Food fish guide license — Game fish guide license.
RCW 77.65.370
in effect(1) A person shall not offer or perform the services of a food fish guide without a food fish guide license in the taking of food fish for personal use, except that a charter boat license is required to operate a vessel from which a person may for a fee fish for food fish in state waters listed in RCW 77.65.150 (4)(b). (2) A person shall not offer or perform the services of a game fish guide without a game fish guide license in the taking of game fish for personal use. (3) Only an individual at least sixteen years of age may hold a food fish guide or game fish guide license. No individual may hold more than one food fish guide or game fish guide license. (4) An application for a food fish guide or game fish guide license must include the information required in RCW 77.65.560 . (5) A food fish guide license purchased by a person, firm, or business on behalf of an employee is subject to RCW 77.65.600 . (6) A food fish guide, a game fish guide, or a combination guide may sell recreational one-day temporary combination fishing licenses as described in RCW 77.32.470 .
(1) A person shall not offer or perform the services of a food fish guide without a food fish guide license in the taking of food fish for personal use, except that a charter boat license is required to operate a vessel from which a person may for a fee fish for food fish in state waters listed in RCW 77.65.150 (4)(b).
(2) A person shall not offer or perform the services of a game fish guide without a game fish guide license in the taking of game fish for personal use.
(3) Only an individual at least sixteen years of age may hold a food fish guide or game fish guide license. No individual may hold more than one food fish guide or game fish guide license.
(4) An application for a food fish guide or game fish guide license must include the information required in RCW 77.65.560 .
(5) A food fish guide license purchased by a person, firm, or business on behalf of an employee is subject to RCW 77.65.600 .
(6) A food fish guide, a game fish guide, or a combination guide may sell recreational one-day temporary combination fishing licenses as described in RCW 77.32.470 .
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=77.65&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026