View the CR-102 Rule Proposal and WAC Text
The purpose of the proposal is to change the permanent rules for the Lake Roosevelt white sturgeon fishery. The anticipated effect of this change is enhanced conservation of the white sturgeon population in Lake Roosevelt; specifically, protection for certain year-classes of high conservation value while allowing for harvest of over-represented year-classes of hatchery-origin sturgeon. The Lake Roosevelt sturgeon fishery is currently closed to fishing by permanent rule. Changes would include a fishing season of September 16-November 30 and a harvest slot limit of 53-63 inches Fork Length per fish. In addition, anglers would be required to cease fishing for the day once they obtained their daily limit and for the season once they had reached their annual limit. Other statewide recreational rules would apply to this fishery.
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