COLUMBIA RIVER - where the river coincides with the boundary between Washington and Oregon, the license of either state is
valid. Anglers must comply with the laws of the state in which they are fishing. An angler licensed only in Oregon may not fish on the
Washington shore or in Washington sloughs or tributaries. An angler fishing the Columbia River is restricted to one daily limit even if licensed
by both states. Anglers may fish with either a saltwater, freshwater, or combination license in the waters of the Columbia River between
a line from Rocky Point on the Washington shore to Tongue Point on the Oregon shore and the Buoy10 line described below. For STURGEON
rules in the Columbia River tributaries, see rules for adjoining mainstem waters.


Anymore questions about the Columbia river rules? that is on page 103 of the Regs. for wasington. it is also on page 78 in the Oregon regs. I didn't want anyone to feel left out so I'm going to put the exact wording for Oregon on here also.


1. In the Columbia River where it forms the state boundary line, not including tributaries, sloughs and lands, the following rules
apply:
a. License and tags of either state are valid except when the other state’s season is closed;
b. Anglers must follow the rules of the state in which they are fishing;
c. Anglers are restricted to one daily catch and one annual sturgeon catch limit from the Columbia River, even if licensed
in Oregon and Washington;
d. Anglers that are residents of either Oregon or Washington may launch or take out their boats from either shore, regard-less
of which state license they hold;
e. Anglers that are not a resident of either Oregon or Washington must possess a nonresident license for the state in
which they are landing.
2. When fishing on tributaries, sloughs or from the land of a state, the angler must be licensed by that state and obey all
angling regulations of that state.

Rick
please go get a copy of you current regs and look at them......



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