Lake Washington Rule Changes

Rule changes were also made at Lake Washington and Moon Lake. The changes for Lake Washington prohibit anglers from possessing crappie under the 11-inch minimum length limit and black bass under the 15-inch minimum length limit. The daily creel limit will remain 30 crappie per angler and 5 black bass per angler. The regulation change also prohibits anglers from possessing crappie under 11 inches and bass under 15 inches if they are in Paul Love Park or on the weir in the outlet channel. At Moon Lake, the change prohibits anglers from possessing crappie under the 10-inch minimum length limit. The daily creel limit will remain 30 crappie per angler.
All rule changes become effective on May 28, 2018.

Apparently, they didn't change the overall possession limit?

We have not gave up yet !!! We are hoping to do something about the Yo- Yo's!!!

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Noticed a good many yo yos and limb lines unattended yesterday. We need more enforcement.

Can make all the rules you want with out enforcement what good are rules.

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If the Game & Fish wanted to act ugly, the small fish caught on yo-yos that were pulled out of the water, and dried out over
night, would have to be thrown back if they were under 11". If they caused the demise of the small crappie and threw it back
they have committed wanton waste. Ticket either way you go.

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We have not gave up yet !!! We are hoping to do something about the Yo- Yo's!!!

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Keep up the good fight!!

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Until the state has the man power to enforce it, it’s like a lock. Keeps an honest man honest. I’ve quit keeping fish when I go to Washington. Try to leave some for seed. I’d be a hypocrite to call for rule changes and continue to do the same thing. We can self regulate as anglers, but it’s hard for guides to tell clients they can’t fish within the law...

Just to explain myself, I’m not saying guides are the issue. Lack of enforcement for many anglers both local and otherwise take a lot of fish out of this lake.... it needs some help


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The Biggest problem is with Yo yo's in March and April !!! They run them in shifts 24 - 7 for them 2 months and fill them Freezers in the Back of their Trucks !!! I have heard several say they were catching better than a 100 a day !!!!

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The Biggest problem is with Yo yo's in March and April !!! They run them in shifts 24 - 7 for them 2 months and fill them Freezers in the Back of their Trucks !!! I have heard several say they were catching better than a 100 a day !!!!

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Yo yo's may play some part in it but I really doubt that they hurt it that bad. Just about everyday in march and April that lake has 75 boats on it trolling or jig fishing, if each boat catches 15 fish per day per boat that's 1125 fish kept per day and 33750 kept per month which I would say is a reasonable number some boats more some less. I personally think that lake Washington should adopt the COE rules of 15 per day over 12.

I agree with 15 limit + 12in But I am here ever day I can tell you the Yo Yo's catch twice what the trollers and jig fisherman catch !!! The people THAT are down in spring Runs the Yo yo 24 he. A day 7 days a week !!!!

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And I also personally think as fisherman we should take responsibility for what is happening on these lakes we fish instead of blaming other people and the way they fish. I guess what I'm saying is maybe we all should look in the mirror and talk to that guy in front of you. I have been fishing Washington for 5 or 6 years and I personally have seen the decline in the quality of fish. Is there still some 3lb fish in the lake maybe but not as many as it use to be.

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I agree with 15 limit + 12in But I am here ever day I can tell you the Yo Yo's catch twice what the trollers and jig fisherman catch !!! The people THAT are down in spring Runs the Yo yo 24 he. A day 7 days a week !!!!

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I will have to take your word on what the yo yo's do to the lake cause I know that you are there everyday

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The Biggest problem is with Yo yo's in March and April !!! They run them in shifts 24 - 7 for them 2 months and fill them Freezers in the Back of their Trucks !!! I have heard several say they were catching better than a 100 a day !!!!

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Again, if somebody was there handing out tickets, this would not be happening. It’s not monitor.


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Totally agree ..i have talked to the Game Wardes ABOUT a lot of it they say just don't have the man power to be on the lake often enough !!!

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Again, if somebody was there handing out tickets, this would not be happening. It’s not monitor.


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They should deputize someone local that can write tickets that’s out there all the time. All the politicians ain’t missing a meal and our natural resources and infrastructure are paying the price


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People have been fishing with yo yos for decades. The popularity of the lake with the help of the internet has alot to do with it i believe. Spider rigging or trolling became popular i'm guessing in the past 12 or years along with the internet boom. I believe there lies your problem, not the yo yo fisherman who have been there for forever. I'm sure yo yos don't help the situation, but neither do the 100 plus boats that are out there fishing...

I run yo yo's at Sardis if I lived down there I would do the same there. It's just another way to pass time on the water with family and friends. I pull cranks and I single pole also. Rules and regulations are there to follow same as anything else. You can drink and drive 100 times and all it takes is to get busted 1 time. Washington has gotten a lot of attention in the last few years. I would never have known it existed if it wasn't for social media. Social Media is taking its toll on crappie fishing just like it's taking its toll on society. Every picture you post has to be bigger and better than everybody's else. Every body going after limits of fish for a picture in a $40000 boat. Only in America.

Any and all methods of crappie fishing can be and is abused. If wardens,or a warden could show up 1 day a month fall, winter,
and summer to put doubt in someone's mind that they might get checked it would help. Instead of hounding a local warden,
hound a supervisor. The squeaking wheel gets the grease.

Changing the possession limit to 30 total and the daily limit to 15 would help.

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I run yo yo's at Sardis if I lived down there I would do the same there. It's just another way to pass time on the water with family and friends. I pull cranks and I single pole also. Rules and regulations are there to follow same as anything else. You can drink and drive 100 times and all it takes is to get busted 1 time. Washington has gotten a lot of attention in the last few years. I would never have known it existed if it wasn't for social media. Social Media is taking its toll on crappie fishing just like it's taking its toll on society. Every picture you post has to be bigger and better than everybody's else. Every body going after limits of fish for a picture in a $40000 boat. Only in America.

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You just about nailed it on the head. I’d never heard of Washington until about 5 years ago. Fished Sardis for 30 years.

People just can’t help themselves, gotta get on here and Facetwitter and whatever else and brag about what they caught. Then get mad when 10 boats are sitting on their spot when they go back.

Don’t get me wrong I like being on this site but you have to be careful about what you put on here. There’s probably 30 or so active people on here but I bet there’s 500 just looking at what everyone is posting.

There was another thread about Grenada and a guy told where he caught the limit in 4 hours today and said he was going back in the morning. Probably didn’t think much of it but tomorrow when the parking lot is full and a 100 boats are all around , who is to blame then?

Same thing happened to duck hunting 15 years ago. I might go twice a year now. Just too much hassle.


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What few yoyos are out there, are removing mostly catfish which should be helping the crappie. The crappie aren't making it to the trees in the numbers that they should be. Perhaps these prespawn tournaments are hurting them by stressing the fish?

Someone said it, look in the mirror. I am responsible for 8 fish disappearing out of Washington this year. My wife and I enjoyed them on 2 meals. Keep a log of how many fish you are responsible for leaving the lake and see where you can help the situation. I'm sure there are people that have kept a lot of fish and then complain. We have to be the stewards!

As bad as I hate to say it, I blame the tournament trail. Ain't never fished Washington but I've always heard about it and how is the starting spot of the spawn. I do blame is though. Years ago you could pull up to just about any stump in arkabutla and pull out 3 or 4 nice slabs. Not any more. Didn't see Missouri and Kentucky tags in the parking lot either. The trail hit and BAM. The people came. It's good for the economy and the sport, but bad for us locals. Now Arkabutla is hard to fish. We must just become better fishermen.

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Can't find an edit button. Sorry guys. Note to self: proof read before hitting the send button

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You just about nailed it on the head. I’d never heard of Washington until about 5 years ago. Fished Sardis for 30 years.

People just can’t help themselves, gotta get on here and Facetwitter and whatever else and brag about what they caught. Then get mad when 10 boats are sitting on their spot when they go back.

Don’t get me wrong I like being on this site but you have to be careful about what you put on here. There’s probably 30 or so active people on here but I bet there’s 500 just looking at what everyone is posting.

There was another thread about Grenada and a guy told where he caught the limit in 4 hours today and said he was going back in the morning. Probably didn’t think much of it but tomorrow when the parking lot is full and a 100 boats are all around , who is to blame then?

Same thing happened to duck hunting 15 years ago. I might go twice a year now. Just too much hassle.


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And bass fishing, and turkey hunting, and deer hunting............

That’s why I squirrel hunt lol


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