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- Chum retention opens in deep South Sound and Carr Inlet - Nov 3, 2022 to
- Chum salmon retention opens in Marine Area 10 - Oct 28, 2022 to
- Chum salmon retention opens in Marine Area 11 - Oct 28, 2022 to
- Coho fisheries open on Snohomish, Skykomish, and Snoqualmie rivers - Oct 28, 2022 to
- Fishing on the Cascade River for coho salmon open seven days per week - Oct 27, 2022 to
- Willapa Bay watershed fishery changes - Oct 27, 2022 to
- North coast tributary fisheries update - Oct 27, 2022 to
- Grays Harbor tributary fisheries update - Oct 27, 2022 to
- Washougal River fisheries return to permanent rule - Oct 25, 2022 to
- Green River (Cowlitz County) reopens to fishing below Toutle Hatchery - Oct 25, 2022 to
- Cascade River coho salmon season extended - Oct 21, 2022 to
- Portion of the Wallace River opens to fishing - Oct 21, 2022 to
- Skagit River coho salmon fishery extended - Oct 21, 2022 to
- Reopens the Dungeness and Gray Wolf rivers to fishing - Oct 20, 2022 to
- Razor clam digs approved Oct. 24 through Oct. 30 - Oct 20, 2022 to
- Increases the daily limit of hatchery adult coho on the Lewis River - Oct 14, 2022 to
- Closes Green River (Cowlitz County) below Toutle Hatchery to fishing - Oct 14, 2022 to
- Increases the daily limit of hatchery adult coho on the Cowlitz River - Oct 14, 2022 to
- Skagit River from Hwy 9 Bridge to Baker River will open Oct. 12 - Oct 11, 2022 to
- Drano Lake opens for hatchery steelhead retention - Oct 10, 2022 to
- Willapa Bay watershed fishery changes - Oct 6, 2022 to
- North coast stream closures - Oct 6, 2022 to
- Grays Harbor watershed stream closures - Oct 6, 2022 to