Fishing in Pateros, WA

ANDREWS CREEK

from mouth to the falls approx. 1/2 mile upstream

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

BEAVER CREEK

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

BLACK CANYON CREEK

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

BONAPARTE CREEK

from mouth to the falls approx. river mile 1.0

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

BOULDER CREEK

from mouth to barrier falls at river mile 1.0

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

BUTTERMILK CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• All game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
• Catch-and-release.

CEDAR CREEK

from mouth to Cedar Falls

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• All game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
• Catch-and-release.

from Cedar Falls upstream and tributaries

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• All game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CHEWUCH RIVER

from mouth to Eightmile Creek

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• All game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
• Catch-and-release.
• Whitefish
• Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.

from Eightmile Creek to Pasayten wilderness boundary falls (river mile 34.6)

• Whitefish
• Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.

CUB CREEK

from mouth upstream to West Chewuch Rd. Bridge

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

DOG CREEK

from mouth upstream to falls approx. 1.5 miles

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

EAGLE CREEK

from mouth upstream to the falls

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

EARLY WINTERS CREEK

from mouth upstream to Forest Rd. 300

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

EARLY WINTERS CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES

from Forest Rd. 300 upstream including tributaries

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• All game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
• Catch-and-release.

EIGHTMILE CREEK

from mouth upstream to Forest Rd. 5130 Bridge

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

FALLS CREEK

from the mouth upstream to the falls approx. 0.15 miles

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

GOAT CREEK

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

GOLD CREEK

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

JASMINE CREEK

• All species
• Open for juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Year-round
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

LAKE CREEK

from mouth to Black Lake

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from Black Lake to Three Prong Creek

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

LIBBY CREEK

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

LITTLE BRIDGE CREEK

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• All game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
• Catch-and-release.

LOST RIVER

from mouth to Monument Creek

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from Monument Creek to Deception Creek including tributaries

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• Dolly varden/ bull trout
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
• May be retained as part of trout daily limit.
• Other trout
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
• Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
• Other game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

METHOW RIVER

from mouth to County Rd. 1535 (Burma Rd.) Bridge

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

tributaries from mouth to County Rd. 1535 (Burma Rd.) Bridge except Black Canyon Creek

• Eastern brook trout
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• No min. size. No daily limit.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Catch-and-release.

from County Rd. 1535 (Burma Rd.) Bridge to Gold Creek CRC (621)

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• All game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 15
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 15
• Closed.

tributaries from the County Road 1535 (Burma Rd.) Bridge to Gold Creek, except Gold Creek

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• Eastern brook trout
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• No min. size. No daily limit.
• Other game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Catch-and-release.

from Gold Creek to Foghorn Dam CRC (621)

• All species
• Internal combustion motors prohibited. Selective gear rules.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 30
• Closed.
• Whitefish
• Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.
• Other game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 30
• Catch-and-release.

all tributaries from Gold Creek to Foghorn Dam except Beaver Creek, Chewuch River, Libby Creek, and Twisp River

• Eastern brook trout
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• No min. size. No daily limit.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Catch-and-release.

from Foghorn Dam to Weeman Bridge, including tributaries except Wolf Creek

• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
• Closed.
• Whitefish
• Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.
• Other game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
• Selective gear rules. Catch-and-release.

from Weeman Bridge to the falls above Brush Creek CRC (621)

• Whitefish
• Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.

all tributaries from Weeman Bridge to the falls above Brush Creek except Lost River, Goat Creek, and Early Winters Creek

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Catch-and-release.

MONUMENT CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• All game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

NORTH CREEK

from mouth upstream to Twisp River Rd. Bridge

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

OKANOGAN RIVER

from mouth to Hwy. 97 Bridge immediately upstream of mouth CRC (627)

• All species
• For fishing on tribal reservation boundary waters also consult the Colville Confederated Tribes at (509) 6344711. Washington State license is required.
• July 1-Oct. 15
• Anti-snagging rule. Night closure. Two-Pole allowed.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Release all trout.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Year-round
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Oct. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.

from Hwy. 97 Bridge immediately upstream of mouth to Hwy. bridge at Malott CRC (627)

• All species
• For fishing on tribal reservation boundary waters also consult the Colville Confederated Tribes at (509) 6344711. Washington State license is required.
• July 1-Sept. 15
• Night closure. Anti-snagging rule.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Release all trout.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Year-round
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Sept. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.

from the Hwy. bridge at Malott to the Hwy. 97 Bridge at Oroville CRC (627)

• All species
• For fishing on tribal reservation boundary waters also consult the Colville Confederated Tribes at (509) 6344711. Washington State license is required.
• July 1-Sept. 15
• Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
• Trout
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 15
• Release all trout.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 15
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 15
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Sept. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.

upstream from the Hwy. 97 Bridge at Oroville to Zosel Dam

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

OKANOGAN RIVER TRIBUTARIES

Okanogan River Tributaries (Okanogan Co.) except Bonaparte, Jasmine, and Salmon Creeks, and Similkameen River

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• Trout
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Release all trout.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

SALMON CREEK

from mouth to Conconully Reservoir CRC (627)

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• Trout
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Catch-and-release. Except: Eastern brook trout.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

from Conconully Reservoir upstream and all tributaries

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

SIMILKAMEEN RIVER

from mouth to 400' below the Enloe Dam CRC (629)

• All species
• July 1-Sept. 15
• Night closure. Anti-snagging rule.
• Trout
• July 1-Sept. 15
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• July 1-Sept. 15
• Closed.
• Whitefish
• Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.
• Other game fish
• July 1-Sept. 15
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Sept. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.

from Enloe Dam downstream 400'

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from Enloe Dam to Canadian border and all tributaries, except Sinlahekin Creek CRC (629)

• All game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Whitefish
• Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.

SINLAHEKIN CREEK

from Palmer Lake to Cecile Creek Bridge

• All game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Selective gear rules.
• Whitefish
• Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.

THIRTYMILE CREEK

from mouth upstream to falls

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

TWENTYMILE CREEK

from mouth upstream to falls

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

TWISP RIVER

from mouth to War Creek

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• All game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
• Catch-and-release.

tributaries from War Creek upstream except North Creek and North Fork Twisp River

• All species
• Internal combustion motors prohibited. Selective gear rules.
• All game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Catch-and-release.

from War Creek upstream

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

TWISP RIVER, NORTH FORK

from mouth to falls including tributaries

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

WOLF CREEK

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

AENEAS LAKE

• All species
• Fly fishing only. Motors prohibited.
• Trout
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
• Other game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

ALTA LAKE

• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

ASPEN LAKE

• All game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

BEAVER LAKE, BIG

• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

BEAVER LAKE, LITTLE

• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

BETH LAKE

• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

BIG TWIN LAKE

• All species
• Selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
• Trout
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
• Other game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

BLACK LAKE

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• All game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

BLUE LAKE

(near Wannacut Lake)

• All species
• Selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
• Trout
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
• Other game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

(near Sinlahekin)

• All species
• Selective gear rules. Unlawful to use lead weights or lead jigs measuring 1 1/2" or less along the longest axis. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
• Trout
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
• Other game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

BONAPARTE LAKE

• All species
• Unlawful to use lead weights or lead jigs measuring 1 1/2" or less along the longest axis.
• All game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

BUZZARD LAKE

• All species
• Selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
• Trout
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
• Other game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CAMPBELL LAKE

• All species
• Selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CHOPAKA LAKE

• All species
• Motors prohibited. Fly fishing only.
• Trout
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
• Other game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CONCONULLY LAKE

• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CONCONULLY RESERVOIR

• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CONNER LAKE

• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

COUGAR LAKE

near Winthrop, off Cougar Creek

• All species
• Selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

in Pasayten Wilderness, headwaters to Lost River

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• All game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CRAWFISH LAKE

• All species
• Internal combustion motors prohibited.
• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

DAVIS LAKE

• All species
• Internal combustion motors prohibited. Selective gear rules.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

ELL LAKE

• All species
• Selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

FISH LAKE

• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

FORDE LAKE

• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

GREEN LAKES, LOWER AND UPPER

• All species
• Selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

LITTLE TWIN LAKE

• All species
• Selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
• Trout
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
• Other game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

LONG LAKE

• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

LOST LAKE

• All species
• Unlawful to use lead weights or lead jigs measuring 1 1/2" or less along the longest axis. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
• All game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

LYMAN LAKE

• All game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

MARY ANN LAKE

• All game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

MOLSON LAKE

• All game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

OSOYOOS LAKE

• Smallmouth bass
• Year-round
• No min. size. Daily limit 15. Only 1 over 14" may be retained.
• Largemouth bass
• Year-round
• No min. size. Daily limit 10. Max. size 12", except 1 over 17" may be retained.
• Channel catfish
• Year-round
• No min. size. Daily limit 10.
• Walleye
• Year-round
• No min. size. Daily limit 16. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

PEARRYGIN LAKE

• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

RAT LAKE

• All species
• Selective gear rules.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

REFLECTION POND

• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

ROUND LAKE

• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

SCHALOW POND

• All game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

SILVER NAIL LAKE

• All species
• Open for juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only. Two-Pole not allowed.
• All game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

SPECTACLE LAKE

• All game fish
• Apr. 1-Sept. 30
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

STARZMAN LAKES

• All game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

SUGARLOAF LAKE

• All game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

SUMMIT LAKE

• All game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Eastern brook trout count as part of trout daily limit.

WANNACUT LAKE

• All game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

WASHBURN ISLAND POND

• All species
• Apr. 1-Sept. 30
• Internal combustion motors may be attached to floating device, but cannot be used.
• All game fish
• Apr. 1-Sept. 30
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

WASHBURN LAKE

• All species
• Internal combustion motors prohibited. Selective gear rules.
• Trout
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
• Other game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

ROOSEVELT LAKE TRIBUTARIES

between Grand Coulee Dam and the Canadian border except tributaries listed elsewhere in Special Rules

• All game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Sturgeon
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Closed.

ROOSEVELT LAKE

Grand Coulee Dam to Little Dalles power line crossing including Hawk Creek down- stream of the falls at Hawk Creek Campground and the Spokane Arm upstream to 400' below Little Falls Dam CRC (549)

• Kokanee
• Year-round
• No min. size. Daily limit 6. No more than 2 with intact adipose fins may be retained.
• Trout
• Year-round
• No min. size. Daily limit 5. Only adipose fin-clipped trout may be retained.
• Walleye
• Year-round
• Daily limit 16. No size restriction.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• Year-round
• Salmon count toward trout daily limit. No catch record card required.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Closed.

RUFUS WOODS LAKE

from Chief Joseph Dam upstream to State Route 155 Bridge

• All species
• Douglas County shore (State license), on the water (either State or Tribal License accepted), Reservation (Tribal permit required or either license accepted at a signed "Designated Fishing Areas" (DFA) located and marked as such on the Colville Reservation shoreline).
• Trout
• Year-round
• Daily limit 2.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Closed.

from State Route 155 Bridge upstream to Grand Coulee Dam

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

COLUMBIA RIVER - where the river coincides with the boundary between Washington and Oregon, the license of either state is valid. Anglers must comply with the laws of the state in which they are fishing. An angler licensed only in Oregon may not fish on the Washington shore or in Washington sloughs or tributaries, except Camas Slough, where the license of either state is valid from a floating device. An angler fishing the Columbia River is restricted to one daily limit even if licensed by both states. Salmon and steelhead anglers may not possess in the field, fish mutilated so that size, species or fin clip cannot be determined, until the angler has reached their automobile or principle means of land transportation and has completed their daily angling. Anglers may fish with either a saltwater, freshwater, or combination license in the waters of the Columbia River between a line from Rocky Point, on the Washington shore, to Tongue Point, on the Oregon shore, and the Buoy 10 line described below. For sturgeon rules in the Columbia River tributaries, see rules for adjoining mainstem waters.

from the I-82/Hwy. 395 Bridge to a red and white marker on the Oregon shore on a line that intersects the downstream end of the wingwall of the boat lock near the Washington shore CRC (531)

• All species
• Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
• Feb. 15-June 15
• Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
• Aug. 1-Dec. 31
• Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon and hatchery steelhead
• Jan. 1-June 15
• Closed.
• June 16-June 30
• Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
• July 1-July 31
• Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 1 adult salmon and 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
• Aug. 1-Aug. 31
• Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon including no more than 1 Chinook or 1 adult salmon and 1 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho. Anti-snagging rule in effect. Only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
• Sept. 1-Oct. 15
• Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon and steelhead other than Chinook and coho. Anti-snagging rule in effect. Only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
• Oct. 16-Dec. 31
• Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
• Sturgeon
• Jan. 1-Apr. 30
• Daily limit 1. Min. size 43" fork length. Max. size 54" fork length. Check the WDFW website wdfw.wa.gov for in-season retention changes. Catch-and-release allowed if closed to retention.
• May 1-Aug. 31
• Closed.
• Sept. 1-Dec. 31
• Catch-and-release.

from a line across the river from the red and white marker on the Oregon shore on a line that intersects the downstream end of the wingwall of the boat lock near the Washington shore to the upstream line of McNary Dam

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from McNary Dam to Hwy. 730 at Washington/Oregon border CRC (533)

• All species
• Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
• Feb. 15-June 15
• Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
• Aug. 1-Dec. 31
• Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon and hatchery steelhead
• Jan. 1-June 15
• Closed.
• June 16-June 30
• Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
• July 1-July 31
• Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 1 adult salmon and 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
• Aug. 1-Aug. 31
• Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon including no more than 1 Chinook or 1 adult salmon and 1 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho. Anti-snagging rule in effect. Only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
• Sept. 1-Oct. 15
• Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon and steelhead other than Chinook and coho. Antisnagging rule in effect. Only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
• Oct. 16-Dec. 31
• Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.

from Hwy. 730 at the Washington/Oregon border to the Hwy. 395 Bridge at Pasco CRC (533)

• All species
• Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon and hatchery steelhead
• Jan. 1-June 15
• Closed.
• June 16-June 30
• Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
• July 1-July 31
• Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 1 adult salmon and 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
• Aug. 1-Aug. 31
• Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon including no more than 1 Chinook or 1 adult salmon and 1 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho. Anti-snagging rule in effect. Only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
• Sept. 1-Oct. 15
• Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon and steelhead other than Chinook and coho. Antisnagging rule in effect. Only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
• Oct. 16-Dec. 31
• Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.

from Hwy. 395 Bridge at Pasco to Columbia Point (1/3 mile downstream of the I-182 Bridge) CRC (534)

• All species
• Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead
• Year-round
• Closed to fishing for or retaining.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• Sept. 1-Oct. 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.

400' radius of the Columbia Irrigation District (CID) fish barrier at the mouth of the CID wasteway at Columbia Park

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from Columbia Point (1/3 mile downstream of the I-182 Bridge) at Pasco to the I-182 Bridge CRC (534)

• All species
• Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead
• Year-round
• Closed to fishing for or retaining.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-July 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook. Open only to bank fishing with hand-casted lines from the shore on the Richland/Benton County side of the river.
• Sept. 1-Oct. 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.

from I-182 Bridge to WDFW markers 1/4 mile downstream of the South Columbia Basin Irrigation PE16.4 Wasteway (Ringold Wasteway) outlet CRC (535)

• All species
• Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon. Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).
• Trout
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Apr. 1-Sept. 30
• Closed.
• Oct. 1-Mar. 31
• Min. size 20". Daily limit 1. Steelhead must be both adipose fin clipped and ventral fin clipped to be retained.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Aug. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.
• Aug. 16-Dec. 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.

West Branch Esquatzel Coulee Block 1 Irrigation Wasteway Lagoon located in Sec.12, T10N, R28E CRC (535)

• All species
• Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).
• Sept. 1-Nov. 30
• CLOSED WATERS.
• Dec. 1-Aug. 31
• Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.
• Trout
• Dec. 1-Aug. 31
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead
• Dec. 1-Aug. 31
• Closed to fishing for or retaining.
• Other game fish
• Dec. 1-Aug. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Aug. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.
• Aug. 16-Aug. 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.
• Sturgeon
• Dec. 1-Aug. 31
• Catch-and-release.

from 1/4 mile downstream of the South Columbia Basin Irrigation PE16.4 wateway (Ringold wasteway) outlet to 1/2 mile upstream of Ringold Springs Hatchery Creek CRC (535)

• All species
• Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon. See South Columbia Basin Irrigation PE16.4 spillway at the Ringold Springs access for spillway rules. Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).
• Trout
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Apr. 1-Apr. 15
• Min. size 20". Daily limit 1. Steelhead must be both adipose fin clipped and ventral fin clipped to be retained. Open to fishing from the bank on the hatchery side of the river only.
• Apr. 16-Sept. 30
• Closed.
• Oct. 1-Mar. 31
• Min. size 20". Daily limit 1. Steelhead must be both adipose fin clipped and ventral fin clipped to be retained.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Aug. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.
• Aug. 16-Dec. 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.

between markers located 100' upstream and 100' downstream of the Ringold Springs Hatchery Creek and extending 100' towards mid-river

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from WDFW markers 1/2 mile upstream of Ringold Springs Hatchery Creek to the Old Hanford townsite powerline crossing CRC (535)

• All species
• Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon. Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).
• Trout
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Apr. 1-Sept. 30
• Closed.
• Oct. 1-Mar. 31
• Min. size 20". Daily limit 1. Steelhead must be both adipose fin clipped and ventral fin clipped to be retained.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Aug. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.
• Aug. 16-Dec. 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.

from the Old Hanford townsite powerline crossing to Vernita Bridge CRC (536)

• All species
• Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).
• Feb. 1-Oct. 15
• Two-Pole allowed. Except sturgeon.
• Oct. 16-Jan. 31
• CLOSED WATERS.
• Trout
• Feb. 1-Oct. 15
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead
• Year-round
• Closed to fishing for or retaining.
• Other game fish
• Feb. 1-Oct. 15
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Aug. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.
• Aug. 16-Oct. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.
• Sturgeon
• Feb. 1-Oct. 15
• Catch-and-release.

from Vernita Bridge to 400' downstream of the Priest Rapids Hatchery outlet chan- nel (Jackson Creek) CRC (536)

• All species
• Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead
• Year-round
• Closed to fishing for or retaining.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Aug. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.
• Aug. 16-Oct. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.
• Sturgeon
• May 1-Aug. 31
• Closed.
• Sept. 1-Apr. 30
• Catch-and-release.

from the marker 400' downstream of the mouth of the Priest Rapids Hatchery outlet channel (Jackson Creek) to the boundary markers 650' below the fish ladder at Priest Rapids Dam CRC (536)

• All species
• Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon. Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).
• All game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead
• Year-round
• Closed to fishing for or retaining.
• Salmon
• July 1-Aug. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.
• Aug. 16-Oct. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.
• Sturgeon
• May 1-Aug. 31
• Closed.
• Sept. 1-Apr. 30
• Catch-and-release.

at Priest Rapids Hatchery outlet channel extending to mid-stream Columbia River between boundary markers located 400' downstream of outlet channel to marker 100' upstream of outlet channel

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from boundary markers 650' below the fish ladder at Priest Rapids Dam to the upstream line of the dam

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from Priest Rapids Dam to a line from boundary markers 750' downstream of east fish ladder and 500' downstream of west fish ladder at Wanapum Dam CRC (537)

• All species
• July 1-Oct. 15
• Two-Pole allowed.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Year-round
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Aug. 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.
• Sept. 1-Oct. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Night closure. Catch-and-release.

at Wanapum Dam between the upstream line of the dam to boundary markers 750' downstream of east fish ladder and 500' downstream of west fish ladder

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from Wanapum Dam to boundary markers 400' downstream of the fish ladders at Rock Island Dam CRC (539)

• All species
• July 1-Oct. 15
• Two-Pole allowed.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Year-round
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Aug. 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.
• Sept. 1-Oct. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Night closure. Catch-and-release.

from the boundary markers 400' downstream of the fish ladders at Rock Island Dam to the upstream line of the dam

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from the upstream line of the Rock Island Dam to boundary markers 400' down- stream of the Rocky Reach Dam fish ladders CRC (541)

• All species
• July 1-Oct. 15
• Two-Pole allowed.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Year-round
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Oct. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release. Night closure.

at Rocky Reach Dam between the upstream line of the dam to boundary markers 400' downstream of the fish ladders

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from the upstream line of Rocky Reach Dam to boundary markers 400' below the spawning channel discharge (on Chelan Co. side) and fish ladder (on Douglas Co. side) at Wells Dam CRC (543)

• All species
• July 1-Oct. 15
• Two-Pole allowed.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Year-round
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Oct. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release. Night closure.

between the upstream line of Wells Dam to boundary markers 400' below the spawning channel discharge (on Chelan Co. side) and fish ladder (on Douglas Co. side) at Wells Dam

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from Wells Dam to Hwy. 173 Bridge at Brewster CRC (545)

• All species
• July 16-Sept. 30
• Two-Pole allowed.
• Trout
• July 16-Aug. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 10. Barbless hooks required. Release wild trout.
• Aug. 16-July 15
• Closed.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Year-round
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 16-Sept. 30
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Catch-and-release. Night closure.

from Hwy. 173 Bridge at Brewster to the Hwy. 17 Bridge CRC (545)

• All species
• July 1-Oct. 15
• Two-Pole allowed.
• Trout
• July 1-Aug. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 10. Barbless hooks required. Release wild trout.
• Aug. 16-June 30
• Closed.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Year-round
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Oct. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Night closure. Catch-and-release.

from Hwy. 17 Bridge to the Corps of Engineers safety marker on the Douglas County shore to the rock jetty at the upstream shoreline of Foster Creek CRC (545)

• All species
• July 1-Oct. 15
• Two-Pole allowed.
• Year-round
• CLOSED to fishing from the Okanogan shore.
• Trout
• July 1-Aug. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 10. Barbless hooks required. Release wild trout.
• Aug. 16-June 30
• Closed.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Year-round
• Closed.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• July 1-Oct. 15
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.
• Sturgeon
• Year-round
• Night closure. Catch-and-release.

downstream of Chief Joseph Dam from the boundary marker to the Corps of Engi- neers safety zone marker

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.