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Fishing regulations at Grass 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
Yellow perch
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.
No min. size. No daily limit.
For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations
DESCHUTES RIVER
from Old Hwy. 99 Bridge upstream CRC (728)
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- 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
- Year-round
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release coho.
MCALLISTER CREEK
CRC (770)
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- July 1-Nov. 15
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release chum, wild coho, and wild Chinook.
MCLANE CREEK
from mouth (a line 100' upstream of and parallel to the south bridge on Hwy. 101) upstream
- All species
- Night closure. Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
PERRY CREEK
from mouth to falls
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
WOODARD CREEK
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
WOODLAND CREEK
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
BLACK LAKE
- Crappie
- Year-round
- Min. size 9". Daily limit 10.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
CAPITOL LAKE
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
CLEAR LAKE
- All game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
HICKS LAKE
- All game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
LOIS 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.
LONG'S 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.
MUNN LAKE
- All species
- Selective gear rules. Two-Pole not allowed. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
- All game fish
- Year-round
- Catch-and-release.
SUMMIT LAKE
- All game fish
- 4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
SUSAN LAKE
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Year-round
- Catch-and-release.
BLACK RIVER
from mouth to bridge on 128th Ave. SW (west of Littlerock) CRC (706)
- All species
- Anti-snagging rule. Night closure. Barbless hooks required.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Oct. 1-Nov. 30
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release adult Chinook.
- Dec. 1-Dec. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release Chinook.
KENNEDY CREEK
from Hwy. 101 Bridge upstream CRC (754)
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 30
- Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
SCHNEIDER CREEK
from mouth to falls
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
NISQUALLY RIVER
from mouth to the military tank crossing bridge (located 1 mile upstream of mouth of Muck Creek) CRC (786)
- All species
- Night closure. Barbless hooks required. Anti-snagging rule.
- Aug. 6-Aug. 30
- CLOSED to all fishing Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays; and Aug. 31.
- Sept. 3-Nov. 15
- CLOSED to all fishing Sundays and Mondays.
- Trout
- July 1-Nov. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
- Other game fish
- July 1-Nov. 15
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- July 1-Nov. 15
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild Chinook, wild coho, and chum.
from the military tank crossing bridge (located 1 mile upstream of mouth of Muck Creek, river mile 12) to 400' below LaGrande Powerhouse CRC (786)
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- July 1-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
- Other game fish
- July 1-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
SKOOKUMCHUCK RIVER
from mouth to 100' below outlet of TransAlta WDFW steelhead rearing pond located at the base of Skookumchuck Dam CRC (333)
- All species
- Aug. 16-Nov. 30
- Night closure. Single-point barbless hooks required.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Apr. 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout: min. size 14".
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Apr. 30
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Oct. 16-Nov. 30
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release adult Chinook.
- Dec. 1-Dec. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release Chinook.
FAQ about Grass Lake fishing
- Yellow perch - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- @hushnowfish324 reported a nice Yellow perch.
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