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Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-312 - Personal-use fisheries-Freshwater specific rules › Section 220-312-070 - Statewide freshwater hook rules

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It is unlawful to use more than three
				hooks per line to fish in freshwater, except it is lawful to use forage fish
				jigger gear in the waters of the Columbia River downstream from a line between
				Rocky Point and Tongue Point.
(2)
				It is unlawful to use other than one single barbless hook to fish for
				sturgeon.
(3) Use of gear in
				violation of this section is an infraction, punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.160.
(4) 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.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 10-07-105 (Order 10-64), §
											220-56-123, filed 3/19/10,
					 effective 5/1/10; 06-09-021 (Order 06-67), §
											220-56-123, filed 4/11/06,
					 effective 5/12/06; 06-05-085 (Order 06-23), §
											220-56-123, filed 2/14/06,
					 effective 5/1/06; 05-17-007 (Order 05-168), §
											220-56-123, filed 8/3/05,
					 effective 9/3/05; 04-24-030 (Order 04-306), §
											220-56-123, filed 11/23/04,
					 effective 12/24/04; 01-06-036 (Order 01-24), §
											220-56-123, filed 3/5/01,
					 effective 5/1/01. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order
					 00-134), §
											220-56-123, filed 7/31/00,
					 effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-15-081
					 (Order 99-102), §
											220-56-123, filed 7/20/99,
					 effective 8/20/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 94-14-069, §
											220-56-123, filed 7/1/94,
					 effective 8/1/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-312 - Personal-use fisheries-Freshwater specific rules › Section 220-312-080 - Unclassified freshwater invertebrates and fish

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Definitions. For purposes of this
				section, "freshwater clams and mussels" means all freshwater bivalves existing
				in Washington in a wild state, except prohibited aquatic animal species
				classified under WAC 220-640-040.
(2) It is unlawful for any person to take or
				possess freshwater clams and mussels taken for personal use. Freshwater clams
				and mussels include all bodily parts but does not include five pounds or less
				of relic shells of freshwater clams and mussels. A relic (dead) shell is
				defined as one which apparently died of natural causes and contains no meat or
				soft parts: It readily exhibits noticeable sediment, vegetation, algal or
				mineral stains, discolorations, soiling, weathering or other visual evidence on
				its interior surface which clearly and unambiguously shows the shell has not
				been cooked-out or freshly cleaned. No license or permit is required to take or
				possess up to five pounds of relic shells per day. It is unlawful to take or
				possess more than five pounds of relic shells without first obtaining a
				scientific collection permit.
(3)
				It is unlawful to retain any freshwater fish not classified as a food fish or
				game fish, with the exception of northern pike when taken in accordance with
				WAC 220-640-040.
(4) It is unlawful
				for any person to take, fish for or possess Pacific lamprey, western brook
				lamprey, or river lamprey taken for personal use.
(5) Violation of this rule is punishable
				under RCW
				77.15.260.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-312 - Personal-use fisheries-Freshwater specific rules › Section 220-312-090 - Unlawful possession of snagged fish taken in freshwater

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It is unlawful to possess fish taken for personal use from
				  freshwater areas that were not hooked inside the mouth or on the head, the head
				  being defined as all parts of the fish anterior of the rear margin of the gill
				  plate, except this rule does not apply to forage fish taken with forage fish
				  jigger gear.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 04-07-009 (Order 04-39), §
											220-56-215, filed 3/4/04,
					 effective 5/1/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 80-03-064 (Order 80-12),
					 §
											220-56-215, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-312 - Personal-use fisheries-Freshwater specific rules › Section 220-312-100 - Northern pikeminnow sport-reward fishery Columbia and Snake rivers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The Washington department of fish and wildlife shall
				  administer a bounty voucher program for Northern pikeminnow
				  (
Ptychocheilus oregonensis
) taken by legal fishing methods, in
				  waters open to fishing, from the mouth of the Columbia River to the boundary
				  markers 650 feet below the fish ladders at Priest Rapids Dam; from the mouth of
				  the Snake River to the boat restricted zone below Hells Canyon Dam, and from
				  the backwaters and sloughs as well as up to 400 feet into the tributaries of
				  the reaches listed above on the Columbia and Snake rivers. The following
				  requirements must be met to qualify for a voucher:
(1) Each angler must register in person,
				prior to fishing, at one of the registration stations each fishing
				day;
(2) Each angler, in person,
				must exchange their eligible Northern pikeminnow for a voucher during the
				posted hours, and at the same registration station where the angler registered
				prior to fishing ;
(3) Each
				Northern pikeminnow must be nine inches or longer in total length and presented
				in fresh condition or alive;
(4)
				Anglers must provide information regarding their catch as requested by
				department personnel at the registration site ; and
(5) Anglers must possess a valid Washington
				state fishing license and must use a single rod, reel, and line with up to
				three hooks with no more than three points each.
Statutory Authority: 1998 c 191 and RCW 75.08.080.
					 99-03-029 (Order 99-02), §
											232-12-166, filed 1/13/99,
					 effective 2/13/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 94-09-019 (Order 632),
					 §
											232-12-166, filed 4/14/94,
					 effective 5/1/94; 93-10-013, §
											232-12-166, filed 4/23/93,
					 effective 4/30/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-312 - Personal-use fisheries-Freshwater specific rules › Section 220-312-110 - Carp - Lawful gear and seasons

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It shall be unlawful to take, fish for
				and possess in any quantity carp taken for personal use except by angling or
				spearing or with bow and arrow. Violation of this subsection is an infraction,
				punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.160. It is unlawful to possess carp
				taken with gear in violation of the provisions of this section. Possession of
				carp while using gear in violation of the provisions of this section is a
				rebuttable presumption that the carp were taken with such gear. Possession of
				such carp is punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.380 Unlawful recreational fishing in
				the second degree -- Penalty, unless the carp are taken in the amounts or
				manner to constitute a violation of
				RCW
				77.15.370 Unlawful recreational fishing in
				the first degree -- Penalty.
(2) It
				is unlawful to fish for or possess carp taken from water not open to the taking
				of gamefish or salmon.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 06-09-021 (Order 06-67), §
											220-56-280, filed 4/11/06,
					 effective 5/12/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038
					 (Order 00-29), §
											220-56-280, filed 3/29/00,
					 effective 5/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 80-03-064 (Order 80-12),
					 §
											220-56-280, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-313 - Personal-use fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-313-010 - Salmon statewide rules

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) In
				fresh water :
(a) Adult salmon are defined
				as:
(i) Chinook over 24 inches in
				length;
(ii) Coho over 20 inches in
				length;
(iii) Pink, chum or sockeye
				over 12 inches in length; and
(iv)
				Atlantic salmon of any size.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-313 - Personal-use fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-313-030 - Closed areas - Pink salmon angling

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Pink only closures -- None.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-12-027 (Order
					 95-46), §
											220-56-196, filed 5/31/95,
					 effective 7/1/95; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), §
											220-56-196, filed 3/16/89;
					 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), §
											220-56-196, filed 4/11/84;
					 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), §
											220-56-196, filed
					 3/17/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-313 - Personal-use fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-313-040 - Closed areas - Coho salmon angling

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Coho only closures -- None.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 90-06-026, §
											220-56-197, filed 2/28/90,
					 effective 3/31/90; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), §
											220-56-197, filed
					 4/9/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-313 - Personal-use fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-313-050 - Closed areas - Chinook salmon angling

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Chinook only closures - None.
Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. 00-16-091 (Order
					 00-134), §
											220-56-199, filed 7/31/00,
					 effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081
					 (Order 98-122), §
											220-56-199, filed 7/15/98,
					 effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-12-027 (Order 95-46),
					 §
											220-56-199, filed 5/31/95,
					 effective 7/1/95; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), §
											220-56-199, filed 4/26/88;
					 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), §
											220-56-199, filed
					 4/9/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-313 - Personal-use fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-313-060 - Puget Sound salmon-Saltwater seasons and daily limits

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It is unlawful to fish for or possess
				salmon taken by angling for personal use except from the following Puget Sound
				areas and during the seasons, in the quantities, and for the species designated
				in this section, and in the sizes as defined in WAC 220-313-010. An area is
				open when a daily limit is provided. Puget Sound waters west of the mouth of
				the Sekiu River are managed concurrent with ocean waters under WAC
				220-313-070.
(2)
Catch Record
				Card Area 5:
(a) May 1 through June 30:
				Closed.
(b) Open July 1 through
				August 15:
(i) Daily limit 2 salmon; up to 1
				may be a Chinook.
(ii) Release
				chum, sockeye, wild Chinook and wild coho.
(c) Open August 16 through September 26:
(i) Daily limit 2 salmon.
(ii) Release chum, Chinook, sockeye, and wild
				coho.
(d) Open September
				27 through October 15:
(i) Daily limit 2
				salmon.
(ii) Release chum, sockeye,
				and Chinook.
(e) October
				16 through March 31: Closed.
(f)
				Open April 1 through April 30:
(i) Daily limit
				2 salmon; up to 1 may be a Chinook.
(ii) Release chum, coho, sockeye, and wild
				Chinook.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-313 - Personal-use fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-313-070 - Coastal salmon-Saltwater seasons and daily limits

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It is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken by
				  angling for personal use except from the following coastal areas, during the
				  following seasons, in the quantities and the sizes provided for in WAC
				  220-313-010, and for the species
				  designated in this section. An area is open when a daily limit is
				  provided:
(1)
Willapa Bay (Catch
				Record Card Area 2-1):
(a) Open
				concurrent with Area 2 as specified in WAC
				220-313-075; otherwise closed,
				except as described in (b) of this subsection.
(b) Open August 1 through January 31:
(i) Daily limit 6 salmon; up to 2 may be
				adult salmon.
(ii) Release wild
				Chinook.
(iii) Waters of the
				Willapa Bay Control Zone area defined as waters east of a line drawn from
				Leadbetter Point (46°39.20'N, 124°3.516'W) due west to 46°39.20'N,
				124°5.3'W then due north to the westerly most landfall on Cape Shoalwater
				(46°44.66'N, 124°5.3'W) and west from a line drawn from Leadbetter
				Point (46°39.20'N, 124°3.516'W) through green marker 11 to landfall:
				Open.
(iv) Anglers in possession of
				a valid two-pole endorsement may use up to two lines while fishing.
(v) Waters north of a line from Toke Point
				channel marker 3 easterly through Willapa Harbor channel marker 13 (green)
				then, northeasterly to the power transmission pole located at 46°43.19'N,
				123°50.83'W are closed August 1 through September
				30.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-313 - Personal-use fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-313-075 - Pacific Ocean Salmon-Seasons-Closed Areas

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(1) It is unlawful to take, fish for, or
				possess salmon taken for personal use in Pacific Ocean waters except as
				provided for in this section:
(a) Marine Area
				1: Closed except as provided by emergency rule. Closed in the Columbia River
				Control Zone during all open periods. See WAC 220-306-040.
(b) Marine Area 2: Closed except as provided
				by emergency rule. Closed in the Grays Harbor Control Zone, unless provided by
				emergency rule. See WAC 220-306-030.
(c) Marine Area 3: Closed except as provided
				by emergency rule.
(d) Marine Area
				4: Closed except as provided by emergency rule. Closed in Marine Area 4 waters
				south of a line from Kydaka Point to Shipwreck Point.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-313 - Personal-use fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-313-080 - Atlantic salmon

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It is unlawful to fish for or possess Atlantic salmon except
				  as provided in this section.
(1) There
				is no minimum size limit for Atlantic salmon taken from anadromous water, and
				no daily or possession limit.
(2)
				Atlantic salmon may be taken from all anadromous waters open to trout fishing
				under Title 77 RCW except marine waters that are not open to salmon fishing
				under this title, and may be taken from all anadromous waters open to salmon
				fishing for salmon other than Atlantic salmon.
(3) Once the daily limit of salmon other than
				Atlantic salmon has been retained, it is unlawful to continue to fish for
				Atlantic salmon or salmon other than Atlantic salmon.
Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080.
					 98-06-031, §
											220-56-262, filed 2/26/98,
					 effective 5/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-313 - Personal-use fisheries-Salmon › Section 220-313-090 - Salmon eggs - Unlawful acts

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It shall be unlawful to remove eggs from any salmon for the
				  purpose of using or preserving them for bait without retaining the carcass of
				  the fish from which they were removed.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 80-03-064 (Order
					 80-12), §
											220-56-220, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-314 - Personal-use fisheries-Halibut and bottomfish › Section 220-314-010 - Bottomfish and halibut-Closed areas

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(1) It is unlawful to take, fish for, retain,
				or possess bottomfish or halibut taken for personal use from within the
				following areas: An eastward-facing C-shaped closed area defined as: Beginning
				at 48°N, 124°59'W; thence to 48°N, 125°18'W; thence to
				48°18'N, 125°18'W; thence to 48°18'N, 124°59'W; thence to
				48°11'N, 124°59'W; thence to 48°11'N, 125°11'W; thence to
				48°04'N, 125°11'W; thence to 48°04'N, 124°59'W; thence to the
				point of origin.
(2) In Marine Area
				4 east of the westernmost point of Cape Flattery and Marine Area 5 through 13,
				it is unlawful to take, fish for, retain, or possess bottomfish taken for
				personal use except from within the following areas:
(a) In Marine Area 4 east of the westernmost
				point of Cape Flattery, Marine Area 5, and Marine Area 6 west of the
				easternmost point of Dungeness Spit: Waters inside of an area approximating 120
				feet (20 fathoms) described by following the coordinates: 124°44.20'W,
				48°23.90'N; 124°40.00'W, 48°24.10'N; 124°36.46'W,
				48°23.61'N; 124°21.24'W, 48°17.71'N; 124°14.43'W,
				48°15.96'N; 124°02.02'W, 48°11.91'N; 123°34.51'W,
				48°09.93'N; 123°31.13'W, 48°11.02'N; 123°24.13'W,
				48°08.53'N; 123°06.02'W, 48°11.45'N; 123°06.02'W,
				48°08.22'N.
(b) In the
				remaining portion of Marine Area 6, and Marine Areas 7 through 11 and 13:
				Waters shallower than 120 feet (20 fathoms).
(c) In Marine Area 12 north of a true east
				line from the mouth of Turner Creek to the Toandos Peninsula: Waters shallower
				than 120 feet (20 fathoms).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-314 - Personal-use fisheries-Halibut and bottomfish › Section 220-314-020 - Possession limits-Bottomfish

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It is unlawful for any person to fish for or take bottomfish
				  for personal use except within the seasons, daily quantities, and possession
				  limits prescribed as follows:
(1)
				Coastal areas (Marine Areas 1 through 3 and 4 west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh
				line):
(a) Bottomfish fishing is open the
				second Saturday in March through the third Saturday in October, except fishing
				for surfperch from the shore is allowed year-round.
(b) Limit of surfperch is 12 per person per
				day. For all other bottomfish, limit is 9 fish total per person per day, which
				may include no more than:
(i) Lingcod: 2 fish,
				no minimum length.
(ii) Rockfish: 7
				fish in aggregate. The possession limit for yelloweye rockfish is 0. In May,
				June, and July the possession limit for copper rockfish, quillback rockfish,
				and vermilion rockfish is 0.
(iii)
				Wolf-eel: 0 fish from Catch Record Card Area 4.
(iv) Cabezon: Marine Areas 1 through 4: 1
				fish, no minimum size.
(c) Additional flatfish: In addition to the
				bottomfish limit in (b) of this subsection, anglers may take 5 flatfish per
				person, per day, not to be counted towards the bottomfish limit but in addition
				to it.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-314 - Personal-use fisheries-Halibut and bottomfish › Section 220-314-040 - Lingcod-Areas and seasons

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It is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess lingcod for
				  personal use except during the following seasons and areas:
(1) Coastal area:
(a) Marine Areas 1 through 4: From the second
				Saturday in March, through the third Saturday in October.
(b) It is unlawful to fish for, retain, or
				possess lingcod in Marine Area 1 seaward of a line extending from
				46°38.17'N. lat., 124°21.00'W. long. to 46°33.00'N. lat.,
				124°21.00'W. long. when lingcod is open, except that lingcod may be taken,
				retained and possessed seaward of the line from June 1 through June 15 and
				September 1 through September 30.
(c) It is unlawful to fish for, retain, or
				possess lingcod in Marine Area 2 seaward of a line extending from
				47°31.70'N. lat., 124°45.00'W. long. south to 46°38.17'N. lat.,
				124°30. 00'W. long. when lingcod is open, except that lingcod may be taken,
				retained and possessed seaward of the line on days open during the primary
				halibut season and from June 1 through June 15 and September 1 through
				September 30.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-314 - Personal-use fisheries-Halibut and bottomfish › Section 220-314-050 - Charter logbook required Highly migratory species

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It is unlawful for any vessel operator
				engaged in charter fishing for highly migratory species (HMS) in those areas as
				defined in Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), Title 50, Part 660, Subpart K,
				to fail to:
(a) Possess an HMS logbook aboard
				the vessel while the vessel is engaged in HMS fishing or has HMS species on
				board;
(b) Submit the HMS logbook
				for inspection upon request by fish and wildlife officers.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-315 - Personal-use fisheries-Forage fish › Section 220-315-010 - Forage fish-Lawful gear and limits

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(1) It is unlawful to take, fish for, or
				possess herring, sand lance, sardines, anchovies or smelt species for personal
				use unless an angler takes those species with the following gear:
(a) Forage fish dip net gear not exceeding 36
				inches across the bag frame with a maximum mesh size of 5/8 inch stretched
				mesh;
(b) Forage fish jigging gear
				with not more than 3 treble or 9 single hooks; or
(c) In Marine Areas 1 through 4, 2.1 (Willapa
				Bay), and 2.2 (Grays Harbor) it is permissible to take anchovies or sardines
				using dip net, cast net, jigging gear, or by angling.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-315 - Personal-use fisheries-Forage fish › Section 220-315-020 - Herring - Areas and seasons

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Herring fishing is open in all state waters year around
				  except:
(1) Those waters of Catch
				Record Card Area 6 south of a line from Ediz Hook to Partridge Point are closed
				January 16 through April 15.
(2)
				Those waters of Catch Record Card Area 7 north of a line from Sandy Point
				through Patos Island to the United States-Canada boundary are closed
				year-round.
(3) Catch Record Card
				Area 12 is closed year-round.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.12.047. 04-17-098 (Order 04-218), §
											220-56-267, filed 8/17/04,
					 effective 9/17/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-08-029
					 (Order 99-13), §
											220-56-267, filed 3/30/99,
					 effective 5/1/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-315 - Personal-use fisheries-Forage fish › Section 220-315-030 - Smelt-Areas and seasons

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) It
				is unlawful to take, fish for or possess eulachon (
Thaleichthys
				pacificus
).
(2) Fishing
				for smelt species other than eulachon (
Thaleichthys pacificus
)
				is permissible year-round on Pacific Ocean beaches.
(3) Fishing for smelt other than eulachon
				(
Thaleichthys pacificus
) is open in all rivers, concurrent
				with a salmon or game fish opening, and year-round in Puget Sound, and the
				Strait of Juan de Fuca except:
(a) Forage fish
				dip net is closed from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily, and closed Wednesdays and
				Thursdays.
(b) Closed year-round in
				Catch Record Card Area 12 for all gear types.
(c) Closed year-round in Columbia River and
				its tributaries for all gear types.
(d) Violation of this subsection is an
				infraction, punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.160.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-315 - Personal-use fisheries-Forage fish › Section 220-315-040 - Smelt-Unlawful acts

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person taking smelt for personal
				  use to fail to retain all smelt caught up to the daily limit. In the field,
				  each person taking smelt must use a separate container to hold their catch and
				  the container must be in the harvester's presence or identified with the
				  harvester's name.
Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080.
					 98-06-031, §
											220-56-275, filed 2/26/98,
					 effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 80-03-064 (Order 80-12),
					 §
											220-56-275, filed 2/27/80,
					 effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC
					 220-56-070.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-316 - Personal-use fisheries-Sturgeon › Section 220-316-010 - Sturgeon-Areas, seasons, limits and unlawful acts

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(1) It is unlawful
				to fish for or retain green sturgeon.
(2) It is unlawful to fish for sturgeon with
				terminal gear other than bait and one single-point barbless hook.
(3) Any sturgeon that cannot lawfully be
				retained must be released immediately.
(4) It is unlawful to totally or partially
				remove oversized sturgeon from the water. Oversized sturgeon are defined as:
				Any sturgeon larger than 55 inches fork length.
(5) It is unlawful to use a gaff or other
				body-penetrating device while restraining, handling, or landing a
				sturgeon.
(6) The daily limit for
				white sturgeon is one fish.
(7) The
				annual limit for white sturgeon is two fish, regardless of where the angler
				takes the sturgeon. After an angler reaches their annual limit of white
				sturgeon, catch and release fishing is permitted in areas open to catch and
				release fishing.
(8) The possession
				limit is two daily limits of fresh, frozen, or processed white
				sturgeon.
(9) It is unlawful to
				possess sturgeon eggs in the field without retaining the intact carcass of the
				fish from which the eggs have been removed.
(10) Statewide night closure for white
				sturgeon fishing.
(11) Coastal
				marine areas: Open year-round catch and release only.
(12) Coastal tributaries:
(a) Open when season is open for salmon or
				game fish.
(b) Catch and release
				only.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-320 - Shellfish-Definitions, classifications and general rules › DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS › Section 220-320-020 - Definitions - Hardshell clam

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"Hardshell clam" means all clams classified as shellfish
					 under WAC 220-320-010 except geoduck clams, horse clams, and mud or softshell
					 clams.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-320 - Shellfish-Definitions, classifications and general rules › DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS › Section 220-320-030 - Definitions - Razor clam beds

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"Razor clam beds" are defined as that portion of Pacific
					 Ocean beaches westerly of a line 150 feet waterward of the extreme upper limit
					 of the hard sand area. The detached Willapa Bay Spits that are north of
					 Leadbetter Channel, west of Ellen Sands and south of the Willapa Ship Channel
					 are also defined as "razor clam beds," as are those portions of the mouths of
					 Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay which contain razor clams.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-320 - Shellfish-Definitions, classifications and general rules › DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS › Section 220-320-040 - Definitions - Shellfish pot

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"Shellfish pot" shall be defined as a movable trap with one
					 or more entrance tunnels used to entrap shellfish in a live
					 condition.
Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 84-08-014 (Order
						84-24), §
												220-16-100, filed 3/27/84; Order
						1179, §
												220-16-100, filed 11/19/74; Order
						810, §
												220-16-100, filed 4/17/69.
						Formerly WAC
						220-16-010
						(part).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-320 - Shellfish-Definitions, classifications and general rules › DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS › Section 220-320-050 - Definitions - Soft-shelled crab

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A soft-shelled crab is defined as a crab whose shell,
					 including shell covering of the legs, is not fully hardened and said shell is
					 flexible and depresses to digital pressure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-320 - Shellfish-Definitions, classifications and general rules › DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS › Section 220-320-060 - General provisions-Shellfish

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(1) It is unlawful to drive or operate any
				  motor-propelled vehicle, land any airplane or ride or lead any horse on the
				  razor clam beds of the state of Washington, as defined in WAC
				  220-320-030.
				  A violation of this subsection shall be punished as an infraction.
(2) It is unlawful to possess soft-shelled
				  crab for any commercial purpose.
(3) It is unlawful to possess in the field
				  any crab or crab parts without also retaining the back shell (carapace) of each
				  crab.
(4) It is unlawful to
				  willfully damage crab or other shellfish. Any crab taken incidentally to a net
				  fishery must be immediately returned to the water with the least possible
				  damage to the crab.
(5) "Shellfish"
				  includes all bodily parts but does not include five pounds or less of relic
				  shells of classified shellfish or relic shells of unclassified freshwater and
				  marine invertebrates. A relic (dead) shell is defined as one which died of
				  natural causes and contains no meat or soft parts; it readily exhibits
				  noticeable sediment, vegetation, algal or mineral stains, discolorations,
				  soiling, weathering or other visual evidence on its interior surface which
				  clearly and unambiguously shows the shell has not been cooked-out or freshly
				  cleaned.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-320 - Shellfish-Definitions, classifications and general rules › DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS › Section 220-320-070 - Geographical definitions-Marine Area 7 shrimp fishing subareas

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(1) Marine Area 7
				  South: The portion of Marine Area 7 south of a line from Biz Point on Fidalgo
				  Island to Cape Saint Mary on Lopez Island, then south of a line from Davis
				  Point on Lopez Island to Cattle Point on San Juan Island, then south of a line
				  projected due west from Lime Kiln Point light to the international
				  boundary.
(2) Marine Area 7 West:
				  The portion of Marine Area 7 north of a line from Davis Point on Lopez Island
				  to Cattle Point on San Juan Island, then north of a line due west from Lime
				  Kiln Point light to the international boundary, then west of a line from the
				  bell buoy at the international boundary to Point Doughty on Orcas Island, then
				  west of a line projected true north and south from the western tip of Crane
				  Island, then west of a line projected from the southern tip of Shaw Island to
				  the number 2 buoy at the entrance to Fisherman Bay.
(3) Marine Area 7 East: The portion of Marine
				  Area 7 north of a line from Biz Point on Fidalgo Island to Cape Saint Mary on
				  Lopez Island, then east of a line projected from the number 2 buoy at the
				  entrance to Fisherman Bay to the southern tip of Shaw Island, then east of a
				  line projected true north and south from the western tip of Crane Island, then
				  east of a line from Point Doughty on Orcas Island to the bell buoy at the
				  international boundary.
Order 817, §
												220-16-265, filed 5/29/69.
						Formerly WAC 220-16-020 (part).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-320 - Shellfish-Definitions, classifications and general rules › SHELLFISH RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION › Section 220-320-015 - Definitions-Shellfish species complexes

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"Non-spot shrimp" are defined as a species complex composed
					 of the following species of pandalid shrimp classified in WAC
					 220-320-010: Dock shrimp
					 (
Pandalus danae
), coonstripe shrimp (
Pandalus
					 hypsinotus
), humpy shrimp (
Pandalus goniurus
), Ocean
					 pink shrimp (
Pandalus jordani
), pink shrimp (
Pandalus
					 eous
), and side stripe shrimp (
Pandalus
(
Panda-lopsis
)
dispar
).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-320 - Shellfish-Definitions, classifications and general rules › SHELLFISH RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION › Section 220-320-100 - Crab - General unlawful acts

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(1) It is unlawful to take or possess
				  soft-shelled crab for any purpose. Violation of this subsection is punishable
				  under RCW
				  77.15.160 or
				  77.15.550, depending on whether
				  the crab was taken for personal use or commercial purposes.
(2) It is unlawful for any person to take or
				  possess any female Dungeness crab for any purpose. All female Dungeness crab
				  caught must be released immediately. Violation of this subsection is punishable
				  under RCW
				  77.15.380 or
				  77.15.550, depending on whether
				  the crab was taken for personal use or commercial purposes.
(3) It is unlawful to use bleach or
				  antifreeze bottles or any other container as a float for gear used in
				  recreational or commercial crab harvesting. Violation of this subsection is
				  punishable under
				  RCW
				  77.15.382 or
				  77.15.520, depending on whether
				  the crab was taken for personal use or commercial purposes.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.04.012,
						77.04.013,
						77.04.055,
						77.12.045, and
						77.12.047. 12-23-016 (Order
						12-267), §
												220-52-005, filed 11/9/12,
						effective 12/10/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-320 - Shellfish-Definitions, classifications and general rules › SHELLFISH RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION › Section 220-320-110 - Commercial crab geographical management units-Puget Sound

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For purposes of crab harvest management, Puget Sound
					 commercial crab uses a hierarchy of geographical management units consisting of
					 region, subregion, Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area
					 (catch area), and subarea. This section defines these units.
(1)
The following areas are defined as
				  Puget Sound Crab Management Regions and Subregions
:
(a) Region 1 - (North Puget Sound): All
				  waters of Catch Areas (see WAC
				  220-301-040)
				  20A, 20B, 21A, 21B, 22A, and 22B.
(b) Region 2-East (2E) - (Eastern Central
				  Puget Sound): All waters of Catch Areas 24A, 24B, 24C, 24D, and Subarea 26A-E
				  (subareas defined in subsection (2) of this section).
(c) Region 2-West (2W) - (Western Central
				  Puget Sound): All waters of Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch
				  Reporting Areas 25B, 25D, and Subarea 26A-W.
(d) Region 3: All waters within Catch Areas
				  23A, 23B, 23C, 23D, 25A, 25E, and 29.
(i)
				  Subregion 3-1 - (Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca): All waters of Marine
				  Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Areas 23A and 23B.
(ii) Subregion 3-2 - (Southeastern Strait of
				  Juan de Fuca): All waters of Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch
				  Reporting Areas 23D, 25A, and 25E.
(iii) Subregion 3-3 - (Central Strait of Juan
				  de Fuca): All waters of Subarea 23C-East.
(iv) Subregion 3-4 - (Western Strait of Juan
				  de Fuca): All waters of Subarea 23C-West and Catch Area 29.
(e) Region 4 - (Southern Central
				  Puget Sound): All waters of Catch Areas 26B and 26C.
(f) Region 5 - (Hood Canal): All waters of
				  Catch Areas 25C, 27A, 27B, and 27C.
(g) Region 6 - (South Puget Sound): All
				  waters of Catch Areas 26D, 28A, 28B, 28C, and 28D.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-320 - Shellfish-Definitions, classifications and general rules › SHELLFISH RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION › Section 220-320-120 - Puget Sound Crustacean (crab and shrimp) Special Management Areas

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The following areas shall be defined as Puget Sound
					 Crustacean (crab and shrimp) Special Management Areas (CSMA):
(1) Discovery Bay:
(a) Crustacean Special Management Area: All
				  waters of Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area 25E -
				  Discovery Bay south of a line from Diamond Point (48.0945°, -122.9152°)
				  to Cape George (48.1034°, -122.8847°).
(b) Shrimp District: All waters of Catch Area
				  25E and those waters of Catch Area 25A south of a line from McCurdy Point
				  (48.1358°, -122.8374°) on the Quimper Peninsula to the northern tip of
				  Protection Island (48.1327°, -122.9285°), then to Rocky Point
				  (48.0964°, -122.9754°) on the Miller Peninsula.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-320 - Shellfish-Definitions, classifications and general rules › SHELLFISH RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION › Section 220-320-130 - Razor clam sanctuaries

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The areas described below are set aside for experimental
					 purposes for the department's razor clam research project. As need arises, the
					 department will close specific sections of these areas to public use for
					 project or experimental purposes.
(1)
				  Long Beach: From a point beginning 2.7 miles north of the Oysterville beach
				  approach, then north for 1/4 mile (1,320 feet).
(2) Twin Harbors Beach: From a line extending
				  1/4 mile (1,320 feet) westward, south of the county line beach
				  approach.
(3) Copalis Beach: From a
				  point beginning 4/10 of a mile south of the Ocean City beach approach (2nd
				  Ave.) and extending 1/4 mile (1,320 feet) south.
(4) "Beach approach" means a signed and
				  established public access roadway providing access to the beach that is
				  typically maintained by state parks and recreation and may be associated with a
				  city or county road.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						77.04.012,
						77.04.013,
						77.04.055,
						77.12.045, and
						77.12.047. 13-02-043 (Order
						12-290), §
												220-56-372, filed 12/21/12,
						effective 1/21/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040. 00-08-038
						(Order 00-29), §
												220-56-372, filed 3/29/00,
						effective 5/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-05-004 (Order 96-13),
						§
												220-56-372, filed 2/9/96,
						effective 5/1/96; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), §
												220-56-372, filed 4/21/87;
						83-07-043 (Order 83-16), §
												220-56-372, filed 3/17/83;
						82-07-047 (Order 82-19), §
												220-56-372, filed 3/18/82;
						80-13-064 (Order 80-123), §
												220-56-372, filed
						9/17/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-320 - Shellfish-Definitions, classifications and general rules › SHELLFISH RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION › Section 220-320-140 - Commercial shrimp geographical management units -Puget Sound

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Puget Sound commercial shrimp harvest management utilizes a
					 hierarchy of geographical management units consisting of region, subregion,
					 Marine Fish-Shellfish Management and Catch Reporting Area (catch area), and
					 subarea. This section defines these units.
(1)
The following areas are defined as
				  Puget Sound Shrimp Management Regions and subregions
:
(a) Region 1 - Trawl fishery: All waters of
				  Catch Areas 20A, 20B, 21A, 21B, 22B, and 22A;
Region 1 - Pot fishery: All waters of Catch Areas 20A, 20B,
					 21A, 21B, 22B, and Catch Area 22A, except the southwesterly portion of Catch
					 Area 22A south of a line true west from Lime Kiln Point Light (48.5159°,
					 -123.1525°) on San Juan Island to the International Boundary, then south of
					 the shoreline of San Juan Island from Lime Kiln Point Light to Cattle Point
					 (48.4501°, -122.9636°), then south of a line from Cattle Point to Davis
					 Point (48.4559°, -122.9355°) on Lopez Island, and south of the
					 shoreline of Lopez Island from Davis Point to Point Colville (48.4217°,
					 -122.8131°; see (d) of this subsection-Region 3).
(i) Subregion 1A: All waters of Catch Area
				  20B west of a line from Point Doughty (48.7117°, -122.9492°) on Orcas
				  Island to the bell buoy (48.7649°, -123.0145°) at the International
				  Boundary and all waters of Catch Area 22A west of a line projected true north
				  and south from the western tip of Crane Island (48.5975°, -123.0078°),
				  west of a line projected from the number 4 marker (48.5223°,
				  -122.9173°) at the entrance to Fisherman Bay to the southern tip of Shaw
				  Island (48.5466°, -122.9487°), and north of a line true west from Lime
				  Kiln Point Light (48.5159°, -123.1525°) on San Juan Island to the
				  International Boundary.
(ii)
				  Subregion 1B: All waters of Catch Area 20B east of a line from Point Doughty
				  (48.7117°, -122.9492°) on Orcas Island to the bell buoy at the
				  International Boundary (48.7649°, -123.0145°), and waters of Catch Area
				  22A east of a line projected true north and south from the western tip of Crane
				  Island (48.5975°, -123.0078°), east of a line projected from the number
				  4 marker (48.5223°, -122.9173°) at the entrance to Fisherman Bay to the
				  southern tip of Shaw Island (48.5466°, -122.9487°), and east of a line
				  projected true south from Point Col-ville (48.4217°, -122.8131°), and
				  all waters of Catch Area 21A north and west of a line from the southern tip of
				  Sinclair Island (48.6097°, -122.6572°) to Carter Point (48.6404°,
				  -122.6088°) at the southern tip of Lummi Island.
(iii) Subregion 1C: All waters of Catch Areas
				  20A, 21B, 22B, and those waters of Catch Area 21A not included in Subregion
				  1B.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-330 - Personal-use shellfish › Section 220-330-010 - Shellfish-Daily limits, size restrictions, and unlawful acts

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It is unlawful for any one person to possess more than one
				  daily limit of fresh shellfish while in the field or in transit. Additional
				  shellfish may be possessed in a frozen or processed form. It is unlawful for
				  any one person to take more than the following quantities of shellfish in any
				  one day for personal use, or take or possess shellfish that measure less than
				  the caliper measurement described in this section. Caliper measurement is
				  defined as a linear measurement when both points of a movable caliper are
				  touching the shell of the shellfish. A fixed caliper gauge is the linear
				  distance between points of the caliper gauge or the diameter of a circular
				  gauge.
(1)
Marine clams:
(a)
Clams
(not including razor
				clams, geoduck clams and horse clams):
(i)
				Daily limit is 40 clams total, not to exceed 10 pounds in the shell.
(ii) Minimum size for Manila, native
				littleneck, butter clams, and cockles is 1 1/2 inches across the widest
				dimension of the shell.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › FISH › Chapter 220-330 - Personal-use shellfish › Section 220-330-020 - Crab, shrimp, crawfish-Gear and gear-related unlawful acts General gear requirements

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(1) It is unlawful
				to take, fish for, or possess crab, shrimp, and crawfish except by hand or with
				hand dip nets, ring nets, shellfish pots, or any hand-operated, nonmechanized
				instrument. It is unlawful to harvest shellfish in any manner that penetrates
				the shell.
(2) It is unlawful to
				set, fish, or pull more than 2 units of gear per person per day, unless
				otherwise provided in this subsection. A unit of gear is defined as a hand dip
				net, shellfish pot, ring net or any other instrument used to capture crab,
				shrimp, or crawfish. A violation of this subsection is punishable under
				RCW
				77.15.160,
				77.15.380, or
				77.15.370, depending on the
				circumstances of the violation.
(a) In Marine
				Area 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line and Marine Areas 5, 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2, 9,
				10, 11, 12, and 13 (Puget Sound), it is unlawful to set, fish, or pull more
				than 2 units of crab gear and 2 additional units of shrimp gear per person per
				day.
(b) In Marine Areas 4, 5, 6,
				7, 8-1, 8-2, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, it is unlawful for the operator of any boat
				from which shrimp pots are set, fished, or pulled to have on board or to fish
				more than 4 shrimp pots.
(c) In the
				Columbia River, it is unlawful to set, fish, or pull more than 3 units of crab
				gear per person.
(d) In fresh
				water, it is permissible to use up to 5 units of gear per person to fish for
				crawfish.
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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 77.04.012,
					 77.04.013,
					 77.04.055,
					 77.12.045, and
					 77.12.047. 12-23-016 (Order
					 12-267), §
											220-56-318, filed 11/9/12,
					 effective 12/10/12.