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Wenatchee River is a public river in Chelan County, Washington, managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. You can fish it on a Washington fishing licence — plus a Columbia River Salmon/Steelhead Endorsement to fish the Columbia system for salmon or steelhead, and a free Catch Record Card for salmon, steelhead or sturgeon. Washington’s navigable rivers carry a public right to the bed and banks below the ordinary high-water line. Wild steelhead are release-only statewide, and many rivers run selective-gear or seasonal. A Discover Pass is needed to park at WDFW access areas. Public access confirmed via WDFW Fish Washington water.
A Columbia River tributary (the Klickitat, Wind, Cowlitz, Lewis, Kalama, Washougal, Wenatchee, Methow, Grande Ronde) — summer and winter steelhead, spring and fall Chinook and coho salmon, with resident trout up top; a Columbia River Salmon/Steelhead Endorsement is required to fish these for salmon or steelhead.
It runs roughly 47 miles through the Region 2 (North Central) region. Anglers here mostly fish for bull trout, rainbow trout, sockeye salmon, spring chinook salmon; summer steelhead are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Blackbird Island Pond and Peshastin Creek.
Species from WDFW's Fish Washington lake layers (per-species point layers for lowland lakes, a species list for alpine lakes) and, for rivers, WDFW regulations and PiscaMaps profiles.
Night fishing: Most Washington lakes are open to fishing 24 hours a day unless posted; rivers and streams open and close by season and area, and salmon and steelhead fisheries have set hours. Check the current Washington Sport Fishing Rules for the specific water.
Boats: Washington rivers are drift-boat and raft water (the Skagit, Yakima, Klickitat, Snake especially) or bank-fished; out-of-state boats need a Washington Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Permit.
Bank & bivvy camping: The Cascade and Olympic river corridors run mostly through National Forest -- dispersed camping is allowed on most Okanogan-Wenatchee, Gifford Pinchot, Mt Baker-Snoqualmie and Olympic ground; a Discover Pass covers parking and designated camping on WDFW and DNR land.
Tackle: The default trout limit is 5 per day on lowland lakes (many alpine lakes have no limit), the bass limit 5, with extensive selective-gear, catch-and-release and seasonal rules -- the Yakima is C&R selective gear, wild steelhead are release-only statewide, and salmon is set area by area. Check the current Washington Sport Fishing Rules.
Boat ramps: 1 mapped — Boat ramp.
Camping: 14 sites mapped nearby — Campsite, Campsite, Icicle Group Campground, Campsite, Campsite, Chatter Creek Campground and others.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
Anyone 15 or older needs a Washington freshwater fishing licence — the resident annual is about $30, the non-resident annual about $85, with a combination (fresh + salt + shellfish) licence and 1-, 2- and 3-day options. A Columbia River Salmon/Steelhead Endorsement (~$9) is required to fish the Columbia and its tributaries for salmon or steelhead, a Two-Pole Endorsement (~$15) allows two rods on eligible waters, and a free Catch Record Card is required for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and halibut. Youth under 15 fish free. A Discover Pass ($30/year or $10/day) is required to park at WDFW water-access areas, state parks and DNR land. Buy from WDFW at fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov. A Washington fishing licence covers this water.
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