Gear Restrictions

I was trying to look up special regulations for the Columbia river for this falls salmon/steelhead run. (above bonnieville)  I'd hate to get a ticket for something stupid just because I couldn't find it in the regs.

Was the barbless hook rule just for this spring?  Any other restrictions?

It is still barbless.  Here are the words from the regs.

"Use of barbless hooks is required when angling for salmon, steelhead, or trout in: mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream
to Oregon-Washington border located upstream of McNary Dam (RM 309.5); Youngs Bay Select Area (Clatsop Co.) from Highway
101 bridge upstream to markers at the confluence of the Youngs and Klaskanine rivers, including lower Lewis and Clark River
upstream to Alternate Highway 101 bridge, and Walluski River upstream to Highway 202 bridge; and within the Knappa/Blind
Slough Select Area (Clatsop Co.) from markers at the west end of Minaker Island upstream to markers at the mouth of Blind Slough,
continuing upstream to railroad bridge in Blind Slough"

Thanks.  Are you still allowed to use treble hooks with the barbs pinched?  I'd hate to need to swap out all of my lures with single hooks.

Thanks.  Are you still allowed to use treble hooks with the barbs pinched?  I'd hate to need to swap out all of my lures with single hooks.

I don't think so.

"When angling for salmon and adipose fin-clipped steelhead, a single-point hook with
a gap size no larger than 3/4-inch is required for all non-buoyant lures Aug. 1-Dec. 31
from Bonneville Dam to the Oregon/Washington border. Non-buoyant lures sink in
freshwater."

a kwik fish floats.  that would relate to spoons and spinners.