Oregon/Washington fishing lisence reciprocity

[Cowlitz Kidd]

Can you fish the M.C. channel with a Washington lic.

[Firedog]

Can't fish the M.C. With a Wa license. As long as you are in the mainstream Columbia either license works. Once you get up inside a river mouth you need the license for that state.

[ 03-12-2004, 01:35 PM: Message edited by: firedog ]

[Miss B Haven]

You also can not fish any backwater, slough or side channel (as behind an island) without the appropriate states license. The reciprocity only applies to the main river channel.

[GutZ]

We fished the MC lots on the Sunday closure's last year. You can get a license at the St Helens Marina. Keep in mind they open pretty late, like 8am.

[chummer]

fishing is reciprical above Mcnary as well, all the way to the state line at wallula gap.

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Thanks for the replys ifishers'!

[dogfishboy]

GutZ,
St Helens Marina hours are 7am to 5pm these days.

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I know that when you launch at Illwaco to fish Bouy 10 you can use either a Oregon or Washington lisence. My question is how far up the river does this reciprocity go? Tounge Point, I 5 bridge, 205 bridge or Bonneville or further?

Thanks,

[jukemove]

As long as your from a boat you can fish the columbia from ether side but if your on the bank you must have the right tag. does not matter how far up you are

[illbfish]

You can't fish Wind River with an Oregon tag, even though your in the Columbia. Watch for signs if you turn into any river mouth. [img]graemlins/lurk.gif[/img]

[wetonwhite]

the wind and drano/lit white are washington rivers not part of the main river thus a washington lic. once the river leaves the oregon line above mcnary its wash only from the way it was explained to me by wash fish and game :whazzup:

I think that above McNary dam it is the center of the shipping channel.