Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-030 - Food fish fishing-Closed areas

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It is unlawful to fish for or possess food fish taken from
				  the following areas during the times indicated.
(1) It is unlawful at all times to fish for
				or possess food fish taken for personal use in waters lying within 400 feet
				below any fish rack, fishway, dam or other artificial or natural obstruction,
				either temporary or permanent, unless otherwise provided.
(2) Waters of Budd Inlet at Olympia south of
				the Fourth Avenue Bridge are closed at all times, and all contiguous waters
				lying between the Fourth Avenue Bridge and a line from the northwesterly corner
				of the Thriftway Market Building to a point 100 yards north of the railroad
				bridge located on the western side of the inlet opposite the Thriftway Market
				Building are closed during the period July 16 through October 31.
(3) The waters of Percival Cove are closed at
				all times.
(4) Those waters of Hood
				Canal inshore from yellow marker buoys to the mouth of Finch Creek and waters
				within the channel created when tidelands are exposed are closed the entire
				year.
(5) Waters within a radius of
				100 yards from the Enetai Hatchery Outfall Creek where it enters saltwater are
				closed at all times.
(6) Those
				waters of Sinclair Inlet inside a line fifty yards from the pierhead line of
				the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton are closed at all times.
(7) Those waters of Hood Canal within 100
				feet of the Seabeck Highway Bridge over Big Beef Creek are closed August 1
				through November 30.
(8) In
				Shilshole Bay waters east of a line 175 feet west of the Burlington Northern
				Railroad Bridge are closed to fishing.
(9) Those waters of the Chinook River
				upstream from tide gate at the Highway 101 Bridge are closed at all
				times.
(10) Those waters of the
				Columbia River between the Vernita Bridge and the Hanford power line crossing
				(wooden towers at S24, T13N, R27E) are closed October 23 through January
				31.
(11) Those waters of the
				Columbia River between the upstream line of Bonneville Dam to a point 600 feet
				below the fish ladder at the new Bonneville Dam Powerhouse are closed at all
				times.
(12) Waters of the Lake
				Washington Ship Canal west of a north-south line 400 feet east of the eastern
				end of the north wing wall of Chittenden Locks to the mouth of the Lake
				Washington Ship Canal are closed to food fish angling at all times.
(13) Waters of Catch Record Card Area 10 west
				of a line from Point Monroe to Indianola and east of a line from Point Bolin to
				Battle Point are closed to food fish angling from January 1 through March 31
				except it is lawful to fish with gear meeting the fly fishing only requirements
				of WAC 220-310-150 except it is unlawful
				to use lead core fly line. Use of gear other than fly fishing gear or use of a
				lead core line in violation of this subsection is an infraction, punishable
				under RCW
				77.15.160. It is unlawful to retain any fish
				taken during the period January 1 through March 31.
(14) Chief Joseph Dam - Closed to fishing
				from the Okanogan County shore between the dam and the Highway 17 Bridge.
				Closed to fishing from a floating device downstream of Chief Joseph Dam to the
				Corps of Engineers Safety Zone Marker.
(15) Wells Dam - Waters between the upstream
				line of Wells Dam to boundary markers 400 feet below the spawning channel
				discharge on the Chelan County side and the fish ladder on the Douglas County
				side.
(16) Rocky Reach, Rock Island
				and Wanapum Dams - Waters between the upstream lines of these dams and boundary
				markers 400 feet downstream of the fish ladders at Rocky Reach and Rock Island
				Dams and boundary markers at Wanapum Dam 750 feet below the east fish ladder
				and 500 feet below the west fish ladder.
(17) Priest Rapids Dam - Waters between the
				upstream line of Priest Rapids Dam and boundary markers 650 feet below the fish
				ladders.
(18) Jackson (Moran) Creek
				- All waters of the Priest Rapids hatchery system including Columbia River
				waters out to midstream between markers located 100 feet upstream and 400 feet
				downstream of the mouth of the hatchery outlet.
(19) McNary Dam - Waters between the upstream
				line of McNary Dam and a line across the river from the red and white marker on
				the Oregon shore to the downstream end of the wingwall of the boat lock near
				the Washington shore.
(20) John Day
				Dam - Waters between the upstream line of John Day Dam and markers
				approximately 3,000 feet downstream, except that fishing is permitted from the
				Washington shore to within 400 feet of the fishway entrance.
(21) The Dalles Dam - Waters between the
				upstream line of the Dalles Dam and the upstream side of the Interstate 197
				Bridge, except that fishing is permitted from the Washington shore to within
				400 feet of the fishway entrance.
(22) Spring Creek - Waters within 1/4 mile of
				the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Hatchery grounds between posted boundary
				markers located 1/4 mile on either side of the fish ladder entrance.
(23) The waters of Catch Area 12 are closed
				at all times to the taking of food fish other than salmon. However, persons
				with disabilities who permanently use a wheelchair and who have a designated
				harvester card under WAC
				220-220-240 may fish from the
				ADA-access site at the Hoodsport Salmon Hatchery, as long as such persons
				follow all department rules that apply to the adjoining waters of Marine Area
				12.
(24) Freshwater Bay - Waters
				south of a line from Angeles Point to Observatory Point (Bachelor Rock) are
				closed July 1 through October 31.
(25) Tulalip Bay - Waters east of line from
				Mission Point to Hermosa Point are closed at all times.
(26) Waters of Catch Record Card Area 13
				within 500 yards of the Toliva Shoal buoy are closed to fishing for food fish
				June 16 through April 30 and closed to rockfish year-round.