General Information Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) Joe Stohr, Director Ron Warren, Assistant Director, Fish Program Contents General Information General Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission GENERAL RULES & INFORMATION Dr. Bradley Smith, Chair, Bellingham Jay Kehne, Omak Contact Information...... 2 Larry Carpenter, Vice Chair, Mount Vernon Dr. Don McIsaac, Hockinson Update From WDFW...... 3 Barbara Baker, Olympia Kim Thorburn, Spokane Statewide General Rules ...... 4

Jay Holzmiller, Anatone David Graybill, Leavenworth Salmon and Trout Handling Rules...... 5 Rules Robert “Bob” Kehoe, Seattle License Information...... 6-7 Catch Record Cards...... 8 Freshwater Catch Record Card Codes...... 9 How to Use This Pamphlet Definitions...... 10-11 FRESHWATER GENERAL RULES This pamphlet is effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 Statewide Freshwater Rules...... 13-15 and contains information you need to legally fish throughout RIVERS...... 17-76 Washington State (see WAC summary information below). Puget Sound and Coast Rivers - Puget Sound Puget

Special Rules...... 17-42 Rivers & Coast 1 Read the General Information Pages. Trout ID Pictures...... 43 Read the Licensing and Catch Record Card information. Read the Warmwater Species ID Pictures...... 77 Selective Fishing and Fish Handling information (page 5). Also be Columbia Basin Rivers - sure to look at the “Update from WDFW” (page 3). Special Rules...... 44-76 Lakes...... 78-94

2 Read the Statewide General Rules (page 4). Westside Lakes - Special Rules...... 78-84 Columbia Additional Westside Lakes Access Areas..85 Basin Rivers Eastside Lakes - Special Rules...... 86-94 3 Read the Freshwater, Marine Area, or Shellfish/ Additional Eastside Lakes Access Areas...94 Seaweed Section. MARINE AREAS Read Statewide General Rules pertaining to the section in which Rockfish ID Pictures...... 95 and 124

you intend to fish. Salmon ID Pictures...... 96 Lakes

Atlantic, Chinook, Coho, and Pink ID...... 97 Westside 4 Read the Special Rules for Area and Species Wild/Hatchery ID...... 97 You Intend to Fish. Statewide Marine Area Rules...... 98 Marine Area Definitions and Codes...... 99 These rule modifications supersede the General Rules and are Marine Area Rules & Maps...... 100-123 listed as they apply to specific areas or species. SHELLFISH/SEAWEED RULES This pamphlet is a summary of WDFW regulations. Before Statewide Shellfish/Seaweed Rules .....125 Lakes fishing in a National Park or on an Indian reservation, contact the Eastside Park or Tribe to check their regulations (see page 2 for contact Public Beach Season Information...... 125 information). Year-Round Closures...... 127 Razor Clam Rules...... 128 Check for Emergency Rules. Clam ID Pictures...... 129 5 Shellfish/Seaweed Species Rules...129-131 Emergency rules may occur throughout the year and will supersede Crab Rules...... 132-133 the rules contained in this pamphlet. Changes can be found by calling Shrimp Rules...... 133-134 Areas the WDFW Fishing Hotline (360) 902-2500 or Shellfish Rule Change Marine Hotline (866) 880-5431, contacting statewide customer service (360) Shellfish Gear Rules...... 135 902-2700 (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Mon. - Fri.), or by visiting the WDFW DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ADVISORIES website https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/. Fish Consumption Advisory...... 16 Shellfish Safety Information...... 126

WAC Summary Information This pamphlet is a summary of fishing regulations (Chapters 220-200, 220-220, 220-300, 220-302, 220-303, 220-305, 220-310, 220-312, 220-313, 220-320, and 220- 330 of the Washington Administrative Code, adopted by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission; and Title 77 of the Revised Code of Washington, adopted by the Legislature). This pamphlet does not contain nor is it intended to contain all Department regulations. Seaweed This program receives Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is the policy of the ashingtonW Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to Shellfish/ adhere to the following: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability and sex (in educational programs). If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, services, or facility, please contact the WDFW ADA Program Manager at P.O. Box 43139, Olympia, Washington 98504, or write to: Chief, Public Civil Rights Division, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington DC 20240. 1 Washington Sport Fishing Rules: Effective July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Contact Information

Fish Program Statewide Customer Service Other WDFW Customer Service 1111 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 WDFW Licensing: (360) 902-2464 (24 hours) (360) 902-2700 (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday) WDFW Wildlife: (360) 902-2515 For fishing regulation questions, e-mail: [email protected] WDFW Habitat: (360) 902-2534 For all other questions or comments, e-mail: [email protected] WDFW Enforcement: (360) 902-2936 Internet address:https://wdfw.wa.gov

WDFW Regional Offices (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday) Region 1 Spokane (509) 892-1001 2315 N Discovery Pl., Spokane Valley, WA 99216-1566 Region 2 Ephrata (509) 754-4624 1550 Alder St. NW, Ephrata, WA 98823-9699 Region 3 Yakima (509) 575-2740 1701 S 24th Ave., Yakima, WA 98902-5720 Region 4 Mill Creek (425) 775-1311 16018 Mill Creek Blvd., Mill Creek, WA 98012-1541 Region 5 Ridgefield* (360) 696-6211 5525 S 11th St., Ridgefield, WA 98642 Region 6 Montesano* (360) 249-4628 48 Devonshire Rd., Montesano, WA 98563-9618 *These offices operate 24-hour local recreational information lines which can be accessed by calling the listed telephone numbers and listening to the instructions.

Hotline Numbers Fishing Emergency Regulation Hotline: (360) 902-2500 Region 4 Shellfish Rule Change toll-free Hotline: (866) 880-5431 Region 2 Department of Health Region 6 Region 1 Contact Information To check on Contaminants in Fish Advisories: (877) 485-7316 To check on Shellfish Advisories (Marine Toxins/PSP): (800) 562-5632 Region 3 or www.doh.wa.gov/shellfishsafety.htm Region 5 WDFW Regions

AND WILDL SH IF FI E OLICE P To report commercial derelict fishing gear: FISH & W WDFW Enforcement F I O LD T. L P IF E E Call toll-free (855) 542-3935 D For non-emergency violations/poaching:

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T N A To report fish kills, oil or hazardous material spills, T O E T Call WDFW toll-free 1-877-933-9847 G O N F WASHI (1-877-WDFW-TIP). contact Department of Emergency Management: OFFICER See page 5 for more details (800) 258-5990

Fishing & Shellfishing Rules in State and National Parks, Federal Lands, Indian Reservations and Canada Contact Olympic National Park at (360) 565-3000 or https://www.nps.gov/olym/index.htm, Gifford Pinchot National Forest at (360) 891-5000 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 State Parks call (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) 845-7747; 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 required to fish waters on the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Reservation. For fishing Nisqually River on base, call: (253) 967-6277. For fishing waters on McChord field call (253) 982-3913 or (253) 967-7744.

General inquiries about Canadian fishing regulations and licensing, call (604) 666-0384 or fax (604) 666-1847.

This publication is available in alternative formats upon request. Please contact (360) 902-2200 or TTY (800) 833-6388. This pamphlet is also available online at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations 2 Washington Sport Fishing Rules: Effective July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Update From WDFW

Message from the Director and Commission Chair These improvements are captured not only in this pamphlet but also in our new Fish Washington sportfishing rules mobile Seasoned anglers will notice several changes to this year’s app, which is free to download. The app allows anglers to find sportfishing rules pamphlet. Based on public feedback, we have fishing opportunities nearby, provides details on harvest limits attempted to make some of our complex fishing regulations

and allowable gear for fishable species in each waterbody, and Information General easier to understand. Primarily, anglers should be aware provides locations of boat launches and other fishing access of changes to regulations for freshwater species – such as points. steelhead, trout, and warmwater fish – in the state’s rivers, streams, and lakes. We hope our efforts to make regulations easier to understand will inspire you to For example, we’ve reduced the number of exceptions to the gather up your family and friends and year-round lake season and eliminated mandatory steelhead head out to your favorite fishing spot this retention in most places. We have also standardized the daily year. There are plenty of excellent fishing limit and minimum size requirements for bass, walleye, and opportunities available throughout the state. channel catfish in the Columbia River (downstream of Chief Joseph dam) and its tributaries. This change aligns regulations It should be another great year of fishing in for several rivers in most of the region. Washington. Good luck! Additionally, we’ve made an effort to clearly describe regulations Joe Stohr, in each river section. In some cases, that means we’ve specified Director, rules for many additional smaller sections of a river that are Washington Department different than the sections anglers are accustomed to. of Fish and Wildlife

New for 2018-19 • Kokanee - unless otherwise listed, have a daily limit of 10, and do • New Fish Washington app - now available (see below) not count toward a daily limit for other trout • WDFW Fishing Derby - runs through October 31, 2018 (see page 85) • Steelhead - do not count toward a daily limit for trout and are listed • Unlisted streams have an open season - from Saturday before separately within the Special Rules. Also, steelhead mandatory Memorial Day through October 31 (see page 14) retention regulations have been removed in most areas. • Bass, walleye, and channel catfish - standardized regulations for the • Voluntary Whale Protection Zone - has been added to Marine Columbia River including tributaries from Buoy 10 to Chief Joseph Dam Area 7 (see page 108) • Eastern brook trout - unless otherwise listed, do not have a daily limit, • Coastal Marine Areas - anglers may retain up to 2 canary rockfish and do not count toward a daily limit for other trout as part of the daily rockfish limit, and up to 3 flatfish (except halibut) in addition to the bottomfish daily limit FREE! FISHWASHINGTON ! .

3 Washington Sport Fishing Rules: Effective July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Statewide General Rules* Harvest and Possession Rules Gear Rules You May: You May Not: You May Not: • Clean or portion fish or shellfish while in • Chum (broadcast feed) to attract Game Fish • Snag or attempt to snag fish. the field with the following exceptions: It is unless authorized by Special Rules. • Use a net, except a dip net to land legally- unlawful for an angler to fail to retain proof hooked fish, a forage fish dip net, or in Marine of compliance with species, size, number, • Remove eggs from a salmon to use or preserve them for bait without retaining the Areas 1-4, a forage fish cast net for SARDINE weight, sex, or wild or hatchery origin and ANCHOVY only. restriction, if such restrictions apply, until the carcass from which the eggs were removed. angler is ashore and has finished fishing for • Transport live fish without a permit. • Use drugs, explosives, or poison that may kill or injure fish and wildlife. the day. For all rockfish species and for fish • Possess fish or shellfish that do not meet the with a length restriction, anglers must retain minimum and maximum size limits, weight • Use any type of chemical irritant to harvest the fish carcass until coming ashore to comply limits, or sex restrictions, or that are in excess fish, or shellfish unless a special exception with the above rule. This does not apply if the of the daily or possession limit. has been made by the Director. catch is in the process of being prepared for immediate consumption. • Possess sturgeon eggs in the field without • Fish with a rod not under your immediate having retained the intact carcass of the fish control, or leave your gear unattended. • Use a rodholder. from which the eggs were removed. • Fish for Game Fish, salmon, sturgeon, • Leave your rod in a rodholder while playing or • Possess DOLLY VARDEN/BULL TROUT in the SHAD, octopus, Crab, or other shellfish landing a fish if the rod can be easily removed field in such condition that the species and total with bow and arrow, spear, or spearfishing from the holder. length cannot be determined. gear unless authorized by Special Rules. • Use an electric powered reel attached to a • Possess another person’s Food Fish, Game • Use a gaff hook, except to land LINGCOD pole. Fish, or shellfish unless it is accompanied by a (in Marine Areas 1-3 and 4 West of Bonilla- • Use a downrigger if the line releases from the statement showing the name, address, license Tatoosh line), halibut, tuna, or dogfish downrigger while playing or landing the fish. number, date, county, and area where it was shark that will be retained. taken, and the signature of the angler who • Use a herring rake or a smelt rake. harvested it. You May Not: • Use a crossbow to harvest fish or shellfish. • Fish in closed waters. • Hold recreationally-caught fish or shellfish in storage by a custom canner, hotel or • Retain wild STEELHEAD. restaurant, or a cold storage plant without tags • Retain DOLLY VARDEN/BULL TROUT except listing the name and address of the owner of Fishing in Canadian Waters where specially authorized in the special rules. the fish or shellfish. • Retain GREEN STURGEON. • Trespass on private property (which often In determining the location of the U.S./Canada includes the bed of a stream) regardless of border, U.S. (not Canadian) navigation charts • Take, fish for, or possess Pacific lamprey, whether there is an open season. apply to anglers fishing from vessels registered western brook lamprey, or river in the State of Washington. LAMprey, or use any species of LAMPREY for bait. You are Required to: • Harvest in freshwater any fish not classified • Cooperate with data collection or other as a Food Fish or Game Fish except for sampling of fish, shellfish or seaweed upon Fish and Shellfish Caught NORTHERN PIKE. request of Department of Fish and Wildlife in Canada • Fish for, retain, or possess CANARY rockfish personnel. This includes relinquishing any part (except in Marine Areas 1-2), YELLOWEYE of a salmon, steelhead, or other species of fish containing coded-wire tags. It is lawful to possess Canadian-origin fish or rockfish, SIXGILL, SEVENGILL, or shellfish if you have a Canadian license and THRESHER sharks, pygmy whitefish, • Stop at mandatory check stations established salmon conservation stamp (for salmon), margined sculpin, or Olympic by the Department of Fish and Wildlife. except it is unlawful to possess Canadian-origin mudminnow. • Show fish, shellfish, andseaweed in your yelloweye or canary rockfish. • Fish for, retain, or possess Eulachon possession and required licenses, Catch There are special rules for Canadian halibut (Columbia River Smelt) unless specifically Record Cards, and gear being used, upon and salmon. If you only fish in Canada, contact open under emergency regulation. request of a Fish and Wildlife officer. the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) • Fish for, or harvest fish or shellfish in an area • Fill out your Catch Record Card immediately or visit their website at www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca with catch in your possession that does not upon retaining salmon, steelhead, for updated Canadian regulations. If you fish meet the rules of that area. However, you may halibut, or sturgeon. For Puget Sound for halibut in Washington, the daily limit is pass through such an area without stopping Dungeness crab, fill out immediately when one halibut, and the possession limit is two to fish. Also, you may catch fish in one area fishing from a boat or dock, or upon returning halibut, regardless of where they are taken. and land them at a port in a different area even to shore when wading or diving. No more than one daily limit of halibut may be if that different area is closed or has different • Return your Catch Record Card when you are possessed aboard the fishing vessel. rules, with the exception of landing HALIBUT done fishing or by the date printed on your You may not land both a Canadian and a in a closed area, or landing BOTTOMFISH card, even if nothing was caught. caught in Oregon (see page 98). Additionally, Washington limit of salmon on the same day see Fish and Shellfish caught in Canada (one or the other, but not both). (same page). It is unlawful to possess in marine waters, or • Intentionally waste fish or shellfish.This Buying and Selling Fish & deliver into Washington, any fresh salmon includes mutilating or clipping fins and then taken for personal use from Canadian waters, returning to the water any live fish (such as Shellfish unless such salmon meet current regulations dogfish). for the waters of the applicable Washington Catch Record Card area. However, anglers • Use salmon, herring, or halibut for You may not offer any recreationally-caught fish or Shellfish for sale or barter. aboard a vessel may deliver Canadian-origin anything other than human consumption or salmon into Washington that are lawfully taken fishing bait. In order to buy, sell, or possess steelhead, in Canada, regardless of whether the salmon • Continue to fish forsalmon after the adult sea-run cutthroat, or Dolly Varden/ meet the current regulations for the area where portion of the daily limit has been retained. bull trout lawfully taken by a treaty Indian delivered, provided anglers meet trip notification member: the fish must be accompanied by requirements. See https://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/ • Fish for (unless authorized by Special Rules) a written statement showing taker’s name, canadian_catch.php. or harass fish within 400 feet downstream address, tribal affiliation, and treaty fish of a man-made dam, fish ladder, or other identification card number, number of fish, Anglers are subject to WDFW Enforcement and obstruction, or in rearing, holding, or passage date, and location where taken. This rule does dockside sampling inspection when landing facilities. not apply to treaty members nor to Game Fish Canadian catch in Washington waters. • Harvest any part of another person’s daily limit, purchased from a fish buyer licensed by the except for persons who possess a Designated Department of Fish and Wildlife. Harvester Companion Card unless otherwise specified. 4• *See pages 13-15 for Freshwater-specific rules and page 98 for Marine Area-specific rules. Washington Sport Fishing Rules: Effective July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Salmon and Trout Handling Rules

FRESHWATER: “It is unlawful to totally remove salmon, steelhead, or Dolly Varden/Bull Trout from the water if it is unlawful to retain those fish, or if the angler subsequently releases the salmon, steelhead, Dolly Varden/Bull Trout.” EXCEPTIONS: • The Columbia River between the Buoy 10 line and the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line • The Columbia River from the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Hwy. 730 OR/WA border the rules apply only when fishing from General Information General vessels less than 30 feet in length during Feb. 15-June 15. MARINE AREAS 5 through 13: “It is unlawful to bring wild salmon or a species of salmon aboard a vessel if it is unlawful to retain that salmon” (“aboard” means inside the gunwale of a vessel). MARINE AREA 2-2: “It is unlawful to totally remove salmon from the water if it is illegal to retain those fish, except anglers fishing from boats 30 feet or longer as listed on either their state or Coast Guard registration, are exempt.”

How to Release Fish Dehooker When you need to release a fish, there are some special precautions you (not a gaff hook) can take to give it the best chance of surviving: · Minimize handling by leaving the fish in the water. · Do not net your fish – but if you must, use a soft, knotless net or rubber mesh net. Knotless nets are now required in fly-fishing only areas and freshwater areas with selective gear rules. · Use a hook remover (dehooker) when hooks are imbedded in the mouth or jaw. · If a fish has swallowed the hook, cut the leader. · Keep fingers away from the eyes and gills of the fish. Selective Fishing Selective fisheries for hatchery-produced fish and catch-and-release fisheries are increasingly important to providing recreational fishing opportunities in Washington. To ensure these fisheries are successful, it is absolutely essential that participating anglers comply with all regulations and take great care in releasing unmarked fish to ensure the greatest chance for survival. Photo shows the proper technique of releasing a fish with a dehooker without bringing the fish aboard the vessel.

DIAL 911 TO REPORT A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY FOR NON-EMERGENCY VIOLATIONS/POACHING: • Call WDFW toll-free 1-877-933-9847 (1-877-WDFW-TIP); or • Use the dedicated WDFW email address ([email protected]); or • TEXT YOUR POACHING/VIOLATION TIP anonymously to the WDFW poaching hotline 847411 (TIP411). 1) Start a text message on your phone. On the first line of the message type the key word WDFWTIP. Then add a space and type in the violation information. 2) Then, from the phone’s menu, select SEND TO: and type in 847411 (TIP411), and press send (Note: The text message is sent to a special computer server that will mask your identity and assign an alias); OR • Report the crime on-line to WDFW by using the following web address: https://wdfw.wa.gov/poaching/ or • Report the crime to the nearest WDFW Regional Office if during normal work hours, 8:00AM-5:00PM, Monday-Friday. Phone numbers are listed in the regulation pamphlet; or • To report fish and wildlife related crimes and incidents, call WILDCOMM at (360) 902-2936, Option 2 or 3, OR 1 (877) 933-9847 • For further information see https://wdfw.wa.gov/poaching/ AND WILDL SH IF FOR OTHER FISH AND WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT QUESTIONS: FI E OLICE Report lost or stolen recreational shellfish gear online at https://wdfw.wa.gov/enforcement/lost_gear/ P ISH & F F WI O LD T. L FOR AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES REPORTS: Call toll-free 1-888-933-9247 (1-888-WDFW-AIS) P I F E E D

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T N A T O E T G O N Reward Program F WASHI Information that contributes substantially to an arrest of another person for violation of Title 77.15 RCW, OFFICER WAC 220, or WAC 232, including loss of fish, wildlife, or damage to WDFW property, could be eligible for a cash reward. Annually, about $8,000.00 is paid in rewards. 5 Washington Sport Fishing Rules: Effective July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 License Information License Types Licenses valid from April 1 - March 31 Combination License: Razor Clam License: Two-Pole Endorsement: Allows you to fish in freshwater and saltwater, This license (available as an annual or 3-day This endorsement allows you to use two fishing and harvest shellfish (including razor clams) and temporary license) allows you to harvest poles on most freshwater lakes, ponds, a few seaweed (optional catch record card included; razor clams. You do not need this license sections of certain rivers, and a few marine areas. catch record card requirements on page 8).* if you already have a Shellfish/Seaweed or You must have a fishing license in addition to the Freshwater License: Combination license. No catch record card is endorsement. There are about 90 lakes where required. you can NOT use two poles. Look for this icon Allows you to fish in freshwater areas only NO (optional catch record card included; catch Puget Sound Dungeness Crab next to the lake listings. You can NOT use record card requirements on page 8).* two poles in most rivers and marine areas. See Endorsement: individual stream and marine area listings for Saltwater License: This endorsement can be added to a information where you can use two poles. Not Allows you to fish in saltwater areas only Combination or Shellfish/Seaweed license required on Free Fishing Weekend. (optional catch record card included; catch for a fee of $8.75 and allows you to harvest record card requirements on page 8).* Puget Sound Dungeness crab (a $3.80 fee Fish Washington License: will allow you to add this endorsement to a Annual combination license which includes: Shellfish/Seaweed License: 1-3 Day Combination License). Separate Freshwater, Saltwater, and Shellfish licenses, plus Allows you to harvest razor clams, red rock catch record cards are required and come the 3 endorsements Columbia River Salmon and crab, coastal Dungeness crab, goose barnacles, free with the endorsement (see: catch record Steelhead, Two-Pole, and Puget Sound Crab. mussels, octopus, oysters, scallops, sea card requirements on page 8). There is no cucumbers, sea urchins, shrimp, softshell and fee for juveniles age 14 and under, but the hardshell clams, squid, and seaweed. No catch endorsement and catch record card are still How to Buy Your License record card is required. required. 1-3 Day Combination Licenses: Dealer Outlets These short-term licenses work just like a Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Combination License and require the purchase Endorsement: Get your license TODAY at any of our 600 licensed of other endorsements where applicable. They All anglers age 15 and older fishing for salmon dealers Find a nearby dealer at: or steelhead on the Columbia River or its are NOT valid for Game Fish (see: page 15) for https://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/vendors/ the 8-day period beginning the fourth Saturday tributaries must have this endorsement. Check in April, unless you are an active duty resident stream listings in special rules identified with Online military personnel. These licenses must be used Col. R. Salmon/Steelhead Endorsement or see Visit: https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov on consecutive days. https://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/crss_endorsement for map. Not required on Free Fishing Weekend. Telephone There are three areas where anglers may legally fish with either a freshwater, saltwater, or Toll-free: (866) 246-9453 combination license. These are Grays Harbor (Marine Area 2-2), Willapa Bay (Marine Area Available 24 Hours a Day 2-1), and the Columbia River between a line from Rocky Point on the Washington shore to (Note: If you buy online or over the phone, it may Tongue Point on the Oregon shore and the Buoy 10 line. take 7-10 business days to receive your license in the mail)

Frequently License Fees (prices are subject to change)

Asked Questions Resident Non- Senior Resident Non-Resident Annual Fishing Licenses 16+ Resident Resident 70+ Age 15 Disabled*** Disabled Veteran*** Who needs a fishing Fish Washington (includes a VAP**) $79.62 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Combination (includes a VAP**) $55.35 $124.65 $19.05 $8.05 $11.35 $55.35 license? Freshwater (includes a VAP**) $29.50 $84.50 $7.50 n/a n/a n/a Everyone age 15 and older. Saltwater (includes a VAP**) $30.05 $59.75 $8.05 n/a n/a n/a You do not need a license if Shellfish/Seaweed $17.40 $36.10 $7.50 n/a n/a $36.10 you are fishing for common Razor Clam $14.10 $21.80 $13.00 n/a n/a $21.80 carp, crawfish, bullfrogs, or smelt, or to collect relic shells. Resident Non- Senior Resident Non-Resident Temporary Fishing Licenses 16+ Resident Resident 70+ Age 15 Disabled*** Disabled Veteran*** Why do you need my 1 Day Combination $11.35 $20.15 $11.35 n/a n/a $20.15 social security number? 2 Day Combination $15.75 $28.95 $15.75 n/a n/a $28.95 3 Day Combination $19.05 $35.55 $19.05 n/a n/a $35.55 Federal and state law require 3 Day Razor Clam $9.70 $9.70 $9.70 $9.70 $9.70 $9.70 everyone 15 and older to provide their social security Resident Non- Senior Resident Non-Resident Other Items 16+ Resident Resident 70+ Age 15 Disabled*** Disabled Veteran*** number before getting any Columbia River license. Salmon/Steelhead Endorsement $8.75 $8.75 $7.10 $7.10 $8.75 $8.75 Two-Pole Endorsement $14.80 $14.80 $6.00 $14.80 $14.80 $14.80 What’s a catch record Puget Sound Crab Endorsement to card and do I need one? use with an annual license $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 Puget Sound Crab Endorsement to You use a catch record card use with a temporary license $3.80 $3.80 $3.80 n/a n/a $3.80 (CRC) to track how many Catch Record Card Free* Free* Free* Free* Free* Free* salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, Halibut Catch Record Card**** $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 $5.50 halibut, or Puget Sound Discover Pass $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 $35.00 Dungeness crab you have One-Day Discover Pass $11.50 $11.50 $11.50 $11.50 $11.50 $11.50 harvested. You must have the CRC on your person while Duplicate licenses are $9.70 (duplicates are required for lost, stolen or mutilated licenses). fishing (including youth). *Your first Catch Record Card is free. Additional and replacements are $12.60. **Refer to page 7 Vehicle Access Pass. ***Refer to page 7 criteria for reduced fees. ****Halibut Catch Record Cards issued with a temporary license (1, 2, or 3 Day Combination) are $0.00. Prices shown include all applicable fees. Purchasing multiple items in the same transaction may result in a reduced cost. 6 Washington Sport Fishing Rules: Effective July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 License Information

Contact WDFW Licensing Residency (WAC 220-220-050) Free Fishing Weekend June 8-9, 2019 24-hour Customer Service Available To qualify as a Washington resident you must Call: (360) 902-2464 meet certain criteria: June 8-9, 2019 is “Free Fishing Weekend” in • Maintained a permanent place of abode Washington. On these days, fishing licenses are E-mail: [email protected] Information General within the state for at least 90 days preceding not required. Catch Record Cards are required to Visit us on the web at license purchase; fish for salmon, sturgeon, steelhead, Puget Sound https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov Dungeness crab, and halibut (if open). Free • Washington driver’s license; or write: fishing days are valid for everyone.All other rules • Washington identification card; or still apply, including seasons, area and lure or bait WDFW Licensing Division restrictions, and size and catch limits. A Vehicle • Military ID with a copy of orders showing PO Box 43154 Access Pass, Columbia River Salmon/Steelhead Washington as your duty station. Endorsement, and Two-Pole Endorsement are Olympia, WA 98504 If you do not have the above, you may need not required during this weekend. Residents and to contact WDFW Licensing to provide other non-residents may participate in Free Fishing documentation (See definition of “Resident” on Weekend. page 11 for more information). Each year, the Free Fishing Weekend will be the first weekend in June,after the first One Day Charter Stamps and Temporary Catch Record Cards Monday in June.

Licensed charters and guides offer fishing services for a fee and can issue a one-day temporary combination fishing license and catch record card. Reduced Fees Parking at State Recreation Lands Persons with Disabilities and Water Access Sites

You may qualify for reduced fees if you are a: Anglers, hunters, and others who park on Washington state • Veteran with a service-connected disability of 30% or more recreation lands must use either the WDFW Vehicle Access Pass or the Washington State Discover Pass. • Veteran 65 years of age or older with a service- connected disability WDFW Vehicle Access Pass . • Resident who permanently uses a wheelchair Most annual hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses include DRAFT #2 • Resident who is blind or visually impaired a complimentary Vehicle Access Pass, which allows you to park at WDFW wildlife areas, boat launches and other water • Resident with a developmental disability VALID ON WDFW 2/15/12 access sites. This pass is good only at WDFW properties. LANDS ONLY You will need Fisher Disability Status in order to qualify Washington State Discover Pass Write license plate number in ink on pass for a Designated Harvester Companion Card which To park at recreational properties owned or managed enables you to partake in special fishery programs and by Washington State Parks or the Washington allows another licensed person to assist you with fishing Department of Natural Resources, you will need a activities. Applications must be processed through a Department of Fish state Discover Pass. The Discover Pass is also good and Wildlife office. at WDFW lands and water access sites. To request an application or for more information, contact: WDFW Proceeds from Discover Pass sales support the Licensing Division, P.O. Box 43154, Olympia, WA 98504-1091; call (360) operation and maintenance of state-managed 902-2464; or visit us on the web at: recreation lands throughout Washington. https://wdfw.wa.gov/accessibility/. More information is online at http://discoverpass.wa.gov/The Discover Pass. is your ticket to nearly 3 million acres of state lands managed by WDFW, the Washington State Reduced Fees for Non-resident Disabled Vets: Non-resident disabled Where to purchase Department of Natural Resources, and Washington State Fishing and hunting licenses, which include theParks. Vehicle Your purchase Access of a Discover Pass, Pass helps to keep vets meeting eligibility criteria can obtain a Combination Fishing License recreation access open on these state lands. and hunting licenses at the resident fee for these licenses. and the Discover Pass are available online at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/#/login; by phone atYou 360-902-2464; don’t need a Discover orPass at to hunt and fish retail license vendors throughout the state. A oncomplete WDFW-managed vendor lands. list is When you purchase a hunting or fishing license, you also online at https://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/vendors/receive. a complimentary Vehicle Access Pass that gives Fishing Contests The Discover Pass may also be purchased onlineyou access at to hunt and fish on WDFW-managed lands. http://discoverpass.wa.gov/; by phone at 866-320-9933; and at state However, to hunt on many DNR-managed lands and to Adult - An adult fishing contest exists when six or more licensed anglers parks and parks system offices. Information fishabout on DNR-managedsales location lands sAND is state parks, you will online at https://discoverpass.wa.gov/133/Where-to-Buyneed a Discover. Pass. (Hunting is not allowed in state (15 years old and above) fish competitively for Game Fish (i.e., trout, bass, parks.) walleye, etc.) and determine winners, regardless of the prize value. A permit You Must Display Your Parking Pass is required. Learn more about when and where you need Whenever you park at state recreation lands, ayou Discover must Pass displayand how to purchasethe Juvenile - A juvenile fishing event is restricted to anglers 14 years old Vehicle Access Pass or the Discover Pass sothe that pass it at iswww.discoverpass.wa.gov. visible from outside the vehicle. Both passes may be transferred between two and under. A juvenile fishing event exists when 10 or more juveniles fish The Discover Pass is just $30 per year vehicles, but a single pass may be used for onlyor $10 onefor a day-use vehicle pass. at a time. competitively for Game Fish (i.e., trout, bass, walleye, etc.) and determine (Transaction fees may apply) winners, regardless of the prize value. Approval to conduct a juvenile www.discoverpass.wa.gov fishing event must be obtained from the WDFW regional office in the region in which the event will occur. Youth Fishing Adult fishing contests or juvenile fishing events that target food fish (i.e., salmon, sturgeon, halibut) do not need a permit and do not need to notify WDFW strongly supports and promotes youth fishing. Everyone 15 the agency. However, fishing contest organizers should notify the years of age and older must have a license. Children 14 years of age agency so that data can be collected to help better manage the and under do not require a license though are still required to hold a fisheries. valid catch record card where applicable. They must actively participate and be able to demonstrate the ability to handle the gear by themselves. For more information, or to request an application for a permit to conduct They must follow all the rules and restrictions for that particular species a fishing contest, contact the WDFW Fish Program at (360) 902-2700 or and/or body of water, and are allowed the same daily limit as an adult. visit us on the web at https://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/fishing_contests. Adults may assist and are not required to have a license if they will not The cost of the permit is $94 ($70 non-refundable application fee plus $24 be fishing/harvesting themselves, but children must be present and take permit fee). part in the entire process. 7 Washington Sport Fishing Rules: Effective July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Catch Record Cards

The Catch Record Card is an important management tool for estimating the recreational catch of sturgeon, steelhead, salmon, halibut, and Puget Sound Dungeness crab. A catch record card must be in your possession to fish for these species.Washington Administrative Code (WAC 220-56-175, WAC 220-69-236) requires all kept sturgeon, steelhead, salmon, halibut, and Puget Sound Dungeness Crab to be recorded on your Catch Record Card, and requires all anglers to return their fish Catch Record Card by April 30, or for Dungeness crab by the date indicated on the card,even if nothing is caught or you did not fish. Please use the instruction sheet issued with your card. Please return Catch Record Cards to: WDFW CRC UNIT, PO BOX 43142, Olympia WA 98504-3142. Use examples below to help complete your card correctly. DO NOT RECORD RELEASED CATCH. For Catch Record Card Information call (360) 902-2707. For catch area codes, refer to THE next page or the instruction sheet received with your catch record card, or refer to the Westside and eastside rivers special rules sections within this pamphlet IMMEDIATELY AFTER RETAINING THE SPECIES BELOW AND BEFORE FISHING AGAIN, RECORD CATCH INFORMATION IN INK. STURGEON Did you fish for Sturgeon? X Yes No SALMON Did you fish for Salmon? X Yes No Do Not Record Released Sturgeon Do Not Record Released Salmon A 50" white sturgeon kept from CATCH AREA MO DAY SPECIES FORK A 19" Chinook salmon Check One Box Per Line For Species Kept Snake River below Ice Harbor CODE (1-12) (1-31) CODE LENGTH kept from the Cowlitz CATCH CHIN COHO CHUM PINK SOCK CHIN COHO Dam on March 15 with a vent 640 3 15 W 50 River below Mayfield AREA MO DAY JACK JACK CLIP behind pelvic fins, would be Dam on Sept. 15 with CODE (1-12) (1-31) TYPE entered as: clipped adipose fin HW would be entered as: 561 9 15 √ Species Codes: H = Hatchery (adipose fin clipped and a healed scar at the W = White Sturgeon (barbels near snout tip, vent behind pelvic fins) location of the clipped fin) Green Sturgeon may not be retained W = Wild (adipose fin intact) Green Sturgeon (barbels near mouth, vent between pelvic fins) Marine Areas and Adults in Freshwater Location CHIN = Chinook/King PINK = Pink/Humpy White Green of vent COHO = Coho/Silver SOCK = Sockeye/Red CHUM = Chum/Dog

Immediately after retaining a white sturgeon and before fishing Jacks in Freshwater, Willapa Bay (area 2-1) and Grays Harbor (area 2-2). again, record catch information in ink. The annual limit is 2 fish, CHIN JACK = King jacks or Chinook jacks (12 to less than 24 inches) even if an angler possesses both a Washington and an Oregon COHO JACK = Silver jacks or Coho jacks (12 to less than 20 inches) license and catch record card. After an annual limit has been Salmon caught under landlocked salmon rules should not be recorded. retained, catch-and-release fishing is allowed only in waters of Immediately after retaining a salmon and before fishing again, record the Columbia River forming the Oregon/Washington boundary. catch information in ink.

STEELHEAD Did you fish for Steelhead? X Yes No DUNGENESS CRAB Did you fish for Crab? X Yes No Do Not Record Released Steelhead Do Not Record Released Crab Three male Dungeness crab MARINE MONTH DAY CHECK (√) ONE CRAB AREA BOX FOR EACH KEPT CATCH AREA MO DAY Adipose Fin kept from Hood Canal on July CRAB KEPT PER DAY CODE (1-12) (1-31) 19 would be entered as: 12 7 19 √ √ √ 830 12 2 When you purchase a Puget Sound Dungeness crab endorsement you A hatchery steelhead kept from the Skagit River on Dec. 2 would will be issued a Catch Record Card for the summer reporting period which be entered as above. runs through Labor Day. Catch Record Cards for the winter period which Release wild steelhead. begins the day after Labor Day are available on August 15. All Puget Ventral Fin Sound Dungeness crab kept are required to be recorded on your Catch Record Card immediately after capture and before fishing again. Record catch information in ink. Be sure to make a check mark for each crab Hatchery Fish (adipose or ventral fin clipped and a healed scar at the kept. The check mark is used by field enforcement officers to ensure each location of the clipped fin) crab kept is immediately recorded. At the end of the fishing trip, or prior to Wild Fish (adipose and ventral fins intact) moving to a new marine area, enter the total number of check marks in the crab kept per day column. The number should equal the number of Immediately after retaining a steelhead and before fishing again, checkmarks on that line. record catch information in ink. Additional Catch Cards are available for hatchery steelhead only. A $10.00 penalty will be added to the cost of your next Puget Sound crab endorsement if you fail to either return your cards by mail or report your catch information on the Internet (https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov) by the deadlines printed on the card. HALIBUT Did you fish for Halibut? X Yes No Do Not Record Released Halibut A halibut kept from Area 5 on CATCH AREA MO DAY CHARTER Reminder! May 26 caught from a private boat CODE (1-12) (1-31) PRIVATE* would be entered as: 5 5 26 C P Circle boat type: C= Charter P= Private Return your Catch Record Cards by the date printed on the card All halibut kept are required to be recorded on your catch record card in “With or Without Catch” all Marine Areas. Immediately after retaining a halibut and before Send to: fishing again, record catch information in ink. WDFW CRC Unit, PO Box 43142, Olympia, WA 98504-3142

For more information regarding the purpose of the crab Catch Record Card, how the catch information is used, and the public’s role in providing the necessary data, please visit our webpage at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/crab/crc.html. 8 Washington Sport Fishing Rules: Effective July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Catch Record Card Codes

Puget Sound Region Columbia River Region Coastal Region 824 Baker River 501 Abernathy Creek 305 Bear River (Pacific Co.) 825 Baker Lake 508 Big White Salmon River 386 Big River (Clallam Co.) 784 Berry Creek 507 Blue Creek (Lewis Co.) 706 Black River (Thurston Co.) 812 Big Quilcene River 609 Cedar Creek (Clark Co.) 398 Bogachiel River 552 Chelan River 400 Calawah River 748 Big Soos Creek 308 Cedar Creek (Grays Harbor Co.) 515 Chinook River Information General 708 Burley Creek (Kitsap Co.) 311 Cedar Creek (Jefferson Co.) 710 California Creek 555 Cispus River 517 Coal Creek (Cowlitz Co.) 312 Cedar River (Pacific Co.) 866 Canyon Creek (Stillaguamish Sys.) 519 Columbia R. Buoy 10 to Rocky Pt.-Tongue Pt. line 317 Chehalis R. below Black R. 727 Capitol Lake 521 Columbia R. Rocky Pt.-Tongue Pt. line to Longview Br. 315 Chehalis R. above Black R. 802 Carbon River 523 Columbia R. Longview Br. to I-5 Br. 319 Chehalis River, South Fork 826 Cascade River 525 Columbia R. I-5 Br. to Bonneville Dam 392 Clearwater River 714 Chambers Creek 527 Columbia R. Bonneville to The Dalles Dam 321 Cloquallam Creek 718 Clallam River 529 Columbia R. The Dalles to John Day Dam 408 Cook Creek 722 Curley Creek (Kitsap Co.) 339 Copalis River 531 Columbia R. John Day to McNary Dam 402 Dickey River (Clallam Co.) 724 Dakota Creek (Whatcom Co.) 533 Columbia R. McNary Dam to Hwy. 395 Br. at Pasco 342 Elk River (Grays Harbor Co.) 726 Deep Creek (Clallam Co.) 534 Columbia R. Hwy. 395 Br. to I-182 Br. 345 Goodman Creek (Jefferson Co.) 728 Deschutes River 535 Columbia R. I-182 Br. to Old Hanford townsite towers 350 Hoh River below Oxbow Camp 732 Dewatto River 536 Columbia R. Old Hanford townsite towers to Priest Rapids ground boat launch 734 Dosewallips River 537 Columbia R. Priest Rapids to Wanapum Dam 348 Hoh River above Oxbow Camp 736 Duckabush River 539 Columbia R. Wanapum to Rock Island Dam ground boat launch 738 Dungeness River 541 Columbia R. Rock Island to Rocky Reach Dam 352 Hoh River, South Fork 746 Green/Duwamish River (King Co.) 543 Columbia R. Rocky Reach to Wells Dam 355 Hoquiam River 752 Hoko River 545 Columbia R. Wells to Chief Joseph Dam 358 Humptulips River (below forks) 557 Coweeman River 361 Humptulips River, East Fork 754 Kennedy Creek 561 Cowlitz R. below Mayfield Dam 362 Humptulips River, West Fork 763 Lake Sammamish 559 Cowlitz R. above Cowlitz Falls Dam and Lake Scanewa 323 Joe Creek 762 Lake Washington 580 Deep River (Wahkiakum Co.) 367 Johns River 766 Little Quilcene River 556 Delemeter Creek 369 Kalaloch Creek 768 Lyre River 618 Drano Lake 371 Moclips River 770 McAllister Creek (Thurston Co.) 583 Elochoman River mouth to Foster Rd. Bridge 373 Mosquito Creek (Jefferson Co.) 778 Minter Creek (Pierce/Kitsap Co.) 584 Elochoman River Foster Rd. Bridge to West Fork 375 Naselle River 782 Morse Creek (Clallam Co.) 586 Entiat River 379 Nemah River, North (below 786 Nisqually River 589 Germany Creek Nemah Hatchery), Middle, and South 378 Nemah River, North (above 794 Nooksack River (below North Fork) 556 Goble Creek Nemah Hatchery) 790 Nooksack River, North Fork 592 Grande Ronde River 325 Newaukum River 788 Nooksack River, Middle Fork 594 Grays River mouth to Barr Rd. Bridge 389 Niawiakum River 792 Nooksack River, South Fork 595 Grays River Barr Rd. Bridge to South Fork 382 North River 870 Pilchuck Creek (Stillaguamish Sys.) 596 Grays River, West Fork 388 Ozette River 840 Pilchuck River (Snohomish Sys.) 597 Grays River East Fork 390 Palix River 804 Puyallup River 565 Green R. (Cowlitz Co.) mouth to Toutle Hatchery rack site 394 Queets River 810 Pysht River 566 Green R. (Cowlitz Co.) Toutle Hatchery rack site upstream 370 Quigg Lake (Grays Harbor Co.) 812 Quilcene River (Big Quilcene River) 598 Hamilton Creek 404 Quillayute River 672 Icicle River (Creek) 327 Quinault Lake 842 Raging River 604 Kalama River mouth to Modrow Bridge 410 Quinault R, Lower (below L. 814 Salt Creek (Clallam Co.) 603 Kalama River Modrow Bridge to upper salmon hatchery Quinault, not Cook Cr.) 816 Samish River 602 Kalama River upper salmon hatchery upstream 412 Quinault R, Upper (above L. Quinault) 828 Sauk River 607 Klickitat River below #5 fishway 414 Raft River 818 Sekiu River 608 Klickitat River above #5 fishway 377 Salmon Creek (Pacific Co.) 830 Skagit River 567 Lacamas Creek (Lewis Co.) 396 Salmon River (Jefferson Co.) 834 Skokomish River (Mason Co.) 559 Lake Scanewa (Reservoir) 329 Satsop River, below forks & East Fork 844 Skykomish River (below forks) 670 Lake Wenatchee 329A Satsop River, (ADA site) 846 Skykomish River, North Fork 611 Lewis River (below East Fork) 331 Satsop River, Middle and West Forks 848 Skykomish River, South Fork 613 Lewis River, East Fork 333 Skookumchuck River 850 Snohomish River 615 Lewis River, North Fork 384 Smith Creek (Pacific Co.) 661 Little Washougal River 406 Sol Duc River 852 Snoqualmie River 418 Sooes River (Clallam Co.) 748 Soos Creek (Big Soos Creek) 563 Mayfield Lake (Reservoir) 621 Methow River 364 Stevens Creek 876 Stillaguamish River (below forks) 419 Van Winkle Creek (Grays Harbor Co.) 872 Stillaguamish River, North Fork 624 Mill Creek (Cowlitz Co.) 625 Mill Creek (Lewis Co.) 420 Waatch River 874 Stillaguamish River, South Fork 627 Okanogan River 424 Willapa River 832 Suiattle River 422 Willapa River, South Fork 569 Olequa Creek (Lewis Co.) 380 Williams Creek 854 Sultan River 652 Palouse River (Whitman Co.) 878 Tahuya River 335 Wishkah River 632 Rock Creek (Skamania Co.) 335A Wishkah River (ADA site) 856 Tokul Creek 549 Roosevelt Lake (Lake Roosevelt) 337 Wynoochee River 858 Tolt River 635 Salmon Creek (Clark Co.) 880 Union River 629 Similkameen River Marine Area Codes 860 Wallace River 638 Skamokawa Creek 1 Ilwaco 884 Whatcom Creek 640 Snake R. below Ice Harbor Dam 2 Westport-Ocean Shores 808 White (Stuck) River 642 Snake R. Ice Harbor to Lower Monumental Dam 2-1 Willapa Bay 862 Woods Creek 644 Snake R. Lower Monumental to Little Goose Dam 2-2 Grays Harbor 646 Snake R. Little Goose to Lower Granite Dam 2-2W Westport Boat Basin 648 Snake R. Lower Granite to WA/ID state line, Clarkston 3 LaPush 650 Snake R. upstream of the WA/ID state line, Clarkston 4 Neah Bay 571 Tilton River 5 Sekiu and Pillar Point 657 Touchet River 6 East Juan de Fuca Strait 573 Toutle River (below forks) 7 San Juan Islands 575 Toutle River, No. Fork 8-1 Deception Pass, Hope Island, 577 Toutle River, So. Fork and Skagit Bay 653 Tucannon River 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner 659 Walla Walla River 9 Admiralty Inlet 667 Washougal River mouth to WDFW Co. Line Access Site 10 Seattle-Bremerton 668 Washougal River WDFW Co. Line Access Site upstream 665 Washougal River, North and West Forks 11 Tacoma-Vashon Island 674 Wenatchee River 12 Hood Canal 680 Wind River below Shipherd Falls 13 South Puget Sound 677 Wind River above Shipherd Falls See map and descriptions in the 690 Yakima River Marine Section for area definitions. 9 Washington Sport Fishing Rules: Effective July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Definitions of Terms used throughout the Pamphlet

Adult Salmon In freshwater and Marine Areas Designated Harvester Companion Card This Game Fish Includes steelhead, bass, burbot 2-1 and 2-2, Chinook 24" or more in length; card allows the licensed person with a disability (freshwater ling), catfish, crappie, grayling, coho 20" or more in length; and pink, chum, to receive assistance from another licensed northern pikeminnow, peamouth chub, yellow and sockeye salmon 12" or more in length, are individual for fishing or harvesting shellfish. The perch, tiger muskie, sucker, sunfish, grass carp, adults. designated harvester companion must have trout (including kokanee, and Dolly Varden/bull Angling (Hook & Line Fishing) Fishing for their license and the Designated Harvester trout), landlocked salmon (Chinook, coho or personal use (not for sale or barter) with a line Companion Card in their possession when Atlantic), walleye, and whitefish. attached to a pole capable of being held in assisting the person with a disability. Handling Rules A rule filed hand while landing fish, or a hand-operated line Emergency Rule (rcw 34.05.350) Freshwater: It is unlawful to totally remove without a rod or reel. by an agency when the agency determines salmon, steelhead, or Dolly Varden/bull trout that immediate action is necessary to change a Annual Limit The number of fish that may be from the water if it is unlawful to retain those taken, statewide, during the license year permanent rule. fish, or if the angler subsequently releases the (April 1-March 31). Fathom Line (20 or 30) It is unlawful to fish salmon, steelhead, or Dolly Varden/bull trout. for or possess bottomfish or lingcod seaward Anti-Snagging Rule Except when fishing with Marine Area 2-2: It is unlawful to totally remove a buoyant lure (with no weights added to the of a line approximating 20 or 30 fathoms when salmon from the water if it is illegal to retain line or lure), or trolling from a vessel or floating fathom restrictions are in place. those fish, except anglers fishing from boats device, terminal fishing gear is restricted to a Finfish Fish not defined as shellfish. 30 feet or longer as listed on either their state lure or bait with one single-point hook. Hooks Fly A lure on which thread, feathers, hackle, or or Coast Guard registration are exempt. must measure ¾" or less from point to shank, yarn cover a minimum of half of the shank of the Marine Areas 5-13: It is unlawful to bring wild and must be attached to or below the lure or hook. Metallic colored tape, tinsel, mylar, bead salmon or a species of salmon aboard a bait. Weights may not be attached below or less eyes, foam, rubber, and metal wire/tape may vessel if it is unlawful to retain that salmon than 12" above the lure or bait. BARB also be used as an integral part of the design of (“aboard” means inside the gunwale of a the fly pattern. vessel). In “Fly Fishing Only” waters, MEASURE HERE Fly Fishing Only Hatchery Salmon Means a Chinook or coho an angler may use only the following tackle: with a clipped adipose fin and having a healed up to 2 flies, each with a barbless single-point scar at the location of the fin. hook, not to exceed ½" from point to shank, and Dorsal Fin Bait Anything that attracts fish or shellfish by a conventional fly line or conventional “Tenkara” Adipose Fin scent and/or flavor. This includes any device fly line. made of feathers, hair, fiber, wood, metal, glass, Other line may be used for backing or leader cork, leather, rubber, or plastic, which uses scent if attached to conventional “Tenkara” fly line or and/or flavoring to attract fish or wildlife. at least 25 feet of conventional fly line. Anglers Pectoral Anal Fin Bass When used in the fishing pamphlet, may not use fixed spool reels, bait, or weight Fin Ventral Fin the term “bass” includes largemouth and attached to the leader or line. Only knotless nets may be used to land fish. Hatchery Steelhead or Trout Means a smallmouth bass. steelhead or trout with a clipped adipose or Bottomfish Includes Pacific cod, Pacific An angler with a disability, who has been issued ventral fin and a healed scar at the location of tomcod, Pacific hake (or whiting), walleye a special use disability permit and has it in the clipped fin. pollock, all species of flatfish (dabs, sole, and their possession, may fish in “Fly Fishing Only” waters with spin casting gear, with a casting Head of a Fish Forward of the rear margin of flounders except Pacific halibut), lingcod, the gill plate. ratfish, sablefish, cabezon, greenling, buffalo bubble, and may use an electric motor while sculpin, great sculpin, red Irish lord, brown Irish fishing on “Fly Fishing Only” lakes where fishing Hook A hook may be single-point, double, or lord, Pacific staghorn sculpin, wolfeel, giant from a boat is allowed. All other restrictions listed treble. See Freshwater or Marine Area gear wrymouth, plainfin midshipman, all species of above still apply. rules for limitations. shark, skate, rockfish, rattail, and surfperches Food Fish Includes forage fish, halibut, Barbless A hook from which all barbs have (all saltwater perch are surfperch) excluding bottomfish, common carp, shad, tuna, mackerel, been deleted when manufactured, filed off, or shiner perch. salmon, and sturgeon. pinched down. Buoyant Lure A lure that floats on the surface of Forage Fish Includes anchovy, sand lance, Single-Point A hook with only one point. fresh water when no additional weight is applied herring, sardine, and smelt. to the line or lure, and when not being retrieved Double A hook with two points on a common by a line. Forage Fish Cast Net A section of netting shank. (maximum mesh size is 1” stretched mesh) no Bow-and-Arrow Fishing Taking fish with a line larger than 10’ in diameter with retrieval cord. Treble A hook with three points on a common attached to an arrow and propelled by a bow. May only be used in Marine Areas 1-4. May only shank. BARB Does not include the use of crossbows. be used for anchovy and sardine. MEASURE HERE Catch-and-Release Fishing A type of fishing Forage Fish Dip Net A section of netting where all of the fish caught are immediately (maximum mesh size is ⅝" stretched mesh) released back into the water. distended by a rigid frame not exceeding 36" Chumming Scattering feed or other materials to across and directly attached to a rigid handle. attract fish to a location. May only be used for forage fish or squid. In a Wild State Population of animals referred to as naturally reproducing within the state. Closed Waters A body of water where fishing is Forage Fish Jig Gear Jig gear may have up to prohibited. three treble hooks or nine single-point hooks, In the Field or In Transit Anywhere other than not to exceed ⅜" between point and shank. May at an ordinary residence. Dockside fish cleaning Col. R. Salmon/Steelhead Endorsement only be used for forage fish or squid. Waters requiring a Columbia River Salmon facilities, boat ramps, and cold storage lockers and Steelhead Endorsement when fishing for Frozen Fish or shellfish that are hard frozen are considered in the field. salmon or steelhead. throughout. Internal Combustion Motors Prohibited Fishing from a floating device with an internal Daily Limit The maximum number or pounds of Fresh Fish or shellfish that are refrigerated, fish, shellfish, or seaweed of the required size of iced, salted, or surface glazed. combustion motor attached is not allowed a given species or combination of species which regardless of whether the motor is in the water Freshwater Area Those waters within any or not. a person may retain in a single day. freshwater river, lake, stream, or pond. On the Chinook and coho salmon that Descending Device A device used for the rapid bank or within 10 yards of any freshwater river, Jack Salmon descent or recompression of fish. A descending lake, stream, or pond. On or within any boat return at a younger age than most members of device must be onboard vessels and rigged for launch, ramp, or parking facility associated with their species. For freshwater and in Willapa Bay immediate use when fishing for or possessing any freshwater river, lake, stream, or pond. (area 2-1) and Grays Harbor (area 2-2), a jack HALIBUT or BOTTOMFISH. See wdfw.wa.gov/ salmon is a Chinook less than 24" in length or a Gaffing Attempting to take fish by impaling fish coho less than 20" in length. fishing/bottomfish/rockfish/mortality.html for with a hook attached directly to a pole or other more information. device. Juvenile Only Waters open for fishing only to youth under 15 years of age.

10 Washington Sport Fishing Rules: Effective July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Definitions of Terms used throughout the Pamphlet

Kokanee Freshwater resident sockeye salmon. Other Food Fish When used in this pamphlet, Spear Fishing Attempting to take fish by Where the sea-run (sockeye) and the resident this refers to species which occur in our waters impaling the fish on a shaft, arrow, or other (kokanee) forms occur together, refer to the irregularly, usually in coastal areas during the device. Special Rules for the size differences between summer months and includes opah, swordfish, Stationary Gear Restriction The line, weight, kokanee and sockeye. striped marlin, dolphinfish, barracuda, white sea lure, or bait must be moving (not stationary) Landlocked Salmon Rules In waters where bass, bonito, yellowtail, and pomfret. while in the water. landlocked salmon rules apply, salmon are Possession Limit The number of daily limits Steelhead A sea-run rainbow trout 20" in length Information General regulated as trout. Seasons, daily limits, and allowed to be kept in the field or in transit. and over. size restriction rules for landlocked salmon Processed Fish or shellfish that have been are identical to the rules for trout in the same Stretch Measure The distance between the subjected to heat (including kippering, smoking, inside of one knot to the outside of the opposite water. The angler’s combined catch of salmon canning, and boiling). and trout applies toward the trout limit. A Catch vertical knot of one mesh when the mesh is Record Card is not required to retain salmon in Puget Sound All saltwater areas east of the stretched vertically. these waters. Bonilla-Tatoosh line, outside the mouth of any Trolling Fishing from a vessel that is underway river or stream, including the Strait of Juan de and under power. License Year April 1-March 31 both dates Fuca, Strait of Georgia, Hood Canal, and all inclusive. bays and inlets. Trout When used in this pamphlet, the term “trout” includes rainbow trout, brook, brown, Length The shortest distance between the tip Quota Salmon, halibut, sturgeon, and some of the nose and the extreme tip of the tail, mea- cutthroat, tiger, golden, lake trout, Dolly Varden/ shellfish are managed by allocations in bull trout, and grayling.Waters where Landlocked sured while the fish is laying on its side on a flat many areas. These fisheries close when the surface with its tail in a normal position. Salmon Rules apply, landlocked Chinook, coho, allocations have been taken. and Atlantic salmon are also included. Rake A smelt or herring rake is any device Unclassified Marine Invertebrates designed to be drawn through the water to Invertebrates not listed in the shellfish definition, impale fish, but does not include forage fish such as snails, nudibranchs, shore crabs, jigger gear. graceful crabs, sand dollars, starfish, white and Release Wild Chinook, Coho, Steelhead, or red sea cucumbers, limpets, chitons, etc. Trout Means wild Chinook, coho, steelhead, Unclassified Marine Fish Species that are not MEASURE HERE or trout may not be kept; only hatchery fish of classified as Game Fish or Food Fish by the the designated species may be kept. (See Wild Length, Fork Fork length is defined as the dis- Department and are rarely caught by anglers. Chinook and Coho and Wild Steelhead and Unclassified Marine Fish are not listed in this tance from the tip of the nose to the fork in the Trout definitions). tail. This measurement is used only for sturgeon. pamphlet as salmon, trout, tuna, mackerel, Relic Shell A relic (dead) shell from an animal forage fish, sturgeon, halibut, or Other Food which died of natural causes and contains no Fish. These species include ocean sunfish, and meat or soft parts. A relic shell may be from most species of fish found in tidepools. a classified species of shellfish or from an WDFW An acronym for Washington Department unclassified freshwater or marine invertebrate. of Fish and Wildlife. Oyster shells may never be considered a relic shell. Whitefish Gear Rules Fishing gear is restricted MEASURE HERE to one single-point hook, maximum hook size Lure A manufactured article, complete with Resident A person who has maintained a 3/16" point to shank (hook size 14), and bait is hooks, constructed of feathers, hair, fiber, wood, permanent place of abode within the state for allowed. metal, glass, cork, leather, rubber, or plastic, at least 90 days preceding license purchase, who has established by formal evidence (e.g., a Wild Chinook and Coho Wild Chinook and which does not use scent and/or flavoring to coho have an unclipped adipose fin. attract fish. driver’s license and voter registration) an intent to continue residing in the state, and who is not Marine Area Those waters contained within the Dorsal Fin licensed to hunt or fish as a resident in another Adipose Fin boundaries of Washington State, within Puget state. Sound, Hood Canal, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the San Juan Islands, the Strait of Georgia, and Salmon Includes Chinook, coho, sockeye, the Pacific Ocean, including estuaries seaward chum, pink, and Atlantic salmon. of the river or stream mouth (see Mouth Salmonids Fish of the family salmonidae, Pectoral Anal Fin definition). includes: salmon, trout, and whitefishes. Fin Ventral Fin Maximum Size (max. size) The largest size of Seaweed Marine species of algae (such as kelp, Wild Steelhead and Trout Wild steelhead and fish or shellfish that may be kept. For fish, the rock weed, and sea lettuce) and seagrasses trout have unclipped adipose and ventral fins. maximum size refers to the length. (such as eelgrass). Minimum Size (min. size) The smallest size of Selective Gear Rules Only unscented artificial fish or shellfish that may be kept. For fish, the flies or lures with one single-point, barbless hook minimum size refers to the length. are allowed. Up to a total of three artificial flies or Motors Prohibited Fishing from a floating lures, each containing one single-point, barbless device with a motor attached is not allowed hook may be used. Bait is prohibited; fish may regardless of whether the motor is in the water be released until the daily limit is retained. Only or not. knotless nets may be used to land fish except where specifically allowed under Special Rules Mouth Unless otherwise defined, the mouth for individual waters. If any fish has swallowed of a stream, river, or slough is a line projected the hook or is hooked in the gill, eye, or tongue, between the outermost uplands at the mouth. it should be kept if legal to do so. Outermost uplands are those lands not covered by water during ordinary high water. Shellfish Includes Dungeness, red rock, king, and box crab; razor clams, and all other marine Night Closure When a night closure is in effect, clams existing in a wild state; oysters, geoducks, fishing is closed from one hour after official shrimp, California sea cucumbers, sea urchins, sunset to one hour before official sunrise. scallops, goose barnacles, cockles, mussels, Official sunrise and sunset times can be squid, octopus, and crawfish. found at: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/ RS_OneDay.php. Shoreline Fishing Fishing from shore or a structure affixed to the shore or by wading in the Ordinary Residence A residential dwelling water. where a person normally lives, with associated features such as address, telephone number, Snagging Attempting to take fish with a hook utility account, etc. A motorhome or camper and line in such a way that the fish does not parked at a campsite is not considered to be an voluntarily take the hook(s) in its mouth. In ordinary residence. freshwater, it is illegal to possess any fish hooked anywhere other than inside the mouth or on the head. 11 Washington Sport Fishing Rules: Effective July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Other General Information

Sportfishing Rule Development

For information on upcoming sportfishing rule development, please visit our website at https://wdfw.wa.gov. The website will have information on the schedule, how you can participate, and the types of rule changes we will be considering. In addition, you can sign up to receive fishing rule changes and regulatory focused news releases at https://wdfw.wa.gov/lists/. Fish Tagging Notice Co-Management

Researchers throughout the Washington’s natural resources are managed cooperatively state have released fish including PIT tag location by the state of Washington and Indian tribes, whose sturgeon, with PIT tags (small rights were established in treaties signed with the federal glass-encased microchips) government in the 1850s. In those treaties – considered the injected into the muscle just “supreme law of the land” under the U.S. Constitution – the tribes reserved rights to hunt, fish and gather shellfish and behind the top of the head. The plants in traditional harvest areas. tag doesn’t need to be returned, but check for the presence of a tag PIT tag size In Washington, there are 29 federally recognized Indian if the fish is to be consumed. tribes. Each has hunting and fishing rights within their reservations. Of these tribes, 21 also possess off- Several state and federal agencies (including WDFW), reservation hunting and fishing rights. Two tribes in Oregon universities and Indian tribes also have released salmon, and one in Idaho also have treaty-reserved rights to hunt and fish in the state. steelhead, sea-run cutthroat trout, and various marine fish species with small acoustic tags in their body cavities. These tags transmit These tribes and the state consult through a variety of signals that are picked up by special receivers, allowing fishery co-management forums to develop joint natural resource managers to track the fish. Anglers who find a tag while cleaning management agreements through a shared commitment their catch should call (360) 902-2700 to report the tag number, to meet one another’s objectives. The long-term health of species of fish, date and location of their catch. natural resources depends on the tribes and state working acoustic tag cooperatively to achieve common goals. For more information on the tribes, visit the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs at https://www.goia.wa.gov/. Special Use Permit Tribes that have off-reservation treaty rights in Washington:

Anglers with “WDFW Disability Status” (see page 7) may apply for a “Special Hoh Port Gamble Swinomish Use Permit” to accommodate their fishing activities. Special Use Permits are Jamestown S’Klallam Tulalip customized on a case by case basis to the individual’s particular need. For more S’Klallam Puyallup Upper Skagit information, go to: wdfw.wa.gov/accessibility/special_use.html Lower Elwha Quileute Yakama Klallam Quinault Nez Perce (Idaho) Lummi Sauk-Suiattle Umatilla (Oregon) Makah Skokomish Warm Springs Anti-Snagging Rule Examples Muckleshoot Squaxin Island (Oregon) Nisqually Stillaguamish See definition on page 10. When using weight, or Nooksack Suquamish non-buoyant lures, only 1 Weighted Gear Example single-point hook measuring Mainline ¾″ or less from License Suspensions and Property Leader Swivel point to shank may be used. Forfeitures Weights may not be Washington State’s Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Code attached below or less than (Revised Code of Washington Chapter 77.15) requires the 12″ above the lure or bait. mandatory suspension of a person’s fishing privileges, for up to five years, if a person is convicted of one of the following Buoyant lure violations: • assaulting a Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Officer, or an Buoyant (floating) Lure Example employee or agent of the Department performing official Weight duties (more than 12″ No weight attached • first degree waste of fish and wildlife from lure or bait) to line or lure • harvesting endangered fish or wildlife • unlawfully purchasing or using a license In addition, repeat offenders (any person with three Up to 3 hooks measuring ¾″ or less from point to shank convictions for any kind of violation within ten years) receive may be used. Hooks can be single, double, or treble. a mandatory two-year suspension of all fishing and hunting privileges. The law treats an uncontested notice of infraction, a finding of “committed” on an infraction, or a guilty plea as a Prohibited Aquatic Species conviction that will count toward a potential suspension. You will permanently lose your fishing and hunting privileges if you hunt or fish on a suspended license or face a lifetime or longer It is illegal to transport, introduce, or use prohibited aquatic animal and plant term suspension if a violation demonstrates a willful or wanton species, unless specifically authorized. WDFW encourages citizens to be vigilant disregard for the conservation of fish or wildlife. Furthermore, in preventing the introduction or spread of prohibited and other non-native property that is used to violate any fishing and hunting species. To report sightings and learn more about what you can do, please call toll regulations, or that is held with the intention of committing a free 1-888-WDFW-AIS. For more information on Aquatic Invasive Species, go to violation, may be seized for evidence and may ultimately be https://wdfw.wa.gov/ais. forfeited to the state. 12