; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 220-56-315, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02; 01-07-024 (Order 01-39), § 220-56-315, filed 3/14/01, effective 4/14/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038 (Order 00-29), § 220-56-315, filed 3/29/00, effective 5/1/00; 98-06-031, § 220-56-315, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 94-14-069, § 220-56-315, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-315, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-56-315, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-315, filed 3/16/89; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-56-315, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-315, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]

     (a) Unattended shellfish gear must have the line attaching the buoy to the gear weighted sufficiently to prevent the line from floating on the water's surface.

     (b) All buoys must consist of durable material and remain visible on the surface at all times except during extreme tidal conditions. It is unlawful to use bleach, antifreeze or detergent bottles, paint cans or any other container.

     (c) All buoys attached to shrimp gear must be yellow or fluorescent yellow in color. Flags and staff, if attached, may be any color.

     (d) All buoys attached to crab gear must be half red or half fluorescent red in color and half white in color. Flags and staff, if attached, may be any color.

     (2) It is unlawful for the maximum perimeter of any shrimp pot to exceed 10 feet, and the pot shall not exceed 1-1/2 feet in height.

     (3) It is unlawful to fish for or possess crab taken with shellfish pot gear that are equipped with tunnel triggers or other devices which prevent free exit of crabs under the legal limit unless such gear is equipped with not less than two escape rings located in the upper half of the pot which are not less than 4-1/4 inches inside diameter in all waters except in the Columbia River the escape ring minimum size is 4 inches inside diameter. It is unlawful to use mesh size for crab pots less than 1-1/2 inches.

     (4) It is unlawful to take, fish for or possess shrimp taken for personal use with shellfish pot gear ((during the month of May in Area 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line and in Areas 5 through 13, and year-round in Area 4 west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line and Areas 1 through 3)) unless such gear meets the following requirements:

     (a) The entire top, bottom, and sides of the shellfish pots must be constructed of mesh material and except for the entrance tunnels have the minimum mesh opening size defined below.

     (b) The minimum mesh ((opening)) size for shrimp pots is one inch, defined as a mesh that a 7/8-inch square peg will pass through each mesh opening except for flexible (web) mesh pots where the opening must be a minimum of one and three-quarters inch stretch measure except:

     June 1 through October 15, Area 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line, and Areas 5 through 13: In any Marine Area of portion thereof that is closed for spot shrimp but open for coonstripe and pink shrimp, the minimum mesh size for shrimp pots is one-half inch, defined as a mesh that a 3/8 inch square peg will pass through each mesh opening except for flexible (web) mesh pots where the opening must be a minimum of one and one-eighth inch stretch measure.

     (c) All entrance tunnels must open into the pot from the side.

     (d) The sum of the maximum widths of all entrance tunnels must not exceed 1/2 the perimeter of the bottom of the pot.

     (5) It is unlawful to fish for or possess shellfish taken for personal use with shellfish pot gear unless the gear allows for escapement using at least one of the following methods:

     (a) Attachment of pot lid hooks or tiedown straps with a single strand or loop of untreated, 100 percent cotton twine no larger than thread size 120 so that the pot lid will open freely if the twine or fiber is broken.

     (b) An opening in the pot mesh no less than three inches by five inches which is laced or sewn closed with untreated, 100 percent cotton twine no larger than thread size 120. The opening must be located within the top half of the pot and be unimpeded by the entry tunnels, bait boxes, or any other structures or materials.

     (c) Attachment of pot lid or one pot side serving as a pot lid with no more than three single loops of untreated 100 percent cotton or other natural fiber twine no larger than thread size 120 so that the pot lid or side will open freely if the twine or fiber is broken.

     (6) It is unlawful to set shellfish pots in a manner that they are not covered by water at all times.

     (7) ((June 1 through October 15 in Area 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line and Areas 5 through 13, it is unlawful to use mesh size for shrimp pots less than one-half inch except in entrance tunnels except for flexible (web) mesh pots where the opening must be a minimum of one and one-eighths inch stretch measure.

     (8))) It is unlawful to fish for crab using shellfish pot gear greater in volume than thirteen cubic feet.

     (((9))) (8) Use of gear in violation of this section is an infraction, punishable under RCW 77.15.160, except failure to use untreated cotton twine as provided for in subsection (5) of this section remains a misdemeanor punishable under RCW 77.15.380 Unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree -- Penalty.

     (((10))) (9) It is unlawful to possess shellfish taken with gear in violation of the provisions of this section. Possession of shellfish while using gear in violation of the provisions of this section is a rebuttable presumption that the shellfish were taken with such gear. Violation of this subsection is punishable under RCW 77.15.380 Unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree -- Penalty, unless the shellfish are taken in the amounts or manner to constitute a violation of RCW 77.15.370 Unlawful recreational fishing in the first degree -- Penalty.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 06-09-021 (Order 06-67), § 220-56-320, filed 4/11/06, effective 5/12/06; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 220-56-320, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06; 05-05-035 (Order 05-15), § 220-56-320, filed 2/10/05, effective 5/1/05; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 220-56-320, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03; 01-06-036 (Order 01-24), § 220-56-320, filed 3/5/01, effective 5/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-08-029 (Order 99-13), § 220-56-320, filed 3/30/99, effective 5/1/99; 98-06-031, § 220-56-320, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-320, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 94-14-069, § 220-56-320, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-320, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-56-320, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 90-06-026, § 220-56-320, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-320, filed 3/16/89; 88-12-025 (Order 88-28), § 220-56-320, filed 5/25/88, effective 8/22/88; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-56-320, filed 4/21/87; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-320, filed 4/9/85; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-320, filed 4/11/84; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-56-320, filed 3/18/82; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-56-320, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-320, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC 220-56-088.]

     Except that public tidelands at the following beaches are closed unless otherwise provided:

     (((a))) (1) Ala Spit: Open May 1 through May 31.

     (((b))) (2) Alki Park: Closed the entire year.

     (3) Alki Point: Closed the entire year.

     (4) Bay View State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (5) Brown's Point Lighthouse: Closed the entire year.

     (6) Cama Beach State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (((c))) (7) Camano Island State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (((d))) (8) Chuckanut Bay: Closed the entire year.

     (9) Coupeville: Closed the entire year.

     (10) Dash Point State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (11) Dave Mackie County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (12) Des Moines City Park: Closed the entire year.

     (13) Discovery Park: Closed the entire year.

     (14) DNR-79: Closed the entire year.

     (15) DNR-85: Closed the entire year.

     (16) DNR-142: Closed the entire year.

     (17) DNR-144 (Sleeper): Closed the entire year.

     (18) Dockton County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (19) Dosewallips State Park: Open ((May 15)) April 1 through ((July 31)) September 30 only in area defined by boundary markers and signs posted on the beach.

     (((e))) (20) Dungeness Spit and Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge Tidelands - Open May 15 through September 30.

     (((f))) (21) Eagle Creek: ((Closed the entire year.)) Open July 1 through July 31.

     (((g))) (22) East San De Fuca: Closed the entire year.

     (23) Fort Flagler State Park including that portion of the spit west of the park boundary (Rat Island): Open April 1 through June ((30)) 15.

     (((h))) (24) Fort Ward State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (25) Freeland County Park(( - Open January 1 through May 15)): Closed the entire year.

     (((i))) (26) Frye Cove County Park - Open January 1 through ((June)) May 15.

     (((j))) (27) Garrison Bay: Tidelands at Guss Island and those tidelands at British camp between the National Park Service dinghy dock at the north end and the park boundary at the south end are closed the entire year.

     (((k))) (28) Gertrude Island - All tidelands at Gertrude Island closed the entire year.

     (((l))) (29) Golden Gardens: Closed the entire year.

     (30) Graveyard Spit: Closed the entire year.

     (31) Harrington Beach: Closed the entire year.

     (32) Hoodsport: Tidelands at Hoodsport Salmon Hatchery are closed the entire year.

     (((m))) (33) Hope Island State Park (South Puget Sound): Open April 1 through May 31.

     (((n))) (34) Howarth Park: Closed the entire year.

     (35) Illahee State Park: Open April 1 through July 31.

     (((o))) (36) Kayak Point County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (((p))) (37) Kitsap Memorial State Park: Open May 15 through ((June 30)) July 15.

     (((q))) (38) Kopachuck State Park: Open June 1 through July 31.

     (((r))) (39) Liberty Bay - All state-owned tidelands in Liberty Bay north and west of the Keyport Naval Supply Center are closed to the harvest of clams the entire year.

     (((s))) (40) Lincoln Park: Closed the entire year.

     (41) Lions Park (Bremerton): Closed the entire year.

     (42) Little Clam Bay: Closed the entire year.

     (43) Lower Roto Vista Park: Closed the entire year.

     (44) Manchester State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (45) McNeil Island - All tidelands on McNeil Island are closed the entire year.

     (((t))) (46) Meadowdale County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (47) Mee-Kwa-Mooks Park: Closed the entire year.

     (48) Monroe Landing: Closed the entire year.

     (49) Mukilteo State Park - Closed the entire year.

     (((u))) (50) Mystery Bay State Park: Open October 1 through April 30.

     (((v))) (51) Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge: Closed the entire year.

     (52) North Beach County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (53) North Fort Lewis: Closed the entire year.

     (54) North Point Hudson: Closed the entire year.

     (55) Northeast Cultus Bay: Closed the entire year.

     (56) Oak Bay County Park: Open July 1 through ((July)) August 31.

     (((w))) (57) Oak Harbor City Park: Closed the entire year.

     (58) Old Man House State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (59) Olympia Shoal: Closed the entire year.

     (60) Oyster Reserves: Puget Sound and Willapa Bay state oyster reserves are closed the entire year except as follows:

     (((i))) (a) North Bay: State-owned oyster reserves open the entire year.

     (((ii))) (b) Oakland Bay: Tidelands at the north end of Oakland Bay and on the channel of the northwest shore of the Bayshore Peninsula between department markers open the entire year.

     (((iii))) (c) Willapa Bay - Long Island oyster reserve: Northwest side of Long Island between reserve monuments 39 and 41 and southwest side of Long Island between reserve monuments 58 and 59.

     (((x))) (61) Penrose Point State Park: Open March 1 through May 31.

     (((y))) (62) Picnic Point County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (((z))) (63) Pitship Point: Closed the entire year.

     (((aa))) (64) Pitt Island - All tidelands on Pitt Island are closed the entire year.

     (((bb))) (65) Pleasant Harbor State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (66) Point Whitney (excluding Point Whitney Lagoon): Open March 1 through ((May 15)) June 30.

     (((cc))) (67) Point Whitney Lagoon: Open ((May 15)) July 1 through ((June 30)) July 31.

     (((dd))) (68) Port Angeles Coast Guard: Closed the entire year.

     (69) Port Angeles Harbor: Closed the entire year.

     (70) Port Gardner: Closed the entire year.

     (71) Port Townsend Ship Canal/Portage Canal: Open January 1 through May 31.

     (((ee))) (72) Post Point: Closed the entire year.

     (73) Potlatch DNR tidelands: Open April 1 through August 31.

     (((ff))) (74) Potlatch East: Open April 1 through August 31.

     (((gg))) (75) Potlatch State Park: Open April 1 through August 31.

     (((hh))) (76) Priest Point County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (77) Purdy Spit County Park: The southern shore of the spit from the boat ramp to the bridge is closed the entire year.

     (((ii))) (78) Quilcene Bay Tidelands - All state-owned tidelands in Quilcene Bay north of a line drawn from the Quilcene Boat Haven to Fisherman's Point are closed to the harvest of clams the entire year, except those state-owned tidelands on the west side of the bay north of the Quilcene Boat Haven are open April 1 through December 31, daily from official sunrise to official sunset only.

     (((jj))) (79) Reid Harbor - South Beach: Closed the entire year.

     (80) Retsil: Closed the entire year.

     (81) Rendsland Creek: Open January 1 through June ((15)) 30.

     (((kk))) (82) Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: Closed the entire year.

     (83) Saltwater State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (((ll))) (84) Samish Beach: Closed the entire year.

     (85) Scenic Beach State Park(( - )): Open April 15 through May 15.

     (((mm))) (86) Seahurst County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (((nn))) (87) Semiahmoo: Closed the entire year.

     (88) Semiahmoo County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (89) Sequim Bay State Park - Open May 1 through ((June)) July 15.

     (((oo))) (90) Shine Tidelands State Park: Open January 1 through May 15.

     (((pp))) (91) Silverdale County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (92) Sinclair Inlet: Closed the entire year.

     (93) Skagit Wildlife Area: Closed the entire year.

     (94) South Carkeek Park: Closed the entire year.

     (95) South Dougall Point: Closed the entire year.

     (96) South Gordon Point: Closed the entire year.

     (97) South Indian Island County Park: Open April 1 through ((August 31)) June 30.

     (((qq))) (98) South Mukilteo Park: Closed the entire year.

     (99) South Oro Bay: Closed the entire year.

     (100) South Point Wilson (Port Townsend): Closed the entire year.

     (101) Southworth Ferry Dock: Closed the entire year.

     (102) Spencer Spit State Park: Open March 1 through July 31.

     (((rr))) (103) Suquamish (Old Man House): Closed the entire year.

     (104) Taylor Bay: Closed the entire year.

     (105) Triton Cove Tidelands: Open ((July)) May 1 through September 30.

     (((ss))) (106) Twanoh State Park: ((Closed the entire year.)) Open August 1 through September 30.

     (((tt))) (107) Walker County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (108) West Dewatto: DNR Beach 44A ((closed the entire year)) open August 1 through September 30.

     (((uu))) (109) West Pass Access: Closed the entire year.

     (110) Willapa Bay: State-owned tidelands east of the department Willapa Bay Field Station and Nahcotta Tidelands Interpretive Site are closed year-round.

     (((vv))) (111) Wolfe Property State Park: Open January 1 through May 15.

     (((2))) (112) Woodard Bay: Closed the entire year.

     It is lawful to take, dig for and possess clams, cockles, borers, and mussels, not including razor clams, taken for personal use in Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor the entire year, except from state oyster reserves, which are closed to clam digging the entire year.

     (((3))) It is lawful to take, dig for and possess clams, cockles, borers, and mussels, not including razor clams taken for personal use from the Pacific Ocean beaches from November 1 through March 31.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 07-05-051 (Order 07-22), § 220-56-350, filed 2/16/07, effective 3/19/07; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 220-56-350, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06; 05-05-035 (Order 05-15), § 220-56-350, filed 2/10/05, effective 5/1/05; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 220-56-350, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 220-56-350, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03; 02-17-019 (Order 02-193), § 220-56-350, filed 8/9/02, effective 9/9/02; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 220-56-350, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02; 01-06-036 (Order 01-24), § 220-56-350, filed 3/5/01, effective 5/1/01. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order 00-134), § 220-56-350, filed 7/31/00, effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038 (Order 00-29), § 220-56-350, filed 3/29/00, effective 5/1/00; 99-08-029 (Order 99-13), § 220-56-350, filed 3/30/99, effective 5/1/99; 98-06-031, § 220-56-350, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-350, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-350, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-350, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-350, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-15-011, § 220-56-350, filed 7/8/93, effective 8/8/93; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-350, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-56-350, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-350, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-350, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-350, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-350, filed 4/26/88; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-56-350, filed 4/21/87; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-350, filed 4/9/86; 85-12-046 (Order 85-57), § 220-56-350, filed 6/5/85; 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-56-350, filed 3/17/83; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-56-350, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-350, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC 220-56-082.]

     (1) Alki Park: Closed the entire year.

     (2) Alki Point: Closed the entire year.

     (3) Bangor: Closed the entire year.

     (4) Bay View State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (5) Brown Point (DNR 57-B): Closed the entire year.

     (((2))) (6) Brown's Point Lighthouse: Closed the entire year.

     (7) Chuckanut: Closed the entire year.

     (8) Coupeville: Closed the entire year.

     (9) Cushman (Saltwater) Park(( - )): Open ((March 1 through December 31)) year-round.

     (((3))) (10) Dash Point State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (11) Dave Mackie County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (12) Des Moines City Park: Closed the entire year.

     (13) Discovery Park: Closed the entire year.

     (14) DNR-79: Closed the entire year.

     (15) DNR-85: Closed the entire year.

     (16) DNR-142: Closed the entire year.

     (17) DNR 144 (Sleeper): Closed the entire year.

     (18) Dockton County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (19) East San De Fuca: Closed the entire year.

     (20) Fort Flagler State Park including that portion of the spit west of the park boundary (Rat Island): Open April 1 through June ((30)) 15.

     (((4))) (21) Fort Ward State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (22) Freeland County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (23) Frye Cove County Park: Open January 1 through ((June)) May 15.

     (((5))) (24) Golden Gardens: Closed the entire year.

     (25) Graveyard Spit: Closed the entire year.

     (26) Harrington Beach: Closed the entire year.

     (27) Hoodsport: Tidelands at the Hoodsport Salmon Hatchery are closed the entire year.

     (((6))) (28) Hope Island State Park (South Puget Sound): Open April 1 through May 31.

     (((7))) (29) Howarth Park: Closed the entire year.

     (30) Illahee State Park: Open April 1 through July 31.

     (((8))) (31) Kitsap Memorial State Park: Open May 15 through ((July 31)) August 15.

     (((9))) (32) Kopachuck State Park: Open March 1 through July 31.

     (((10))) (33) Liberty Bay - All state-owned tidelands in Liberty Bay north and west of the Keyport Naval Supply Center are closed to the harvest of oysters the entire year.

     (((11))) (34) Lincoln Park: Closed the entire year.

     (35) Lions Park (Bremerton): Closed the entire year.

     (36) Little Clam Bay: Closed the entire year.

     (37) Lower Roto Vista Park: Closed the entire year.

     (38) Manchester State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (39) Meadowdale County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (40) Mee-Kwa-Mooks Park: Closed the entire year.

     (41) Monroe Landing: Closed the entire year.

     (42) Mukilteo State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (43) Mystery Bay State Park: Open October 1 through April 30.

     (((12))) (44) Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge: Closed the entire year.

     (45) North Beach County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (46) North Fort Lewis: Closed the entire year.

     (47) North Point Hudson: Closed the entire year.

     (48) Northeast Cultus Bay: Closed the entire year.

     (49) Oak Bay County Park: Open July 1 through ((July)) August 31.

     (((13))) (50) Oak Harbor Beach Park: Closed the entire year.

     (51) Oak Harbor City Park: Closed the entire year.

     (52) Old Man House State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (53) Olympia Shoal: Closed the entire year.

     (54) Oyster Reserves: Puget Sound and Willapa Bay oyster reserves are closed the entire year except the following are open the entire year:

     (a) Oakland Bay - Tidelands at the north end of Oakland Bay and on the channel of the northwest shore of the Bayshore Peninsula between department markers - open the entire year.

     (b) North Bay - State-owned reserves open the entire year.

     (c) Willapa Bay - Long Island oyster reserve: Northwest side of Long Island between reserve monuments 39 and 41 and southwest side of Long Island between reserve monuments 58 and 59.

     (((14))) (55) Penrose Point State Park: Open March 1 through May 31.

     (((15))) (56) Picnic Point: Closed the entire year.

     (57) Pleasant Harbor State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (58) Port Angeles Coast Guard: Closed the entire year.

     (59) Port Angeles Harbor: Closed the entire year.

     (60) Port Gardner: Closed the entire year.

     (61) Port Townsend Ship Canal/Portage Canal: Open January 1 through May 31.

     (((16))) (62) Post Point: Closed the entire year.

     (63) Potlatch DNR Tidelands: Open April 1 through August 31.

     (((17))) (64) Potlatch East: Open April 1 through August 31.

     (((18))) (65) Potlatch State Park: Open April 1 through August 31.

     (((19))) (66) Priest Point County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (67) Quilcene Bay Tidelands - All state-owned tidelands in Quilcene Bay north of a line drawn from the Quilcene Boat Haven to Fisherman's Point are closed except those state-owned tidelands on the west side of the bay north of the Quilcene Boat Haven are open April 1 through December 31, daily from official sunrise to official sunset, only.

     (((20))) (68) Reid Harbor - South Beach: Closed the entire year.

     (69) Retsil: Closed the entire year.

     (70) Richmond Beach Saltwater Park: Closed the entire year.

     (71) Saltwater State Park: Closed the entire year.

     (72) Samish Beach: Closed the entire year.

     (73) Seahurst County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (74) Scenic Beach State Park: Open April 15 through May 15.

     (((21))) (75) Semiahmoo: Closed the entire year.

     (76) Semiahmoo County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (77) Shine Tidelands State Park: Open January 1 through May 15.

     (((22))) (78) Silverdale County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (79) Sinclair Inlet: Closed the entire year.

     (80) Skagit Wildlife Area: Closed the entire year.

     (81) South Carkeek Park: Closed the entire year.

     (82) South Dougall Point: Closed the entire year.

     (83) South Gordon Point: Closed the entire year.

     (84) South Indian Island County Park: Open April 1 through ((August 31)) June 30.

     (((23))) (85) South Mukilteo Park: Closed the entire year.

     (86) South Oro Bay: Closed the entire year.

     (87) South Point Wilson (Port Townsend): Closed the entire year.

     (88) Southworth Ferry Dock: Closed the entire year.

     (89) Suquamish (Old Man House): Closed the entire year.

     (90) Taylor Bay: Closed the entire year.

     (91) Walker County Park: Closed the entire year.

     (92) West Pass Access: Closed the entire year.

     (93) Willapa Bay: State-owned tidelands east of the department Willapa Bay Field Station and the Nahcotta Tidelands Interpretive Site are open only between boundary markers and posted signs.

     (((24))) (94) Woodard Bay: Closed the entire year.

     (95) Wolfe Property State Park: Open January 1 through May 15.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 07-05-051 (Order 07-22), § 220-56-380, filed 2/16/07, effective 3/19/07; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 220-56-380, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06; 05-05-035 (Order 05-15), § 220-56-380, filed 2/10/05, effective 5/1/05; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 220-56-380, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; 03-05-057 (Order 03-24), § 220-56-380, filed 2/14/03, effective 5/1/03; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 220-56-380, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02; 01-06-036 (Order 01-24), § 220-56-380, filed 3/5/01, effective 5/1/01. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order 00-134), § 220-56-380, filed 7/31/00, effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038 (Order 00-29), § 220-56-380, filed 3/29/00, effective 5/1/00; 99-08-029 (Order 99-13), § 220-56-380, filed 3/30/99, effective 5/1/99; 98-06-031, § 220-56-380, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-380, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-380, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-380, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-380, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-380, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-56-380, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-380, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-380, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-380, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-012 and 88-10-013 (Orders 88-14 and 88-15), § 220-56-380, filed 4/26/88; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-56-380, filed 4/21/87; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-380, filed 4/9/86; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-380, filed 4/11/84; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-380, filed 6/9/82; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-56-380, filed 3/18/82; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-56-380, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-380, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC 220-56-086.]

     (1) Daily game fish possession and size limits:

Species	Daily limit	Size limits
Largemouth Bass	5	Release bass 12 to 17 inches in length. Not more than 1 largemouth bass 17 inches in length or greater may be retained.
Smallmouth Bass	10	No minimum size. Not more than one smallmouth bass over 14 inches in length or greater may be retained.
Burbot	5	No size restriction.
Channel catfish	5	No size restriction.
Eastern brook trout	Count as part of the 5 trout daily limit in lakes, ponds and reservoirs.	No size restriction.
	Bonus limit in rivers, streams and beaver ponds. Up to 5 trout including Eastern brook trout may be retained, but not more than 2 of which may be trout other than Eastern brook trout.	No size restriction.
Grass carp	Unlawful to retain.	Not applicable.
Tiger Muskellunge	1	Minimum size 50 inches in length.
Trout (except Eastern brook trout)	5 from lakes, ponds and reservoirs.	No size restriction.
	2 from rivers, streams, and beaver ponds.	8-inch minimum size.
	The daily trout limit is 5 trout, regardless of origin, of which not more than 2 may be steelhead.
Walleye	5	16-inch minimum size. Not more than 1 walleye greater than 22 inches in length may be retained.
Whitefish	15	No size restriction.
All other game fish	No limit.	No size restriction.

     (2) Possession limit: The game fish possession limit in the field is two daily limits in fresh, frozen or processed form.

     (3) Wild steelhead and Dolly Varden/bull trout: Except as provided for in this section and WAC 232-28-619, it is unlawful to retain wild steelhead or Dolly Varden.

     (4) Wild steelhead license year limit: From waters in which wild steelhead may be taken as provided for in WAC 232-28-619, the license year limit is one wild steelhead.

     (5) ((Total steelhead license year limit: The license year limit is thirty steelhead in total.

     (6))) Saltwater game fish retention: Game fish taken in saltwater may not be retained, except that up to two hatchery steelhead per day may be retained.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 06-13-023 (Order 06-135), § 220-56-510, filed 6/13/06, effective 7/14/06.]

OTS-1072.3

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 06-23, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06)

WAC 232-12-168   Fishing contests.   (1) Contest defined: By definition, a fishing contest exists when 6 or more licensed persons fish competitively and determine winners, regardless of prize value.

     (2) Application:

     (a) Fishing contest permit applications should be submitted to the department by November 1 of each year for contests that are to take place the following calendar year. After November 1, applications must be submitted not less than 30 days prior to the date for which the contest is proposed.

     (b) Applications must include the permit fee required by RCW 77.65.480. The fee will be returned if the permit is denied. No more than seven permits will be issued to any one permittee during a calendar year. The fee is $24 per permit.

     (c) For purposes of application for a fishing contest permit, "permittee" means a "person" as defined in RCW 77.08.010. All applications from a permittee must be in a single name.

     (3) Approval:

     (a) Fishing contests which adversely affect fish or wildlife resources or other recreational opportunity may be denied.

     (b) Contests will not be allowed on sea-run cutthroat trout, wild steelhead, Dolly Varden or bull trout.

     (c) During fishing contests, where anglers target tiger muskies, no retention of caught fish is allowed. Tiger muskies may be caught, measured for length, photographed and all fish must be immediately released alive.

     (4) Prize value: Total prize value per contest will not exceed $5,000 when trout, steelhead, char, whitefish, grayling, tiger muskie, or kokanee are included as target species; provided that contests wherein other species not listed above are targeted, or where bass or walleye are the targeted species and at least 90 percent of bass or walleye are released alive and in good condition after the contest, may qualify for no limitation on amount of prize.

     (5) Legal requirements, all contests:

     (a) Fishing contest permits must be in the possession of the contest sponsor or official at the contest site.

     (b) Contests are restricted to the species and waters approved on the permit. Only those species listed as a target of the contest may be retained by contest participants during bass or walleye contests where all contestants fish at the same time and place.

     (c) Sponsors must report contest information requested by the department within 30 days after the contest has ended. Subsequent contest permits will not be issued for one year after the date of the contest for which the report was not returned if this requirement is not fulfilled.

     (d) Contest participants may not restrict public access at boat launches.

     (e) Contests for bass and walleye where participants expect to fish at the same time from boats on lakes or reservoirs will not last longer than three consecutive days and have the following limits per water:

ACRES		CONTESTS PER DAY	BOATS PER CONTEST DAY
Less than 300		1	15
301 - 3,000		1	35
3,001 - 6,000		2	75
6,001 - 10,000		2	120
More than 10,000		3	250
*	No more than four weekend days per month nor more than two weekends per month may be scheduled on any water when contestants fish at the same time, and are allowed to fish from boats.

     (f) It is unlawful for the fishing contest permittee or any of the contest participants to fail to comply with the conditions of the fishing contest permit, or of general fishing rules not specifically exempted by this permit. Failure of the permittee or any of the contestants to comply with all provisions of the contest permit or of other fishing regulations during a contest may lead to revocation of the permit and result in denial of fishing contest permits to the permittee and related organizations or individuals sponsoring contests for two years.

     (6) Special regulations, bass and walleye contests:

     (a) In any contest targeting either bass or walleye, all live bass or walleye must be released alive into the water from which they were caught after being weighed and/or measured. At the end of each day's competition, if the mortality of target fish caught that day exceeds 10%, the contest will be suspended. Suspended contests may be continued (within assigned permit dates) only if the cause of the high mortality can be positively identified, and the cause of the mortality (high waves, equipment deficiency, etc.) ceases or is corrected by contest officials.

     (b) During bass and walleye contests only, participants may continue to fish while holding up to five fish in possession, as long as one fish is released immediately upon catching a fish which would make the angler in excess of five fish if kept. The fish released may come either from the one just caught, or from the livewell, but at no time may the angler have more than five fish in the livewell.

     (c) During bass contests, contestants may not use live bait.

     (d) During bass and walleye contests participants may retain up to five bass and walleye of any size to be weighed in. A tournament angler may not be in possession of more than five bass or walleye from the water being fished, except as authorized under (6)(e) below.

     (e) The contest director or director designee may exceed possession limits for bass or walleye for the purpose of transporting fish from a weigh-in site to an open-water area. During transportation, the transport boat must not leave the water the fish were caught from and a copy of the contest permit must be on board during actual fish transport.

     (f) Boat identification: All boats used for fishing in bass and walleye contests must be clearly identified according to criteria established by the department.

     (7) ((Zebra mussel decontamination. Prior to participating in a Washington state fishing contest:

     (a) All contest participants are required to sign a zebra mussel decontamination statement that their boats and/or boat trailers have or have not been in physical contact with any waters east of the Continental Divide for thirty days immediately preceding the contest and, if the boat and/or trailer has been in contact with such waters the participant must complete a decontamination report indicating that the following actions have been taken:

     (i) A physical inspection has been made of the hull, motor, trailer, livewell and bilge by the contest director or designee, and any zebra mussels, if found, have been disposed of in a garbage container; and

     (ii) The vessel has been decontaminated by the hull having been:

     (A) Pressurized washed with hot soapy water; or

     (B) Washed with a household bleach solution of one part bleach to 19 parts water, or the equivalent;

     (iii) The motor has been run in a household bleach solution of one part bleach to 19 parts water, or the equivalent, for a minimum of one minute; and

     (iv) The bilge and any livewells have been flushed, and the flush water disposed in such a manner that the wastewater will not directly enter state waters, either ground or surface.

     (b) The zebra mussel decontamination statement and decontamination report shall be submitted to the department as part of the fishing contest report.)) Aquatic invasive species decontamination. Prior to launching into any Washington state body of water:

     (a) All contest participants are required to sign an aquatic invasive species decontamination statement that their boats and/or boat trailers have or have not been in physical contact with any waters outside of Washington state for thirty days immediately preceding the contest and, if the boat and/or trailer has been in contact with such waters, the participant must complete an aquatic invasive species decontamination report indicating that the following actions have been taken:

     (i) A physical inspection has been made of the hull, motor, trailer, livewell and bilge by the contest director or designee, according to criteria established by the department; and

     (ii) Any aquatic invasive species, if found, have been disposed of in a garbage container; and

     (iii) The hull, motor, trailer, livewell, and bilge have been decontaminated according to criteria established by the department.

     (b) The aquatic invasive species decontamination statement and decontamination report shall be submitted to the department as part of the fishing contest report.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), § 232-12-168, filed 2/14/06, effective 5/1/06; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), § 232-12-168, filed 3/4/04, effective 5/1/04; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), § 232-12-168, filed 3/29/02, effective 5/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038 (Order 00-29), § 232-12-168, filed 3/29/00, effective 5/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.020 and 77.12.040. 96-15-096 (Order 96-80), § 232-12-168, filed 7/19/96, effective 8/19/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 96-11-079, § 232-12-168, filed 5/13/96, effective 7/1/96; 94-06-014 (Order 629), § 232-12-168, filed 2/18/94, effective 3/21/94; 92-22-015 (Order 577), § 232-12-168, filed 10/21/92, effective 11/21/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 77.04.055. 90-22-057 (Order 464), § 232-12-168, filed 11/5/90, effective 12/6/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 77.16.010. 86-21-017 (Order 280), § 232-12-168, filed 10/6/86.]

OTS-1073.5

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 07-16-056, filed 7/26/07, effective 8/26/07)

WAC 232-28-619   Washington food fish and game fish -- Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules.   (1) All freshwater streams and lakes not listed as open for salmon fishing are closed.

     (2) Freshwater terminal gear restrictions: In all waters with freshwater terminal gear restrictions, including, but not limited to, selective gear rules, whitefish gear rules, single point barbless hooks required, fly-fishing only, and nonbuoyant lure restrictions, violation of the gear rules is an infraction, punishable under RCW 77.15.160. It is unlawful to possess fish taken with gear in violation of the freshwater terminal gear restrictions. Possession of fish while using gear in violation of the freshwater terminal gear restrictions is a rebuttable presumption that the fish were taken with such gear. Possession of such fish is punishable under RCW 77.15.380 Unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree, unless the fish are taken in the amounts or manner to constitute a violation of RCW 77.15.370 Unlawful recreational fishing in the first degree.

     (3) County freshwater exceptions to statewide rules:

     (a) Adams and Grant counties: All seasons in specific freshwater exceptions to statewide rules apply to inlet and outlet streams of named lakes in Grant and Adams counties.

     (b) Adams, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, and Okanogan counties, except Zosel Dam (Okanogan River): Lawful to fish to base of all dams.

     (c) Benton County: Rivers, streams and beaver ponds open year around.

     (d) Ferry and Lincoln counties: Except those tributaries listed under specific water exceptions to statewide rules, all tributaries to Lake Roosevelt between Grand Coulee Dam and the State Highway 25 Bridge at Northport except Barnaby and Nancy creeks: Trout: Daily limit 5, no minimum size.

     (e) Kitsap County and Mason County on Tahuya Peninsula west of Belfair-Bremerton Highway (S.R. 3): Beaver ponds: Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Trout: No minimum length.

     (4) Specific freshwater exceptions to statewide rules:

Aberdeen Lake (Grays Harbor County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Trout: No more than two over 15 inches in length may be retained per day.

Abernathy Creek (Cowlitz County):

     From mouth to a point five hundred feet downstream from salmon hatchery: June 1 through August 31 and November 1 through March 15 season. Trout: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained per day.

     From Abernathy Falls to posted markers five hundred feet downstream from salmon hatchery: Closed waters.

Aeneas Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout: Daily limit one.

Ahtanum Creek, including North and Middle Forks (Yakima County): Selective gear rules. North Fork from Grey Rock Trailhead Bridge crossing to Shellneck Creek: Closed waters.

Alder Creek (Cowlitz County): Closed waters.

Aldrich Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season.

Aldwell Lake (Clallam County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules except fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor permitted. Trout: Daily limit two, minimum length twelve inches.

Alexander Lake (Kitsap County): Closed waters.

Alkali Lake (Grant County): Crappie: Not more than five greater than eight inches in length. Bluegill: Not more than five greater than six inches in length.

Alta Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through September 30 season.

Amber Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April through September 30 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit two, minimum length fourteen inches; release rainbow trout with a clipped adipose fin and a healed scar at the site of the clipped fin. Additional season October 1 through November 30 and March 1 through Friday before last Saturday in April. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.

American Lake (Pierce County): Chumming permitted.

American River (Yakima County): Closed waters: From Highway 410 Bridge at river mile 5.4 to the Mesatchee Creek Trail crossing at river mile 15.8 July 16 through September 15. Selective gear rules.

Anderson Lake (Jefferson County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. From September 1 through October 31, selective gear rules and trout: Release trout.

Armstrong Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season.

Asotin Creek, mainstem and forks (Asotin County): Closed to fishing for steelhead.

     From SR 129 Bridge upstream to the forks: Lawful to fish up to base of Headgate Dam.

     North Fork from mouth upstream to USFS boundary: Selective gear rules.

     North Fork from USFS boundary upstream and all other tributaries: Closed waters.

South Fork and tributaries: Closed waters.

B.C. Mill Pond (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season.

Bachelor Creek (Yakima County): Year around season. Trout: Daily limit five, no minimum length.

Badger Lake (Spokane County): Last Saturday in April through September 30 season.

Baker Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season, except closed waters in an area two hundred feet in radius around the pump discharge at the south end of the lake. Chumming permitted. Trout: Minimum length six inches and maximum length eighteen inches.

Baker River (Skagit County): Mouth to Highway 20 Bridge: September 1 through October 31 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches, except Dolly Varden/Bull Trout. Legal to retain Dolly Varden/Bull Trout as part of the trout daily limit, minimum length twenty inches. Salmon: Open only July 1 through July 31 except closed 12:01 a.m. July 5 through 2:00 p.m. July 6 and 12:01 a.m. July 10 through 2:00 p.m. July 11. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure. Daily limit 2 sockeye salmon.

     Highway 20 Bridge to Baker River fish barrier dam: Closed waters.

Banks Lake (Grant County): Chumming allowed. Perch: Daily limit twenty-five. ((Small mouth bass: Small mouth bass do not count as part of bass daily limit. Small mouth bass 12 to 17 inches in length may be retained. No minimum size. Daily limit 10 small mouth bass not more than one of which may be greater than 14 inches in length.)) Crappie: Daily limit 10, minimum size 9 inches in length.

Barnaby Slough (Skagit County): Closed waters.

Battle Ground Lake (Clark County): Fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. Trout: No more than 2 trout 20 inches or greater in length may be retained.

Bay Lake (Pierce County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season.

Bayley Lake (Stevens County): Last Saturday in April through July 4 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout: Daily limit one, minimum length fourteen inches. Additional season, July 5 through October 31. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. All species: Release all fish. Inlet stream: Closed waters.

Bear Creek (Yakima County), tributary to South Fork Tieton River: From the mouth to the falls (approximately 3/4 mile): Closed waters.

Bear Lake (Spokane County): Juveniles, holders of disability licenses, and licensed adults accompanied by a juvenile only.

Bear River (Pacific County): June 1 through March 31 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 16 through November 30. Single point barbless hooks required August 16 through November 30 downstream from the Lime Quarry Road. All species: Release all fish except salmon and except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained each day. ((Upstream)) From the Lime Quarry Road to the Longview Fiber Bridge: Selective gear rules June 1 through March 31. All species: Release all fish except up to two hatchery steelhead may be retained each day. Salmon: Open only September 1 through November 30 from mouth to Lime Quarry Road. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult fish and of these two fish no more than one may be a wild adult coho. Release adult Chinook, and chum. Upstream of Longview Fiber Bridge: Closed waters.

Beaver Creek (tributary to Elochoman River) (Wahkiakum County): Closed waters.

Beaver Lake (Clallam County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Maximum size 12 inches in length.

Beaver Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31 season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited.

Beda Lake (Grant County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one fish.

Beehive (Lake) Reservoir (Chelan County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. July 5 through October 31, selective gear rules, and all species: Release all fish.

Bennington Lake (Mill Creek Reservoir) (Walla Walla County): Fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. Trout: No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.

Benson Lake (Mason County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season.

Berry Creek (tributary to Nisqually River) (Lewis County): Selective gear rules.

Big Bear Creek (tributary of Sammamish River) (Snohomish/King counties): June 1 through August 31 season. Juveniles only.

Big Beaver Creek (Whatcom County):

     From closed water markers on Ross Lake upstream one-quarter mile: Closed waters.

     From one-quarter mile markers upstream, including tributary streams, and beaver ponds that are tributary to Big Beaver Creek: July 1 through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.

Big Beef Creek (Kitsap County): June 1 through August 31 season. Closed waters August 1 through August 31: Waters within 100 feet of the Seabeck Highway NW Bridge. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.

Big Four Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout: Daily limit two.

Big Lake (Skagit County): Crappie: Daily limit ten, minimum length nine inches. Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply.

Big Meadow Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season.

Big Quilcene River (Jefferson County):

     From mouth to upper boundary of Falls View Campground: June 1 through ((last day in February)) October 31 season and all game fish: Release all fish. ((Closed waters: August 16 through October 31)) From mouth to Rodgers Street selective gear rules June 1 through August 15 and closed waters August 16 through October 31. Rodgers Street to the Highway 101 Bridge: Selective gear rules June 1 through August 15, one single point barbless hook August 16 through October 31, ((and selective gear rules November 1 through last day in February)) and night closure August 16 through ((December)) October 31. From electric weir to upper boundary of Falls View Campground: Selective gear rules ((June 1 through last day in February. All game fish: Release all fish from mouth to campground)). Salmon: Open only August 16 through October 31 from Rodgers Street to the Highway 101 Bridge. Daily limit 4 coho salmon. Only coho salmon hooked inside the mouth may be retained.

     From Highway 101 Bridge upstream to the electric weir at the Quilcene National Fish Hatchery: Closed waters.

Big River (Clallam County): June 1 through last day in February season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.

Big Tiffany Lake (Okanogan County): Trout: Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern brook trout daily limit ten. Release all cutthroat.

Big Twin Lake (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.

Bird Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.

((Black Lake (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): Crappie: Daily limit ten, minimum length nine inches.

Black River (Thurston County), from mouth to Black Lake and including all tributaries west of Interstate Highway 5, including Waddell Creek, Mima Creek, Dempsey Creek, Beaver Creek, Salmon Creek and Blooms Ditch: Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.

Blockhouse Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.

Bloodgood Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.

Blue Creek (Lewis County), from mouth to Spencer Road: Closed waters except December 1 through December 31 season from mouth to posted sign at rearing pond outlet. Closed waters: Upstream from cable crossing to posted signs at fence. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure. Only anglers who permanently use a wheelchair((-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 clipped right ventral fin.

Blue Lake (Columbia County): March 1 through October 31 season. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Trout: No more than 2 trout over 13 inches in length may be retained.

Blue Lake (Cowlitz County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. All species: Release all fish.

Blue Lake (Grant County): Last Saturday in April through September 30 season.

Blue Lake (near Sinlahekin) (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.

Blue Lake (near Wannacut Lake) (Okanogan County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one.

Bobcat Creek and Ponds (Adams County): April 1 through September 30 season.

Bogachiel River (Clallam County), from mouth to Olympic National Park boundary: June 1 through April 30 season. December 1 through April 30, selective gear rules from Highway 101 to Olympic National Park boundary. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. November 1 through last day in February, daily limit three steelhead downstream from Highway 101 Bridge. December 1 through April 30, mouth to Highway 101, one wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only July 1 through November 30 from mouth to Highway 101 Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon July 1 through August 31 and of which no more than 3 may be adult salmon September 1 through November 30. July 1 through August 31 release wild adult coho and wild adult Chinook. September 1 through October 31 the daily limit may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook, release wild coho, and selective gear rules. November 1 through November 30 the daily limit may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook or 2 adult wild coho or a combination of adult Chinook and adult wild coho.

Bonaparte Lake (Okanogan County): Trout: No more than one over twenty inches in length may be retained.

Bosworth Lake (Snohomish County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season.

Boulder Creek and tributaries (Okanogan County): Trout: Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern brook trout daily limit ten, no minimum size. Release all cutthroat.

Boundary Creek (Clallam County): Closed waters.

Bowman Creek (Klickitat County): Trout: Daily limit five.

Box Canyon Creek (Kittitas County), from mouth to waterfall approximately 2 miles upstream (including the portion flowing through the dry lakebed): Closed waters. From waterfall approximately 2 miles upstream of mouth to USFS Road #4930 Bridge: Selective gear rules.

Boxley Creek (North Bend) (King County), from its mouth to the falls located at approximately river mile 0.9: Closed waters.

Boyle Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. The inlet and outlet streams to Boyle Lake are closed waters.

Bradley Lake (Pierce County): Salmon: Landlocked salmon rules apply. May 15 through the last day of Free Fishing Weekend (as defined in WAC 220-55-160): Juveniles only.

Bridges Lake (King County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. The inlet and outlet streams to Bridges Lake are closed waters.

Brookies Lake (Grant County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Daily limit one fish.

Browns Creek (Pend Oreille County): Fly fishing only.

Browns Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Fly fishing only. Fishing from a floating device equipped with a motor prohibited. Trout: No more than one fish greater than 11 inches in length may be retained.

Buck Lake (Kitsap County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season.

Buckskin Creek and tributaries (Yakima County), from mouth to the west boundary of Suntides Golf Course: Closed waters.

Bumping Lake (Reservoir) (Yakima County): Chumming permitted. Trout: Kokanee not counted in daily trout limit. Kokanee daily limit sixteen.

Bumping River (Yakima County):

     From mouth to Bumping Reservoir: Lawful to fish to base of Bumping Dam. Selective gear rules June 1 through October 31. Whitefish: Additional December 1 through March 31 season. Whitefish gear rules apply.

Burbank Slough (Walla Walla County): Fishing from any floating device prohibited.

Burke Lake (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.

Burley Creek (Kitsap County): June 1 through ((last day in February)) October 31 season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.

Butter Creek (Lewis County): Selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length ten inches.

Buttermilk Creek, mouth to confluence of East and West Forks (Okanogan County): Closed waters.

Cady Lake (Mason County): Fly fishing only. Fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. All species: Release all fish.

Cain Lake (Whatcom County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season.

Calawah River (Clallam County), from mouth to forks: June 1 through April 30 season. December 1 through April 30, selective gear rules from Highway 101 to forks. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches. November 1 through last day in February, daily limit three steelhead from mouth to Highway 101 Bridge. December 1 through April 30, mouth to Highway 101, one wild steelhead per day may be retained. Salmon: Open only July 1 through November 30 from mouth to Highway 101 Bridge. Daily limit 6 fish of which no more than 2 may be adult salmon July 1 through August 31 and of which no more than 3 may be adult salmon September 1 through November 30. July 1 through August 31 release wild adult coho and wild adult Chinook. September 1 through October 31 the daily limit may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook, release wild coho, and selective gear rules. November 1 through November 30 the daily limit may contain no more than 2 adult Chinook or 2 adult wild coho or a combination of adult Chinook and adult wild coho.

Calawah River, South Fork (Clallam County) from mouth to Olympic National Park boundary: June 1 through last day in February season. December 1 through last day in February, selective gear rules. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.

Caldwell Lake (Pend Oreille County): Last Saturday in April through October 31 season. Fishing from a floating device equipped with an internal combustion motor prohibited. Trout: Daily limit two, minimum length twelve inches.

Caliche Lakes, Lower, Upper and West (Grant County): March 1 through July 31 season.

Calispell Creek (Calispell River) (Pend Oreille County):

     From mouth to Calispell Lake: Year around season.

     From Calispell Lake upstream to source: Selective gear rules.

Calispell Creek and tributaries: Trout: Eastern brook trout not counted in daily trout limit. Eastern brook trout daily limit ten. Once the daily limit of trout other than eastern brook trout has been achieved, the entire daily limit for trout other than eastern brook trout and eastern brook trout has been taken.

Calligan Lake (King County): June 1 through October 31 season. All tributary streams, and the upper third of the outlet are closed waters.

Camas Slough: Waters of the Columbia River downstream from the mouth of the Washougal River, north of Lady Island, and downstream of the Highway 14 Bridge at the upstream end of Lady Island. Season: Open when the adjacent mainstem Columbia or Washougal rivers are open to fishing for salmon. Daily limit same as most liberal regulation of either area.

Campbell Creek (Mason County): Closed waters.

Campbell Lake (Okanogan County): April 1 through August 31: Selective gear rules and all species: Release all fish.

Campbell Lake (Skagit County): Crappie: Daily limit ten, minimum length nine inches.

Canyon Creek (Clark County): Trout: Daily limit five.

Canyon River (Mason County and Grays Harbor County): Closed waters.

Canyon Creek (S.F. Stillaguamish River) (Snohomish County), mouth to forks: June 1 through last day in February season. Trout: Minimum length fourteen inches.

Canyon Creek (Whatcom County): Closed waters: Mouth to Canyon Creek Road Bridge.

Capitol Lake (Thurston County), from its outlet to a point four hundred feet below the lowest Tumwater Falls (Deschutes River) fish ladder: Closed waters: Percival Cove, west of a set of markers on the western shoreline of the south basin of Capitol Lake. June 1 through March 31 season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction and night closure August 1 through November 30. Trout: June 1 through July 31 daily limit five, minimum length eight inches. August 1 through March 31 daily limit two, minimum length fourteen inches. Salmon: Open only July 1 through November 30. 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: ((July)) September 1 through last day in February season. Nonbuoyant lure restriction, night closure and single poi