Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-354 - Commercial fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-354-250 - Willapa Bay salmon fall fishery

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
From August 16 through December 31 of each year, it is
				  unlawful to fish for salmon in Willapa Bay for commercial purposes or to
				  possess salmon taken from those waters for commercial purposes, except
				  that:
Fishing periods:
(1) Gillnet gear may be used to fish for coho
				salmon, chum salmon, and Chinook salmon for the dates listed in the table
				below:
Area
Time
Date(s)
Maximum Mesh Size
2N, 2M, 2R
6:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m.
8/17, 8/24, 8/31
4.25"
2N, 2R
6:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m.
8/21, 8/28
4.25"
2N, 2R
6:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m.
9/9
4.25"
2N, 2M, 2R
6:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m.
9/12
4.25"
2N, 2R, 2T
7:00 a.m. through 7 p.m.
9/15
6.5"
2N, 2M, 2R, 2T
7:00 a.m. through 7 p.m.
9/16, 9/17, 9/18, 9/19
6.5"
2N, 2T
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
9/20
6.5"
2U
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
9/15, 9/18, 9/20
4.25"
2N, 2M, 2R, 2T
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
9/22, 9/23, 9/24, 9/25
6.5"
2N, 2R, 2T
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
9/26
6.5"
2N, 2T
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
9/27
6.5"
2U
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
9/23, 9/25, 9/27
6.5"
2N, 2M, 2R, 2T
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
9/29, 9/30, 10/1, 10/4, 10/5
6.5"
2U
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
9/30, 10/2, 10/3, 10/5
6.5"
2N, 2M, 2T, 2U
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
10/7
6.5"
2N, 2M, 2R, 2T
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
10/9
6.5"
2N, 2M, 2R, 2T, 2U
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
10/11
6.5"
2N, 2M, 2R, 2T
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
10/14
6.5"
2N, 2M, 2R, 2T, 2U
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
10/16
6.5"
2N, 2T
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
10/18
6.5"
2N, 2M, 2R, 2T, 2U
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
10/20, 10/23
6.5"
2N, 2T
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
10/25
6.5"
2N, 2M, 2R, 2T
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
10/28
6.5"
2N, 2R
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
10/29
6.5"
2N, 2M, 2R, 2T
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
11/3, 11/10
6.5"
2N, 2M, 2R
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
11/6
6.5"
2N, 2M, 2R, 2T, 2U
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
11/17, 11/24
6.5"
2N, 2M, 2R, 2U
7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.
11/20
6.5"
Gear:
(2) Gillnet gear restrictions - All areas:
(a) Drift gillnet gear only. It is unlawful
				to use set net gear.
(b) It is
				permissible to have on-board a commercial vessel more than one net, provided
				the nets are of a mesh size that is legal for the fishery, and the length of
				any one net does not exceed 1,500 feet in length.
(c) It is unlawful to use a gillnet to fish
				for salmon if the lead line weighs more than two pounds per fathom of net as
				measured on the cork line.
(d) It
				is permissible to have a gillnet with a lead line weighing more than two pounds
				per fathom aboard a vessel when the vessel is fishing in or transiting through
				Willapa Bay, provided the net is properly stored. A properly stored net is
				defined as a net on a drum that is fully covered by a tarp (canvas or plastic)
				and bound with a minimum of 10 revolutions of rope that is 3/8 (0.375) inches
				or greater.
(e) From 6:00 a.m.
				August 17 through 7:00 p.m. November 24, 2024: Mesh size must not exceed six
				and one-half inches stretched, except mesh size must not exceed four and
				one-quarter inches stretched in Areas 2N and 2R on August 17, 21, 24, 28, 31,
				September 9 and 12, Area 2M on August 17, 24, 31, and September 12, and Area 2U
				on September 15, 18, 20, 2024.