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Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-305 - Fish-Fish rules of general application › Section 220-305-090 - Fishing near dams - Department facilities

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Except as provided in current season game fish regulations,
				  it is unlawful to fish within four hundred feet downstream from man-made dams,
				  fish ladders or other obstructions, or in facilities used by the department for
				  rearing, holding, or passage of fish. It is unlawful to fish in an irrigation
				  canal or ditch, when the area is posted as closed waters.
Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 81-22-002 (Order 174),
					 §
											232-12-164, filed 10/22/81;
					 81-12-029 (Order 165), §
											232-12-164, filed 6/1/81.
					 Formerly WAC 232-12-370.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-305 - Fish-Fish rules of general application › Section 220-305-100 - Treaty Indian gear identification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It is unlawful for any person exercising treaty Indian
				  fishing rights at adjudicated usual and accustomed grounds and stations within
				  the Point No Point, Makah, Quinault, Medicine Creek, and Point Elliott treaty
				  areas to leave any gear unattended unless there is affixed to it an
				  identification tag of tribal affiliation and the person's valid treaty Indian
				  identification number.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 84-13-078 (Order
					 84-53), §
											220-47-121, filed 6/21/84; Order
					 76-26, §
											220-47-121, filed 1:45 p.m.,
					 4/20/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-305 - Fish-Fish rules of general application › Section 220-305-110 - Possession of personal-use food fish and shellfish

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The personal-use possession limit of food
				fish shall include all fresh, frozen, canned and other processed fish in the
				immediate possession of an individual while in the field or in transit,
				together with fish held by a custom canner or processor, and fish consigned for
				processing, preserving, storing, or transporting to a place other than where
				such food fish were taken.
(2) It
				shall be unlawful for any custom canner, or any person operating as a canner or
				processor of personal-use catches of food fish to accept, process or hold in
				the name of an individual more than his lawful possession limit.
(3) Custom canners or processors of
				personal-use food fish or shellfish, resort operators and others who hold fish
				on their premises for sport fishermen, shall maintain accurate written accounts
				of such fish. These records shall be made available for inspection by the
				department of fisheries, and shall contain the name, signature and permanent
				address of the taker, the date and area of catch; the number, weight, species
				and date submitted for processing or holding and the final quantities processed
				by numbers of units.
(4) It shall
				be unlawful for any commercial fish dealer, cold storage plant operator,
				restaurant or hotel to store or have in possession any food fish or shellfish
				taken by any person for personal use, unless it is identified by tags attached
				bearing the names and addresses of the persons taking such food fish or
				shellfish.
(5) It shall be unlawful
				for any person taking food fish or shellfish for personal use to intermingle
				his catch or part of his catch with that of any duly licensed person taking
				food fish or shellfish for commercial purposes except for commercially caught
				fish retained for personal use as provided for in WAC
				220-354-030
				and
				220-353-110.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-305 - Fish-Fish rules of general application › Section 220-305-120 - Harvesting of shellfish, food fish or game fish by persons with a disability

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				Definitions:
(a) "Harvester with a
				disability" means a person who has been granted a disability designation and
				who possesses a valid disabled harvester endorsement issued by the
				department;
(b) "Disabled harvester
				endorsement" means an endorsement to a license issued by the department to a
				person who has been granted a disability designation;
(c) "Designated harvester companion" means a
				designated person who only assists with that physical function the harvester
				with a disability is unable to perform during his or her recreational activity
				in the taking of shellfish, food fish, or game fish;
(d) "Designated harvester companion card"
				means an identification card issued by the department to a harvester with a
				disability for use by another person in assisting or acting on the behalf of
				the harvester with a disability while engaging in fishing or harvesting
				activities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-306 - Fishsalmon Control Zones › Section 220-306-010 - Cape Flattery Control Zone

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
This area is defined as the area from Cape Flattery
				  (48°23'00"N. lat.) to the northern boundary of the U.S. Exclusive Economic
				  Zone; and the area from Cape Flattery extending south to Cape Alava
				  (48°10'00"N. lat.) that is east of 125°05'00"W. long.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-306 - Fishsalmon Control Zones › Section 220-306-020 - Salmon Troll Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Area

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
This area is defined as: Beginning at 48°00.00'N. lat.,
				  125°14.00'W. long.; thence to 48°02.00'N. lat., 125°14.00'W. long.;
				  thence to 48°02.00'N. lat., 125°16. 50'W. long.; thence to
				  48°00.00'N. lat., 125°16.50'W. long.; thence to the point of
				  origin.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-306 - Fishsalmon Control Zones › Section 220-306-030 - Grays Harbor Control Zone

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
This area is defined by a line drawn from the Westport
				  Lighthouse (46°53'18"N. lat., 124°07'01"W. long.); thence to Buoy #2
				  (46°52'42"N. lat., 124°12'42"W. long.); thence to Buoy #3
				  (46°55'00"N. lat., 124°14'48"W. long.); thence to the Grays Harbor
				  north jetty (46°55'36"N. lat., 124°10'51"W. long.).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-306 - Fishsalmon Control Zones › Section 220-306-040 - Columbia River Control Zone

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
This area is at the Columbia River mouth, bounded on the west
				  by a line running northeast/southwest between the red lighted Buoy #4
				  (46°13'35"N. lat., 124°06'50"W. long.) and the green lighted Buoy #7
				  (46°15'09"N. lat., 124°06'16"W. long.); on the east by the Buoy #10
				  line, which bears north/ south at 357° true from the south jetty at
				  46°14'00"N. lat., 124°03'07"W. long. to its intersection with the north
				  jetty; on the north by a line running northeast/southwest between the green
				  lighted Buoy #7 to the tip of the north jetty (46°15' 48"N. lat.,
				  124°05'20"W. long.) and then along the north jetty to the point of
				  intersection with the Buoy #10 line; and on the south by a line running
				  northeast/southwest between the red lighted Buoy #4 and the tip of the south
				  jetty (46°14'03"N. lat., 124°04'05"W. long.), and then along the south
				  jetty to the point of intersection with the Buoy #10 line.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-010 - Description of catch record cards and required information

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The department shall issue a paper catch
				record card or provide access to an electronic catch record card for the
				following species:
(a) Anadromous salmon
				(salmon);
(b) Dungeness crab taken
				from Catch Record Card Area 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line and Catch Record
				Card Areas 5-13;
(c)
				Halibut;
(d) Steelhead;
				and
(e) Sturgeon.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-020 - Catch record cards

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to fail to comply with the
				  catch record requirements as provided for in this section:
(1) An angler must obtain and have in their
				physical possession a valid and appropriate paper or electronic Puget Sound
				Dungeness crab catch record card as described in WAC 220-310-010 to fish for or
				possess for personal use any Dungeness crab in Catch Record Card Area 4 east of
				the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line, and in Catch Record Card Areas 5-13.
(2) An angler must obtain and have in their
				physical possession a valid and appropriate paper or electronic catch record
				card as described in WAC 220-310-010 to fish for or possess for personal use
				any anadromous salmon, sturgeon, halibut, or steelhead except a catch record
				card is not required for:
(a) Commercially
				caught salmon retained for personal use, as provided in WAC 220-354-030, and
				commercially caught sturgeon retained for personal use, as provided in WAC
				220-353-110; and
(b) Landlocked
				steelhead or for salmon in waters designated as "landlocked salmon rules apply"
				in WAC 220-312-010 through 220-312-060.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-040 - Total possession limit

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The lawful total cumulative number of salmon or amounts of
				  other food fish and shellfish possessed when taken from more than one area
				  shall not exceed the daily catch or possession limit for a single
				  area.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 80-03-064 (Order
					 80-12), §
											220-56-155, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-050 - Unlawful to take another's limit

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to catch, dig or possess fish
				  or shellfish for another person except designated harvesters as provided in WAC
				  220-220-240.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-060 - Wastage of food fish or shellfish

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful to take, fish for or possess food fish
				  or shellfish taken for personal use with the intent of wasting or destroying
				  such food fish or shellfish.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 80-03-064 (Order
					 80-12), §
											220-56-140, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-070 - Statewide bait rules

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It
				is unlawful to fish for sturgeon except with bait.
(2) It is unlawful to use lamprey as fishing
				bait, regardless of the source or species of lamprey.
(3) It is acceptable to use bait in
				saltwater.
(4) It is unlawful to
				chum, broadcast, feed, or distribute into freshwater any bait or other
				substance capable of attracting fish unless specifically authorized in
				exceptions to statewide rules.
(5)
				When fishing for trout with bait, all trout and kokanee that are lawful to
				possess and are equal to or greater than the minimum size are counted as part
				of the daily limit, whether kept or released, and it is unlawful to continue to
				fish once the daily limit has been achieved, except that steelhead trout may be
				caught and released until the daily limit is taken.
(6) It is unlawful to possess or use live
				aquatic animals as bait in fresh water except:
(a) Live aquatic animals (other than fish)
				collected from the water being fished may be possessed or used as
				bait.
(b) Live sand shrimp may be
				possessed or used as bait.
(c) Live
				forage fish may be possessed or used as bait in the Columbia River downstream
				of a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy 44
				to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-080 - Game fish seasons-General rules

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It is unlawful to fish for game fish except during the
				  seasons and times below.
(1)
				Freshwater lakes, ponds and reservoirs: Open year-round except as provided for
				in WAC
				220-312-010
				through
				220-312-060.
(2) Freshwater rivers, streams, and beaver
				ponds: Open the Saturday before Memorial Day through October 31 except as
				provided for in WAC
				220-312-010
				through
				220-312-060.
(3) Saltwater (all waters downstream and
				seaward of the mouths of rivers and streams generally defined in WAC
				220-200-060
				and specifically defined in WAC
				220-300-220
				): Open year-round, except:
(a) Lake
				Washington Ship Canal - Those waters of Area 10 west of the Lake Washington
				Ship Canal to a north-south line 175 feet west of the Burlington-Northern
				Railroad Bridge are closed waters.
(b) Toliva Shoal - Waters within 500 yards of
				the Toliva Shoal buoy are closed waters from June 16 through April
				30.
(c) Freshwater Bay - Waters
				south of a line from Angeles Point westerly to Observatory Point are closed
				July 1 through October 31.
(d)
				Tulalip Bay - Waters of Tulalip Bay east of a line from Hermosa Point to
				Mission Point are closed waters.
(e) Agate Pass - 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 game fish angling from January 1
				through March 31; however, a person can fish with gear meeting the
				fly-fishing-only requirements of WAC
				220-310-150 as long
				as he or she does not use lead-core fly line. It is unlawful to retain any fish
				taken during the period January 1 through March 31.
(f) 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.
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.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-090 - Game fish possession limits and size limits

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It is unlawful to retain or possess game fish taken in excess
				  of the daily, possession, or license year possession limits, or game fish that
				  do not conform to the size limits provided for in this section, unless
				  otherwise provided for in WAC
				  220-312-010
				  through
				  220-312-060.
(1) Daily game fish possession and size
				limits:
Species
Daily limit
Size limits
Largemouth Bass
No limit for all rivers, streams and beaver
							 ponds.
5 from lakes, ponds, reservoirs.
No size restriction.
Release bass 12 to 17 inches in length. Not more than
							 1 largemouth bass 17 inches in length or greater may be retained.
Smallmouth Bass
No limit for all rivers, streams and beaver
							 ponds.
10 from lakes, ponds, reservoirs.
No size restriction.
No minimum size. Not more than one smallmouth bass
							 over 14 inches in length or greater may be retained.
Burbot
5
No size restriction.
Channel catfish
No limit for all rivers, streams and beaver
							 ponds.
No size restriction.
5 from lakes, ponds, reservoirs.
No size restriction.
Eastern brook trout
No daily limit.
No size restriction.
Grass carp
Unlawful to retain unless otherwise provided in WAC
							 220-312-020
							 and
							 220-312-040.
Not applicable.
Tiger Muskellunge
1
Minimum size 50 inches in length.
Kokanee
10
No size restriction.
Lake trout
No daily limit.
No size restriction.
Trout
5 from lakes, ponds and reservoirs.
No size restriction.
2 from rivers, streams, and beaver ponds.
The daily trout limit is 5 trout, regardless of
							 origin.
Wild trout 8-inch minimum length. Hatchery trout no
							 minimum length.
Hatchery steelhead
2
20-inch minimum length.
Walleye
No limit for all rivers, streams and beaver
							 ponds.
No size restriction.
8 from lakes, ponds, reservoirs.
12-inch minimum size. Not more than 1 walleye greater
							 than 22 inches in length may be retained.
Whitefish
15
No size restriction.
All other game fish
No limit.
No size restriction.
(2)
				Possession limit: The game fish possession limit in the field or in transit is
				two daily limits in fresh, frozen or processed form.
(3) Wild steelhead, Dolly Varden, and bull
				trout: Except as provided for in this section and WAC
				220-312-010
				through
				220-312-060,
				it is unlawful to retain wild steelhead, Dolly Varden, or bull trout.
(4) Saltwater game fish retention: Game fish
				taken in saltwater may not be retained, except that up to two hatchery
				steelhead per day may be retained.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-100 - Fish handling rules-Removal from water

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
In order to protect fish that are required to be
				  released:
(1) It is unlawful to
				totally or partially remove six-gill shark from the water.
(2) In all freshwater areas, except the
				Columbia River downstream from a line between Rocky Point and Tongue Point, it
				is unlawful to totally remove salmon, steel-head, Dolly Varden or bull trout
				from the water if it is unlawful to retain those salmon, steelhead, Dolly
				Varden or bull trout or if the angler subsequently releases the salmon,
				steel-head, Dolly Varden or bull trout.
(3) In 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. For purposes of this subsection, "aboard" means
				inside the gunnel of a vessel.
(4)
				In Marine Area 2-2 east of the Buoy 13 line, salmon required to be released may
				not be totally removed from the water, except anglers fishing from vessels
				thirty feet or longer as shown on their state registration or Coast Guard
				documentation are exempt from this subsection.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), §
											220-56-118, filed 2/14/06,
					 effective 5/1/06; 05-17-007 (Order 05-168), §
											220-56-118, filed 8/3/05,
					 effective 9/3/05; 05-05-035 (Order 05-15), §
											220-56-118, filed 2/10/05,
					 effective 5/1/05; 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), §
											220-56-118, filed 3/4/04,
					 effective 5/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-110 - Angling gear-Lawful and unlawful acts

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It is unlawful for any person to use more
				than one line while angling for personal use, except:
(a) Anglers in possession of a valid two-pole
				endorsement may use up to two lines while fishing in lakes, ponds, and
				reservoirs open to fishing unless listed as an exception in WAC
				220-220-160.
				Anglers in possession of a valid two-pole endorsement may use up to two lines
				while fishing in rivers and marine areas as noted in WAC
				220-220-160
				and
				220-312-010
				through
				220-312-060.
(b) A second line using forage fish jigger
				gear is permissible while fishing in Catch Record Card Areas 5, 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2,
				9, 10, 11, and 13.
(c) When fishing
				outside 3 miles from shore in Pacific Ocean waters for tuna species, anglers
				are not restricted on the number of rods or lines fished per angler, provided
				that no other species are possessed onboard the vessel. A violation of this
				subsection is an infraction, punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.160, Infractions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-120 - Gaffing and use of other body-penetrating devices-Personal use

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(1) It is unlawful
				to club, gaff, snag, snare, dip net, harass, spear, stone, or otherwise molest,
				mutilate, injure, kill, destroy, or shoot with a firearm, crossbow, bow and
				arrow, or compressed air gun, any fish or shellfish or fish or shellfish parts
				for personal-use purposes, except:
(a) A
				person may use a dip net or club in the landing of fish taken by personal-use
				angling, unless otherwise provided; and a person may use a gaff in the landing
				of tuna, halibut, lingcod in Marine Areas 1 through 3 and 4, west of the
				Bonilla-Tatoosh line and dogfish, and a harpoon in the landing of halibut, in
				all catch record card areas;
(b) A
				person may use a spear in underwater spear fishing, as provided in WAC
				220-310-130;
(c) A person may use a bow and arrow or spear
				to take carp or as provided by department rule;
(d) A person may snag herring, smelt,
				anchovies, pilchard, sand lance, and squid when using forage fish jigger gear
				or squid jigs; and
(e) A person may
				shoot halibut when landing them with a dip net, harpoon or gaff for personal
				use only.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-130 - Spearfishing

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It shall be lawful to take, fish for and possess food fish
				  taken for personal use in saltwater, except salmon and sturgeon, if such food
				  fish are taken with underwater spearfishing gear commonly used in the sport of
				  "skin diving."
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 90-06-026, §
											220-56-160, filed 2/28/90,
					 effective 3/31/90; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), §
											220-56-160, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-140 - Bow and arrow fishing

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It shall be lawful to take, fish for and possess food fish,
				  except salmon, shad, or sturgeon, for personal use by bow and arrow
				  fishing.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 90-06-026, §
											220-56-165, filed 2/28/90,
					 effective 3/31/90; 80-07-017 (Order 80-45), §
											220-56-165, filed 6/11/80;
					 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), §
											220-56-165, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-150 - Fly fishing

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It is
				unlawful to fish in waters restricted to "fly fishing only" with the use of:
(a) A fixed spool reel.
(b) Fishing line other than conventional fly
				line or conventional "Tenkara" fly line, except that other line may be used for
				backing and leader if it is attached to not less than 25 feet of conventional
				fly line.
(c) Hooks that exceed 1/2
				inch when measured from point to shank.
(d) Not more than two flies each with a
				single-point barbless hook.
(e)
				Bait.
(f) Weight attached to the
				leader or line.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-160 - Daily limits other food fish not otherwise provided for

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It is unlawful for any person to retain more than the
				  following quantities taken for personal use. Unless otherwise provided, other
				  food fish fishing is open the entire year:
(1) Shiner perch: Daily limit 15
				fish.
(2) All other marine food
				fish not otherwise provided for in this chapter except albacore tuna and all
				mackerel: Daily limit two fish.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.020 and
					 77.12.047. 11-16-103 (Order
					 11-184), §
											220-56-240, filed 8/3/11,
					 effective 9/3/11. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 10-07-105 (Order 10-64), §
											220-56-240, filed 3/19/10,
					 effective 5/1/10; 01-06-036 (Order 01-24), §
											220-56-240, filed 3/5/01,
					 effective 5/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038
					 (Order 00-29), §
											220-56-240, filed 3/29/00,
					 effective 5/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 1998 c 191 § 40.
					 98-24-042 (Order 98-241), §
											220-56-240, filed 11/24/98,
					 effective 1/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080. 98-06-031,
					 §
											220-56-240, filed 2/26/98,
					 effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-08-017 (Order 97-53),
					 §
											220-56-240, filed 3/25/97,
					 effective 5/1/97; 96-05-004 (Order 96-13), §
											220-56-240, filed 2/9/96,
					 effective 5/1/96; 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), §
											220-56-240, filed 1/30/95,
					 effective 5/1/95; 94-14-069, §
											220-56-240, filed 7/1/94,
					 effective 8/1/94; 93-22-004 (Order 93-125), §
											220-56-240, filed 10/20/93,
					 effective 1/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), §
											220-56-240, filed 3/31/93,
					 effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), §
											220-56-240, filed 5/12/92,
					 effective 6/12/92; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), §
											220-56-240, filed 4/2/91,
					 effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, §
											220-56-240, filed 2/28/90,
					 effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), §
											220-56-240, filed 3/16/89;
					 88-10-012 (Order 88-14), §
											220-56-240, filed 4/26/88;
					 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), §
											220-56-240, filed 4/9/86;
					 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), §
											220-56-240, filed 4/9/85;
					 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), §
											220-56-240, filed 4/11/84;
					 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), §
											220-56-240, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-170 - Possession of gamefish, food fish or shellfish in unlawful condition - Possession aboard a vessel

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(1) Fish and
				shellfish may be cleaned and portioned in the field except sturgeon when
				sturgeon eggs are in possession. It is unlawful for a fisher to fail to retain
				proof of compliance with number, species, size, weight, sex, or wild or
				hatchery origin restrictions, if such restrictions apply, until the fisher is
				ashore and has finished fishing for the day. This subsection does not apply if
				the catch is in the process of being prepared for immediate
				consumption.
(2) Notwithstanding
				the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, it is unlawful to possess
				Dolly Varden/bull trout in the field in such condition that the species and
				total length cannot be determined.
(3) In Marine Areas 1 through 6 it is
				unlawful for any person to possess more than one daily limit of fish or
				shellfish in fresh form while aboard a vessel.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 01-06-036 (Order 01-24), §
											220-56-145, filed 3/5/01,
					 effective 5/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038
					 (Order 00-29), §
											220-56-145, filed 3/29/00,
					 effective 5/1/00; 99-08-029 (Order 99-13), §
											220-56-145, filed 3/30/99,
					 effective 5/1/99; 98-06-031, §
											220-56-145, filed 2/26/98,
					 effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 83-07-043 (Order 83-16),
					 §
											220-56-145, filed 3/17/83;
					 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), §
											220-56-145, filed 6/9/82;
					 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), §
											220-56-145, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-190 - Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules - Puget Sound (Recodified)

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Reviser's note:
The bracketed material
					 preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office.
Reviser's note:
The typographical errors in
					 the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the
					 Register pursuant to the requirements of
					 RCW
					 34.08.040.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-200 - Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules - Columbia (Recodified)

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Reviser's note:
The spelling error in the
					 above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the
					 Register pursuant to the requirements of
					 RCW
					 34.08.040.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-210 - Possession and delivery of Canadian-origin food fish and shellfish

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(1) It is unlawful
				to possess in marine waters or deliver into Washington shellfish or food fish
				taken for personal use from Canadian waters unless the person also possesses a
				valid Canadian sport fishing license and catch record card, if one is
				required.
(2) Canadian-origin
				rockfish restrictions: It is unlawful to possess yelloweye or canary rockfish
				taken for personal use from Canadian waters.
(3) Canadian-origin halibut restrictions:
(a) The daily limit of halibut is one daily
				limit, regardless of the origin of the halibut.
(b) The possession limit is two halibut if at
				least one halibut was taken from Washington waters. It is unlawful to possess
				in excess of the Canadian possession limit of halibut for the time and area
				fished if all halibut were taken from Canadian waters.
(c) It is unlawful to possess more than one
				daily limit of halibut aboard the fishing vessel.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-220 - Juvenile fishing waters

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It is unlawful for a person fifteen years of age or older to
				  fish any waters restricted to juvenile fishing only.
Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 88-07-065 (Order 307),
					 §
											232-12-154, filed 3/16/88;
					 81-22-002 (Order 174), §
											232-12-154, filed 10/22/81;
					 81-12-029 (Order 165), §
											232-12-154, filed 6/1/81.
					 Formerly WAC 232-12-355.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-230 - Juvenile fishing events

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(1)
				Juvenile fishing events are restricted to persons under fifteen years of age. A
				juvenile fishing event exists when ten or more juveniles fish competitively and
				determine winners, regardless of prize value.
(2) It is unlawful for a juvenile fishing
				event sponsor to fail to notify the department regional office in the region in
				which the event will occur prior to holding a juvenile fishing event. The
				department shall approve or deny the juvenile fishing event. It is unlawful to
				sponsor a juvenile fishing event if the department has denied approval of the
				event. Violation of this subsection is an infraction, punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.160.
(3) Juvenile fishing events that may
				adversely affect fish or wildlife resources or other recreational opportunity
				may be denied. Juvenile fishing events are not allowed on sea-run cutthroat
				trout, Dolly Varden, or bull trout.
(4) The daily limit for the juvenile fishing
				event shall not exceed the daily limit for the species being fished in the body
				of water where the event is being held, except that the event sponsor may set a
				daily limit lower than the daily limit for the body of water. Events are
				restricted to approved waters.
(5)
				Events may not exceed three consecutive days.
(6) Event participants may not restrict
				public access at boat launches.
(7)
				The total prizes awarded for any juvenile fishing event may not exceed
				$1,000.
(8) Juvenile fishing event
				sponsors requesting fish from the department are required to apply for fish by
				February 1st of the year in which the event is planned.
Sponsors who receive fish are required to report event
				  information required by the department by February 1st of the year following
				  the event. Failure to report event information will result in a denial of fish
				  for the calendar year following the calendar year during which the event was
				  held.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 06-09-021 (Order 06-67), §
											232-12-272, filed 4/11/06,
					 effective 5/12/06; 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), §
											232-12-272, filed 3/29/02,
					 effective 5/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-310 - Personal-use fisheries-General rules › Section 220-310-240 - Recreational fisheries enhancement account - Funding

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The department shall deposit into the recreational fisheries
				  enhancement account the sum of $1,415,000 during fiscal year 2000, based on
				  127,000 annual license holders and 29,000 short-term license holders fishing
				  for salmon and marine bottomfish in Puget Sound. Beginning in fiscal year 2001,
				  and each year thereafter, the deposit into the recreational fisheries
				  enhancement account shall be adjusted annually to reflect the actual number of
				  license holders fishing for salmon and marine bottomfish in Puget Sound based
				  on an annual survey from the previous license year conducted by the department
				  beginning with the April 1, 1999, to March 31, 2000, license year
				  survey.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.32.440. 99-17-096 (Order 99-128), §
											220-20-070, filed 8/17/99,
					 effective 9/17/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.54.140 and 75.32.370. 99-02-040
					 (Order 98-263), §
											220-20-070, filed 12/31/98,
					 effective 1/1/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-311 - Personal-use fisheries-Marine specific rules › Section 220-311-010 - Marine area codes

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The term "marine area code numbers" is defined as the catch
				  area for the catch record card. The following is a list of the catch
				  areas:
(1) Area 1 (Ilwaco): Waters
				west of the Buoy 10 Line and north to Leadbetter Point.
(2)
(a) Area
				2 (Westport-Ocean Shores): From Leadbetter Point north to the Queets River.
				Area 2 excludes waters of Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor.
(b) Area 2-1: Willapa Bay east of a line from
				Leadbetter Point (46°39'12"N, 124°3'31"W) due west to 46°39'12"N,
				124°5'20"W then due north to the westerly most landfall on Cape Shoalwater
				at 46°44'40"N, 124°5'20"W.
(c) Area 2-2: Grays Harbor east of a line
				from the outermost end of the north jetty to the outermost exposed end of the
				south jetty.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-311 - Personal-use fisheries-Marine specific rules › Section 220-311-020 - Puget Sound public fishing piers-Restricted fishing areas

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(1) Des Moines public fishing pier: It is
				unlawful to take, fish for or possess food fish or shellfish taken within 100
				yards of the Des Moines public fishing pier, except while fishing from the Des
				Moines public fishing pier.
(2)
				Edmonds public fishing pier:
(a) It is
				unlawful to take, fish for or possess food fish or shellfish taken from the
				following waters, except while fishing from the Edmonds public fishing pier:
				Waters inside a line from a boundary marker on the north breakwater to the
				southernmost marker buoy, then to the north end of the city of Edmonds public
				beach.
(b) It is unlawful to take,
				fish for or possess food fish or shellfish taken by any means from within the
				boundaries of the underwater artificial reef surrounding the Edmonds public
				fishing pier as defined in this subsection, except while fishing from the
				Edmonds public fishing pier. The underwater artificial reef area is defined as
				waters lying northerly and easterly of the north breakwater of the port of
				Edmonds marina inside of a line from a boundary marker on the north breakwater,
				northwesterly 275 feet to a marker buoy, thence northeasterly 1350 feet to a
				marker buoy, thence southeasterly to the northeastern end of the city of
				Edmonds public beach.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-311 - Personal-use fisheries-Marine specific rules › Section 220-311-030 - Statewide saltwater hook rules

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(1) It is unlawful to use more than two hooks
				to fish in saltwater, except for forage fish jigger gear and squid jig gear,
				and when fishing from the north jetty of the Columbia River.
(2) It is unlawful to use barbed hooks in
				Marine Areas 5-13, except for forage fish jigger gear.
(3) It is unlawful to use other than one
				single-point barbless hook to fish for sturgeon.
(4) It is unlawful to use other than
				single-point barbless hooks to fish for salmon in Marine Areas 1-13.
(5) It is unlawful to fish for or possess
				salmon taken with terminal gear hooks in violation of anti-snagging rule in the
				following saltwater areas during the periods indicated: Budd Inlet waters south
				of a line projected true west from the KGY radio station to the mainland and
				north of the closed zone provided for in WAC 220-310-030 - July 16 through
				October 31.
(6) It is unlawful to
				use forage fish jig gear, and anti-snagging rule and night closure in effect,
				in the Duwamish Waterway downstream from the First Avenue South Bridge to an
				east-west line through Southwest Hanford Street on Harbor Island parallel to
				Southwest Spokane Street where it crosses Harbor Island - July 1 through
				October 31.
(7) Use of gear in
				violation of this section is an infraction, punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.160.
(8) It is unlawful to possess fish or
				shellfish taken with gear in violation of the provisions of this section.
				Possession of fish or shellfish while using gear in violation of the provisions
				of this section is a rebuttable presumption that the fish or shellfish were
				taken with such gear. Possession of such fish or shellfish is punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.380 Unlawful recreational fishing in
				the second degree-Penalty, unless the fish or shellfish are taken in the
				amounts or manner to constitute a violation of
				RCW
				77.15.370 Unlawful recreational fishing in
				the first degree-Penalty.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-311 - Personal-use fisheries-Marine specific rules › Section 220-311-040 - Unclassified marine invertebrates and fish

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(1) "Unclassified marine invertebrates" and
				"unclassified marine fish" mean species existing in Washington state marine
				waters in a wild state that have not been classified as food fish, shellfish,
				game fish, protected wildlife, or endangered species.
(2) All Marine Areas are closed to the taking
				of unclassified marine invertebrates and unclassified marine fish.
(3) It is unlawful to take, fish for or
				possess Pacific lamprey or river lamprey.
(4) Violation of this section is punishable
				under RCW
				77.15.380 Unlawful recreational fishing in
				the second degree -- Penalty, unless the fish or shellfish are taken in the
				amounts or manner to constitute a violation of
				RCW
				77.15.370 Unlawful recreational fishing in
				the first degree -- Penalty.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 10-07-105 (Order 10-64), §
											220-56-130, filed 3/19/10,
					 effective 5/1/10; 06-09-021 (Order 06-67), §
											220-56-130, filed 4/11/06,
					 effective 5/12/06; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), §
											220-56-130, filed 2/14/06,
					 effective 5/1/06; 05-05-035 (Order 05-15), §
											220-56-130, filed 2/10/05,
					 effective 5/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038
					 (Order 00-29), §
											220-56-130, filed 3/29/00,
					 effective 5/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-04-066 (Order 95-10),
					 §
											220-56-130, filed 1/30/95,
					 effective 5/1/95; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), §
											220-56-130, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-311 - Personal-use fisheries-Marine specific rules › Section 220-311-050 - Shad - Areas and seasons

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It is lawful to fish for or possess shad taken for personal
				  use concurrent with a salmon or gamefish opening, except Columbia River waters
				  downstream from Bonneville Dam are closed to shad fishing April 1 through May
				  15.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 02-08-048 (Order 02-53), §
											220-56-285, filed 3/29/02,
					 effective 5/1/02; 01-06-036 (Order 01-24), §
											220-56-285, filed 3/5/01,
					 effective 5/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080. 98-06-031,
					 §
											220-56-285, filed 2/26/98,
					 effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-12-027 (Order 95-46),
					 §
											220-56-285, filed 5/31/95,
					 effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, §
											220-56-285, filed 7/1/94,
					 effective 8/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), §
											220-56-285, filed 3/31/93,
					 effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), §
											220-56-285, filed 5/12/92,
					 effective 6/12/92; 88-10-012 (Order 88-14), §
											220-56-285, filed 4/26/88;
					 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), §
											220-56-285, filed 3/17/83;
					 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), §
											220-56-285, filed 6/9/82;
					 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), §
											220-56-285, filed 2/17/81,
					 effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), §
											220-56-285, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC
					 220-56-072.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-312 - Personal-use fisheries-Freshwater specific rules › Section 220-312-020 - Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules-Coast

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(1)
Aberdeen Lake (Grays Harbor
				County):
Open the fourth Saturday in April through October 31.
(2)
Bear Creek (Clallam County)
				(Bogachiel River tributary):
(a) It is
				unlawful to use anything other than one single-point barbless hook.
(b) It is unlawful to use bait.
(c) Game fish: Statewide minimum length/daily
				limit, except: Release wild rainbow trout.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-312 - Personal-use fisheries-Freshwater specific rules › Section 220-312-030 - Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules-Southwest

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(1)
Abernathy Creek and tributaries
				(Cowlitz County):
(a) From 200 feet
				above Abernathy Falls to posted markers 500 feet downstream from the Abernathy
				Fish Technology Center: Closed waters.
(b) Open the Saturday before Memorial Day
				through August 31 and November 1 through March 15.
(c) Selective gear rules, except: Use of
				barbed hooks is allowed.
(d) Game
				fish: Statewide minimum length/daily limit, except:
(i) Trout: Daily limit 2; minimum length 14
				inches.
(ii) Steelhead: Daily limit
				3 hatchery steelhead; minimum length 20 inches.
(e) Salmon:
(i) Open November 1 through December
				31.
(ii) Daily limit 6; up to 2 may
				be adults.
(iii) Only hatchery
				Chinook and hatchery coho may be retained.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-312 - Personal-use fisheries-Freshwater specific rules › Section 220-312-040 - Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules-Puget Sound

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(1) Beaver ponds located within or adjacent
				to streams that drain into Puget Sound listed as open to trout and other game
				fish follow the same rules as the adjacent stream.
(2)
County-wide freshwater exceptions
				to statewide rules:
(a) Beaver ponds in
				Kitsap County and Mason County on Tahuya Peninsula west of Belfair-Bremerton
				Highway (S.R. 3):
(i) Open the fourth Saturday
				in April through October 31.
(ii)
				Trout: No minimum length.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-312 - Personal-use fisheries-Freshwater specific rules › Section 220-312-050 - Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules-East-side

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(1)
Countywide freshwater exceptions to
				statewide rules:
(a) Irrigation canals,
				wasteways, drains and the inlets and outlets of all lakes, ponds, and
				reservoirs in Grant and Adams counties (except Crab Creek, Rocky Ford Creek and
				Ponds, Columbia Basin Hatchery Creek, Bobcat Creek, Coyote Creek, Frenchman
				Hills Wasteway and Drains, Hays Creek, Red Rock Creek, Sand Hollow Creek, and
				Lake Lenore inlet and outlet) are open year-round, statewide lake rules apply
				to all species.
(b) In Adams,
				Douglas, Franklin, Grant, and Okanogan counties, except Zosel Dam (Okanogan
				River) and Enloe Dam (Similkameen River): It is permissible to fish up to the
				base of all dams.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-312 - Personal-use fisheries-Freshwater specific rules › Section 220-312-060 - Freshwater exceptions to statewide rules-Columbia

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The following exceptions to statewide rules apply to the
				  Columbia River, including impoundments and all connecting sloughs, except Wells
				  Ponds:
(1)
General Columbia
				River rules:
(a) In the concurrent
				waters of the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon, the license of
				either state is valid when fishing from a vessel.
(i) Anglers must comply with the fishing
				regulations of the state in which they are fishing.
(ii) This subsection does not allow an angler
				licensed in Oregon to fish on the Washington shore, or in the sloughs or
				tributaries in Washington except as otherwise provided by department
				rule.
(iii) Anglers fishing the
				Columbia River are restricted to one limit, as defined by the laws of the state
				in which they are fishing, even if they are licensed by both states.