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Fishing regulations at Badlands Lakes, 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
Largemouth bass
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.
No person shall harvest any individual fish greater than the maximum size except as permitted.
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.
Total length means the straight line distance from the most forward point of the head with the mouth closed, to the farthest tip of the tail with the tail compressed or squeezed, while the fish is lying on its side.
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 in lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. Only largemouth bass less than 12" may be retained, except 1 over 17" may be retained. Daily limit 5. No size restriction/daily limit in rivers, streams, and beaver ponds.
For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations
AMON WASTEWAY
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
CORRAL CREEK
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
SNIPES CREEK
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
SPRING CREEK
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- All game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
YAKIMA RIVER
from mouth (Hwy. 240 Bridge) to 400' downstream of Horn Rapids (Wanawish) Dam CRC (690)
- All species
- Chumming permitted. Barbless hooks required (salmon and steelhead only). Two-Pole allowed.
- Trout
- Mar. 1-Oct. 31
- Catch-and-release.
- Other game fish
- Mar. 1-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Sept. 1-Oct. 31
- Min. size 12". Night closure. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook and Coho.
from 400' downstream of Horn Rapids (Wanawish) Dam to Horn Rapids Dam
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from Horn Rapids Dam to 200' downstream of the USBR Chandler Powerhouse CRC (690)
- All species
- Chumming permitted. Barbless hooks required (salmon and steelhead only). Two-Pole allowed.
- Trout
- Mar. 1-Oct. 31
- Catch-and-release.
- Other game fish
- Mar. 1-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Sept. 1-Oct. 31
- Min. size 12". Night closure. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook and Coho.
from 200' downstream of the USBR Chandler Powerhouse to 200' upstream of the USBR Chandler Powerhouse CRC (690)
- All species
- Chumming permitted. Barbless hooks required for steelhead. Two-Pole allowed.
- Trout
- Mar. 1-Aug. 31
- Catch-and-release.
- Other game fish
- Mar. 1-Aug. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from 200' upstream of the USBR Chandler Powerhouse to the downstream side of the westbound I-82 Bridge at Prosser CRC (690)
- All species
- Barbless hooks required (salmon and steelhead only). Chumming permitted. Two-Pole allowed.
- Trout
- Mar. 1-Oct. 31
- Catch-and-release.
- Other game fish
- Mar. 1-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Sept. 1-Oct. 31
- Min. size 12". Night closure. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook and Coho.
from the downstream side of the westbound I-82 Bridge in Prosser to the Grant Ave. Bridge in Prosser CRC (690)
- All species
- Chumming permitted. Two-Pole allowed. Barbless hooks required (salmon and steelhead only).
- Trout
- Mar. 1-Oct. 31
- Catch-and-release.
- Other game fish
- Mar. 1-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
- Salmon
- Sept. 1-Oct. 31
- Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than Chinook and Coho.
from Grant Ave. Bridge in Prosser to Prosser Dam
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from Prosser Dam to Hwy. 223 Bridge CRC (690)
- All species
- Barbless hooks required for steelhead.
- Trout
- Mar. 1-Oct. 31
- Catch-and-release.
- Other game fish
- Mar. 1-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from Hwy. 223 Bridge to 400' downstream of Sunnyside (Parker) Dam CRC (690)
- All species
- 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 400' downstream of Sunnyside (Parker) Dam to the Dam
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from Sunnyside (Parker) Dam to the Yakima Ave.-Terrace Heights Bridge CRC (690)
- All species
- 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 Yakima Ave.-Terrace Heights Bridge in Yakima upstream 400'
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from 400' upstream of Yakima Ave-Terrace Heights Bridge in Yakima to 3,500' down- stream of Roza Dam CRC (690)
- All species
- 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 3500' downstream of Roza Dam to Roza Dam
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from Roza Dam to US Bureau of Reclamation restricted area signs CRC (690)
- All species
- Internal combustion motors prohibited.
- Trout
- Year-round
- Selective gear rules. Catch-and-release.
- Whitefish
- Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Selective gear rules.
from the US Bureau of Reclamation restricted areas signs at Roza Dam upstream to the boat launch ramp on the Roza access area (approx. 1.3 river miles) CRC (690)
- Trout
- Year-round
- Selective gear rules. Catch-and-release.
- Whitefish
- Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Selective gear rules.
from the boat launch ramp on the Roza Access Area to 400' below Easton Dam; including the portion of Wilson Creek from the mouth upstream to the BNSF Rail- road Bridge CRC (690)
- All species
- Internal combustion motors prohibited.
- Trout
- Year-round
- Catch-and-release. Selective gear rules.
- Whitefish
- Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules.
- Other game fish
- Year-round
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Selective gear rules.
from 400' downstream of Easton Dam to dam
- All species
- CLOSED WATERS.
from Easton Dam to Keechelus Dam, including Easton Lake CRC (690)
- All species
- Selective gear rules.
- Trout
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release rainbow trout and cutthroat trout.
- Other game fish
- Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
- Statewide min. size/daily limit.
COLUMBIA PARK 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.
FAQ about Badlands Lakes fishing
- Largemouth bass - 2 members reported to have caught this fish
- @jr.godinez reported a nice Largemouth bass.
- @jr.godinez reported a nice Largemouth bass.
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- @jr.godinez reported a nice Spotted bass.
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