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Rock Cove

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Rock Cove is a lake located in Skamania County, Washington, United States. It is most popular for fishing Smallmouth bass, Bluegill, and Chinook salmon.

Location

45°41′20.1″N 121°53′37.6″W
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Fishing regulations at Rock Cove, WA

Disclaimer: Always check local fishing regulations, water access rights and land ownership before fishing, regardless of any catches logged in that area by the Fishbrain community. Fishbrain has mapped millions of acres of government-owned land across the USA to help you identify potential fishing access, but you are responsible for ensuring compliance with all legal requirements.

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

Smallmouth bass

Regulation boundaryWA Washington State Waters

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.

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 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

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HAMILTON CREEK

CRC (598)

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.

tributaries downstream from the Hwy. 14 Bridge

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

LITTLE WHITE SALMON RIVER

from the orange fishing boundary markers at Drano Lake to the intake near the north boundary of the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from the intake near the north boundary of the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery upstream

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 5.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

MUDDY RIVER

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • All game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

ROCK CREEK

from mouth to falls (about river mile 1) CRC (632)

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.

WASHOUGAL RIVER, WEST (NORTH) FORK

from mouth to water intake at WDFW Hatchery.

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from water intake at WDFW Hatchery upstream CRC (665)

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.

WIND RIVER

from boundary line markers at mouth to Hwy. 14 Bridge CRC (680)

  • All species
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Night closure. Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved. Anglers may fish with 2 poles for salmon and steelhead with Two-Pole Endorsement.
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Night closure for salmon and steelhead fishing only.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release wild Chinook and wild coho.
  • July 1-Sept. 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release wild Chinook and wild coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release wild coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 3 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.

from Hwy. 14 Bridge to 400' downstream of Shipherd Falls fish ladder CRC (679)

  • All species
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Night closure.
  • May 1-June 30
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Night closure for salmon and steelhead fishing only.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release wild Chinook and wild coho.
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release wild Chinook and wild coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 3 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.

from 400' below to 100' above Shipherd Falls fish ladder

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from 100' above Shipherd Falls to 400' below Coffer Dam (at river mile 2.93, -121.812619, 45.745576) CRC (677)

  • All species
  • Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • All game fish
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • May 1-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each.

from 400' below to 100' above Coffer Dam (at river mile 2.93, -121.812619, 45.745576)

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from 100' above Coffer Dam to 800 yards downstream of Carson National Fish Hatchery CRC (677)

  • All species
  • Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • All game fish
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • May 1-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each.

from 800 yards downstream of Carson National Fish Hatchery to Moore Bridge

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • All game fish
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

from Moore Bridge upstream

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

WIND RIVER TRIBUTARIES

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

DRANO LAKE

downstream of markers on point of land downstream and across from Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery and upstream of Hwy. 14 Bridge CRC (618)

  • All species
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Mar. 16-Oct. 31
  • Night Closure.
  • 2nd Wed. in Apr.-June 30
  • CLOSED Wednesdays from second Wednesday in April through June 30.
  • May 1-June 30
  • Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-pole Endorsement and each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • July 1-Sept. 30
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • CLOSED from 6:00 p.m. Tuesdays to 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays during October.
  • Oct. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-pole Endorsement and each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Release all trout.
  • Bass, channel cat- fish, and walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatch- ery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead or 2 salmon, or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon may be retained. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon or hatchery steelhead may be retained.

area west of a line projected from the easternmost pillar of Hwy. 14 Bridge to a posted marker on the north shore CRC (618)

  • All species
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Mar. 16-Oct. 31
  • Night Closure.
  • 2nd Wed. in Apr.-June 30
  • CLOSED Wednesdays from second Wednesday in April through June 30.
  • Apr. 16-June 30
  • Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Bank fishing only.
  • May 1-June 30
  • Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement.
  • July 1-Sept. 30
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • CLOSED from 6:00 p.m. Tuesdays to 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays during October.
  • Oct. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement and each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Release all trout.
  • Bass, channel cat- fish, and walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatch- ery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2. Up to 2 hatchery steelhead or 2 salmon, or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon may be retained. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon or hatchery steelhead may be retained.

FRANZ LAKE

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

GRIZZLY LAKE

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

INDIAN HEAVEN WILDERNESS LAKES

Indian Heaven Wilderness Lakes

  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 2.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

SPIRIT LAKE

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

SWIFT RESERVOIR

from dam to markers approx. 3/8 mile below Eagle Cliff Bridge

  • All species
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 10. Release wild trout.
  • Steelhead
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
  • Release all steelhead.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
  • Min. size 8". Max. size 15". Salmon count toward trout daily limit. No catch record card required.

from markers approx. 3/8 mile below Eagle Cliff Bridge to bridge

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed. Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 10. Release wild trout.
  • Steelhead
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
  • Release all steelhead.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
  • Min. size 8". Max. size 15". Salmon count toward trout daily limit. No catch record card required.

BLUE LAKE CREEK

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • All game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

YELLOWJACKET CREEK

tributary to Cispus River

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • All game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CANYON CREEK

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 5.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

WHITE SALMON RIVER

from mouth (BNSF Railroad Bridge) to County Rd. Bridge below the former location of the powerhouse CRC (508)

  • All species
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Night closure for salmon and steelhead fishing only.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Apr. 1-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release wild Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Mar. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.

from County Rd. Bridge below the former location of the powerhouse to 400' below Big Brother Falls (river mile 16) CRC (508)

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery salmon.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery salmon.

from Big Brother Falls downstream 400'

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

COLDWATER LAKE

Limited access available: contact National Volcanic Monument Headquarters 360- 449-7800 or 360-274-2114, for specific information

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules. Two-Pole not allowed. CLOSED WATERS all inlet and outlet streams.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

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 I-5 Bridge to a line crossing the Columbia from Navigation Marker 82 on the Oregon shore westerly to the boundary marker on the Washington shore upstream of Fir Point 9 miles downstream from Bonneville Dam CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line between the lower end of Sand Island (near Rooster Rock) and a marker on the Oregon Shore upstream to a line between the the upstream end of Sand Island and a Marker on the Oregon Shore CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • CLOSED WATERS.
  • May 1-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • May 1-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • May 1-Dec. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • May 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Shad
  • May 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Dec. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line crossing the Columbia from Navigation Marker 82 on the Oregon shore westerly to the boundary marker on the Washington shore upstream of Fir Point nine miles downstream from Bonneville Dam to Beacon Rock CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Aug. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Apr. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

from Beacon Rock to a line from the Hamilton Island boat ramp to an Oregon bound- ary marker on the westernmost point of Robins Island to a marker on the Oregon mainland shore CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Closed.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Aug. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Apr. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line projected from the Hamilton Island boat ramp to an Oregon boundary marker on the westernmost point of Robins Island to a line projected from a boundary marker about 4,000' downstream from the fish ladder at the new Bonneville Dam Powerhouse south to the downstream end of Cascade Island and across to the Oregon angling bound- ary on Bradford Island (about 850' downstream from fish ladder) CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only). Must fish with a handcasted line from shore only. Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Aug. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Apr. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

inside the south navigation lock at Bonneville Dam: from a marker on the western- most point of Robins Island to a marker on the Oregon mainland shore

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from a boundary marker about 4000' downstream from the fish ladder at the new Bonneville Dam powerhouse south to the downstream end of Cascade Island and across to the Oregon angling boundary on Bradford Island (about 850' downstream from fish ladder) to a point 600' below the fish ladder at Bonneville Dam power- house CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Must fish with a hand-casted line from shore only. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Aug. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Apr. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

from a point 600' below the fish ladder at the new Bonneville Dam Powerhouse to the upstream line of Bonneville Dam

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from Bonneville Dam to the Hood River Bridge CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Mar. 16-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon. Bank fishing only. Must fish with a hand-casted line from shore only.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho. Anti-snagging rule in effect. Only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
  • Oct. 16-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

waters within 1/4 mile of the USFWS Spring Creek Hatchery grounds between posted markers located 1/4 mile on either side of the fish ladder entrance

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from Hood River Bridge to the Tower Island power lines CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Mar. 16-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon. Bank fishing only. Must fish with a hand-casted line from shore only.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from Tower Island power lines to a line from the east (upstream) dock at the Port of The Dalles boat ramp straight across to a boundary marker on the Washington shore (approx. 1.8 miles below The Dalles Dam) CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line from the east (upstream) dock at the Port of The Dalles boat ramp straight across to a boundary marker on the Washington shore to the upstream side of the Interstate (Hwy. 197) Bridge CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from the Washington shore from the upstream side of the Interstate (Hwy. 197) Bridge to the navigation lock wall CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Bank fishing only. Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only). Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from the Interstate (Hwy. 197) Bridge to the upstream line of The Dalles Dam except the Washington shore from the upstream side of the Interstate Bridge to the navigation lock wall

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from The Dalles Dam to a line starting from a fishing boundary sign on the Wash- ington north shore located approx. 1300' upstream of The Dalles Dam and Lock boat ramp projected easterly across the Columbia River to a boundary sign on the Washington southern shore located approx. 200' above the fish ladder exit

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Year-round
  • Closed.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line starting from a fishing boundary sign on the Washington north shore located approx. 1300' upstream of The Dalles Dam and Lock boat ramp projected easterly across the Columbia River to a boundary sign on the Washington southern shore located approx. 200' above the fish ladder exit to the west end of the grain silo at Rufus, Oregon 2.4 miles downstream of John Day Dam CRC (529)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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. 31
  • Salmon 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. 15
  • Salmon 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. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.
Season open: year-round
Bluegill

Bluegill

Regulation boundaryWA Washington State Waters

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 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

Banded Sunfish, Bluegill, Bluespotted Sunfish, Dollar Sunfish, Flier, Green Sunfish, Longear Sunfish, Mud Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Redbreast Sunfish, Redear Sunfish, Redspotted Sunfish, Rock Bass, Shadow Bass, Warmouth

HAMILTON CREEK

CRC (598)

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.

tributaries downstream from the Hwy. 14 Bridge

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

LITTLE WHITE SALMON RIVER

from the orange fishing boundary markers at Drano Lake to the intake near the north boundary of the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from the intake near the north boundary of the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery upstream

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 5.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

MUDDY RIVER

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • All game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

ROCK CREEK

from mouth to falls (about river mile 1) CRC (632)

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.

WASHOUGAL RIVER, WEST (NORTH) FORK

from mouth to water intake at WDFW Hatchery.

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from water intake at WDFW Hatchery upstream CRC (665)

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.

WIND RIVER

from boundary line markers at mouth to Hwy. 14 Bridge CRC (680)

  • All species
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Night closure. Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved. Anglers may fish with 2 poles for salmon and steelhead with Two-Pole Endorsement.
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Night closure for salmon and steelhead fishing only.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release wild Chinook and wild coho.
  • July 1-Sept. 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release wild Chinook and wild coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release wild coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 3 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.

from Hwy. 14 Bridge to 400' downstream of Shipherd Falls fish ladder CRC (679)

  • All species
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Night closure.
  • May 1-June 30
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Night closure for salmon and steelhead fishing only.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release wild Chinook and wild coho.
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release wild Chinook and wild coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 3 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.

from 400' below to 100' above Shipherd Falls fish ladder

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from 100' above Shipherd Falls to 400' below Coffer Dam (at river mile 2.93, -121.812619, 45.745576) CRC (677)

  • All species
  • Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • All game fish
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • May 1-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each.

from 400' below to 100' above Coffer Dam (at river mile 2.93, -121.812619, 45.745576)

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from 100' above Coffer Dam to 800 yards downstream of Carson National Fish Hatchery CRC (677)

  • All species
  • Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • All game fish
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • May 1-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each.

from 800 yards downstream of Carson National Fish Hatchery to Moore Bridge

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • All game fish
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

from Moore Bridge upstream

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

WIND RIVER TRIBUTARIES

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

DRANO LAKE

downstream of markers on point of land downstream and across from Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery and upstream of Hwy. 14 Bridge CRC (618)

  • All species
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Mar. 16-Oct. 31
  • Night Closure.
  • 2nd Wed. in Apr.-June 30
  • CLOSED Wednesdays from second Wednesday in April through June 30.
  • May 1-June 30
  • Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-pole Endorsement and each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • July 1-Sept. 30
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • CLOSED from 6:00 p.m. Tuesdays to 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays during October.
  • Oct. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-pole Endorsement and each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Release all trout.
  • Bass, channel cat- fish, and walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatch- ery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead or 2 salmon, or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon may be retained. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon or hatchery steelhead may be retained.

area west of a line projected from the easternmost pillar of Hwy. 14 Bridge to a posted marker on the north shore CRC (618)

  • All species
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Mar. 16-Oct. 31
  • Night Closure.
  • 2nd Wed. in Apr.-June 30
  • CLOSED Wednesdays from second Wednesday in April through June 30.
  • Apr. 16-June 30
  • Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Bank fishing only.
  • May 1-June 30
  • Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement.
  • July 1-Sept. 30
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • CLOSED from 6:00 p.m. Tuesdays to 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays during October.
  • Oct. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement and each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Release all trout.
  • Bass, channel cat- fish, and walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatch- ery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2. Up to 2 hatchery steelhead or 2 salmon, or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon may be retained. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon or hatchery steelhead may be retained.

FRANZ LAKE

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

GRIZZLY LAKE

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

INDIAN HEAVEN WILDERNESS LAKES

Indian Heaven Wilderness Lakes

  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 2.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

SPIRIT LAKE

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

SWIFT RESERVOIR

from dam to markers approx. 3/8 mile below Eagle Cliff Bridge

  • All species
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 10. Release wild trout.
  • Steelhead
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
  • Release all steelhead.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
  • Min. size 8". Max. size 15". Salmon count toward trout daily limit. No catch record card required.

from markers approx. 3/8 mile below Eagle Cliff Bridge to bridge

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed. Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 10. Release wild trout.
  • Steelhead
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
  • Release all steelhead.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
  • Min. size 8". Max. size 15". Salmon count toward trout daily limit. No catch record card required.

BLUE LAKE CREEK

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • All game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

YELLOWJACKET CREEK

tributary to Cispus River

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • All game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CANYON CREEK

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 5.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

WHITE SALMON RIVER

from mouth (BNSF Railroad Bridge) to County Rd. Bridge below the former location of the powerhouse CRC (508)

  • All species
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Night closure for salmon and steelhead fishing only.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Apr. 1-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release wild Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Mar. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.

from County Rd. Bridge below the former location of the powerhouse to 400' below Big Brother Falls (river mile 16) CRC (508)

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery salmon.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery salmon.

from Big Brother Falls downstream 400'

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

COLDWATER LAKE

Limited access available: contact National Volcanic Monument Headquarters 360- 449-7800 or 360-274-2114, for specific information

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules. Two-Pole not allowed. CLOSED WATERS all inlet and outlet streams.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

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 I-5 Bridge to a line crossing the Columbia from Navigation Marker 82 on the Oregon shore westerly to the boundary marker on the Washington shore upstream of Fir Point 9 miles downstream from Bonneville Dam CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line between the lower end of Sand Island (near Rooster Rock) and a marker on the Oregon Shore upstream to a line between the the upstream end of Sand Island and a Marker on the Oregon Shore CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • CLOSED WATERS.
  • May 1-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • May 1-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • May 1-Dec. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • May 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Shad
  • May 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Dec. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line crossing the Columbia from Navigation Marker 82 on the Oregon shore westerly to the boundary marker on the Washington shore upstream of Fir Point nine miles downstream from Bonneville Dam to Beacon Rock CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Aug. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Apr. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

from Beacon Rock to a line from the Hamilton Island boat ramp to an Oregon bound- ary marker on the westernmost point of Robins Island to a marker on the Oregon mainland shore CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Closed.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Aug. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Apr. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line projected from the Hamilton Island boat ramp to an Oregon boundary marker on the westernmost point of Robins Island to a line projected from a boundary marker about 4,000' downstream from the fish ladder at the new Bonneville Dam Powerhouse south to the downstream end of Cascade Island and across to the Oregon angling bound- ary on Bradford Island (about 850' downstream from fish ladder) CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only). Must fish with a handcasted line from shore only. Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Aug. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Apr. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

inside the south navigation lock at Bonneville Dam: from a marker on the western- most point of Robins Island to a marker on the Oregon mainland shore

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from a boundary marker about 4000' downstream from the fish ladder at the new Bonneville Dam powerhouse south to the downstream end of Cascade Island and across to the Oregon angling boundary on Bradford Island (about 850' downstream from fish ladder) to a point 600' below the fish ladder at Bonneville Dam power- house CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Must fish with a hand-casted line from shore only. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Aug. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Apr. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

from a point 600' below the fish ladder at the new Bonneville Dam Powerhouse to the upstream line of Bonneville Dam

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from Bonneville Dam to the Hood River Bridge CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Mar. 16-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon. Bank fishing only. Must fish with a hand-casted line from shore only.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho. Anti-snagging rule in effect. Only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
  • Oct. 16-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

waters within 1/4 mile of the USFWS Spring Creek Hatchery grounds between posted markers located 1/4 mile on either side of the fish ladder entrance

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from Hood River Bridge to the Tower Island power lines CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Mar. 16-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon. Bank fishing only. Must fish with a hand-casted line from shore only.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from Tower Island power lines to a line from the east (upstream) dock at the Port of The Dalles boat ramp straight across to a boundary marker on the Washington shore (approx. 1.8 miles below The Dalles Dam) CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line from the east (upstream) dock at the Port of The Dalles boat ramp straight across to a boundary marker on the Washington shore to the upstream side of the Interstate (Hwy. 197) Bridge CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from the Washington shore from the upstream side of the Interstate (Hwy. 197) Bridge to the navigation lock wall CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Bank fishing only. Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only). Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from the Interstate (Hwy. 197) Bridge to the upstream line of The Dalles Dam except the Washington shore from the upstream side of the Interstate Bridge to the navigation lock wall

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from The Dalles Dam to a line starting from a fishing boundary sign on the Wash- ington north shore located approx. 1300' upstream of The Dalles Dam and Lock boat ramp projected easterly across the Columbia River to a boundary sign on the Washington southern shore located approx. 200' above the fish ladder exit

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Year-round
  • Closed.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line starting from a fishing boundary sign on the Washington north shore located approx. 1300' upstream of The Dalles Dam and Lock boat ramp projected easterly across the Columbia River to a boundary sign on the Washington southern shore located approx. 200' above the fish ladder exit to the west end of the grain silo at Rufus, Oregon 2.4 miles downstream of John Day Dam CRC (529)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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. 31
  • Salmon 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. 15
  • Salmon 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. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.
Season open: year-round
Chinook salmon

Chinook salmon

Regulation boundaryWA Washington State Waters

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.

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. 

See special areas for limits.

For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations


Anglers may not continue to fish for salmon after the adult portion of the daily limit has been retained.

Possession limit — 2 daily limits in fresh form. An additional 40 pounds of salmon may be possessed in frozen or processed form. Atlantic salmon may be retained during any open trout or salmon fishery. There is no size limit or daily limit for Atlantic salmon.

For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations


It is unlawful to totally remove a salmon, steelhead, Dolly Varden/bull trout from the water if it is unlawful to retain or if the angler subsequently releases the fish, except within the Columbia River downstream from a line between Rocky Point and Tongue Point.

For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations


You must fill out your Catch Record Card immediately upon retaining salmon, steelhead, halibut, or sturgeon and return your Catch Record Card when you are done fishing or by the date printed on your card, even if nothing was caught. 

For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations


You may not land both a Canadian and a Washington limit of salmon on the same day (one or the other, but not both).

For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations


You may not remove eggs from a salmon to use or preserve them for bait without retaining the carcass from which the eggs were removed or possess sturgeon eggs in the field without having retained the intact carcass of the fish from which the eggs were removed. 

For more information please see State of Washington Fishing Regulations

Chinook, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

HAMILTON CREEK

CRC (598)

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.

tributaries downstream from the Hwy. 14 Bridge

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

LITTLE WHITE SALMON RIVER

from the orange fishing boundary markers at Drano Lake to the intake near the north boundary of the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from the intake near the north boundary of the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery upstream

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 5.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

MUDDY RIVER

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • All game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

ROCK CREEK

from mouth to falls (about river mile 1) CRC (632)

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.

WASHOUGAL RIVER, WEST (NORTH) FORK

from mouth to water intake at WDFW Hatchery.

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from water intake at WDFW Hatchery upstream CRC (665)

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 14". Daily limit 2.
  • Steelhead (hatchery)
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 3.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Mar. 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.

WIND RIVER

from boundary line markers at mouth to Hwy. 14 Bridge CRC (680)

  • All species
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Night closure. Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved. Anglers may fish with 2 poles for salmon and steelhead with Two-Pole Endorsement.
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Night closure for salmon and steelhead fishing only.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release wild Chinook and wild coho.
  • July 1-Sept. 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release wild Chinook and wild coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release wild coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 3 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.

from Hwy. 14 Bridge to 400' downstream of Shipherd Falls fish ladder CRC (679)

  • All species
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Night closure.
  • May 1-June 30
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Night closure for salmon and steelhead fishing only.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release wild Chinook and wild coho.
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release wild Chinook and wild coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Mar. 15
  • Min. size 20". Daily limit 3 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.

from 400' below to 100' above Shipherd Falls fish ladder

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from 100' above Shipherd Falls to 400' below Coffer Dam (at river mile 2.93, -121.812619, 45.745576) CRC (677)

  • All species
  • Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • All game fish
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • May 1-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each.

from 400' below to 100' above Coffer Dam (at river mile 2.93, -121.812619, 45.745576)

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from 100' above Coffer Dam to 800 yards downstream of Carson National Fish Hatchery CRC (677)

  • All species
  • Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • All game fish
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • May 1-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each.

from 800 yards downstream of Carson National Fish Hatchery to Moore Bridge

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • All game fish
  • Sept. 16-Nov. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

from Moore Bridge upstream

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

WIND RIVER TRIBUTARIES

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

DRANO LAKE

downstream of markers on point of land downstream and across from Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery and upstream of Hwy. 14 Bridge CRC (618)

  • All species
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Mar. 16-Oct. 31
  • Night Closure.
  • 2nd Wed. in Apr.-June 30
  • CLOSED Wednesdays from second Wednesday in April through June 30.
  • May 1-June 30
  • Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-pole Endorsement and each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • July 1-Sept. 30
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • CLOSED from 6:00 p.m. Tuesdays to 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays during October.
  • Oct. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-pole Endorsement and each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Release all trout.
  • Bass, channel cat- fish, and walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatch- ery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead or 2 salmon, or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon may be retained. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon or hatchery steelhead may be retained.

area west of a line projected from the easternmost pillar of Hwy. 14 Bridge to a posted marker on the north shore CRC (618)

  • All species
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Mar. 16-Oct. 31
  • Night Closure.
  • 2nd Wed. in Apr.-June 30
  • CLOSED Wednesdays from second Wednesday in April through June 30.
  • Apr. 16-June 30
  • Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Bank fishing only.
  • May 1-June 30
  • Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement.
  • July 1-Sept. 30
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • CLOSED from 6:00 p.m. Tuesdays to 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays during October.
  • Oct. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anglers may fish for salmon and steelhead with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement and each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Release all trout.
  • Bass, channel cat- fish, and walleye
  • Year-round
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatch- ery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon.
  • Mar. 16-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2. Up to 2 hatchery steelhead or 2 salmon, or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon may be retained. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 1 adult salmon or hatchery steelhead may be retained.

FRANZ LAKE

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

GRIZZLY LAKE

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

INDIAN HEAVEN WILDERNESS LAKES

Indian Heaven Wilderness Lakes

  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 2.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

SPIRIT LAKE

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

SWIFT RESERVOIR

from dam to markers approx. 3/8 mile below Eagle Cliff Bridge

  • All species
  • Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 10. Release wild trout.
  • Steelhead
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
  • Release all steelhead.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Nov. 30
  • Min. size 8". Max. size 15". Salmon count toward trout daily limit. No catch record card required.

from markers approx. 3/8 mile below Eagle Cliff Bridge to bridge

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed. Two-Pole not allowed.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 10. Release wild trout.
  • Steelhead
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
  • Release all steelhead.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15
  • Min. size 8". Max. size 15". Salmon count toward trout daily limit. No catch record card required.

BLUE LAKE CREEK

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • All game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

YELLOWJACKET CREEK

tributary to Cispus River

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules.
  • All game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

CANYON CREEK

  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 8". Daily limit 5.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

WHITE SALMON RIVER

from mouth (BNSF Railroad Bridge) to County Rd. Bridge below the former location of the powerhouse CRC (508)

  • All species
  • July 1-Oct. 31
  • Night closure for salmon and steelhead fishing only.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Anti-snagging rule.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Apr. 1-June 30
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release wild Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon. Release wild Chinook. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 salmon including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho. Closed to fishing for or retaining steelhead.
  • Nov. 1-Mar. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.

from County Rd. Bridge below the former location of the powerhouse to 400' below Big Brother Falls (river mile 16) CRC (508)

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
  • Trout
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: Release wild cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
  • Other game fish
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Sat. before Memorial Day-July 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 2 salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery salmon.
  • Aug. 1-Oct. 31
  • Min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery salmon.

from Big Brother Falls downstream 400'

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

COLDWATER LAKE

Limited access available: contact National Volcanic Monument Headquarters 360- 449-7800 or 360-274-2114, for specific information

  • All species
  • Selective gear rules. Two-Pole not allowed. CLOSED WATERS all inlet and outlet streams.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Min. size 18". Daily limit 1.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.

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 I-5 Bridge to a line crossing the Columbia from Navigation Marker 82 on the Oregon shore westerly to the boundary marker on the Washington shore upstream of Fir Point 9 miles downstream from Bonneville Dam CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line between the lower end of Sand Island (near Rooster Rock) and a marker on the Oregon Shore upstream to a line between the the upstream end of Sand Island and a Marker on the Oregon Shore CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • CLOSED WATERS.
  • May 1-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • May 1-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • May 1-Dec. 31
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • May 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Shad
  • May 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Dec. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line crossing the Columbia from Navigation Marker 82 on the Oregon shore westerly to the boundary marker on the Washington shore upstream of Fir Point nine miles downstream from Bonneville Dam to Beacon Rock CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Aug. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Apr. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

from Beacon Rock to a line from the Hamilton Island boat ramp to an Oregon bound- ary marker on the westernmost point of Robins Island to a marker on the Oregon mainland shore CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Closed.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Aug. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Apr. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line projected from the Hamilton Island boat ramp to an Oregon boundary marker on the westernmost point of Robins Island to a line projected from a boundary marker about 4,000' downstream from the fish ladder at the new Bonneville Dam Powerhouse south to the downstream end of Cascade Island and across to the Oregon angling bound- ary on Bradford Island (about 850' downstream from fish ladder) CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only). Must fish with a handcasted line from shore only. Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Aug. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Apr. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

inside the south navigation lock at Bonneville Dam: from a marker on the western- most point of Robins Island to a marker on the Oregon mainland shore

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from a boundary marker about 4000' downstream from the fish ladder at the new Bonneville Dam powerhouse south to the downstream end of Cascade Island and across to the Oregon angling boundary on Bradford Island (about 850' downstream from fish ladder) to a point 600' below the fish ladder at Bonneville Dam power- house CRC (525)

  • All species
  • Must fish with a hand-casted line from shore only. Fishing from any floating device prohibited. Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-July 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • Aug. 1-Sept. 14
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho.
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30
  • Closed.
  • Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Shad
  • Apr. 1-May 15
  • Closed.
  • May 16-Mar. 31
  • No min. size. No daily limit.
  • Sturgeon
  • May 1-Aug. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Apr. 30
  • Catch-and-release.

from a point 600' below the fish ladder at the new Bonneville Dam Powerhouse to the upstream line of Bonneville Dam

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from Bonneville Dam to the Hood River Bridge CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Mar. 16-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon. Bank fishing only. Must fish with a hand-casted line from shore only.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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 hatchery coho. Anti-snagging rule in effect. Only fish hooked inside the mouth may be retained.
  • Oct. 16-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than hatchery coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

waters within 1/4 mile of the USFWS Spring Creek Hatchery grounds between posted markers located 1/4 mile on either side of the fish ladder entrance

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from Hood River Bridge to the Tower Island power lines CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 15
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Mar. 16-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon. Bank fishing only. Must fish with a hand-casted line from shore only.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from Tower Island power lines to a line from the east (upstream) dock at the Port of The Dalles boat ramp straight across to a boundary marker on the Washington shore (approx. 1.8 miles below The Dalles Dam) CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line from the east (upstream) dock at the Port of The Dalles boat ramp straight across to a boundary marker on the Washington shore to the upstream side of the Interstate (Hwy. 197) Bridge CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from the Washington shore from the upstream side of the Interstate (Hwy. 197) Bridge to the navigation lock wall CRC (527)

  • All species
  • Bank fishing only. Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only). Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-Mar. 31
  • Daily limit 2. Release all salmon.
  • Apr. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 15
  • Salmon 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-Oct. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Nov. 1-Dec. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6. Up to 2 adult salmon or 2 hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily limit 1. Min. size 38" 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. 31
  • Closed.
  • Sept. 1-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from the Interstate (Hwy. 197) Bridge to the upstream line of The Dalles Dam except the Washington shore from the upstream side of the Interstate Bridge to the navigation lock wall

  • All species
  • CLOSED WATERS.

from The Dalles Dam to a line starting from a fishing boundary sign on the Wash- ington north shore located approx. 1300' upstream of The Dalles Dam and Lock boat ramp projected easterly across the Columbia River to a boundary sign on the Washington southern shore located approx. 200' above the fish ladder exit

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Year-round
  • Closed.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.

from a line starting from a fishing boundary sign on the Washington north shore located approx. 1300' upstream of The Dalles Dam and Lock boat ramp projected easterly across the Columbia River to a boundary sign on the Washington southern shore located approx. 200' above the fish ladder exit to the west end of the grain silo at Rufus, Oregon 2.4 miles downstream of John Day Dam CRC (529)

  • All species
  • Night closure and barbless hooks required (salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon only).
  • Feb. 15-June 15
  • Salmon, trout, and steelhead handling rules apply when fishing from vessels less than 30' in length.
  • Aug. 1-Dec. 31
  • Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon/ steelhead angling gear until the daily salmon/ steelhead limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
  • Trout
  • Year-round
  • Catch-and-release.
  • Other game fish
  • Year-round
  • Statewide min. size/daily limit.
  • Salmon and hatchery steelhead
  • Jan. 1-June 15
  • Closed.
  • June 16-June 30
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 hatchery steelhead. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack Chinook.
  • July 1-July 31
  • Salmon 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. 31
  • Salmon 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. 15
  • Salmon 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. 31
  • Salmon min. size 12". Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adult salmon. Release all salmon and steelhead other than coho.
  • Sturgeon
  • Jan. 1-Apr. 30
  • Daily 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-Dec. 31
  • Catch-and-release.
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Rock Cove is a lake located in Skamania County, Washington, United States. Its coordinates are:
45°41′20.1″N 121°53′37.6″W
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