PERMANENT RULES
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Date of Adoption: July 20, 1999.
Purpose: Adopt personal use rules.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-56-225, 220-56-245 and 220-57-220; amending WAC 220-16-550, 220-56-105, 220-56-115, 220-56-123, 220-56-124, 220-56-185, 220-56-190, 220-56-191, 220-56-195, 220-56-205, 220-56-235, 220-56-255, 220-56-310, 220-56-325, 220-57-120, 220-57-135, 220-57-137, 220-57-13701, 220-57-140, 220-57-145, 220-57-155, 220-57-160, 220-57-165, 220-57-175, 220-57-187, 220-57-200, 220-57-230, 220-57-235, 220-57-250, 220-57-255, 220-57-260, 220-57-270, 220-57-280, 220-57-285, 220-57-295, 220-57-300, 220-57-310, 220-57-313, 220-57-319, 220-57-321, 220-57-335, 220-57-340, 220-57-342, 220-57-350, 220-57-355, 220-57-365, 220-57-380, 220-57-405, 220-57-415, 220-57-425, 220-57-430, 220-57-435, 220-57-440, 220-57-450, 220-57-462, 220-57-465, 220-57-470, 220-57-480, 220-57-495, 220-57-505, 220-57-510, 220-57-515, 220-57-520, 220-57-525, 232-12-619 and 232-28-619; and new section WAC 220-57-341.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 75.08.080, 77.12.040.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-11-098 on May 19, 1999.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 68, Repealed 3.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
July 20, 1999
J. P. Koenings
Director
OTS-3130.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 98-122, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98)
WAC 220-16-550
Octopus Hole Conservation Area.
"Octopus Hole Conservation
Area" is defined as those waters and bedlands of Hood Canal within a line projected due east
from the western shore of Hood Canal on latitude 47°27'01"N for 200 yards, thence southerly
628 yards parallel to the high water mark to latitude ((47°26'66")) 47°26'40", thence due west to
shore, but excluding those tidelands, bedlands and waters within 100 feet of the high water mark.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-16-550, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98; 98-06-031, § 220-16-550, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98.]
OTS-3132.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-06-031, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98)
WAC 220-56-105
River mouth definitions.
When pertaining to food fish angling, unless otherwise defined, any reference to the mouths of rivers or streams shall be construed to include those waters of any river or stream including sloughs and tributaries upstream and inside of a line projected between the outermost uplands at the mouth. The term "outermost upland" shall be construed to mean those lands not covered by water during an ordinary high tide. The following river mouths are hereby otherwise defined:
| Abernathy Creek - Highway 4 Bridge. | |
| Bear River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Bone River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Chambers Creek - Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge. | |
| Chehalis River - Highway 101 Bridge in Aberdeen. | |
| Cowlitz River - A line projected across the river between two fishing boundary markers set on each bank of the river approximately one-half mile downstream from the lowermost railroad bridge crossing the Cowlitz River. | |
| Dakota Creek - A line from the outermost headland of the south bank to a house at 1285 Runge Avenue, Blaine, Washington, approximately one-quarter mile downstream from the Blaine Road Bridge. | |
| Deschutes River - A line projected across the river 400 feet below the lower Tumwater Falls fish ladder. | |
| Drano Lake - Highway 14 Bridge. | |
| Duwamish River - First Avenue South Bridge. | |
| Elk River - Highway 105 Bridge. | |
| Entiat River - Highway 97 Bridge. | |
| Hoquiam River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Humptulips River - Mouth of Jessie Slough. | |
| Johns River - Highway 105 Bridge. | |
| Kennedy Creek - An arc 500 yards east of the midpoint of the northbound Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Kettle River - Barstow Bridge. | |
| Lake Washington Ship Canal - A line 400 feet west of the fish ladder at the Chittenden Locks. | |
| Lewis River - A straight line running from a boundary marker on a piling at Austin Point southerly across the Lewis River to a boundary marker on the opposite shore. | |
| Methow River - Highway 97 Bridge. | |
| Naselle River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| North Nemah River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Niawiakum River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| North River - Highway 105 Bridge. | |
| Palix River - Highway 101 Bridge. | |
| Puyallup River - 11th Street Bridge. | |
| Samish River - The Samish Island Bridge (Bayview-Edison Road). | |
| Sammamish River - 68th Avenue NE Bridge. | |
| Skagit River - A line projected from the terminus of the jetty with McGlinn Island to the white monument on the easterly end of Ika Island, then to a white monument on the westerly end of Craft Island, then to a white monument near the corner of the levee on the westerly side of Dry Slough, and then to a white monument on the easterly side of Tom Moore Slough. | |
| Skamokawa Creek - Highway 4 Bridge. | |
| Skookum Creek - A line 400 yards below the old railroad bridge. | |
| Snohomish River - Burlington Northern Railway Bridges crossing main river and sloughs. | |
| South Nemah River - Lynn Point 117 degrees true to the opposite shore. | |
| Spokane River - State Route 25 Bridge. | |
| Tucannon River - State Highway 261 Bridge. | |
| Wallace River - The furthest downstream railroad bridge. | |
| Washougal River - A straight line from the Crown Zellerbach pumphouse southeasterly across the Washougal River to the east end of the Highway 14 Bridge near the upper end of Lady Island. | |
| Whatcom Creek - A line projected approximately 14 degrees true from the flashing light at the southwesterly end of the Port of Bellingham North Terminal to the southernmost point of the dike surrounding the Georgia Pacific treatment pond. | |
| White Salmon River - Markers downstream of the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge. | |
| Little White Salmon River - At boundary markers on river bank downstream from the federal salmon hatchery. | |
| Willapa River - South Bend boat launch. | |
| Wind River - Boundary line markers at mouth. | |
| Yakima River - Highway 240 Bridge. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080. 98-06-031, § 220-56-105, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-105, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-105, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-56-105, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-105, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-105, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-105, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-105, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-105, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-105, filed 4/26/88; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-105, filed 4/9/85; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-105, filed 4/11/84; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-105, filed 6/9/82; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-56-105, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-105, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]
(1) It is unlawful for any person to use more than one line with three hooks while angling for food fish for personal use except:
(a) It is unlawful to use more than two hooks while fishing for bottomfish or halibut.
(b) It is lawful to use forage fish jigger gear as provided for in WAC 220-56-265 and squid jig gear as provided for in WAC 220-56-390.
(c) A second line using forage fish jigger gear is lawful while fishing in Catch Record Card Areas 5, 6, 7, 8-1, 8-2, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to take, fish for or possess food fish taken for personal use by any means other than angling with a line attached to a pole held in hand while landing the fish or with a hand-operated line without rod or reel except as follows:
(a) It is lawful to leave the pole in a pole holder while playing or landing the fish if the pole is capable of being readily removed from the pole holder.
(b) It is lawful to use an electric power-operated reel designed for sport fishing attached to a pole.
(c) It is lawful to fish for or possess salmon taken for personal use with hand lines (lines not attached to a handheld pole) except use of hand lines is unlawful in those waters west of the mouth of the Sekiu River, the Pacific Ocean, Washington waters at the mouth of the Columbia River west of a line projected true north and south through Buoy 10, Grays Harbor, and Willapa Bay.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person while angling for food fish to fail to keep his angling gear under his direct and immediate physical control.
(4) In the following Catch Record Card Areas or designated portions during the following periods it is unlawful to use a downrigger, to use more than two ounces of weight attached to a line, or to use a lure or diver weighing more than two ounces:
(a) Area 9 - August 1 through August 31.
(b) Area 10 - July 1 through August 31.
(c) Area 12 north of Ayock Point - August 1 through August 31.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080. 98-06-031, § 220-56-115, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-56-115, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-115, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-115, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-115, filed 4/26/88; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-56-115, filed 4/21/87; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-115, filed 4/9/85; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-115, filed 4/11/84; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-115, filed 6/9/82; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-56-115, filed 3/18/82; 80-12-040 (Order 80-107), § 220-56-115, filed 8/29/80; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-115, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]
During the period
((July 1)) August 16 through ((November 30)) January 31, in the waters of the Westport Boat
Basin:
(1) It is unlawful to fish for or possess salmon taken for personal use using any gear other than the gear provided for in this section:
(a) Nonbuoyant lures are defined as lures that do not have enough buoyancy to float in freshwater. Nonbuoyant lures other than natural bait lures must have no more than one single hook and that hook may not exceed 3/4 inch from point to shank. Nonbuoyant natural bait lures may have no more than two single hooks each of which may not exceed 3/4 inch from point to shank.
(b) Buoyant lures are defined as lures that have enough buoyancy to float in freshwater and may have any number of hooks.
(c) No leads, weights, or sinkers may be attached below or less than 12 inches above a lure.
(d) All hooks must be attached within 3 inches of the bait or lure.
(2) It is unlawful to fish for or possess food fish or shellfish from one hour after official sunset to one hour before official sunrise.
(3) It is unlawful to use baitfish jigger gear.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 94-14-069, § 220-56-123, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94.]
During the period July 1 through December 15, those waters of Catch Record Card Area 12 within a 2,000 foot arc seaward of yellow buoys at the mouth of Finch Creek at the Hoodsport Salmon Hatchery are regulated as provided for in this section:
(1) These waters are open to salmon angling regardless of the status of the surrounding waters of Area 12.
(2) Special daily limit of four salmon, ((except release chum salmon and)) of which no
more than ((one)) two salmon may be ((a)) chinook salmon (( - )). Release chum salmon July 1
through October 15. ((Special daily limit of four salmon of which no more than one may be a
chinook salmon - October 16 through December 15.))
(3) It is unlawful to fish for or possess salmon taken from these waters from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-56-124, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98; 97-18-035, § 220-56-124, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-124, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-124, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-124, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-124, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93.]
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): West of the Megler-Astoria Bridge - north to Leadbetter Point. 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 to Willapa Channel Marker 8 (Buoy 8) then to the westerly most landfall on Cape Shoalwater.
(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.
(3) Area 3 (La Push): From the Queets River north to Cape Alava.
(4) Area 4 (Neah Bay): From Cape Alava north and inside Juan de Fuca Strait to the Sekiu River.
(5) Area 5 (Sekiu and Pillar Point): From mouth of Sekiu River east to Low Point, mouth of the Lyre River.
(6) Area 6 (East Juan de Fuca Strait): From Low Point east to the Partridge Point-Point
Wilson line north to the line from Trial Island (near Victoria, B.C.) - ((Vessel Traffic Separation
Buoy "R")) Rosario Strait Traffic Lane Entrance Lighted Buoy R (USCG Light List No. 16340,
referenced as Y "R" on National Ocean Service Chart No. 18400-1 dated 1997-08-30 - Smith
Island - the most northeasterly of the Lawson Reef lighted buoys (RB1 QK Fl Bell) - Northwest
Island - the Initiative 77 marker on Fidalgo Island.
(7) Area 7 (San Juan Islands): All marine waters north of the line described under Area 6 to the United States-Canadian boundary.
(8)(a) Area 8 (Deception Pass, Hope and Camano Islands): Line projected from West Point on Whidbey Island to Reservation Head on Fidalgo Island east through Deception Pass, including all waters east of Whidbey Island to the Possession Point - Shipwreck Line.
(b) Area 8-1 (Deception Pass and Hope Island): East of a line projected from West Point on Whidbey Island to Reservation Head on Fidalgo Island, south of the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge at the north end of Swinomish Slough, north of the Highway 532 Bridge between Camano Island and the mainland, and westerly of a line from the East Point Light on Whidbey Island to the Saratoga Pass Light #2 on Camano Island (Fl red 4 sec.).
(c) Area 8-2 (Port Susan and Port Gardner): East of a line from the East Point Light on Whidbey Island to the Saratoga Pass Light #2 on Camano Island (Fl red 4 sec.) and north of a line from the south tip of Possession Point 110 degrees true to a shipwreck on the opposite shore.
(9) Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet): All waters inside and south of the Partridge Point-Point Wilson Line and a line projected from the southerly tip of Possession Point 110 degrees true to a shipwreck on the opposite shore and northerly of the Hood Canal Bridge and the Apple Cove Point-Edwards Point Line.
(10) Area 10 (Seattle-Bremerton): From the Apple Cove Point-Edwards Point Line to a line projected true east-west through the northern tip of Vashon Island.
(11) Area 11 (Tacoma-Vashon Island): From the northern tip of Vashon Island to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
(12) Area 12 (Hood Canal): All contiguous waters south of the Hood Canal Bridge and adjacent waters north of the Hood Canal Bridge when fishing from the pontoon beneath the bridge.
(13) Area 13 (South Puget Sound): All contiguous waters south of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-08-029 (Order 99-13), § 220-56-185, filed 3/30/99, effective 5/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-56-185, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-185, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-185, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-185, filed 4/26/88; 85-18-026 (Order 85-111), § 220-56-185, filed 5/27/85; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-185, filed 4/9/85; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-185, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]
It shall be unlawful to take, fish for or possess salmon taken by angling for personal use except from the following coastal areas, during the seasons, in the quantities, sizes and for the species designated in this section and as defined in the daily limit codes in WAC 220-56-180:
(1) Catch Record Card Area 1 - Special daily limit of two salmon not more than one of
which may be a chinook salmon, except release wild coho salmon, special cumulative limit of
((four)) six salmon in any Sunday through the following Thursday period - Sundays through
Thursdays only, ((August 3)) July 19 through September ((24)) 30, except closed in the
Columbia River Mouth Control Zone 1, see WAC 220-56-195.
(2) Catch Record Card Area 2 and Catch Record Card Area 2-2 west of the Buoy 13 line - Special daily limit of two salmon only one of which may be a chinook salmon, except release
wild coho salmon, special cumulative limit of ((four)) six salmon in any Sunday through the
following Thursday period - Sundays through Thursdays only, ((August 3)) July 19 through
September ((24)) 30, except closed 0-3 miles offshore August 22 through September 30 and
Catch Record Card Area 2-2 west of the Buoy 13 line closed during this period.
(3) Grays Harbor (Catch Record Card Area 2-2 east of the Buoy 13 line) (a) Special daily
limit of six salmon, not more than ((one)) two of which may be ((an)) adult salmon except
release adult chinook - ((August)) September 16 through ((January)) October 31 ((east of the
Buoy 8 line. (b) Special daily limit of six salmon, not more than one of which may be an adult
salmon, except release chum and wild coho salmon - September 1 through September 30:
Waters of Catch Record Card Area 2-2 east of the Channel Marker 13 Line)). Single point
barbless hooks required.
Westport Boat Basin: Special daily limit of six salmon not more than four of which may be adult salmon - August 16 through January 31. Barbed hooks are allowed.
((Twenty-Eighth Street Landing: Special daily limit of six salmon not more than one of
which may be an adult salmon, except release chum and wild coho salmon - October 1 through
October 31: Within posted markers at the Twenty-Eighth Street Landing at Ocean Shores.
Single point barbless hooks required.))
(4) Willapa Bay (Catch Record Card Area 2-1) Special daily limit of six salmon, not
more than ((three)) two of which may be adult salmon and release wild coho salmon - August 16
through January 31. Single point barbless hooks required.
(5) Catch Record Card Area 3 - Special daily limit of two salmon except release wild
coho salmon - ((August 3)) July 19 through September ((24)) 30.
(6) Catch Record Card Area 4 - (((a) Waters west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line - Closed to
salmon angling the entire year. (b) Waters east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line:)) Special daily limit
of two salmon except release chinook salmon and release wild coho salmon - ((August 3)) July
19 through September ((24)) 30.
(7) ((Unless otherwise provided for in this section,)) Minimum size 24 inches for chinook
salmon and 16 inches for coho salmon except minimum size 12 inches for chinook and coho
salmon in Areas 2-1, 2-2 and the Westport Boat Basin. No minimum size for other salmon.
(8) For purposes of this section, adult chinook salmon are 24 inches or greater in length and adult coho salmon are 20 inches or greater in length.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-56-190, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98; 97-18-035, § 220-56-190, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-190, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-190, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-190, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-14-043 (Order 93-36), § 220-56-190, filed 6/29/93, effective 7/30/93; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-190, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-190, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-190, filed 3/16/89; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-56-190, filed 4/21/87; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-190, filed 4/9/86; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-190, filed 4/9/85; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-190, filed 4/11/84; 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-56-190, filed 3/17/83; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-190, filed 6/9/82; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-56-190, filed 3/18/82; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-190, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC 220-56-064.]
It is unlawful to fish for or possess salmon taken by angling for personal use except from the following Puget Sound areas, during the seasons, in the quantities, sizes, and for the species designated in this section and as defined in the daily limit codes in WAC 220-56-180. Puget Sound waters west of the mouth of the Sekiu River are managed concurrent with ocean waters as provided for in WAC 220-56-190. In all fisheries provided for in this section, chinook salmon minimum size 22 inches and no minimum size for other salmon.
(1) Catch Record Card Areas 5 and 6 -
(a) August 1 through September ((7)) 30, special daily limit of 2 salmon, except release
chinook ((and)), chum and wild coho salmon.
(b) ((September 8 through September 30 - Catch and release only.)) Dungeness Bay
inside a line from Dungeness Spit Light to the No. 2 red buoy and then to the Port Williams boat
ramp open only October 1 through October 31 - Special daily limit of 2 coho salmon, release all
salmon except coho salmon.
(c) November 1 through November 30 - Special daily limit of 2 salmon of which no more than one may be a chinook salmon and release all coho salmon.
(d) February 16 through April 10 - Special daily limit of 1 salmon.
(2) Catch Record Card Area 7:
(a) July 1 through ((August 15 - Special daily limit of 2 salmon except release chinook
salmon.
(b) August 16 through)) September 30 - Special daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than 1 of which may be a chinook salmon.
(((c))) (b) October 1 through October 31 - Special daily limit of 2 salmon, except release
chinook salmon.
(((d))) (c) November 1 through November 30 - Special daily limit of 2 salmon, no more
than one of which may be a chinook salmon.
(d) February 16 through April 10 - Special daily limit of one salmon.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection during the period August 16 through October 31 the special daily limit in Bellingham Bay and adjacent waters described in WAC 220-56-195(1) is 4 salmon no more than 1 of which may be chinook.
(3) Catch Record Card Area 8-1:
(a) ((August 16)) September 1 through October 31 - Special daily limit of 2 salmon
except release chinook and pink salmon.
(b) November 1 through November 30 - Special daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than 1 of which may be a chinook salmon.
(c) February 16 through April 10 - Special daily limit of one salmon.
(4) Catch Record Card Area 8-2:
(a) August 1 through October 31 - Special daily limit of 2 salmon except release chinook salmon.
(b) Waters adjacent to Tulalip Bay west of a line from Mission Point to Hermosa Point and within 2,000 feet of shore between pilings at Old Bower's Resort on the south and a fishing marker 1.4 miles northwest of Hermosa Point open only 12:01 a.m. each Friday through 11:59 a.m. the following Monday, August 1 through September 30. Special daily limit of 2 salmon not more than 1 of which may be a chinook salmon.
(c) February 16 through April 10 - Special daily limit of one salmon.
(5) Catch Record Card Area 9:
(a) August 1 through October 31 - Special daily limit of 2 salmon except release chinook
salmon the entire time and release chum salmon August 1 through ((October 15)) September 30.
(b) November 1 through November 30 - Special daily limit of 2 salmon not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, salmon fishing is permitted year-round from the Edmonds Fishing Pier - Special daily limit of 2 salmon not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, salmon fishing is permitted May 1 through June 30 and August 1 through April 30 from the Hood Canal Bridge Fishing pontoon - Special daily limit of 2 salmon not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon, and release chum salmon August 1 through September 30, and release chinook August 1 through August 31.
(e) February 16 through April 10 - Special daily limit of one salmon.
(6) Catch Record Card Area 10:
(a) July 1 through October 31 - Special daily limit of 2 salmon except release chinook salmon, and:
(i) During the period July 1 through ((September 15)) August 16, Elliott Bay east of a line
from ((Fourmile rock)) West Point to Alki Point is closed, except waters east of a line from Pier
91 to Duwamish Head open noon August 6 to noon August 9 and noon August 13 to noon
August 16 - Special daily limit of 2 salmon not more than one of which may be a chinook
salmon. The 2-ounce weight restriction does not apply in this subsection.
(ii) During the period July 1 through October 31, Shilshole Bay east of a line from Meadow Point to West Point is closed.
(iii) During the period August 1 through September 30, waters of Sinclair Inlet and Port Orchard south of the Manette Bridge, south of a line projected true east from Illahee State Park and west of a line projected true south from Point White - Special daily limit of 2 salmon not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon. The 2-ounce weight restriction does not apply in this subsection.
(iv) During the period July 1 through August 31 waters east of a line from Point Wells to Meadow Point are closed.
(b) November 1 through November 30 - Special daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon.
(((b))) (c) February 16 through April 10 - Special daily limit of one salmon.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, salmon fishing is permitted year-round from the Elliott Bay public fishing pier at Terminal 86 and Seacrest Pier - Special daily limit of 2 salmon not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon.
(7) Catch Record Card Area 11(( - May)).
(a) June 1 through November 30 - Daily limit of 2 salmon not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon and release pink salmon.
(b) February 16 through April 10 - Special daily limit of one salmon.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, salmon fishing is permitted year-round from the Dash Point Dock and the Point Defiance Boathouse Dock - Special daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon.
(8) Catch Record Card Area 12:
(a) July 1 through ((October 15 - Special daily limit of 4 salmon, except release chum and
chinook salmon.
(b) October 16 through December 31 - Special daily limit of 4 salmon, not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon.)) August 31 in waters south of Ayock Point - Special daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon and release chum and pink salmon.
(b) August 1 through August 31 in waters north of Ayock Point - Special daily limit of 4 salmon except release chinook, chum and pink salmon.
(c) September 1 through October 15 - Special daily limit of 4 salmon except release chinook, chum and pink salmon.
(d) October 16 through December 31 - Special daily limit of 4 salmon, not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon.
(e) February 16 through April 10 - Special daily limit of 1 salmon.
(((c))) (f) Waters of the Hoodsport Hatchery Zone are managed separately as provided for
in WAC 220-56-124.
(((d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, salmon fishing is permitted year
round while fishing from)) (g) The Hood Canal Bridge fishing pier(( - Special daily limit of 2
salmon not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon)) is managed under Area 9.
(9) Catch Record Card Area 13(( - )):
(a) May 1 through December 31 - Special daily limit of 2 salmon not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon and release wild coho salmon July 1 through October 31.
(b) January 1 through February 15 - Release all salmon.
(c) February 16 through April 10 - Special daily limit of one salmon.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, salmon fishing is permitted year-round from the Fox Island Public Fishing Pier - Special daily limit of 2 salmon, not more than one of which may be a chinook salmon and release wild coho salmon July 1 through October 31.
(10) In the above waters there are specified closures as provided for in WAC 220-56-128 and 220-56-195. Additionally, there are gear and area restrictions at Shilshole Bay, the Duwamish Waterway, and Budd Inlet, and at Titlow Beach and the Edmonds underwater park and the Elliott Bay, Les Davis, and Des Moines public fishing piers. See specific sections in chapter 220-56 WAC for salmon angling restrictions at these locations.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-56-191, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98; 98-06-031, § 220-56-191, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.12.040. 97-18-035, § 220-56-191, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-191, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-191, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-191, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-14-043 (Order 93-36), § 220-56-191, filed 6/29/93, effective 7/30/93.]
The following areas shall be closed to salmon angling during the times indicated:
(1) ((Skagit Bay: Those waters lying easterly of a line projected from West Point on
Whidbey Island to Reservation Head on Fidalgo Island, northerly of a line projected from Polnell
Point to Rocky Point, northerly of the state Highway 532 Bridge between Camano Island and the
mainland and south of a line between the south end of McGlinn Island and the light at the south
end of Fidalgo Island (Qk Fl) at the south end of Swinomish Slough shall be closed to salmon
angling April 16 through June 15.
(2))) Bellingham Bay: Those waters of Bellingham, Samish and Padilla Bays southerly
of a line projected from the most westerly point of Gooseberry Point to Sandy Point, easterly of a
line from Sandy Point to Point Migley thence along the eastern shoreline of Lummi Island to
Carter Point, thence to the most northerly tip of Vendovi Island thence to Clark Point on Guemes
Island thence following the shoreline to ((Southeast Point on Guemes Island thence to March
Point on Fidalgo Island)) Yellow Bluff on the southwest corner of Guemes Island thence to
Yellow Bluff Reef range marker thence to the ferry terminal dock east of Shannon Point and
north of the Burlington Railroad Bridges at the north end of Swinomish Slough shall be closed to
salmon angling ((April 16)) July 1 through ((July 31)) August 15.
(((3))) (2) Carr Inlet:
(a) Those waters north of a line from Green Point to Penrose Point are closed to salmon angling April 16 through July 31.
(b) Those waters of Carr Inlet within 1,000 feet of the outer oyster stakes at the mouth of Minter Creek are closed to salmon angling April 16 through September 30.
(((4))) (3) Dungeness Bay: Those waters westerly of a line from Dungeness Spit Light to
the number 2 red buoy, and then to the Port Williams boat ramp are closed to salmon angling
April 16 through September 30 and November 1 through April 15.
(((5))) (4) Samish Bay: Those waters southerly of a line projected true east from Fish
Point are closed to salmon angling August 1 through October 15.
(((6))) (5) Columbia River Mouth Control Zone 1: Washington waters within Control
Zone 1, which Control Zone is described as ((the ocean area surrounding the Columbia River
mouth west of the Buoy 10 line and bounded by a line extending for 6 nautical miles due west
from North Head along 46°18'00" N. latitude to 124°13'18" W. longitude, then southerly along a
line of 167° true to 46°11'06" N. latitude and 124°11'00" W. longitude (Columbia River Buoy),
then northeast along Red Buoy Line to the tip of the south jetty)) an area 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/124°06'50" W) and the green lighted Buoy #7 (46°15'09" N/124°06'16" W); on
the east by the Buoy #10 line which bears north/south at 357° true from the south jetty at
46°14'00" N/124°03'07" W 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°14'48"
N/124°05'20" W) 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/124°04'05" W) and then along the south jetty to the point
of intersection with the Buoy #10 line are closed to salmon angling at all times except open to
fishing from the north jetty when adjacent waters north of the Control Zone are open to salmon
angling or the Buoy 10 fishery is open.
(((7))) (6) Commencement Bay: Those waters east of a line projected from the Sperry
Ocean Dock to landfall below the Cliff House Restaurant on the north shore of Commencement
Bay are closed ((April 16)) June 1 through July 31 and April 1 through April 10.
(((8))) (7) Whidbey Island and mainland shores in Areas 5 and 6. Those waters of Catch
Record Card Areas 5 and 6 within 3/4 mile of the shores of the mainland and Whidbey Island are
closed to salmon angling August 1 through ((September 30)) August 31 when angling from
boats.
(((9))) (8) Rosario Strait and eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca: ((July 1 through September
30 the following areas are closed to salmon angling:))
(a) ((Southeastern Rosario Strait (Deception Pass to Shannon Pt.) - Waters within 1500
feet of Fidalgo Island from the Initiative 77 marker northeast of Northwest Island to Biz Point;
and waters of Burrows Bay inside a line from Biz Point to Williamson Rocks Buoy to the Dennis
Shoal Buoy, to a point 1500 feet west of the Burrows Island Light, then northeast to Fidalgo
Head; and waters within 1500 feet of Fidalgo Island from Fidalgo Head to Shannon Point.))
Waters of Area 7 in Rosario Strait and the eastern portion of the Strait of Juan de Fuca southerly
of a line running from Sandy Point to Point Migley on Lummi Island, and following the westerly
shore of Lummi Island to a line running from Lawrence Point on Orcas Island through Lummi
Rocks Buoy, then from Lawrence Point along the southeasterly shore of Orcas Island to Deer
Point, then true south to Blakely Island, and south along the Blakely Island shore to the
southernmost point on Blakely Island, then across Thatcher Pass to Fauntleroy Point, then along
the eastern shore of Decatur Island to the southernmost point on Decatur Island, then across
Lopez Pass to Lopez Island and following the shore of Lopez Island southerly and westerly to
Iceberg Point, then from Iceberg Point to Cattle Point, then south southwest to the Salmon Bank
Buoy, and then true west from Salmon Bank Buoy to the Area 7 boundary - Closed to fishing for
salmon July 1 - July 31.
(b) ((Southwestern Rosario Strait (east side of Lopez Island, Decatur Island, and James
Island) - Waters within 1500 feet of Lopez Island bounded by a line running from Point Colville
due south 1500 feet then northerly along the island, across Lopez Pass, and then northerly along
Decatur Island within 1500 feet of shore to Fauntleroy Point, including waters within 1500 feet
of James Island.)) Waters of Area 7 in Rosario Strait and the eastern portion of the Strait of Juan
de Fuca southerly of a line running true south from the westernmost point on Fidalgo Head to
Burrows Island, then westerly and southerly along the shore of Burrows Island to the Burrows
Island Lighthouse, then to the Bird Rocks Buoy, then true west from Bird Rocks Buoy to
Decatur Island, and then along the eastern shore of Decatur Island to the southernmost point on
Decatur Island, then across Lopez Pass to Lopez Island and following the shore of Lopez Island
southerly and westerly to Iceberg Point, then from Iceberg Point to Cattle Point, then south
southwest to the Salmon Bank Buoy, and then true west from the Salmon Bank Buoy to the Area
7 boundary - Closed to fishing for salmon August 1 - September 30.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-56-195, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98; 97-18-035, § 220-56-195, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-195, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-195, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-195, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-14-043 (Order 93-36), § 220-56-195, filed 6/29/93, effective 7/30/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-56-195, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 90-06-026, § 220-56-195, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-195, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-195, filed 4/26/88; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-56-195, filed 4/21/87; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-195, filed 4/9/86; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-195, filed 4/9/85; 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-56-195, filed 3/17/83; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-195, filed 6/9/82; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-195, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]
It is unlawful
to fish for or to possess ((salmon)) any species of fish taken for personal use from freshwater
unless the hooks used meet the requirements of this section and it is unlawful to fish from one
hour after official sunset to one hour before official sunrise during the periods shown:
(1) Nonbuoyant lure restriction: In the following waters and during the periods shown, it is unlawful to use a nonbuoyant lure that has more than one single hook or has a hook measuring more than 3/4 inch point to shank:
| Area | Time period |
| Naselle River (( |
|
| Mainstem-Hwy 101 Bridge to North Fork | September 1-November 30 |
| South Fork-Mouth to Beam Creek | September 1-November 30 |
| Willapa River | |
| Mouth to Hwy 6 Bridge | October 1-November 30 |
| Hwy 6 Bridge to Fork Creek | September 1-November 30 |
| Upstream from Fork Creek | September 1-October 31 |
| Willapa River (South Fork) | September 1-November 30 |
| Humptulips River | September 1-November 30 |
| Satsop River (including all forks) | September 1-November 30 |
| Nemah River-North Fork | October 1-November 30 |
| Nemah River-Middle Fork | September 1-November 30 |
| (( |
|
| Kennedy Creek | October 1-December 31 |
| Nooksack River-South Fork Mouth to Skookum Creek |
August 1-October 31 |
| (( |
|
| Mainstem | August 1-November 30 |
| North Fork mouth to Maple Creek | August 1-November 30 |
| Samish River Mouth to Hickson Bridge |
August 1-December 31 |
| Stillaguamish River (( |
|
| Mainstem downstream from Warm Beach Stanwood Highway, North Fork and South Fork |
August 1-November 30 |
| Whatcom Creek | August 1-December 31 |
| Cowlitz River From Mill Creek to Barrier Dam |
(( |
| Kalama River Mouth to temporary rack |
September 1-October 31 |
| Lewis River-North Fork From Johnson Creek to Merwin Dam |
April 1-October 31 |
| Washougal River Downstream of Salmon Falls Bridge |
September 1-October 31 |
| Icicle River From Leavenworth Federal Fish Hatchery to mouth |
(( |
| (( From mouth of Icicle River to Highway 2 Bridge |
|
| Skagit River (and tributaries) Upstream of Gilligan Creek |
July 1-November 30 |
| Tokul Creek From mouth to posted cable markers |
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., nightly, December 1-March 31 |
| Capitol Lake | August 1-November 30 |
| Deschutes River From 400 feet below lowest Tumwater Falls fish ladder to the Old Hwy 99 Bridge on Capitol Boulevard |
August 1-November 30 |
| Elochoman River Mouth to west fork |
September 1- October 31 |
| Grays River Mouth to south fork |
September 1- October 31 |
| Green/Duwamish River mouth to (( |
August 1-November 30 |
| McAllister Creek | August 1-November 30 |
| Nisqually River | August 1-November 30 |
| Puyallup River mouth to Carbon River |
August 1-November 30 |
| Skykomish River (including all forks) | August 1-November 30 |
| Snohomish River | August 1-November 30 |
| White/Stuck River | (( |
| Toutle River-North Fork Highway 504 Bridge near Kidd Valley to mouth of Green River |
September 1-October 31 |
| Green River (Cowlitz Co.) mouth to (( |
September 1-October 31 |
| (( |
(2) No leads, weights or sinkers may be attached below or less than 12 inches above a buoyant lure.
(3) All hooks must be attached within three inches of the bait or lure.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-56-205, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98; 97-18-035, § 220-56-205, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-205, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-205, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-56-205, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-56-205, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-205, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-205, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-205, filed 4/26/88; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-205, filed 4/9/86; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-56-205, filed 3/18/82; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-56-205, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-205, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]
It is unlawful for any person to take in any day more than the following quantities of bottomfish for personal use. The possession limit at any time shall not exceed the equivalent of two daily limits in fresh, frozen or processed form. Unless otherwise provided bottomfish fishing is open the entire year.
(1) Coastal (Catch Record Card Areas 1 through 4):
(a) Lingcod((:
(i) 3 fish minimum length 24 inches in Catch Record Card Areas 1 through 3 and Area 4 west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line;
(ii))) - 2 fish minimum length 24 inches ((in Catch Record Card Area 4 east of the
Bonilla-Tatoosh line)).
(b) Rockfish - 10 fish.
(c) Surfperch (excluding shiner perch) - 15 fish.
(d) Wolfeel - 2 fish east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line.
(e) Cabezon - 2 fish east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line.
(f) All other species - no limit.
(2) Inner Puget Sound (Catch Record Card Areas 5 through 13):
(a) Catch Record Card Areas 5 and 6 - 15 fish in the aggregate of all species and species groups of bottomfish, which may include no more than:
| Rockfish | 5 fish | ||
| Surfperch | 10 fish | ||
| Pacific cod | 2 fish | ||
| Pollock | 2 fish | ||
| Flatfish (except halibut) | 15 fish | ||
| Lingcod | 1 fish | ||
| Wolf-eel | 2 fish | ||
| Cabezon | 2 fish |
| Rockfish | 5 fish | ||
| Surfperch | 10 fish | ||
| Pacific cod | 2 fish | ||
| Flatfish (except halibut) | 15 fish | ||
| Lingcod | 1 fish | ||
| Wolf-eel | 0 fish | ||
| Cabezon | 2 fish | ||
| Pollock | 2 fish |
| Rockfish | 3 fish | ||
| Surfperch | 10 fish | ||
| Pacific cod | 0 fish | ||
| Pollock | 0 fish | ||
| Flatfish (except halibut) | 15 fish | ||
| Lingcod | 1 fish | ||
| Wolf-eel | 0 fish | ||
| Cabezon | 2 fish |
(e) The daily limit taken by spear fishing may include no more than one lingcod. There is no size restriction on the one lingcod allowed in the daily limit if taken by spear fishing.
(f) It is unlawful to retain cabezon taken from Catch Record Card Areas 5 through 13 from December 1 through April 30.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 98-15-032 (Order 98-119), § 220-56-235, filed 7/7/98, effective 8/7/98; 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-235, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-05-004 (Order 96-13), § 220-56-235, filed 2/9/96, effective 5/1/96; 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-56-235, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-235, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-235, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-56-235, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-235, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; 90-06-026, § 220-56-235, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-235, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-235, filed 4/26/88; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-235, filed 4/9/85; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-235, filed 4/11/84; 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-56-235, filed 3/17/83; 80-07-017 (Order 80-45), § 220-56-235, filed 6/11/80; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-235, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]
(1) It is unlawful to fish for or possess halibut taken for personal use except from:
(((1))) (a) Catch Record Card Area 1: Open May 1 through September 30, unless closed
earlier by emergency regulation. Minimum size limit 32 inches in length.
(((2))) (b) Catch Record Card Area 2(( - )):
(i) Those waters south of the Queets River, north of 47° and east of 124°40'W - Open May 2 through September 30, unless closed earlier by emergency regulation.
(ii) All other open waters in Area 2 - Open May 2 through September 30, unless closed to
fishing for halibut 12:01 a.m. of each Friday through 11:59 p.m. of each Saturday. ((If May 1
occurs on a closed day, the season opens on the first Sunday following.))
(iii) The following waters are closed to halibut fishing: ((West of 124°40'W, north of
47°10'N and south of 47°31'42"N (Queets River))) Inside a rectangle defined by the following
four corners: 47°19'0"N, 124°53'0"W; 47°19'00"N, 124°48'0"W; 47°16'0"N, 124°53'0"W;
47°16'0"N, 124°48'0"W.
(((3))) (c) Catch Record Card Area 3 and those waters of Catch Record Card Area 4 west
of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line: Open May 1 ((to June 30, unless closed earlier by emergency
regulation, and July 1)) through September 30 unless closed by emergency regulation. Closed to
fishing for halibut 12:01 a.m. of each Sunday through 11:59 p.m. of each Monday. ((If May 1
occurs on a closed day, the season opens on the first Tuesday following.)) The following area
southwest of Cape Flattery is closed to halibut fishing at all times:
Those waters within a ((line from)) a rectangle defined by the following four corners:
48°18'N, 125°11'W ((to)); 48°18'N, 124°59'W ((to)); 48°04'N, 125°11'W ((to)); 48°04'N,
124°59'W ((to the point of origin)).
(((4))) (d) Catch Record Card Area 4 east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line and Catch Record
Card Areas 5 through 13: May ((21)) 27 through ((August 3)) July 12 - Closed 12:01 a.m.
Tuesday through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday of each week during the open period.
(2) Daily limit one halibut. The daily limit in Area 1 is the first halibut over 32 inches in length brought aboard the vessel.
(3) The possession limit is two daily limits of halibut in any form, except the possession limit aboard the fishing vessel is one daily limit.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-08-029 (Order 99-13), § 220-56-255, filed 3/30/99, effective 5/1/99; 98-06-031, § 220-56-255, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-255, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-255, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-56-255, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 93-15-011, § 220-56-255, filed 7/8/93, effective 8/8/93; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-255, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-255, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-255, filed 4/26/88; 85-10-062 (Order 85-39), § 220-56-255, filed 5/1/85; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-255, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC 220-56-071.]
It is unlawful for any one person to take in any one day for personal use more than the following quantities and sizes of shellfish:
(1) Cockles, borers and clams in the shell, other than razor clams, geoduck clams and horse clams, 40 clams in the aggregate, or 10 pounds, whichever is achieved first except:
(a) In Skagit Bay, east of a line projected from Browns Point to Swinomish Slough entrance - diggers may additionally retain up to 20 pounds of eastern softshell clams in the shell.
(b) Willapa Bay - diggers may additionally retain up to twenty-four cockles.
(2) Razor clams: 15 clams.
(3) Geoduck clams: 3 clams.
(4) Horse clams: 7 clams.
(5) Oysters:
(a) In all Puget Sound waters except those contiguous waters south of a line from Tala Point to Foulweather Bluff, 18 oysters in the shell, minimum size 2 1/2 inches across the longest dimension of the shell.
(b) In the Puget Sound contiguous waters south of a line from Tala Point to Foulweather Bluff and waters of the Pacific Ocean, Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay, 18 oysters, shucked and the shells left on the beach.
(6) Rock scallops: 12 scallops.
(7) Sea scallops: 12 scallops (over 4 inches).
(8) Common or pink scallops: 10 pounds or 5 quarts in the shell.
(9) Shrimp:
(a) In all waters except Shrimp Districts 1 and 5 - total weight 10 pounds, fishers must retain the heads of all shrimp taken while in the field. Spot shrimp minimum size one and three-sixteenths inch from the base of the eyestalk to the top rear edge of the carapace.
(b) In shrimp district 1 (Discovery Bay) - Spot shrimp: Maximum 50 shrimp as part of the 10 pound limit. Spot shrimp minimum size one and three-sixteenths inch from base of eyestalk to top rear edge of carapace.
(c) In Shrimp District 5 (Hood Canal) - ((7 pounds, whole in the shell)) 80 shrimp. No
minimum size for spot shrimp.
(10) Octopus: 2 octopus.
(11) Pinto abalone: Closed state-wide.
(12) Crawfish: 10 pounds in the shell. Minimum size 3 1/4 inches from tip of rostrum to tip of tail. Female crawfish with eggs or young attached to the abdomen must be released immediately.
(13) Squid: 10 pounds or 5 quarts.
(14) Sea cucumbers: 25 sea cucumbers.
(15) Red sea urchins: 18 sea urchins.
(16) Purple sea urchins: 18 sea urchins.
(17) Green sea urchins: 36 sea urchins.
(18) Dungeness crabs:
(a) In all waters except the Columbia River - 6 male crabs.
(b) In the Columbia River - 12 male crabs.
(19) Red rock crabs: 6 crabs.
(20) Blue mussels and sea mussels: 10 pounds in the shell.
(21) Goose barnacles: 10 pounds of whole barnacles or 5 pounds of barnacle stalks.
(22) Ghost and mud shrimp: 10 dozen.
(23) King and box crab: Closed state-wide.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 99-08-029 (Order 99-13), § 220-56-310, filed 3/30/99, effective 5/1/99; 98-06-031, § 220-56-310, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-310, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 95-04-066 (Order 95-10), § 220-56-310, filed 1/30/95, effective 5/1/95; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-310, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-56-310, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 90-06-026, § 220-56-310, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-310, filed 3/16/89; 88-12-025 (Order 88-28), § 220-56-310, filed 5/25/88, effective 8/22/88; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-56-310, filed 4/26/88; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-56-310, filed 4/21/87; 86-24-046 (Order 86-190), § 220-56-310, filed 11/26/86; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-310, filed 4/9/86; 85-12-046 (Order 85-57), § 220-56-310, filed 6/5/85; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-310, filed 4/11/84; 83-04-027 (Order 83-06), § 220-56-310, filed 1/27/83; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-56-310, filed 3/18/82; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-310, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80.]
(1) The following areas shall be defined as personal use shrimp fishing Districts 1 through 6:
(a) Shrimp District 1 - All waters south of a line from McCurdy Point on the Quimper Peninsula to the northern tip of Protection Island, to Rocky Point on the Miller Peninsula, and including all waters of Discovery Bay;
(b) Shrimp District 2 - All waters of Griffin Bay south of a line projected east-west through Turn Rock Light from San Juan Island to Lopez Island, and north of a line projected east from Cattle Point on San Juan Island to Lopez Island;
(c) Shrimp District 3 - All waters of Port Angeles Harbor west of a line from the eastern tip of Ediz Hook to the ITT-Rayonier dock;
(d) Shrimp District 4 - All waters of Sequim Bay south of a line projected west from Travis Spit on the Miller Peninsula;
(e) Shrimp District 5 - All waters of Hood Canal south of the Hood Canal Floating Bridge;
(f) Shrimp District 6 - All waters of Carr Inlet north of a line from Penrose Point to Green Point.
(2) It shall be unlawful to fish for or possess shrimp taken for personal use from the
following areas, except as otherwise provided in this ((subsection)) section:
(a) District 1 - First Saturday in June through ((July 15)) September 5;
(b) District 2 - Second Saturday in ((May)) April through ((September)) October 15;
(c) District 3 - ((Second)) First Saturday in ((May)) June through September ((15)) 30;
(d) District 4 - Closed to all shrimp fishing;
(e) District 5 - 9:00 a.m. on the third Saturday in May until closed by emergency regulation;
(f) District 6 - Closed to all shrimp fishing;
(g) All other areas - The second Saturday in April through October 15.
(3) Spot shrimp seasons:
(a) District 1 - First Saturday in June through third Saturday in August. Spot shrimp may be retained on Saturdays only.
(b) District 3 - First Saturday in June through first Saturday in September. Spot shrimp may be retained on Saturdays and Sundays only.
(c) All other open areas - Spot shrimp may be retained as part of the daily limit at all times.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040 and 75.08.080. 98-06-031, § 220-56-325, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-56-325, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 96-05-004 (Order 96-13), § 220-56-325, filed 2/9/96, effective 5/1/96; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-56-325, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-325, filed 3/16/89; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-325, filed 4/9/86; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-325, filed 4/11/84; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-325, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC 220-56-084.]
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
| WAC 220-56-225 | Freshwater angling hours. |
| WAC 220-56-245 | Halibut--Daily and possession limits. |
OTS-3133.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 98-122, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98)
WAC 220-57-120
Bear River.
Daily Limit A except release wild adult coho salmon - July 1 through January 31: Downstream from the lime quarry road to Highway 101 Bridge (a distance of approximately 2 stream miles). Single point barbless hooks required.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-57-120, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-57-120, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-57-120, filed 3/16/89; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-57-120, filed 4/11/84; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-57-120, filed 3/18/82; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-57-120, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80; Order 77-3, § 220-57-120, filed 1/28/77, effective 3/1/77; Order 76-14, § 220-57-120, filed 3/15/76, effective 5/1/76. Formerly WAC 220-57-106.]
Daily Limit A ((except release adult coho salmon)) - July 1 through November 30: Downstream from the Highway 101 Bridge. ((Single point
barbless hooks required.))
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.12.040. 97-18-035, § 220-57-135, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-57-135, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-57-135, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-57-135, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-57-135, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-57-135, filed 4/26/88; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-57-135, filed 4/21/87; 85-09-048 (Order 85-33), § 220-57-135, filed 4/16/85; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-57-135, filed 4/11/84; 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-57-135, filed 3/17/83; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-57-135, filed 3/18/82; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-57-135, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80; 79-02-052 (Order 79-7), § 220-57-135, filed 1/30/79, effective 4/1/79; Order 77-3, § 220-57-135, filed 1/28/77, effective 3/1/77; Order 76-14, § 220-57-135, filed 3/15/76, effective 5/1/76. Formerly WAC 220-57-006.]
Daily Limit A except up to 4 adult salmon may be retained, provided that not more than 2 are adult chinook and release all pink and chum salmon - September 1 through November 30 downstream from the mouth of Voight Creek.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.12.040. 97-18-035, § 220-57-137, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-57-137, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-57-137, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-57-137, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-57-137, filed 3/16/89; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-57-137, filed 6/9/82; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-57-137, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 79-02-052 (Order 79-7), § 220-57-137, filed 1/30/79, effective 4/1/79.]
Special daily limit of 2 salmon except release wild
coho - October 1 through November 30: Upstream from mouth to ((hatchery)) Rockport - Cascade road bridge.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.12.040. 97-18-035, § 220-57-13701, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97.]
(1) Daily Limit A - May ((16)) 1 through July ((15))
31: Downstream from the high bridge on the Weyerhaeuser 1000 line approximately 400 yards
downstream of Roger Creek.
(2) ((Special)) Daily Limit ((of six salmon except no more than one adult salmon may be
retained and)) A except release ((all chum and release wild coho)) adult chinook - ((September
16 through September 30)) October 1 through November 15: Downstream from ((the high
bridge to the Fuller)) Porter Bridge. Single point barbless hooks required.
(3) ((Special)) Daily Limit ((of six salmon except no more than one adult salmon may be
retained and)) A except release ((chum and wild coho salmon)) adult chinook - October ((1
through October 31)) 16 through November 15: Downstream from the high bridge to the Porter
Bridge. Single point barbless hooks required.
(4) ((Special)) Daily Limit ((of six salmon except no more than one adult salmon may be
retained and)) A except release adult chinook((, chum)) and wild adult coho salmon - ((October 1
through October 31)) November 16 through January 31: Downstream from the ((Porter)) High
Bridge. ((Single point barbless hooks required.))
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-57-140, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.12.040. 97-18-035, § 220-57-140, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-57-140, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-57-140, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 90-06-026, § 220-57-140, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-57-140, filed 3/16/89; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-57-140, filed 4/9/86; 84-08-024 (Order 84-25), § 220-57-140, filed 3/28/84; 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-57-140, filed 3/17/83; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-57-140, filed 3/18/82; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-57-140, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-57-140, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80; Order 77-3, § 220-57-140, filed 1/28/77, effective 3/1/77; Order 76-14, § 220-57-140, filed 3/15/76, effective 5/1/76. Formerly WAC 220-57-008.]
((Closed to salmon angling the entire year.)) Daily
Limit A except release wild coho salmon. Open year-round. Eight-inch minimum size.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 79-02-052 (Order 79-7), § 220-57-145, filed 1/30/79, effective 4/1/79; Order 76-14, § 220-57-145, filed 3/15/76, effective 5/1/76. Formerly WAC 220-57-111.]
Daily Limit A except release wild adult coho salmon - September 1 through November 30: Downstream from the mouth of the Snahapish River. Single point barbless hooks required.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-57-155, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.12.040. 97-18-035, § 220-57-155, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-57-155, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-57-155, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-57-155, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-57-155, filed 3/16/89; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-57-155, filed 4/21/87; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-57-155, filed 4/11/84; 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-57-155, filed 3/17/83; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-57-155, filed 3/18/82; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-57-155, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 79-02-052 (Order 79-7), § 220-57-155, filed 1/30/79, effective 4/1/79; Order 77-3, § 220-57-155, filed 1/28/77, effective 3/1/77; Order 76-14, § 220-57-155, filed 3/15/76, effective 5/1/76. Formerly WAC 220-57-010.]
(1) Rocky Reach Dam to Priest Rapids Dam: Daily Limit A except release wild coho salmon - September 16 through December 31.
(2) Priest Rapids Dam to the Vernita Bridge: Daily Limit A except release wild coho salmon - August 16 through October 31; Daily Limit C except release wild coho salmon - November 1 through December 31.
(3) Vernita Bridge to old Hanford townsite wooden power line towers: Daily Limit A except release wild coho salmon - August 16 through October 22.
(4) Old Hanford townsite wooden power line towers to Highway 395 Bridge connecting Pasco and Kennewick: Daily Limit A except release wild coho salmon - August 16 through December 31.
(5) Highway 395 Bridge to ((McNary Dam: Daily Limit A - August 1 through December
31. It is unlawful to take or possess sockeye or chum salmon taken downstream of the Highway
395 Bridge to McNary Dam.
(6) McNary Dam to)) Interstate 5 Bridge: Daily Limit A - August 1 through December
31. It is unlawful to take or possess sockeye ((or)), chum salmon or wild coho salmon taken
downstream from ((McNary Dam)) the Highway 395 Bridge to the Interstate 5 Bridge.
(((7))) (6) Interstate 5 Bridge to the Megler-Astoria Bridge: Daily Limit A - August 1
through March 31 ((except release all coho October 1 through March 31)). August 1 through
December 31 release all chinook within the area of the mainstem Columbia as follows:
Beginning at a fishing boundary marker on the northern (downstream) end of Bachelor Island,
northwesterly to the lighthouse at Warrior Rock, north to Sand Island, along the east side of Sand
Island to the northern (downstream) tip of the island, northwesterly approximately 1/2 mile to a
navigation marker in the middle of the river, and northeasterly to Marker #77 on the Washington
shore. During September, it is unlawful to fish for or possess salmon taken for personal use in
those waters of the Columbia River north of a line from Abernathy Point Light to a boundary
marker east of the mouth of Abernathy Creek. It is unlawful to take or possess sockeye, chum,
or wild coho salmon taken downstream from the Interstate 5 Bridge to the Megler-Astoria
Bridge.
(((8))) (7) Megler-Astoria Bridge to the Buoy 10 Line:
(a) ((Daily Limit F)) Special daily limit of 2 salmon except release sockeye, chum, wild
coho salmon and chinook salmon less than 24 inches in length - August ((8 through August 23))
1 through September 30.
(b) Daily Limit A except release sockeye, chum and wild coho - ((January)) October 1
through March 31.
(((c) It is unlawful to take or possess sockeye chum or wild coho salmon taken
downstream from the Megler-Astoria Bridge to the Buoy 10 Line.
(9))) (8) North Jetty (mouth of Columbia River): Open to angling from the bank only when state waters north of the control zone are open to salmon angling. During such periods fishing from the north jetty is open 7 days per week and the daily limit shall be the same as for the ocean waters when open. Also open to angling from the bank only concurrent with the Buoy 10 fishery. Daily limit and gear requirement will be identical with those in the Buoy 10 fishery. It is unlawful to take or possess sockeye or chum salmon taken from the North Jetty.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-57-160, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98; 98-06-031, § 220-57-160, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.12.040. 97-18-035, § 220-57-160, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-07-078 (Order 97-53), § 220-57-160, filed 3/19/97, effective 5/1/97; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-57-160, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-57-160, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-57-160, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 90-06-026, § 220-57-160, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; 89-15-022 (Order 89-56), § 220-57-160, filed 7/12/89; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-57-160, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-57-160, filed 4/26/88; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-57-160, filed 4/21/87; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-57-160, filed 4/9/86; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-57-160, filed 4/9/85; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-57-160, filed 4/11/84; 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-57-160, filed 3/17/83; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-57-160, filed 6/9/82; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-57-160, filed 3/18/82; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-57-160, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-57-160, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80; 79-02-052 (Order 79-7), § 220-57-160, filed 1/30/79, effective 4/1/79; Order 77-3, § 220-57-160, filed 1/28/77, effective 3/1/77; Order 76-14, § 220-57-160, filed 3/15/76 and 3/24/76, effective 5/1/76. Formerly WAC 220-57-011.]
((Closed to salmon angling the entire year.)) Daily
Limit A - July 1 through January 31: Downstream from Carlisle Bridge.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-20-071 (Order 97-202), § 220-57-165, filed 9/25/97, effective 10/26/97; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-57-165, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-57-165, filed 3/16/89; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-57-165, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80; Order 77-3, § 220-57-165, filed 1/28/77, effective 3/1/77; Order 76-14, § 220-57-165, filed 3/15/76, effective 5/1/76. Formerly WAC 220-57-012.]
(1) Special Daily Limit ((A except release chum and
wild coho)) of one salmon - ((January)) May 1 through ((April 30)) July 31: Downstream from
fishing boundary markers approximately 400 feet below barrier dam structures at the Cowlitz
Salmon Hatchery Barrier Dam except closed to fishing from south bank May 1 through June 15
downstream to mouth of Mill Creek.
(2) Daily Limit A except release chum and wild coho salmon - August 1 through April 30. Only one adult chinook August 1 through December 31. Release chinook over 28 inches October 1 through December 31 from Mill Creek to Blue Creek.
(3) Spring chinook season limit: A total of 5 salmon may be taken from the Cowlitz River during each April 1st through the following July 31st.
(4) Salmon angling from boats is prohibited the entire year in designated open waters between the barrier dam and a line from the mouth of Mill Creek to a boundary marker on the opposite shore.
(((3))) (5) Daily Limit A except minimum size of 8 inches and release wild coho salmon - open the entire year: From the confluence of the Muddy Fork and Ohanapecosh rivers
downstream to Scanewa Lake (Cowlitz Falls Reservoir).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-57-175, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98; 98-06-031, § 220-57-175, filed 2/26/98, effective 5/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.12.040. 97-18-035, § 220-57-175, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-57-175, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-57-175, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 93-08-034 (Order 93-20), § 220-57-175, filed 3/31/93, effective 5/1/93; 92-11-012 (Order 92-19), § 220-57-175, filed 5/12/92, effective 6/12/92; 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-57-175, filed 4/21/87; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-57-175, filed 4/9/86; 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-57-175, filed 4/9/85; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-57-175, filed 4/11/84; 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-57-175, filed 3/17/83; 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-57-175, filed 6/9/82; 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-57-175, filed 3/18/82; 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-57-175, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80; Order 77-3, § 220-57-175, filed 1/28/77, effective 3/1/77; Order 76-14, § 220-57-175, filed 3/15/76, effective 5/1/76. Formerly WAC 220-57-014.]
Deep River (Wahkiakum County) - Daily Limit C - June 1 through July 31: Downstream from town bridge. Daily Limit A except release wild coho and 14-inch minimum size - August 1 through December 31: Downstream from town bridge.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-57-187, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 97-20-071 (Order 97-202), § 220-57-187, filed 9/25/97, effective 10/26/97.]
((Special)) Daily Limit ((of two salmon)) A - July 1
through November 30: Downstream of the mouth of east fork of the Dickey River to the
National Park boundary.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-57-200, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.12.040. 97-18-035, § 220-57-200, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-57-200, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-57-200, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 94-14-069, § 220-57-200, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-57-200, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-57-200, filed 4/26/88; 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-57-200, filed 4/9/86; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-57-200, filed 4/11/84; 79-02-052 (Order 79-7), § 220-57-200, filed 1/30/79, effective 4/1/79; 78-03-034 (Order 78-8), § 220-57-200, filed 2/21/78, effective 4/1/78; Order 76-14, § 220-57-200, filed 3/15/76, effective 5/1/76. Formerly WAC 220-57-023.]
((Closed to salmon angling the entire year.)) Daily Limit
A, except release adult chinook - October 1 through November 30: Downstream from the
confluence of the east and middle branches. Single point barbless hooks required.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 75.12.040. 97-18-035, § 220-57-230, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-57-230, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-57-230, filed 3/16/89; 88-10-013 (Order 88-15), § 220-57-230, filed 4/26/88; 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-57-230, filed 4/11/84; 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-57-230, filed 3/17/83; 81-05-027 (Order 81-13), § 220-57-230, filed 2/17/81, effective 4/1/81; Order 77-3, § 220-57-230, filed 1/28/77, effective 3/1/77; Order 76-14, § 220-57-230, filed 3/15/76, effective 5/1/76. Formerly WAC 220-57-030.]
((Closed to salmon angling the entire year.))
Daily Limit A, except release chum and wild coho - September 1 through December 31:
Downstream of the west fork. October 1 through December 31 release chinook greater than 28
inches in length downstream from west fork to the Foster (Risk) Road Bridge. Closed waters - from WDFW temporary rack downstream to Foster (Risk) Road Bridge while rack is installed in
river; from a point 50' above to 100' below the outlet pipes from the most downstream
Elochoman