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Sanpoil River

The rule for this water, with the receipt.

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Ferry County · River · WA

Has its own special rules
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The rules for this water, verbatimOfficial text

Straight from WA's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.

The reach you are on
    Other reaches in this official entry
    (Boundary A) from the western shoreline at the mouth of the Sanpoil Arm (as marked by regulatory buoy) directly eastward across the Sanpoil Arm to the eastern shoreline of the Sanpoil Arm (as marked by the regulatory buoy) upstream to the north shore of the outlet of French Johns Lake (Manila Creek) northeast across the Sanpoil Arm to the north shore of the outlet of Dick Creek
    • KokaneeJune 1-Jan. 31
      No min. size. Daily limit 2.
    • TroutJune 1-Jan. 31
      No min. size. Daily limit 5. Only adipose fin-clipped trout may be retained.
    • Smallmouth bassJune 1-Jan. 31
      Statewide min. size/daily limit.
    • WalleyeJune 1-Jan. 31
      Daily limit 16. No size restriction.
    • Other game fishYear-round
      Statewide min. size/daily limit.
    • SalmonYear-round
      Salmon count toward trout daily limit. No catch record card required.
    • SturgeonYear-round - in force today
      Closed.
    (Boundary B) from the north shore of the outlet of French Johns Lake (Manila Creek) northeast across the Sanpoil Arm to the north shore of the outlet of Dick Creek upstream to approx. 5 miles upstream from the outlet of French Johns Lake (as marked by regulatory buoys)
    • KokaneeYear-round - in force today
      Closed.
    • TroutYear-round - in force today
      Closed.
    • Smallmouth bassJune 1-Jan. 31
      Statewide min. size/daily limit.
    • WalleyeJune 1-Jan. 31
      Daily limit 16. No size restriction.
    • Other game fishYear-round
      Statewide min. size/daily limit.
    • SalmonYear-round - in force today
      Closed.
    • SturgeonYear-round - in force today
      Closed.
    • CarpYear-round
      No min. size. No daily limit. Unlawful to fish for carp with bow and arrow.
    from Boundary C (1310’ mean sea level) to the northern boundary of CCT Reservation
    • All species
      Under regulatory authority of the CCT. For fishing information call (509) 634-2110 .

    Statewide base layerParsed

    These defaults apply where the rules above do not modify them.

    Season
    Saturday before Memorial Day through Oct. 31Statewide
    Gear
    One line, up to 3 hooks; barbed or barbless; single, double, or treble hooks allowedStatewide
    Bait
    Allowed. Chumming prohibited unless a water's special rules permit itStatewide
    Poles
    1 pole. A two-pole endorsement covers lakes and ponds only.Statewide

    Where the verbatim rules above name a species, season, or limit, they replace the rows below. Each row is tagged with the layer it comes from.

    SpeciesDaily limitSize
    Trout
    		2min. 8"Statewide
    Steelhead
    Release all wild steelhead.
    		2min. 20"Statewide
    Whitefish
    		15-Statewide
    Bass (largemouth and smallmouth)
    No size restriction or daily limit in rivers, streams, and beaver ponds.
    		No limit-Statewide
    Walleye
    No size restriction in rivers and streams.
    		No limit-Statewide
    Channel catfish
    No min. size in rivers and streams.
    		No limit-Statewide

    How this answer was assembled

    1. StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
    2. This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
    3. Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.

    Where this section begins and ends

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    The drawn shape is the named water, matched from the official list against OpenStreetMap and accepted only because the name resolved to a single feature in this water's county.

    Different sections of this water can have different rules. The exact section boundaries are not marked on the map yet; each rule above describes in plain words where it starts and ends, and that written description is the authoritative boundary. Map boundaries come water by water, never as a guess.

    Season at a glanceDerived

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    Sampled mid-month from the dated rows; short windows can slip between samples. The rows above are authoritative.

    At the water nowContext

    Overnight
    32°F
    Widespread Frost
    Wind 0 mph · 1% precip
    Tuesday
    55°F
    Widespread Frost then Mostly Sunny
    Wind 0 to 5 mph · 3% precip
    Tuesday Night
    37°F
    Partly Cloudy
    Wind 2 mph · 3% precip

    Streamflow: 16.8 cfs at sanpoil river above jack creek at keller, wa (2026-10-13 04:45)

    Forecast: National Weather Service. Flow: nearest active USGS gauge in this water's area, which may sit on a different reach. Conditions are context, not rules.

    What are you fishing for here?Advice

    Pick from the species named in Sanpoil River's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.

    You also need (Washington)

    • Fishing license. Everyone age 16 and older needs a fishing license. Under 16 fishes license-free.
    • Catch record card. Required for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, and halibut, at every age including under 16. Electronic catch record cards are available in the MyWDFW and Fish Washington apps. Where a water's pamphlet entry shows a CRC code, record your catch against it.
    • Two-pole endorsement. Lets you fish a second pole on most lakes, but only where the water's rules honor it. Lake Washington, for example, does not.
    • Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement. Required for salmon and steelhead fishing on listed Columbia basin waters (ages 15 and older). The pamphlet entry says so where it applies, for example the lower Yakima River.

    Checked against WDFW fishing licenses and catch record cards on July 2, 2026.

    Receipts

    Statewide rules
    Statewide
    2026-27 WA Sport Fishing Rules - statewide freshwater rules & species rules (rivers)
    Checked against this official source on July 2, 2026.
    Special rules - Sanpoil River
    This water
    2026-27 WA Sport Fishing Rules - columbia basin rivers special rules, o s
    Checked against this official source on July 7, 2026.
    These rules matched the official source when we last checked (July 3, 2026). If a future check ever disagrees, this page gets flagged automatically. How we check our data

    Local services near Sanpoil River

    Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.

    Run a shop or guide service on Sanpoil River? Get listed.