Fishing in Roosevelt, WA

KLICKITAT RIVER

from mouth (BNSF Railroad Bridge) to Fisher Hill Bridge CRC (607)

• All species
• Apr. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day
• Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
• July 1-July 31
• Night closure.
• Aug. 1-Jan. 31
• Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
• Trout
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Jan. 31
• Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Sat. before Memorial Day-June 30
• Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
• July 1-Oct. 31
• Closed.
• Nov. 1-Jan. 31
• Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
• Other game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Jan. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• Sat. before Memorial Day-July 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild Chinook.
• Aug. 1-Jan. 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults.
• Salmon and hatchery steelhead
• Apr. 1-Fri. before Memorial Day
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release wild Chinook. Open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays only.

from Fisher Hill Bridge to 400' above #5 fishway (Lyle Falls Fishway)

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

tributaries from Fisher Hill Bridge to the boundary markers above Klickitat Salmon Hatchery, except Bird, Blockhouse, Bowman, Spring, and Outlet creeks, and the Little Klickitat River

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from 400' upstream from #5 fishway (Lyle Falls Fishway) to boundary markers below Klickitat Salmon Hatchery CRC (608)

• Trout
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
• Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
• Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
• 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-Nov. 30
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon
• Sat. before Memorial Day-July 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild Chinook.
• Aug. 1-Nov. 30
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults.

from boundary markers below Klickitat Salmon Hatchery to boundary markers above hatchery

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from boundary markers above Klickitat Salmon Hatchery to Yakama reservation boundary CRC (608)

• Trout
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
• Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
• Steelhead (hatchery)
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
• Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
• 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-Nov. 30
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

LITTLE KLICKITAT RIVER

within Goldendale city limits

• Trout
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Fri. before Memorial Day
• No min. size. Daily limit 5. Open for juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only.
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• No min. size. Daily limit 5. Open to all anglers.
• Other game fish
• 4th Sat. in Apr.-Fri. before Memorial Day
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Open for juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only.
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Open to all anglers.

ROCK CREEK

from mouth to Army Corps of Engineers Park

• All species
• Year-round
• Limits, size restrictions, and gear restrictions are the same as those in the adjacent portion of the Columbia River.

from Army Corps of Engineers Park upstream to the source

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

SPRING CREEK

from Hill Rd. upstream to the Goldendale Hatchery

• Trout
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Min. size 8". Daily limit 5.
• Other game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.

HORSETHIEF LAKE

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

ROWLAND LAKE, NORTH

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

SPEARFISH LAKE

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

WHITE SALMON RIVER

from mouth (BNSF Railroad Bridge) to County Rd. Bridge below the former location of the powerhouse CRC (508)

• All species
• July 1-Oct. 31
• Night closure for salmon and steelhead fishing only.
• Aug. 1-Dec. 31
• Anti-snagging rule.
• Trout
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
• Other game fish
• Year-round
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon and hatchery steelhead
• Apr. 1-June 30
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release wild Chinook.
• July 1-July 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
• Aug. 1-Oct. 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
• Nov. 1-Mar. 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.

from County Rd. Bridge below the former location of the powerhouse to 400' below Big Brother Falls (river mile 16) CRC (508)

• All species
• Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
• Trout
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
• Other game fish
• Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
• Statewide min. size/daily limit.
• Salmon and hatchery steelhead
• Sat. before Memorial Day-July 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery salmon.
• Aug. 1-Oct. 31
• Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery salmon.

from Big Brother Falls downstream 400'

• 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 west end of the grain silo at Rufus, Oregon 2.4 miles downstream of John Day Dam to markers approx. 3,000' downstream of John Day Dam CRC (529)

• 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 3,000' downstream of John Day Dam to 400' below the fishway entrance CRC (529)

• All species
• Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only). Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
• 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.

400' below the John Day Dam fishway entrance to the upstream line of John Day Dam

• All species
• CLOSED WATERS.

from John Day Dam to a line from the grain elevators at Patterson Ferry Rd. on the Oregon shore, straight across to the Washington shore at the west end of the old concrete foundation 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-Dec. 31
• Catch-and-release.

from a line from the grain elevators at Patterson Ferry Road on the Oregon shore straight across to the Washington shore at the west end of the old concrete founda- tion to the I-82/Hwy. 395 Bridge 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.