Goose Creek game fishing opens one week early

WILBUR – The game fish season on Goose Creek opens one week early within the Wilbur city limits only May 22-28 for all affected game fish.

A statewide minimum size/daily limit is enforced. The section of the creek is open to juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only.

Opening the fishing season a week early will allow anglers (those described in the Fishery Rules) to fish within the permitted enclosed portion of Goose Creek containing stocked trout (from a private vendor). This will allow for maximum harvest of stocked fish prior to the required enclosure removal date.

Juvenile anglers, senior anglers, and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card are encouraged to harvest the maximum number of stocked trout allowed within the rules. Besides the change in season dates, all other fishing rules remain the same as during open game fish seasons in the permanent rules.

The Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet can be found at eregulations.com/washington/fishing/.