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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
Season open: year-round
Smallmouth bass
Regulation boundaryWA Washington State Waters
Bag limit10
The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.
Memorable / trophy limits1 > 14
The maximum number of trophy individuals legally harvested per harvester per day. A trophy is any individual of a length greater than the max size limit. Trophy individuals are included in the daily bag limit unless stated otherwise.
Restrictions & requirements
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.
Additional information
No min. size in lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. Only 1 smallmouth bass over 14" may be retained. Daily limit 10. No size restriction/daily limit in rivers, streams, and beaver ponds.For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations
Synonyms
Micropterus dolomieui
Location specific information
GRIMES LAKEAll speciesSelective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.TroutJune 1-Aug. 31Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.Other game fishJune 1-Aug. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.
JAMESON LAKEAll game fish4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.
PIT LAKEAll speciesOpen for juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only. Two-Pole not allowed.All game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.
BANKS LAKEAll speciesChumming permitted.CrappieYear-roundMin. size 9". Daily limit 10.Yellow perchYear-roundNo min. size. Daily limit 25.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.
RUFUS WOODS LAKEfrom Chief Joseph Dam upstream to State Route 155 BridgeAll speciesDouglas 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).TroutYear-roundDaily limit 2.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SturgeonYear-roundClosed.from State Route 155 Bridge upstream to Grand Coulee DamAll speciesCLOSED 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 speciesNight closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).Feb. 15-June 15Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.Aug. 1-Dec. 31Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-June 15Closed.June 16-June 30Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.July 1-July 31Salmon 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. 31Salmon 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. 15Salmon 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. 31Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.SturgeonJan. 1-Apr. 30Daily 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. 31Closed.Sept. 1-Dec. 31Catch-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 DamAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from McNary Dam to Hwy. 730 at Washington/Oregon border CRC (533)All speciesNight closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).Feb. 15-June 15Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.Aug. 1-Dec. 31Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-June 15Closed.June 16-June 30Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.July 1-July 31Salmon 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. 31Salmon 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. 15Daily 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. 31Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.from Hwy. 730 at the Washington/Oregon border to the Hwy. 395 Bridge at Pasco CRC (533)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-June 15Closed.June 16-June 30Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.July 1-July 31Salmon 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. 31Salmon 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. 15Daily 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. 31Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.from Hwy. 395 Bridge at Pasco to Columbia Point (1/3 mile downstream of the I-182 Bridge) CRC (534)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSept. 1-Oct. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.400' radius of the Columbia Irrigation District (CID) fish barrier at the mouth of the CID wasteway at Columbia ParkAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from Columbia Point (1/3 mile downstream of the I-182 Bridge) at Pasco to the I-182 Bridge CRC (534)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-July 15Min. 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. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-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 speciesTwo-pole allowed, except sturgeon. Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Apr. 1-Sept. 30Closed.Oct. 1-Mar. 31Min. size 20". Daily limit 1. Steelhead must be both adipose fin clipped and ventral fin clipped to be retained.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.West Branch Esquatzel Coulee Block 1 Irrigation Wasteway Lagoon located in Sec.12, T10N, R28E CRC (535)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).Sept. 1-Nov. 30CLOSED WATERS.Dec. 1-Aug. 31Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutDec. 1-Aug. 31Catch-and-release.SteelheadDec. 1-Aug. 31Closed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishDec. 1-Aug. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Aug. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonDec. 1-Aug. 31Catch-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 speciesTwo-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).TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Apr. 1-Apr. 15Min. 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. 30Closed.Oct. 1-Mar. 31Min. size 20". Daily limit 1. Steelhead must be both adipose fin clipped and ventral fin clipped to be retained.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.between markers located 100' upstream and 100' downstream of the Ringold Springs Hatchery Creek and extending 100' towards mid-riverAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from WDFW markers 1/2 mile upstream of Ringold Springs Hatchery Creek to the Old Hanford townsite powerline crossing CRC (535)All speciesTwo-pole allowed, except sturgeon. Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Apr. 1-Sept. 30Closed.Oct. 1-Mar. 31Min. size 20". Daily limit 1. Steelhead must be both adipose fin clipped and ventral fin clipped to be retained.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.from the Old Hanford townsite powerline crossing to Vernita Bridge CRC (536)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).Feb. 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed. Except sturgeon.Oct. 16-Jan. 31CLOSED WATERS.TroutFeb. 1-Oct. 15Catch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishFeb. 1-Oct. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonFeb. 1-Oct. 15Catch-and-release.from Vernita Bridge to 400' downstream of the Priest Rapids Hatchery outlet chan- nel (Jackson Creek) CRC (536)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonMay 1-Aug. 31Closed.Sept. 1-Apr. 30Catch-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 speciesTwo-pole allowed, except sturgeon. Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).All game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonMay 1-Aug. 31Closed.Sept. 1-Apr. 30Catch-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 channelAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from boundary markers 650' below the fish ladder at Priest Rapids Dam to the upstream line of the damAll speciesCLOSED 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 speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 31Min. 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. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundNight 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 ladderAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from Wanapum Dam to boundary markers 400' downstream of the fish ladders at Rock Island Dam CRC (539)All speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 31Min. 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. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundNight closure. Catch-and-release.from the boundary markers 400' downstream of the fish ladders at Rock Island Dam to the upstream line of the damAll speciesCLOSED 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 speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release. Night closure.at Rocky Reach Dam between the upstream line of the dam to boundary markers 400' downstream of the fish laddersAll speciesCLOSED 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 speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-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 DamAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from Wells Dam to Hwy. 173 Bridge at Brewster CRC (545)All speciesJuly 16-Sept. 30Two-Pole allowed.TroutJuly 16-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 10. Barbless hooks required. Release wild trout.Aug. 16-July 15Closed.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 16-Sept. 30Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release. Night closure.from Hwy. 173 Bridge at Brewster to the Hwy. 17 Bridge CRC (545)All speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 10. Barbless hooks required. Release wild trout.Aug. 16-June 30Closed.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundNight 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 speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.Year-roundCLOSED to fishing from the Okanogan shore.TroutJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 10. Barbless hooks required. Release wild trout.Aug. 16-June 30Closed.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundNight closure. Catch-and-release.downstream of Chief Joseph Dam from the boundary marker to the Corps of Engi- neers safety zone markerAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.
Season open: year-round
Chinook salmon
Regulation boundaryWA Washington State Waters
Bag limit0
The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.
Restrictions & requirements
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.
Additional information
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
Synonyms
Chinook, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Location specific information
GRIMES LAKEAll speciesSelective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.TroutJune 1-Aug. 31Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.Other game fishJune 1-Aug. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.
JAMESON LAKEAll game fish4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.
PIT LAKEAll speciesOpen for juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only. Two-Pole not allowed.All game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.
BANKS LAKEAll speciesChumming permitted.CrappieYear-roundMin. size 9". Daily limit 10.Yellow perchYear-roundNo min. size. Daily limit 25.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.
RUFUS WOODS LAKEfrom Chief Joseph Dam upstream to State Route 155 BridgeAll speciesDouglas 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).TroutYear-roundDaily limit 2.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SturgeonYear-roundClosed.from State Route 155 Bridge upstream to Grand Coulee DamAll speciesCLOSED 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 speciesNight closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).Feb. 15-June 15Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.Aug. 1-Dec. 31Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-June 15Closed.June 16-June 30Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.July 1-July 31Salmon 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. 31Salmon 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. 15Salmon 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. 31Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.SturgeonJan. 1-Apr. 30Daily 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. 31Closed.Sept. 1-Dec. 31Catch-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 DamAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from McNary Dam to Hwy. 730 at Washington/Oregon border CRC (533)All speciesNight closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).Feb. 15-June 15Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.Aug. 1-Dec. 31Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-June 15Closed.June 16-June 30Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.July 1-July 31Salmon 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. 31Salmon 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. 15Daily 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. 31Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.from Hwy. 730 at the Washington/Oregon border to the Hwy. 395 Bridge at Pasco CRC (533)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-June 15Closed.June 16-June 30Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.July 1-July 31Salmon 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. 31Salmon 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. 15Daily 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. 31Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.from Hwy. 395 Bridge at Pasco to Columbia Point (1/3 mile downstream of the I-182 Bridge) CRC (534)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSept. 1-Oct. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.400' radius of the Columbia Irrigation District (CID) fish barrier at the mouth of the CID wasteway at Columbia ParkAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from Columbia Point (1/3 mile downstream of the I-182 Bridge) at Pasco to the I-182 Bridge CRC (534)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-July 15Min. 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. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-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 speciesTwo-pole allowed, except sturgeon. Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Apr. 1-Sept. 30Closed.Oct. 1-Mar. 31Min. size 20". Daily limit 1. Steelhead must be both adipose fin clipped and ventral fin clipped to be retained.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.West Branch Esquatzel Coulee Block 1 Irrigation Wasteway Lagoon located in Sec.12, T10N, R28E CRC (535)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).Sept. 1-Nov. 30CLOSED WATERS.Dec. 1-Aug. 31Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutDec. 1-Aug. 31Catch-and-release.SteelheadDec. 1-Aug. 31Closed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishDec. 1-Aug. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Aug. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonDec. 1-Aug. 31Catch-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 speciesTwo-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).TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Apr. 1-Apr. 15Min. 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. 30Closed.Oct. 1-Mar. 31Min. size 20". Daily limit 1. Steelhead must be both adipose fin clipped and ventral fin clipped to be retained.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.between markers located 100' upstream and 100' downstream of the Ringold Springs Hatchery Creek and extending 100' towards mid-riverAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from WDFW markers 1/2 mile upstream of Ringold Springs Hatchery Creek to the Old Hanford townsite powerline crossing CRC (535)All speciesTwo-pole allowed, except sturgeon. Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Apr. 1-Sept. 30Closed.Oct. 1-Mar. 31Min. size 20". Daily limit 1. Steelhead must be both adipose fin clipped and ventral fin clipped to be retained.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.from the Old Hanford townsite powerline crossing to Vernita Bridge CRC (536)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).Feb. 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed. Except sturgeon.Oct. 16-Jan. 31CLOSED WATERS.TroutFeb. 1-Oct. 15Catch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishFeb. 1-Oct. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonFeb. 1-Oct. 15Catch-and-release.from Vernita Bridge to 400' downstream of the Priest Rapids Hatchery outlet chan- nel (Jackson Creek) CRC (536)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonMay 1-Aug. 31Closed.Sept. 1-Apr. 30Catch-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 speciesTwo-pole allowed, except sturgeon. Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).All game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonMay 1-Aug. 31Closed.Sept. 1-Apr. 30Catch-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 channelAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from boundary markers 650' below the fish ladder at Priest Rapids Dam to the upstream line of the damAll speciesCLOSED 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 speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 31Min. 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. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundNight 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 ladderAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from Wanapum Dam to boundary markers 400' downstream of the fish ladders at Rock Island Dam CRC (539)All speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 31Min. 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. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundNight closure. Catch-and-release.from the boundary markers 400' downstream of the fish ladders at Rock Island Dam to the upstream line of the damAll speciesCLOSED 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 speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release. Night closure.at Rocky Reach Dam between the upstream line of the dam to boundary markers 400' downstream of the fish laddersAll speciesCLOSED 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 speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-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 DamAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from Wells Dam to Hwy. 173 Bridge at Brewster CRC (545)All speciesJuly 16-Sept. 30Two-Pole allowed.TroutJuly 16-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 10. Barbless hooks required. Release wild trout.Aug. 16-July 15Closed.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 16-Sept. 30Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release. Night closure.from Hwy. 173 Bridge at Brewster to the Hwy. 17 Bridge CRC (545)All speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 10. Barbless hooks required. Release wild trout.Aug. 16-June 30Closed.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundNight 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 speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.Year-roundCLOSED to fishing from the Okanogan shore.TroutJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 10. Barbless hooks required. Release wild trout.Aug. 16-June 30Closed.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundNight closure. Catch-and-release.downstream of Chief Joseph Dam from the boundary marker to the Corps of Engi- neers safety zone markerAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.
Season open: year-round
White sturgeon
Regulation boundaryWA Washington State Waters
Bag limit1
The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.
Min size38" (Fork Length)
No person shall harvest any individual fish less than the minimum size limit.
Fork Length means the length of a fish as measured from the most forward point of the head to the rear center edge of the tail.
Restrictions & requirements
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.
Additional information
Columbia River from Bonneville Dam upstream to McNary Dam including tributaries: Min. size 38" fork length in waters downstream of The Dalles Dam, and min. size 43" fork length in waters upstream of The Dalles Dam. Max. size 54" fork length. Daily limit 1. Possession limit: is 2 daily limits in a fresh, frozen or processed form.Annual limit 2 sturgeon statewide per license year (April 1-March 31). Unless specifically noted in special rules, open only during open game fish or salmon seasons. Columbia River from Bonneville Dam Down- stream, and from McNary Dam to Chief Joseph Dam, Snake River, coastal, and Puget Sound wa- ters including their tributaries: Catch-and-release only. Open only during open game fish or salmon seasons unless specifically noted in special rules. For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations Please note rules on page 24.
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
Synonyms
Acipenser transmontanus
Location specific information
GRIMES LAKEAll speciesSelective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.TroutJune 1-Aug. 31Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.Other game fishJune 1-Aug. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.
JAMESON LAKEAll game fish4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.
PIT LAKEAll speciesOpen for juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only. Two-Pole not allowed.All game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.
BANKS LAKEAll speciesChumming permitted.CrappieYear-roundMin. size 9". Daily limit 10.Yellow perchYear-roundNo min. size. Daily limit 25.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.
RUFUS WOODS LAKEfrom Chief Joseph Dam upstream to State Route 155 BridgeAll speciesDouglas 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).TroutYear-roundDaily limit 2.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SturgeonYear-roundClosed.from State Route 155 Bridge upstream to Grand Coulee DamAll speciesCLOSED 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 speciesNight closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).Feb. 15-June 15Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.Aug. 1-Dec. 31Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-June 15Closed.June 16-June 30Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.July 1-July 31Salmon 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. 31Salmon 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. 15Salmon 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. 31Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.SturgeonJan. 1-Apr. 30Daily 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. 31Closed.Sept. 1-Dec. 31Catch-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 DamAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from McNary Dam to Hwy. 730 at Washington/Oregon border CRC (533)All speciesNight closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).Feb. 15-June 15Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.Aug. 1-Dec. 31Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-June 15Closed.June 16-June 30Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.July 1-July 31Salmon 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. 31Salmon 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. 15Daily 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. 31Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.from Hwy. 730 at the Washington/Oregon border to the Hwy. 395 Bridge at Pasco CRC (533)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.Salmon and hatchery steelheadJan. 1-June 15Closed.June 16-June 30Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.July 1-July 31Salmon 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. 31Salmon 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. 15Daily 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. 31Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.from Hwy. 395 Bridge at Pasco to Columbia Point (1/3 mile downstream of the I-182 Bridge) CRC (534)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonSept. 1-Oct. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.400' radius of the Columbia Irrigation District (CID) fish barrier at the mouth of the CID wasteway at Columbia ParkAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from Columbia Point (1/3 mile downstream of the I-182 Bridge) at Pasco to the I-182 Bridge CRC (534)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-July 15Min. 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. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-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 speciesTwo-pole allowed, except sturgeon. Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Apr. 1-Sept. 30Closed.Oct. 1-Mar. 31Min. size 20". Daily limit 1. Steelhead must be both adipose fin clipped and ventral fin clipped to be retained.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.West Branch Esquatzel Coulee Block 1 Irrigation Wasteway Lagoon located in Sec.12, T10N, R28E CRC (535)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).Sept. 1-Nov. 30CLOSED WATERS.Dec. 1-Aug. 31Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutDec. 1-Aug. 31Catch-and-release.SteelheadDec. 1-Aug. 31Closed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishDec. 1-Aug. 31Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Aug. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonDec. 1-Aug. 31Catch-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 speciesTwo-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).TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Apr. 1-Apr. 15Min. 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. 30Closed.Oct. 1-Mar. 31Min. size 20". Daily limit 1. Steelhead must be both adipose fin clipped and ventral fin clipped to be retained.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.between markers located 100' upstream and 100' downstream of the Ringold Springs Hatchery Creek and extending 100' towards mid-riverAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from WDFW markers 1/2 mile upstream of Ringold Springs Hatchery Creek to the Old Hanford townsite powerline crossing CRC (535)All speciesTwo-pole allowed, except sturgeon. Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Apr. 1-Sept. 30Closed.Oct. 1-Mar. 31Min. size 20". Daily limit 1. Steelhead must be both adipose fin clipped and ventral fin clipped to be retained.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Dec. 31Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release.from the Old Hanford townsite powerline crossing to Vernita Bridge CRC (536)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).Feb. 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed. Except sturgeon.Oct. 16-Jan. 31CLOSED WATERS.TroutFeb. 1-Oct. 15Catch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishFeb. 1-Oct. 15Statewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonFeb. 1-Oct. 15Catch-and-release.from Vernita Bridge to 400' downstream of the Priest Rapids Hatchery outlet chan- nel (Jackson Creek) CRC (536)All speciesNight closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only). Two-pole allowed, except sturgeon.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonMay 1-Aug. 31Closed.Sept. 1-Apr. 30Catch-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 speciesTwo-pole allowed, except sturgeon. Night closure (salmon, steelhead and sturgeon only).All game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.SteelheadYear-roundClosed to fishing for or retaining.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild adult Chinook.Aug. 16-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than Chinook and coho.SturgeonMay 1-Aug. 31Closed.Sept. 1-Apr. 30Catch-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 channelAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from boundary markers 650' below the fish ladder at Priest Rapids Dam to the upstream line of the damAll speciesCLOSED 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 speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 31Min. 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. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundNight 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 ladderAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from Wanapum Dam to boundary markers 400' downstream of the fish ladders at Rock Island Dam CRC (539)All speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Aug. 31Min. 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. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundNight closure. Catch-and-release.from the boundary markers 400' downstream of the fish ladders at Rock Island Dam to the upstream line of the damAll speciesCLOSED 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 speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release. Night closure.at Rocky Reach Dam between the upstream line of the dam to boundary markers 400' downstream of the fish laddersAll speciesCLOSED 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 speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutYear-roundCatch-and-release.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-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 DamAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.from Wells Dam to Hwy. 173 Bridge at Brewster CRC (545)All speciesJuly 16-Sept. 30Two-Pole allowed.TroutJuly 16-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 10. Barbless hooks required. Release wild trout.Aug. 16-July 15Closed.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 16-Sept. 30Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundCatch-and-release. Night closure.from Hwy. 173 Bridge at Brewster to the Hwy. 17 Bridge CRC (545)All speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.TroutJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 10. Barbless hooks required. Release wild trout.Aug. 16-June 30Closed.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundNight 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 speciesJuly 1-Oct. 15Two-Pole allowed.Year-roundCLOSED to fishing from the Okanogan shore.TroutJuly 1-Aug. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 10. Barbless hooks required. Release wild trout.Aug. 16-June 30Closed.Steelhead (hatchery)Year-roundClosed.Other game fishYear-roundStatewide min. size/daily limit.SalmonJuly 1-Oct. 15Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including up to 4 sockeye and no more than 2 adult hatchery Chinook. Release coho and wild adult Chinook.SturgeonYear-roundNight closure. Catch-and-release.downstream of Chief Joseph Dam from the boundary marker to the Corps of Engi- neers safety zone markerAll speciesCLOSED WATERS.
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