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- Anglers limited to one hatchery steelhead daily on Touchet River - Aug 28, 2019 to
- Fall Chinook harvest to open on Snake River - Aug 22, 2019 to
- Anglers must release pink salmon in Marine Area 8-1 - Aug 15, 2019 to
- Marine Area 10 to close to the retention of Chinook salmon - Aug 15, 2019 to
- Recreational shrimp fishing to close in Marine Area 7 West - Aug 9, 2019 to
- Mouth of the Deschutes River to close on mainstem Columbia River - Aug 9, 2019 to
- Chinook salmon retention to reopen in Marine Area 9 - Aug 5, 2019 to
- Chinook salmon retention to reopen in Marine Area 9 - Aug 1, 2019 to
- Nisqually River closing to recreational angling on Sundays - Jul 31, 2019 to
- Chinook salmon retention to reopen in Marine Area 9 - Jul 30, 2019 to
- Salmon fisheries to reopen for many southwest Washington waters - Jul 30, 2019 to
- Update to daily limit for salmon on a section of the Columbia River - Jul 26, 2019 to
- Anglers must release sockeye in Marine Area 12 - Jul 24, 2019 to
- Chinook salmon fishing opens on Columbia River above Brewster - Jul 24, 2019 to
- Change to daily limit for Chinook in La Push - Jul 12, 2019 to
- Anglers must release Chinook in Neah Bay beginning Sunday, July 14 - Jul 12, 2019 to