WAC 220-33-030   Shad.  It is unlawful to fish for shad in the lower Columbia River for commercial purposes or to possess shad taken from those waters for commercial purposes, except as provided in this section:


Gear


(1) Gill net gear may be used to fish for shad if:

     (a) The cork line of the gill net does not exceed 1,500 feet in length and has sufficient buoyancy to float the cork line on the surface.

     (b) The webbing of the gill net is constructed of mesh having a breaking strength of less than 10 pounds. The gill net may be constructed of monofilament webbing or twine.

     (c) The mesh size of the gill net is not less than 5-3/8 inches or more than 6-1/4 inches stretch measure.

     (d) The gill net does not have more than a single web. The gill net web shall be suspended between a single cork line and a single lead line.

     (e) The gill net does not have added lines, strings, backwalls, trammels, or aprons. Riplines may be used but may not be less than 10 fathoms (60 feet) apart.


Fishing periods


(2) The lower Columbia River is closed to commercial shad fishing, except as provided by emergency rule of the director. Shad taken incidentally during an open commercial salmon fishing period may be retained for commercial purposes.


General


(3) As used in this chapter and emergency rules of the director, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

     (a) "Shad Area 2S" means those waters of SMCRA 1D and 1E that are upstream of a line projected true north and south through the Washougal blinker light (light "50" flashing red) to a fishing boundary marker on the Washington shore and to the Oregon shore.

     (b) "Camas-Washougal Reef Area" means those waters of SMCRA 1D inside of a line commencing at the white six-second equal-interval light approximately 3/4 mile east of the Washougal Woolen Mill pipeline and projected westerly to the Washougal blinker light, thence to the white four-second blinker light on the east end of Lady Island, thence easterly and along the shoreline of Lady Island to the State Highway 14 Bridge, thence easterly and along the shoreline of Lady Island to the State Highway 14 Bridge, thence easterly across the State Highway 14 Bridge to the mainland.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 88-18-066 (Order 88-86), § 220-33-030, filed 9/2/88.]