RCW 77.08.020'Game fish' defined.(1) As used in this title or rules of the commission, 'game fish' means those species of the class Osteichthyes that shall not be fished for except as authorized by rule of the commission and includes:Scientific NameCommon NameAmbloplites rupestrisrock bassCoregonus clupeaformislake white fishIctalurus furcatusblue catfishIctalurus melasblack bullheadIctalurus natalisyellow bullheadIctalurus nebulosusbrown bullheadIctalurus punctatuschannel catfishLepomis cyanellusgreen sunfishLepomis gibbosuspumpkinseedLepomis gulosuswarmouthLepomis macrochirusbluegillLota lotaburbot or freshwater lingMicropterus dolomieuismallmouth bassMicropterus salmoideslargemouth bassOncorhynchus nerka (in its landlocked form)kokanee or silver troutPerca flavescensyellow perchPomixis annulariswhite crappiePomixis nigromaculatusblack crappieProsopium williamsonimountain white fishOncorhynchus aquabonitagolden troutOncorhynchus clarkiicutthroat troutOncorhynchus mykissrainbow or steelhead troutSalmo salar (in its landlocked form)Atlantic salmonSalmo truttabrown troutSalvelinus fontinaliseastern brook troutSalvelinus malmaDolly Varden troutSalvelinus namaycushlake srainbow or steelhead troutSalmo salar (in its landlocked form)Atlantic salmonSalmo truttabrown troutSalvelinus fontinaliseastern brook troutSalvelinus malmaDolly Varden troutSalvelinus namaycushlake troutStizostedion vitreumWalleyeThymallus articusarctic grayling(2) Private sector cultured aquatic products as defined in RCW 15.85.020 are not game fish.[ 1989 c 218 s 2; 1985 c 457 s 21; 1980 c 78 s 10; 1969 ex.s. c 19 s 1; 1955 c 36 s 77.08.020. Prior: 1947 c 275 s 10; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 5992-20.]NOTES:Effective date—Intent, construction—Savings—Severability—1980 c 78: See notes following RCW 77.04.010.
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