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Fishing regulations at Washougal River, WA
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Fishing regulations in Washington can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Chinook salmon as of April 2nd, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Chinook salmon
Seasons
Open
Bag limit
0
See special areas for limits.
For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations
Anglers may not continue to fish for salmon after the adult portion of the daily limit has been retained.
Possession limit — 2 daily limits in fresh form. An additional 40 pounds of salmon may be possessed in frozen or processed form. Atlantic salmon may be retained during any open trout or salmon fishery. There is no size limit or daily limit for Atlantic salmon.
For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations
It is unlawful to totally remove a salmon, steelhead, Dolly Varden/bull trout from the water if it is unlawful to retain or if the angler subsequently releases the fish, except within the Columbia River downstream from a line between Rocky Point and Tongue Point.
For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations
You must fill out your Catch Record Card immediately upon retaining salmon, steelhead, halibut, or sturgeon and return your Catch Record Card when you are done fishing or by the date printed on your card, even if nothing was caught.
For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations
You may not land both a Canadian and a Washington limit of salmon on the same day (one or the other, but not both).
For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations
You may not remove eggs from a salmon to use or preserve them for bait without retaining the carcass from which the eggs were removed or possess sturgeon eggs in the field without having retained the intact carcass of the fish from which the eggs were removed.
For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations
Chinook, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
HAMILTON CREEK
CRC (598)
- All species
- Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
- Steelhead (hatchery)
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Aug. 1-Oct. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
tributaries downstream from the Hwy. 14 Bridge
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
LITTLE WHITE SALMON RIVER
from the orange fishing boundary markers at Drano Lake to the intake near the north boundary of the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from the intake near the north boundary of the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery upstream
- 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.
MUDDY RIVER
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Catch-and-release.
ROCK CREEK
from mouth to falls (about river mile 1) CRC (632)
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
- Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
- Steelhead (hatchery)
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
- Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Aug. 1-Dec. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
WASHOUGAL RIVER, WEST (NORTH) FORK
from mouth to water intake at WDFW Hatchery.
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from water intake at WDFW Hatchery upstream CRC (665)
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
- Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
- Steelhead (hatchery)
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
- Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Aug. 1-Dec. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
WIND RIVER
from boundary line markers at mouth to Hwy. 14 Bridge CRC (680)
- All species
- Mar. 16-June 30
- Night closure. Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved. Anglers may fish with 2 poles for salmon and steelhead with Two-Pole Endorsement.
- July 1-Oct. 31
- Night closure for salmon and steelhead fishing only.
- Aug. 1-Oct. 31
- Anti-snagging rule.
- Trout
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon and hatchery steelhead
- Mar. 16-June 30
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release wild Chinook and wild coho.
- July 1-Sept. 30
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release wild Chinook and wild coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
- Oct. 1-Oct. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release wild coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
- Nov. 1-Mar. 15
- Daily limit 3 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.
from Hwy. 14 Bridge to 400' downstream of Shipherd Falls fish ladder CRC (679)
- All species
- Mar. 16-June 30
- Night closure.
- May 1-June 30
- Anti-snagging rule.
- July 1-Oct. 31
- Night closure for salmon and steelhead fishing only.
- Aug. 1-Oct. 31
- Anti-snagging rule.
- Trout
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon and hatchery steelhead
- Mar. 16-June 30
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release wild Chinook and wild coho.
- July 1-Oct. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release wild Chinook and wild coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
- Nov. 1-Mar. 15
- Min. size 20". Daily limit 3 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.
from 400' below to 100' above Shipherd Falls fish ladder
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from 100' above Shipherd Falls to 400' below Coffer Dam (at river mile 2.93, -121.812619, 45.745576) CRC (677)
- All species
- Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
- Sept. 16-Nov. 30
- Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
- All game fish
- Sept. 16-Nov. 30
- Catch-and-release.
- Salmon and hatchery steelhead
- May 1-June 30
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each.
from 400' below to 100' above Coffer Dam (at river mile 2.93, -121.812619, 45.745576)
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from 100' above Coffer Dam to 800 yards downstream of Carson National Fish Hatchery CRC (677)
- All species
- Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
- Sept. 16-Nov. 30
- Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
- All game fish
- Sept. 16-Nov. 30
- Catch-and-release.
- Salmon and hatchery steelhead
- May 1-June 30
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each.
from 800 yards downstream of Carson National Fish Hatchery to Moore Bridge
- All species
- Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
- All game fish
- Sept. 16-Nov. 30
- Catch-and-release.
from Moore Bridge upstream
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
WIND RIVER TRIBUTARIES
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
DRANO LAKE
downstream of markers on point of land downstream and across from Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery and upstream of Hwy. 14 Bridge CRC (618)
- All species
- Jan. 1-Apr. 30
- Two-Pole not allowed.
- Mar. 16-Oct. 31
- Night Closure.
- 2nd Wed. in Apr.-June 30
- CLOSED Wednesdays from second Wednesday in April through June 30.
- May 1-June 30
- Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-pole Endorsement and each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
- July 1-Sept. 30
- Two-Pole not allowed.
- Aug. 1-Dec. 31
- Anti-snagging rule.
- Oct. 1-Oct. 31
- CLOSED from 6:00 p.m. Tuesdays to 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays during October.
- Oct. 1-Dec. 31
- Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-pole Endorsement and 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
- Release all trout.
- Bass, channel cat- fish, and walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. No daily limit.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon and hatch- ery steelhead
- Jan. 1-Mar. 15
- Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.
- Mar. 16-June 30
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead or 2 salmon, or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
- July 1-July 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
- Aug. 1-Oct. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon may be retained. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
- Nov. 1-Dec. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon or hatchery steelhead may be retained.
area west of a line projected from the easternmost pillar of Hwy. 14 Bridge to a posted marker on the north shore CRC (618)
- All species
- Jan. 1-Apr. 30
- Two-Pole not allowed.
- Mar. 16-Oct. 31
- Night Closure.
- 2nd Wed. in Apr.-June 30
- CLOSED Wednesdays from second Wednesday in April through June 30.
- Apr. 16-June 30
- Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Bank fishing only.
- May 1-June 30
- Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement.
- July 1-Sept. 30
- Two-Pole not allowed.
- Aug. 1-Dec. 31
- Anti-snagging rule.
- Oct. 1-Oct. 31
- CLOSED from 6:00 p.m. Tuesdays to 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays during October.
- Oct. 1-Dec. 31
- Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement and 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
- Release all trout.
- Bass, channel cat- fish, and walleye
- Year-round
- No min. size. No daily limit.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon and hatch- ery steelhead
- Jan. 1-Mar. 15
- Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.
- Mar. 16-June 30
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 2. Up to 2 hatchery steelhead or 2 salmon, or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
- July 1-July 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
- Aug. 1-Oct. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon may be retained. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
- Nov. 1-Dec. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon or hatchery steelhead may be retained.
FRANZ LAKE
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
GRIZZLY LAKE
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
INDIAN HEAVEN WILDERNESS LAKES
Indian Heaven Wilderness Lakes
- Trout
- Year-round
- Min. size 8". Daily limit 2.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
SPIRIT LAKE
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
SWIFT RESERVOIR
from dam to markers approx. 3/8 mile below Eagle Cliff Bridge
- All species
- Two-Pole not allowed.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
- Min. size 8". Daily limit 10. Release wild trout.
- Steelhead
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
- Release all steelhead.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
- Min. size 8". Max. size 15". Salmon count toward trout daily limit. No catch record card required.
from markers approx. 3/8 mile below Eagle Cliff Bridge to bridge
- All species
- Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed. Two-Pole not allowed.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
- Min. size 8". Daily limit 10. Release wild trout.
- Steelhead
- Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
- Release all steelhead.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
- Min. size 8". Max. size 15". Salmon count toward trout daily limit. No catch record card required.
BLUE LAKE CREEK
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
YELLOWJACKET CREEK
tributary to Cispus River
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
CANYON CREEK
- 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.
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.
COLDWATER LAKE
Limited access available: contact National Volcanic Monument Headquarters 360- 449-7800 or 360-274-2114, for specific information
- All species
- Selective gear rules. Two-Pole not allowed. CLOSED WATERS all inlet and outlet streams.
- Trout
- Year-round
- Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Regulations for
45°41′13.8″N 122°07′48.7″W
FAQ about Washougal River fishing
the Washougal River is a stream located in Skamania County, Washington, United States. It is also intersecting with Clark County, Washington. Its coordinates are:
45°41′13.8″N 122°07′48.7″W
.Find the best fishing spots on the Washougal River by looking at where other anglers have caught fish. This can easily be done in the where it is also possible to see big fish potential and how good fishing is right now along with Garmin® depth maps.
The most common species in the Washougal River are:
- Chinook salmon - 39 members reported to have caught this fish
- Steelhead - 26 members reported to have caught this fish
- Smallmouth bass - 13 members reported to have caught this fish
The latest Washougal River fishing reports are:
- @HaydenLF reported a nice Steelhead.
- @Alex6038 reported a nice Steelhead.
- @Mikiehooks reported a nice Mountain whitefish.
- @Elliot_Fishing reported a nice Steelhead.
- @Elliot_Fishing reported a nice Steelhead.
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