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Species	Date	Additional Rules
LACAMAS CREEK - LEWIS CO.
(tributary to Cowlitz River) CRC (567)
All species		Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
Trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Salmon	Aug. 1-Oct. 31	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
LACAMAS CREEK - CLARK CO.
from mouth to footbridge at lower falls
All species		Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
Trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31	Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31	Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from footbridge at lower falls upstream
All species	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	It is permissible to fish up to the base of Lacamas Lake Dam.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
LAKE CREEK - OKANOGAN CO.
from mouth to Black Lake
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
from Black Lake to Three Prong Creek
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
LEWIS RIVER - CLARK/COWLITZ CO.
from mouth (a straight line from a fishing boundary marker or from the outermost upland at the north shore of the Lewis River mouth southerly across the river to a fishing boundary marker near the south shore) to the mouth of the East Fork Lewis River CRC (611)
All species		Two-Pole allowed.
Trout	Year-round	Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Year-round	Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Other game fish	Year-round	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Salmon	Jan. 1-Apr. 30	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
	Aug. 1-Sept. 30	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
	Oct. 1-Dec. 31	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than Chinook and hatchery coho.
from mouth of the East Fork Lewis River to Johnson Creek CRC (615)
All species		Two-Pole allowed.
Trout	Year-round	Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Year-round	Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Other game fish	Year-round	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Salmon	Jan. 1-Apr. 30	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
	Aug. 1-Sept. 30	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
	Oct. 1-Dec. 31	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than Chinook and hatchery coho.
from Johnson Creek to Colvin Creek CRC (615)
All species	Apr. 1-Apr. 30	Night closure. Anti-snagging rule.
	May 1-May 31	CLOSED WATERS.
	June 1-Nov. 30	Night closure. Anti-snagging rule.
Trout	June 1-Apr. 30	Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2.
Steelhead (hatchery)	June 1-Apr. 30	Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Other game fish	June 1-Apr. 30	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Salmon	Jan. 1-Apr. 30	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
	Aug. 1-Sept. 30	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
	Oct. 1-Dec. 31	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than Chinook and hatchery coho.
shoreward of cable buoy and corkline at outlet of Lewis River salmon hatchery fish ladder
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
from Colvin Creek to overhead power lines below Merwin Dam CRC (615)
All species	Apr. 1-Apr. 30	Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
	May 1-May 31	CLOSED WATERS.
	June 1-Oct. 31	Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
Trout	June 1-Oct. 31	Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2.
Trout	Dec. 16-Apr. 30	Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2.
Steelhead (hatchery)	June 1-Oct. 31	Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Dec. 16-Apr. 30	Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Other game fish	June 1-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Other game fish	Dec. 16-Apr. 30	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Salmon	Jan. 1-Apr. 30	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 1 adult. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook.
	Aug. 1-Sept. 30	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 3 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
	Oct. 1-Oct. 31	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than Chinook and hatchery coho.
	Dec. 16-Dec. 31	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6. Up to 3 adults including no more than 1 Chinook may be retained. Release all salmon other than Chinook and hatchery coho.
from overhead power lines to Merwin Dam
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
from the cable crossing 1,300 yards below Yale Dam to Yale Dam
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
Old Lewis River streambed between Swift No. 1 Powerhouse and Swift No. 2 Powerhouse
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
Lewis River Power Canal
All species		Fishing from any floating device prohibited.
Trout	4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31	No min. size. Daily limit 5.
Other game fish	4th Sat. in Apr.-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from Eagle Cliff Bridge to Muddy River and tributaries except the Muddy River
All species		Selective gear rules.
Trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15	Min. size 8”. Daily limit 10. Release wild trout.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from the Muddy River to the lower falls and all tributaries
All species		Selective gear rules.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Catch-and-release.
LEWIS RIVER, EAST FORK - CLARK CO.
from mouth to the posted markers at the lower end of Big Eddy CRC (613)
All species		Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
Trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
Trout	Sept. 16-Mar. 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Other game fish	Sept. 16-Mar. 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Salmon	Sept. 16-Dec. 31	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
from posted markers at the lower end of Big Eddy to 100’ upstream of Lucia Falls
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
from 100’ upstream of Lucia Falls to 400’ downstream of Moulton Falls CRC (613)
All species		Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
Trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
Trout	Sept. 16-Mar. 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Other game fish	Sept. 16-Mar. 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Salmon	Sept. 16-Dec. 31	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
from 400’ downstream to 400’ upstream of Moulton Falls
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
from 400’ upstream of Moulton Falls to 400’ downstream of Horseshoe Falls CRC (613)
All species		Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
Trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
Trout	Sept. 16-Mar. 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-July 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Other game fish	Sept. 16-Mar. 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Salmon	Sept. 16-Dec. 31	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
Tributaries from mouth to 400’ below Horseshoe Falls CRC (613)
All species		Selective gear rules.
Trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Except: release cutthroat trout and wild rainbow trout.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from 400’ below Horseshoe Falls upstream, including tributaries above Horseshoe Falls
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
LIBBY CREEK - OKANOGAN CO.
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
LITTLE BRIDGE CREEK - OKANOGAN CO.
All species		Selective gear rules.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15	Catch-and-release.
LITTLE KLICKITAT RIVER - KLICKITAT CO.
within Goldendale city limits
Trout	4th Sat. in Apr.-Fri. before Memorial Day	No min. size. Daily limit 5. Open for juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only.
Trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	No min. size. Daily limit 5. Open to all anglers.
Other game fish	4th Sat. in Apr.-Fri. before Memorial Day	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Open for juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Open to all anglers.
LITTLE NACHES RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES - YAKIMA CO.
All species		Selective gear rules.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
LITTLE PEND OREILLE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES - STEVENS CO.
All species		Selective gear rules.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
LITTLE SPOKANE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES - SPOKANE CO.
from the SR 291 Bridge to Chain Lake, including tributaries
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Whitefish	Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.
from inlet to Chain Lake upstream 1/4 mile to the railroad crossing culvert
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
upstream of the railroad crossing culvert located 1/4 mile upstream of Chain Lake
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Whitefish	Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.
LITTLE WASHOUGAL RIVER - CLARK CO.
CRC (661)
All species		Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
Trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Salmon	Aug. 1-Oct. 31	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
LITTLE WENATCHEE RIVER - CHELAN CO.
from mouth to USFS Rd. 6700 Bridge including tributaries
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
from USFS Rd. 6700 Bridge upstream including tributaries
All species		Selective gear rules.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
LITTLE WHITE SALMON RIVER - SKAMANIA CO.
from the orange fishing boundary markers at Drano Lake to the intake near the north boundary of the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
from the intake near the north boundary of the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery upstream
Trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Min. size 8”. Daily limit 5.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
LOST RIVER - OKANOGAN CO.
from mouth to Monument Creek
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
from Monument Creek to Deception Creek including tributaries
All species		Selective gear rules.
Dolly varden/bull trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15	May be retained as part of trout daily limit.
Other trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15	Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
MAD RIVER - CHELAN CO.
from mouth to Windy Creek, including Windy Creek and tributaries except Tillicum Creek
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
from Windy Creek upstream and tributaries
All species		Selective gear rules.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
MANASTASH CREEK - KITTITAS CO.
All species		Selective gear rules.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
MERCER CREEK - KITTITAS CO.
All species		Selective gear rules.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
METHOW RIVER - OKANOGAN CO.
from mouth to County Rd. 1535 (Burma Rd.) Bridge
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
tributaries from mouth to County Rd. 1535 (Burma Rd.) Bridge except Black Canyon Creek
Eastern brook trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	No min. size. No daily limit.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Closed.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Catch-and-release.
from County Rd. 1535 (Burma Rd.) Bridge to Gold Creek CRC (621)
All species		Selective gear rules.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 15	Catch-and-release.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 15	Closed.
tributaries from the County Rd. 1535 (Burma Rd.) Bridge to Gold Creek, except Gold Creek
All species		Selective gear rules.
Eastern brook trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	No min. size. No daily limit.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Catch-and-release.
from Gold Creek to Foghorn Dam CRC (621)
All species		Internal combustion motors prohibited. Selective gear rules.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 30	Closed.
Whitefish	Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 30	Catch-and-release.
all tributaries from Gold Creek to Foghorn Dam except Beaver Creek, Chewuch River, Libby Creek, and Twisp River
Eastern brook trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	No min. size. No daily limit.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Closed.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Catch-and-release.
from Foghorn Dam to Weeman Bridge, including tributaries except Wolf Creek
Steelhead (hatchery)	Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15	Closed.
Whitefish	Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15	Catch-and-release. Selective gear rules.
from Weeman Bridge to the falls above Brush Creek. CRC (621)
Whitefish	Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.
all tributaries from Weeman Bridge to the falls above Brush Creek except Lost River, Goat Creek, and Early Winters Creek
All species		Selective gear rules.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Closed.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Catch-and-release.
MILL CREEK - COWLITZ/WAHKIAKUM CO.
CRC (624)
All species		Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
Trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31	Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2.
Trout	Nov. 1-Mar. 15	Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31	Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Nov. 1-Mar. 15	Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Other game fish	Nov. 1-Mar. 15	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Salmon	Nov. 1-Dec. 31	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
MILL CREEK - LEWIS CO.
from mouth to Hatchery Rd. crossing culvert CRC (625)
All species		Selective gear rules, except barbed hooks are allowed.
All species	Dec. 1-Dec. 31	Anti-snagging rule. Night closure.
Trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2.
Trout	Dec. 1-Dec. 31	Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Steelhead (hatchery)	Dec. 1-Dec. 31	Min. size 20”. Daily limit 3.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Other game fish	Dec. 1-Dec. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
Salmon	Aug. 1-Oct. 31	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
Salmon	Dec. 1-Dec. 31	Min. size 12”. Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and hatchery coho.
MILL CREEK - WALLA WALLA CO.
from mouth to Bennington Dam, including tributaries
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
from Bennington Dam upstream
All species		Selective gear rules.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
all tributaries upstream of Bennington Dam
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
MINERAL CREEK - KITTITAS CO.
from mouth to the wilderness boundary
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
MONUMENT CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES - OKANOGAN CO.
All species		Selective gear rules.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
MUDDY RIVER - SKAMANIA CO.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Catch-and-release. Selective gear rules.
NACHES RIVER - YAKIMA CO.
from mouth to confluence with Tieton River
All species		Internal combustion motors prohibited.
All species	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Selective gear rules.
Trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Min. size 14”. Daily limit 2.
Whitefish	Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.	Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
from Tieton River upstream to origin of Naches River at confluence with Little Naches River and Bumping River
All species		Selective gear rules. Internal combustion motors prohibited.
Trout	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Catch-and-release.
Other game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
NANEUM CREEK - KITTITAS CO.
and tributaries
All species		Selective gear rules.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
NAPEEQUA RIVER - CHELAN CO.
from mouth to Twin Lakes Creek (including Twin Lakes Creek) and all tributaries
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
NASON CREEK - CHELAN CO.
from mouth to Gaynor Falls and tributaries except Whitepine Creek
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
from Gaynor Falls (approx. 0.7 miles upstream of Whitepine Creek) upstream and tributaries
All species		Selective gear rules.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
NILE CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES - YAKIMA CO.
All species		Selective gear rules.
All game fish	Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31	Statewide min. size/daily limit.
NORTH CREEK - OKANOGAN CO.
from mouth upstream to Twisp River Rd. Bridge
All species		CLOSED WATERS.
NUNNALLY LAKE OUTLET - GRANT CO.
Outlet stream of Nunnally Lake
All species		CLOSED WATERS.