Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet Corrections May 1, 2012 through April 30, 2013 Last updated March 27, 2013 Westside Rivers (Updated March 27, 2013) P. 58 Toutle River, South Fork (Lewis Co.) The selective gear and internal combustion motor prohibited rules are incorrectly listed for this section from mouth to 4100 Rd. Bridge. The correct gear restrictions ended March 15 when the All Game Fish season ended. Coastal Rivers (Updated June 5, 2012) P. 29 Chehalis River (Grays Harbor/Thurston/Lewis counties) The selective gear rules requirement is incorrect for these sections: • From mouth to Highway 6 Bridge in town of Adna • From Highway 6 Bridge in town of Adna to high bridge on Weyerhaeuser 1000 line approximately 400 yards downstream from Roger Creek. The correction to this rule is the removal of the selective gear rule requirement for these sections. P.30 Wynoochee River (Grays Harbor/ Jefferson counties) The selective gear rules requirement is incorrect for the section from WDFW White Bridge Access Site to 7400 Line Bridge above mouth of Schafer Creek. The correction to this rule is the removal of the selective gear rule requirement for this section. P.30 Wynoochee River (Grays Harbor/ Jefferson counties) The section from WDFW White Bridge Access Site to 7400 Line Bridge above mouth of Schafer Creek is missing “All Species” regulations. The correction is that this regulation should read “All species –August 16 through November 30: single-point barbless hooks required. September 16 through November 30: bait prohibited.” P.31 Blooms Ditch and Salmon Creek (Thurston County) The fishing area for these waters are missing. The correction is that the fishing areas for Blooms Ditch and Salmon Creek should read “from mouth to I-5.” 1 Eastside Lakes (Updated June 1, 2012) P. 92 Northwestern Reservoir (Klickitat/ Skamania counties) This entry is incorrect.The correction is that Northwestern Reservoir should be removed from the pamphlet because it no longer exists. Eastside Rivers (Updated June 6, 2012) P. 78 Mill Creek (Walla Walla County) The All Species regulations incorrectly list a season from September 1 through October 31. The correction is that the All Species regulations are year-round. The regulation should read “All species –Barbless hooks required. Selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.” Puget Sound and Strait Rivers (Updated September 13, 2012) P. 43 Skykomish River (Snohomish County) The section from Gold Bar/ Big Eddy Access (Highway 2 Bridge) to confluence of North and South forks has an incorrect start date for fishing from any floating device prohibited from 1,000 feet downstream of the Reiter Ponds outlet to 1,500 feet upstream. The correction is that the regulation should state, “All Species --June 1 through February 15, fishing from a floating device is prohibited from 1000 feet downstream of Reiter Ponds outlet to 1500 feet upstream. P.46 Carbon River (Pierce Co.) From the mouth to Voights Creek, there is a season overlap for Other Game Fish and All Game Fish that results in conflicting rules for daily bag limits and minimum size. The All Game Fish rule is listed correctly. The correct season for Other Game Fish is Sept. 1 through Nov. 30. P. 46 White (Stuck) River (Pierce County) The section from R Street Bridge to Highway 410 Bridge at Buckley does not state that there is a closed waters section. The correction is that the following regulation should be added to this section, “Closed waters: Puget Power canal, including the screen bypass channel, above the screen at Dingle Basin.” P.47 Nisqually River (Pierce County) The internal combustion motors prohibited requirement for the section from Alder Reservoir upstream including Little Nisqually, Mineral Creek, and north fork Mineral Creek, and all other tributaries of Alder Reservoir is incorrect. The correction to this rule is the removal of the internal combustion motors prohibited requirement for this section. 2 P. 50 Skokomish River (Mason County) The section from the mouth to Highway 106 Bridge incorrectly allows retention of chum from September 16 through September 30. The correction is that the regulation should state “Release chum.” Westside Lakes (Updated August 22, 2012) Pioneer Ponds (tributary to Stillaguamish River) (Snohomish County) is not listed in the pamphlet. Their location is in the City of Arlington adjacent the Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum, 20722 67th Ave NE. The correction is that Pioneer Pond is closed waters. 3 Contents Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife GENERAL RULES & INFORMATION Phil Anderson, Director New for 2012 ............................................3 Jim Scott, Assistant Director, Fish Program How to use this pamphlet .........................4 License Information ...............................6-7 Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission Catch Record Cards .................................8 General Information General Miranda Wecker, Chair, Naselle Rolland Schmitten, Leavenworth Catch Record Card Codes .......................9 Gary Douvia, Vice Chair, Kettle Falls Dr. Bradley Smith, Bellingham Definitions ..........................................10-11 Statewide General Rules .......................12 Dr. Conrad Mahnken, Bainbridge Island Jay Kehne, Omak Careful Handling of Fish .........................13 Chuck Perry, Moses Lake Larry Carpenter, Mount Vernon David Jennings, Olympia FRESHWATER GENERAL RULES Statewide Freshwater Rules..............15-17 Fish Program Statewide Customer Service Selected Game Fish ID Pictures .......18-19 1111 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 Eastern Brook Trout & (360) 902-2700 (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) Dolly Varden/Bull Trout ID ......................21 For fishing regulation questions, e-mail: [email protected] Rules Freshwater For all other questions or comments, e-mail: [email protected] WESTSIDE FRESHWATER Coastal Rivers ...................................22-34 Internet address: http://wdfw.wa.gov Puget Sound and Strait Rivers ..........35-52 Other WDFW Customer Service Westside Rivers - Special Rules .......53-58 WDFW Licensing: (360) 902-2464 WDFW Habitat: (360) 902-2534 Westside Lakes - Special Rules ........59-69 WDFW Wildlife: (360) 902-2515 WDFW Enforcement: (360) 902-2936 Additional Westside Lakes Access Areas 69 Regional Offices (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) EASTSIDE FRESHWATER Eastside Rivers - Special Rules .......70-84 Spokane (509) 892-1001 2315 N Discovery Pl., Spokane Valley, WA 99216-1566 Eastside Lakes - Special Rules .........85-95 Ephrata (509) 754-4624 1550 Alder St. NW, Ephrata, WA 98823-9699 Additional Eastside Lakes Access Areas ..95 Yakima (509) 575-2740 1701 S 24th Ave., Yakima, WA 98902-5720 Westside Freshwater Westside Mill Creek (425) 775-1311 16018 Mill Creek Blvd., Mill Creek, WA 98012-1541 MARINE AREAS Vancouver* (360) 696-6211 2108 Grand Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98661-4624 Salmon ID Pictures .................................96 Montesano* (360) 249-4628 48 Devonshire Rd., Montesano, WA 98563-9618 Statewide Marine Area Rules .................98 *These offices operate 24-hour local recreational information lines which can be Marine Area Definitions and Codes ........99 accessed by calling the listed telephone numbers and listening to the instructions. Atlantic, Chinook, Coho, and Pink ID .....97 Wild/Hatchery ID.....................................97 Hotline Numbers Marine Area Rules & Maps ............100-123 Fishing Hotline: (360) 902-2500 Rockfish ID Pictures .....................101, 136 Shellfish Rule Change toll-free Hotline: (866) 880-5431 SHELLFISH/SEAWEED RULES To report derelict fishing gear: Call toll-free (855) 542-3935 Statewide Shellfish/Seaweed Rules ....124 Freshwater Eastside To report fish kills, oil or hazardous material spills, contact: Public Beach List - Special Rules ..125-126 Department of Emergency Management: (800) 258-5990 Shellfish ID Pictures ......................128-129 For non-emergency violations/poaching: Call WDFW toll-free Dial 911 to report Shellfish/Seaweed Species Rules . 129-131 1-877-933-9847 (1-877-WDFW-TIP). See page 13. poaching in progress Crab Rules.....................................132-133 Shrimp Rules ........................................134 Department of Health Contact Information Shellfish Gear Rules .............................135 To check on Contaminants in Fish Advisories: (877) 485-7316 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ADVISORIES To check on Shellfish Advisories (Marine Toxins/PSP): (800) 562-5632 Fish Consumption Advisory ....................20 or www.doh.wa.gov/shellfishsafety.htm Beaches with Health Restrictions .........127 Areas Marine Fishing & Shellfishing Rules in State and National Parks, Federal Lands, Indian Reservations and Canada Contact Olympic National Park at (360) 565-3000 or www.nps.gov/olym/fishing.htm, Gifford Pinchot National Forest at (360) 891-5009 or www.fs.fed.us/gpnf, Mt. Rainier National Park at (360) 569-2211, or North Cascades National Park at (360) 854-7200. For rules and other information that apply within the parks, call State Parks (360) 902-8500. State licenses and rules apply on National Forest lands. Before fishing on Indian reservations, contact the tribe for the necessary permits and rules. Quinault Indian Nation (360) 276-8211; Colville Confederated Tribes (509) 634-2110; Puyullap Tribe of Indians (253) 845-9225 Puyallup Tribal shellfish permits and rules (253) 573-7909; Yakama Nation (509) 865-5121; Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (360) 466-3163; Makah Tribe (360) 645-2201; Kalispell Tribe (509) 445-1147. An access permit is