What do the Regulations Say?

California-
Minimum Length: 18" total length if taken North of Point Conception; No minimum length if taken South of Point Conception
Limit per day, per person: 2
Daily limits allowed in possession: 2
Season: Open all year
Special Restriction: No striped bass may be taken while using a sinker weighing over four pounds, or while using any power driven gurdy or winch. Striped bass may only be taken by angling; snagging is an illegal method of take. Angling is defined as taking fish by hook and line with the line held in the hand, or with the line attached to a pole or rod held in the hand or closely attended in such manner that the fish voluntarily takes the bait ot lure in its mouth.

Oregon-
Minimum Length: 24"
Limit per day, per person: 2
Daily limits allowed in possession: 2
Season: Open all year in lakes; open during trout, salmon, or steelhead seasons in streams (including tidewaters and bays), except tidewater areas of the Columbia river tributaries down from the city of St. Helens are open all year.
Special Restriction: Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater from May 28 to August 31.


Washington State-
Minimum Length: None
Limit per day, per person: No Limit
Daily Limits allowed in possession: No Limit
Season: Open All Year
Special Restriction: None