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WAC 232-28-620









Coastal salmon—Saltwater seasons and daily limits.









(1) It is unlawful to take, fish for, or possess salmon taken by angling for personal use except from the following coastal areas, during the following seasons, in the quantities and the sizes provided for in WAC 220-56-180, and for the species designated in this section. An area is open when a daily limit is provided: (2) Catch Record Card Area 1:
(a) May 1 through May 29: Closed. (b) May 30 through June 12: (i) Daily limit of 2 salmon. (ii) Release coho and wild Chinook. (c) June 13 through September 30: (i) Daily limit of 2 salmon; no more than one may be a Chinook salmon. (ii) Release wild coho. (d) October 1 through April 30: Closed. (e) Closed in the Columbia River Mouth Control Zone 1 during all open periods. See WAC 220-56-195. (3) Catch Record Card Area 2:
(a) May 1 through May 29: Closed. (b) May 30 through June 12: (i) Daily limit of 2 salmon. (ii) Release coho and wild Chinook. (c) June 13 through September 30: (i) Daily limit of 2 salmon; no more than one may be a Chinook salmon. (ii) Release wild coho. (d) October 1 through April 30 - Closed. (4) Willapa Bay (Catch Record Card Area 2-1):
(a) May 1 through May 29: Closed. (b) May 30 through July 15: Open concurrent with Area 2 when Area 2 is open for salmon angling. Area 2 rules apply. (c) July 16 through January 31: (i) Daily limit of 6 salmon; no more than 4 may be adult salmon. (ii) Release wild Chinook. (iii) Anglers in possession of a valid two-pole endorsement may use up to two lines while fishing. (iv) Waters north of a line from Toke Point channel marker 3 easterly through Willapa Harbor channel marker 13 (green) then, northeasterly to the power transmission pole located at 46°43.19'N, 123°50.83'W are closed August 1 through September 30. (d) February 1 through April 30: Closed. (5) Grays Harbor (Catch Record Card Area 2-2 east of the Buoy 13 line):
(a) May 1 through July 31: Closed. (b) August 1 through September 15: (i) Daily limit of 2 salmon. (ii) Release wild coho. (iii) Waters south of a line running from the south end of the eastern jetty at Ocean Shores Marina to the fishing boundary marker on Sand Island (46°57.52'N, 124°03.36'W) to the Tripod Station on Brackenridge Bluff (46°59.12'N, 124°00.72'W) are closed. (c) September 16 through November 30: (i) Daily limit of 3 salmon. (ii) Release Chinook. (iii) Waters west of a line running from the Tripod Station on Brackenridge Bluff (46°59.12'N, 124°00.72'W) through channel marker 27 (green) to the mouth of Johns River (Highway 105 Bridge) are closed. (d) December 1 through April 30: Closed. (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the Westport Boat Basin and Ocean Shores Boat Basin are open only August 16 through January 31: (i) Daily limit of 6 salmon; no more than 4 may be adult salmon. (ii) Release Chinook. (iii) Night closure and anti-snagging rule in effect. (6) Grays Harbor (Catch Record Card Area 2-2 west of the Buoy 13 line):
(a) August 10 through May 29: Closed. (b) May 30 through August 9: Open concurrent with Area 2 when Area 2 is open for salmon angling. Area 2 rules apply. (7) Catch Record Card Area 3:
(a) May 1 through June 13: Closed, except May 15 through May 16, May 22 through May 23, and May 30 through June 12: (i) Daily limit of 2 salmon. (ii) Release coho and wild Chinook. (b) June 13 through September 30: (i) Daily limit of 2 salmon. (ii) Release wild coho. (iii) In years ending in odd numbers, two additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit. (c) October 1 through April 30: Closed. (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, waters north of 47°50'00"N latitude and south of 48°00'00"N latitude are also open September 30 through October 11: (i) Daily limit of 2 salmon. (ii) Release wild coho. (8) Catch Record Card Area 4:
(a) May 1 through June 13: Closed, except May 15 through May 16, May 22 through May 23, and May 30 through June 12: (i) Daily limit of 2 salmon. (ii) Release coho and wild Chinook. (iii) Waters east of a true north-south line through Sail Rock are closed. (b) June 13 through September 30: (i) Daily limit of 2 salmon. (ii) Release wild coho salmon. (iii) In years ending in odd numbers, two additional pink salmon may be retained as part of the daily limit. (iv) Waters east of a true north-south line through Sail Rock are closed through July 31. (v) Release Chinook salmon caught east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line beginning August 1. (vi) Release chum salmon beginning August 1. (c) September 22 through April 30: Closed. (9) A violation of this section is an infraction, punishable under RCW 77.15.160, unless the person has harvested salmon. If the person has harvested salmon, the violation is punishable under RCW 77.15.380, Unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree—Penalty, unless the salmon are taken in the amounts or manner to constitute a violation of RCW 77.15.370, Unlawful recreational fishing in the first degree—Penalty. [Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, and 77.12.047. WSR 15-13-081 (Order 15-177), § 232-28-620, filed 6/12/15, effective 7/13/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, 77.12.045, and 77.12.047. WSR 14-16-027 (Order 14-185), § 232-28-620, filed 7/25/14, effective 8/25/14; WSR 13-20-021 (Order 13-210), § 232-28-620, filed 9/23/13, effective 10/24/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.020, 77.12.045, and 77.12.047. WSR 12-18-006 (Order 12-190), § 232-28-620, filed 8/23/12, effective 9/23/12; WSR 11-21-038 (Order 11-273), § 232-28-620, filed 10/11/11, effective 11/11/11; WSR 10-12-061 (Order 09-108), § 232-28-620, filed 5/27/10, effective 6/27/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047 and 77.04.020. WSR 09-15-035 (Order 09-133), § 232-28-620, filed 7/8/09, effective 8/8/09; WSR 08-15-002 (Order 08-165), § 232-28-620, filed 7/3/08, effective 8/3/08; WSR 07-16-056, § 232-28-620, filed 7/26/07, effective 8/26/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. WSR 06-16-096 (Order 06-174), § 232-28-620, filed 7/31/06, effective 8/31/06; WSR 05-17-007 (Order 05-168), § 232-28-620, filed 8/3/05, effective 9/3/05; WSR 04-16-006 (Order 04-182), § 232-28-620, filed 7/22/04, effective 8/22/04; WSR 03-16-109 (Order 03-182), § 232-28-620, filed 8/6/03, effective 9/6/03; WSR 02-15-097 (Order 02-158), § 232-28-620, filed 7/16/02, effective 8/16/02; WSR 01-14-001 (Order 01-107), § 232-28-620, filed 6/21/01, effective 7/22/01. Statutory Authority: 2000 c 107 § 7. WSR 00-16-091 (Order 00-134), amended and recodified as § 232-28-620, filed 7/31/00, effective 8/31/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080 and 77.12.040. WSR 99-15-081 (Order 99-102), § 220-56-190, filed 7/20/99, effective 8/20/99; WSR 98-15-081 (Order 98-122), § 220-56-190, filed 7/15/98, effective 8/15/98; WSR 97-18-035, § 220-56-190, filed 8/27/97, effective 9/27/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. WSR 96-11-078 (Order 96-44), § 220-56-190, filed 5/13/96, effective 6/13/96; WSR 95-12-027 (Order 95-46), § 220-56-190, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95; WSR 94-14-069, § 220-56-190, filed 7/1/94, effective 8/1/94; WSR 93-14-043 (Order 93-36), § 220-56-190, filed 6/29/93, effective 7/30/93; WSR 91-08-054 (Order 91-13), § 220-56-190, filed 4/2/91, effective 5/3/91; WSR 90-06-026, § 220-56-190, filed 2/28/90, effective 3/31/90; WSR 89-07-060 (Order 89-12), § 220-56-190, filed 3/16/89; WSR 87-09-066 (Order 87-16), § 220-56-190, filed 4/21/87; WSR 86-09-020 (Order 86-08), § 220-56-190, filed 4/9/86; WSR 85-09-017 (Order 85-20), § 220-56-190, filed 4/9/85; WSR 84-09-026 (Order 84-22), § 220-56-190, filed 4/11/84; WSR 83-07-043 (Order 83-16), § 220-56-190, filed 3/17/83; WSR 82-13-040 (Order 82-61), § 220-56-190, filed 6/9/82; WSR 82-07-047 (Order 82-19), § 220-56-190, filed 3/18/82; WSR 80-03-064 (Order 80-12), § 220-56-190, filed 2/27/80, effective 4/1/80. Formerly WAC 220-56-064.]