Washington has eliminated size and daily catch limits on bass, walleye and channel catfish in the Columbia River.
State fishery officials took the action last week for the portion of the Columbia River shared with Oregon. Oregon’s rule deregulating the fisheries went into place on Jan. 1.
There are no bass, channel catfish or walleye limits on nearly two dozen Washington tributaries now either.
Tributaries affected include Camas Slough, Chinook River, Deep River, Grays River, Skamokawa Creek, Elochoman River, Mill Creek, Abernathy Creek, Germany Creek, Coal Creek, Falls Creek, Kalama River, Cowlitz River, Lewis River, Salmon Creek, Washougal River, Hamilton Creek, Rock Creek in Skamania County, Wind River, Drano Lake, White Salmon River, Klickitat River and Rock Creek in Klickitat County.
