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Moses Lake Fishing Regulations 2026

Moses Lake fishing regulations as of 2026-04-30: 404 current rules from WDFW. Anglers target largemouth bass, walleye, panfish.

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Rules (404)

WDFW regulates 404 rules across 6 species at this water.

Largemouth Bass

Akl Pond - King Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Ballinger Lake - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Beaver Lake - Skagit Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Big Lake - Skagit Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Blacksmith Pond - Mason Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Bosworth Lake
Season closes
Oct 31
Bosworth Lake - Snohomish Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Buffington Pond - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Carpenter Lake - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Cass Pond - King Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Castle Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Chain Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Chain Lake - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Chambers Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Chambers Lake - Pierce Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Clear Lake - Skagit Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Cottage Creek South Pond
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Cottage Creek South Pond - King Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Cottage Lake
Season closes
Oct 31
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Cottage Lake - King Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Cranberry Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Cranberry Lake - Mason Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Cushman Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Cushman Lake - Mason Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Damon Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Damon Lake - Grays Harbor Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Dickey Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Dickey Lake - Clallam Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Erdman Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Erdman Lake - Mason Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Erickson Pond
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Erickson Pond - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Erickson Reservoir
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Erickson Reservoir - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Fawn Lake, Lower
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Fawn Lake, Lower - Mason Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Fawn Lake, Upper
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Fawn Lake, Upper - Mason Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Fortson Mill Pond 1
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Fortson Mill Pond 1 - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Fortson Mill Pond 2
Season closes
Oct 31
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Fortson Mill Pond 2 - Snohomish Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Gibbs Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 17” may be retained
Gibbs Lake - Jefferson Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Goat Ranch Pond - Mason Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Grandy Lake - Skagit Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Haven Lake - Mason Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Horseshoe Lake - King Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Isabella Lake - Mason Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Keefe Lake - Whatcom Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Kitsap Lake - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Lake Beecher - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Lake Christine - Mason Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Lake Joy - King Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Lake Kapowsin - Pierce Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Larsen Lake - King Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Limerick, Lake - Mason Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Little Menzel Lake - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Lois Lake - Thurston Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Long Lake - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Mason Lake - Mason Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Mayfield Lake (Reservoir) - Lewis Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Mcmurray Lake - Skagit Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Millers Pond - King Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Mission Lake
Season closes
Oct 31
Mission Lake - Kitsap Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Mission Lower Pond
Season closes
Oct 31
Mission Lower Pond - Kitsap Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Muck Lakes - Pierce Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Ohop Lake - Pierce Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Osoyoos Lake - Okanogan Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Min size
17"
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Panther Lake - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Pleasant, Lake - Clallam Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Max size
12"
except 1 over 17” may be retained.
Ravensdale Lake
Season closes
Oct 31
Ravensdale Lake - King Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Samish, Lake - Whatcom Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Sammamish, Lake - King Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Sawyer, Lake - King Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Scanewa, Lake - Lewis Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Sherwood Creek Mill Pond - Mason Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Silver Lake - Cowlitz Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Soules Pond - Pacific Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Sprague Pond - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Steilacoom Lake - Pierce Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Stevens, Lake - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Stitch Lake - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Sunset Lake - Whatcom Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Symington, Lake - Kitsap Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Tahuya Lake - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Thunder Lake - Clallam Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Vancouver Lake - Clark Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Walsh Lake - King Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Washington Ship Canal, Lake - King Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Washington, Lake - King Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Wirkkala Pond 1 - Pacific Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Woodland Farm Reservoir - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Wynoochee Reservoir - Grays Harbor Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Max size
12"
Washington statewideOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Slot min
17"
Slot max
12"
No size restriction/daily limit in rivers, streams, and beaver ponds. Only largemouth bass less than 12" may be retained, except 1 over 17" may be retained.

Walleye

Akl Pond - King Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Ballinger Lake - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Beaver Lake - Skagit Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Big Lake - Skagit Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Blacksmith Pond - Mason Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Bosworth Lake
Season closes
Oct 31
Bosworth Lake - Snohomish Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Buffington Pond - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Carpenter Lake - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Cass Pond - King Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Castle Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Chain Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Chain Lake - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Chambers Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Chambers Lake - Pierce Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Clear Lake - Skagit Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Cottage Creek South Pond
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Cottage Creek South Pond - King Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Cottage Lake
Season closes
Oct 31
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Cottage Lake - King Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Cranberry Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Cranberry Lake - Mason Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Cushman Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Cushman Lake - Mason Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Damon Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Damon Lake - Grays Harbor Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Dickey Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Dickey Lake - Clallam Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Erdman Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Erdman Lake - Mason Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Erickson Pond
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Erickson Pond - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Erickson Reservoir
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Erickson Reservoir - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Fawn Lake, Lower
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Fawn Lake, Lower - Mason Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Fawn Lake, Upper
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Fawn Lake, Upper - Mason Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Fortson Mill Pond 1
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Fortson Mill Pond 1 - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Fortson Mill Pond 2
Season closes
Oct 31
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Fortson Mill Pond 2 - Snohomish Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Gibbs Lake
Possession
1 fish/day
over 22” may be retained
Gibbs Lake - Jefferson Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Goat Ranch Pond - Mason Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Grandy Lake - Skagit Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Haven Lake - Mason Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Horseshoe Lake - King Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Isabella Lake - Mason Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Keefe Lake - Whatcom Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Kitsap Lake - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Lake Beecher - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Lake Christine - Mason Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Lake Joy - King Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Lake Kapowsin - Pierce Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Larsen Lake - King Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Limerick, Lake - Mason Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Little Menzel Lake - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Lois Lake - Thurston Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Long Lake - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Mason Lake - Mason Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Mayfield Lake (Reservoir) - Lewis Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Mcmurray Lake - Skagit Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Millers Pond - King Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Mission Lake
Season closes
Oct 31
Mission Lake - Kitsap Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Mission Lower Pond
Season closes
Oct 31
Mission Lower Pond - Kitsap Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Muck Lakes - Pierce Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Ohop Lake - Pierce Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Osoyoos Lake - Okanogan Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Max size
22"
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Panther Lake - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Pleasant, Lake - Clallam Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Possession
1 fish
Only 1 over 22” may be retained.
Ravensdale Lake
Season closes
Oct 31
Ravensdale Lake - King Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Samish, Lake - Whatcom Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Sammamish, Lake - King Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Sanpoil River - Ferry Co.Out of season
Season opens
Jun 1
Season closes
Jan 31
Sawyer, Lake - King Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Scanewa, Lake - Lewis Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Sherwood Creek Mill Pond - Mason Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Silver Lake - Cowlitz Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Soules Pond - Pacific Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Sprague Pond - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Steilacoom Lake - Pierce Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Stevens, Lake - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Stitch Lake - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Sunset Lake - Whatcom Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Symington, Lake - Kitsap Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Tahuya Lake - Kitsap Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Thunder Lake - Clallam Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Vancouver Lake - Clark Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Walsh Lake - King Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Washington Ship Canal, Lake - King Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Washington, Lake - King Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Wirkkala Pond 1 - Pacific Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Woodland Farm Reservoir - Snohomish Co.
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Wynoochee Reservoir - Grays Harbor Co.
Season closes
Oct 31
Daily bag
16 fish/day
Washington statewideOpen
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
8 fish/day
Min size
12"
Slot min
22"
No size restriction/daily limit in rivers, streams, and beaver ponds. Min. size 12" in lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. Only 1 over 22" may be retained.

Bluegill

Moses Lake - Grant Co.
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
8"
Moses Lake
Daily bag
5 fish/day
Min size
8"

Crappie

Moses Lake - Grant Co.
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Min size
9"
Moses Lake
Daily bag
10 fish/day
Min size
9"

Yellow Perch

Moses Lake - Grant Co.Open
Status
Permitted
Daily bag
25 fish/day
No min. size.
Moses Lake
Daily bag
25 fish/day

Carp

Moses Lake - Grant Co.Open
Status
Permitted
No license required. No min. size. No daily limit.
Moses LakeOpen
Status
Permitted
No license required.

FAQ

Who regulates fishing on Moses Lake?

WDFW regulates fishing on Moses Lake.

What species can I target on Moses Lake?

Moses Lake is best known for largemouth bass, walleye, panfish. Other species are present and tracked in the rule tables below.

When was this last updated?

These rules were last verified against WDFW on 2026-04-30. Always confirm with the official source before keeping a catch.

Reference only. Regulations change mid-season. Always verify with the official source before keeping a catch. Last verified .

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