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- Fishing extended on the Lower Columbia River for salmon and steelhead - Jul 13, 2022 to
- Neah Bay (Marine Area 4) salmon fishing set to reopen - Jul 8, 2022 to
- Change of Skagit River closure dates - Jul 7, 2022 to
- Errata or pamphlet corrections (Marine Areas) - Jul 1, 2022 to
- Sockeye retention opens in Okanogan River - Jun 30, 2022 to
- Hanford Reach salmon fishery update - Jun 30, 2022 to
- Marine Area 4 salmon fishing suspended - Jun 30, 2022 to
- Sockeye retention opens in Similkameen River - Jun 30, 2022 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - Jun 30, 2022 to
- Chinook daily limit reduced in Marine Area 3 - Jun 30, 2022 to
- Upper Columbia River salmon fishery update - Jun 30, 2022 to
- Klickitat River fisheries return to permanent rules - Jun 30, 2022 to
- North Fork Nooksack River hatchery spring Chinook season extended - Jun 29, 2022 to
- Icicle River hatchery spring Chinook season extended - Jun 29, 2022 to
- Change of Skagit River closure dates - Jun 27, 2022 to
- Part of Skagit River to temporarily close to fishing - Jun 24, 2022 to
- Neah Bay (Marine Area 4) Chinook limit reduced beginning Friday, June 24 - Jun 22, 2022 to
- Spring Chinook daily limit increased on the Lewis River - Jun 17, 2022 to
- Cowlitz River fisheries return to permanent rules - Jun 17, 2022 to