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- Marine Area 3 recreational salmon seasons - Jun 14, 2022 to
- Marine Area 2 recreational salmon season - Jun 14, 2022 to
- Marine Area 4 recreational salmon seasons - Jun 14, 2022 to
- Marine Area 1 recreational salmon season - Jun 14, 2022 to
- Portion of the Skagit River to open to fishing for sockeye - Jun 9, 2022 to
- Wind River fisheries return to permanent rule - Jun 8, 2022 to
- Kalama River fisheries return to permanent rule - Jun 8, 2022 to
- North Fork Nooksack River hatchery spring Chinook season extended - Jun 8, 2022 to
- Snake River spring Chinook fishery change - Jun 6, 2022 to
- Additional sport halibut dates added for June 2022 - Jun 3, 2022 to
- Salmon Fishing Suspended in Marine Area 11 - Jun 3, 2022 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - Jun 3, 2022 to
- Willapa River to open for hatchery spring Chinook retention - Jun 2, 2022 to
- Opens retention of spring Chinook on the lower Cowlitz River - May 27, 2022 to
- Tulalip Terminal Area open to salmon fishing - May 26, 2022 to
- Hanford Reach summer salmon fishery to open - May 26, 2022 to
- Marine Area 11 salmon season opens June 1 - May 26, 2022 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - May 26, 2022 to
- Cascade River to open for hatchery spring Chinook - May 23, 2022 to
- Upper Skagit River to open for hatchery spring Chinook - May 23, 2022 to
- North Fork Nooksack River to open for hatchery spring Chinook - May 23, 2022 to