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Fishing regulations at Bear Lake, 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.
Regulations for top species
Brook trout
WA Non-game and Food Fish
You may not harvest in freshwater any fish not classified as a Food Fish or Game Fish except for Northern pike.
WA Snagging
You may not snag or attempt to snag fish. It is unlawful to possess a fish taken from freshwater that was not hooked inside the mouth or on the head. The head is defined as any portion forward of the rear margin of the gill plate.
WA Use of Drugs, Explosives or Poisons
You may not use drugs, explosives, or poison that may kill or injure fish and wildlife.
WA Crossbow
You may not use a crossbow to harvest fish or shellfish.
WA Sale or Barter
You may not offer any recreationally-caught fish or shellfish for sale or barter.
WA Possession and Fishing Rules
You may not fish for or harvest fish or shellfish in an area with catch in your possession that does not meet the rules of that area. However, you may pass through such an area without stopping to fish. Also, you may catch fish in one area and land them at a port in a different area even if that different area is closed or has different rules, with the exception of landing halibut in a closed area, or landing bottom fish caught in Oregon.
WA Harvesting another Person's Limit
You may not harvest any part of another person's daily limit, except for persons who possess a Designated Harvester Companion Card unless otherwise specified.
WA Bait
You may not chum (broadcast feed) to attract Game Fish unless authorized by Special Rules. You many not use salmon, herring, or halibut for anything other than human consumption or fishing bait. It is unlawful to possess or use live aquatic animals as bait, except: (1) Live aquatic animals (other than fish) collected from the water being fished; (2) Live sand shrimp; (3) Live forage fish in the Columbia River (downstream of Rocky Point/Tongue Point).
WA Transport of Live Fish
You may not transport live fish or relocate shellfish or shells into state waters without a permit.
WA Use of a Net
You may not use a net, except when using a dip net to land legally-hooked fish, a forage fish dip net to harvest forage fish.
WA Use of Chemicals
You may not use any type of chemical irritant to harvest fish, or shellfish unless a special exception has been made by the Director.
WA Bow and Arrow, Spear and Spearfishing
You may not fish for Game Fish, salmon, sturgeon, shad, octopus, crab, or other shellfish with bow and arrow, spear, or spearfishing gear unless authorized by Special Rules.
WA Gaff Hooks
You may not use a gaff hook, except to land lingcod (in Marine Areas 1-3 and 4 West of Bonilla-Tatoosh line), halibut, tuna, or dogfish shark that will be retained.
WA Season for Fishing Rivers Streams and Beaver Ponds
Rivers, streams and beaver ponds are open the Saturday before Memorial Day through October 31. Beaver ponds located within or connected to streams listed as open to trout and other game fish follow the same rules as the stream. Lakes, ponds, and reservoirs are open to fishing for game fish (except Dolly Varden/bull trout and grass carp) year-round.
WA Hook and Line Angling
Hook and line angling only. Barbed or barbless hooks may be used, and a hook may be single- point, double, or treble, but not more than one line with up to three hooks per angler may be used.
WA Cooperation with Data Collection
You must cooperate with data collection or other sampling of fish, shellfish or seaweed upon request of Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel. This includes relinquishing any part of a salmon, steelhead, or other species of fish containing coded-wire tags.
Eastern Brook Trout (EBT): No min. size. No
daily limit.
For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations
AHTANUM CREEK
from mouth to confluence of North and South Forks
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
AHTANUM CREEK, MIDDLE FORK
from mouth to A2000 Spur Rd. Bridge in NE 1/4 of Section 34
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from the A2000 Spur Rd. Bridge in NE 1/4 of section 34 upstream to the A2800 Rd. Bridge at Tree Phones Campground (about 3.5 miles)
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from A2800 Rd. Bridge at Tree Phones Campground upstream
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
AHTANUM CREEK, NORTH FORK
from mouth to Grey Rock Trailhead Bridge crossing
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from Grey Rock Trailhead Bridge crossing to Shellneck Creek (about 1.7 miles)
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from Shellneck Creek upstream
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
AMERICAN RIVER
from mouth to Hwy. 410 Bridge at river mile 5.4
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from Hwy. 410 Bridge at river mile 5.4 to Mesatchee Creek Trail river crossing at river mile 15.8
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- July 16-Sept. 15
- CLOSED WATERS.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Sept. 16-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from Mesatchee Creek Trail river crossing at river mile 15.8 upstream
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
BEAR CREEK
from mouth to the falls
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
BUCKSKIN CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES
from mouth to the west boundary of Suntides Golf Course
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
BUMPING RIVER
from mouth to Bumping Lake (Reservoir)
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. It is permissible to fish up to the base of Bumping Dam.
COWICHE CREEK
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
DEEP CREEK
from mouth to Deep Creek Falls approx. 0.33 mile upstream of second bridge on USFS Rd. 1808
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
INDIAN CREEK
from mouth to the waterfall approx. 6 miles upstream including that portion that flow through the dry lake bed of Rimrock Reservoir
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
KETTLE CREEK
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
LITTLE NACHES RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
NACHES RIVER
from mouth to confluence with Tieton River
- All species
- Internal combustion motors prohibited.
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
- 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-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from Tieton River upstream to origin of Naches River at confluence with Little Naches River and Bumping River
- All species
- Internal combustion motors prohibited. Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Catch-and-release.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
NILE CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
OAK CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES
Oak Creek and tributaries
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
RATTLESNAKE CREEK
and all tributaries
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Catch-and-release.
SHELLNECK CREEK
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
SPRUCE CREEK
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
TIETON RIVER
from mouth to Tieton (Rimrock) Dam and all tributaries
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- It is permissible to fish up to the base of Tieton (Rimrock) Dam.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
TIETON RIVER, NORTH FORK
From Rimrock Lake to USFS Rd. 740, including that portion of the river that flows through the dry lakebed of Rimrock Reservoir
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Clear Lake spillway
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from USFS Rd. 740 to Clear Lake Dam
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from Clear Lake upstream
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
all tributaries
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
TIETON RIVER, SOUTH FORK
from the bridge on USFS Rd. 1200 to bridge on USFS Rd. 1070
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
UNION CREEK
from mouth to falls
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
BUMPING LAKE
Reservoir
- All species
- Chumming permitted.
- All game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
CLEAR LAKE
- All species
- Two-Pole not allowed.
- All game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
I-82 PONDS
1 through 7
- All species
- Internal combustion motors prohibited.
- All game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
LEECH LAKE
(White Pass area)
- All species
- Fly fishing only. Two-Pole not allowed. Motors prohibited.
- Rainbow trout
- Year-round
- Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
MUD LAKE
- All species
- Selective gear rules. Two-Pole not allowed. Motors prohibited.
- Trout
- Year-round
- Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
MYRON LAKE
- All species
- Two-Pole not allowed. 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.
NORTH ELTON POND
- All species
- Internal combustion motors prohibited.
- All game fish
- 1st Fri. after Thanksgiving- Mar. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
RIMROCK LAKE
Reservoir. Free flowing waters of Tieton River, North Fork, in the dry lake bed, follow Tieton River, North Fork rules and seasons (page 74).
- All species
- Chumming permitted.
- All game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
SARG HUBBARD PARK POND
Reflection Pond
- All species
- Two-Pole not allowed. Open for juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only.
- All game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
YAKIMA SPORTSMEN'S PARK PONDS
- 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.
UMTANUM CREEK
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
WENAS CREEK
from mouth to Wenas Lake and all tributaries
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
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