Whether you are an experienced angler or just getting started, the Fish Washington® app should be on your smartphone or other mobile device.
The free mobile app has up-to-the-minute regulations updates for every lake, river, stream or marine area in the state. New app features let anglers manage their active license privileges, purchase license products, and enter catches or harvests.
New features for 2026 include:
- Log your catches—even off the grid
New electronic catch record cards let you track your salmon, steelhead, halibut, sturgeon, and Dungeness crab catches—online or offline. - Check and display your license privileges
Secure your licenses and know exactly what you're eligible for—anytime, anywhere.
Fish Washington® also includes:
- Emergency regulation delivery.
- Map upgrades.
- Location-enabled United States Geological Service (USGS) river gauges.
- Full water body name and description or portion to emergency regulation cards.
- NOAA tidal predictions for marine water bodies and lower Columbia River.
- Details on harvest limits and allowable gear for fishable species in each body of water.
- Locations of boat launches and other fishing access points.
- Ability to add waypoints on maps, and report poaching in progress.
- Downloadable updates and offline capacity designed for those who may not have cell service in remote areas or on the water.
- Access to the WDFW website and instructional videos designed to convey when, where, and how to fish in Washington.
How to get the app
The app can be downloaded for free from Google Play and Apple's App Store. Users who already have the Fish Washington® app should be automatically updated to the new version.
Both mobile and paper license customers can use the Fish Washington® app. Paper customers will not be able to report catches or harvests in the app, but they will be able to use the GPS function and map to assist in finding a fishing location and ensure they have the current regulations for anywhere they choose to fish.
Mobile app support
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife builds and supports various mobile apps for internal and external users. You can reach our team with technical questions, enhancement requests, or to report app issues at: AppSupport@dfw.wa.gov and 360-902-2464.
Anglers can use the commenting features in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store to provide feedback, which will help the department make improvements to the app over time. The public can also leave comments at AppSupport@dfw.wa.gov.
For fishing regulations questions, please call: 360-902-2700.
How-to guides
Reducing time, cost, and bugs with a single code base
In April 2024, WDFW released a new Fish Washington® app. The new version has several upgraded features and fixes to common issues that users reported on both iOS and Android platforms. The new version is ad-free and designed to run more smoothly while using less data and device memory. Developers completely rewrote the app’s code, which now features a single code base for both iOS and Android platforms.