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- Hood canal gets two more days for recreational shrimp fishing - Aug 15, 2018 to
- Hatchery chinook retention to increase to 2 per day in Marine Area 11 - Aug 15, 2018 to
- Anglers no longer required to use selective gear in Big Quilcene River - Aug 14, 2018 to
- Fall Chinook Harvest to be allowed in the Snake River - Aug 10, 2018 to
- Salmon fishing to close in Marine Areas 1 and 4 - Aug 8, 2018 to
- Mouth of Deschutes River to close on mainstem Columbia River - Aug 8, 2018 to
- Nisqually River to close to all recreational angling on Sundays - Aug 7, 2018 to
- Entiat River summer chinook fishery enhancements - Aug 2, 2018 to
- Changes to the Lake Roosevelt white sturgeon fishery - Jul 27, 2018 to
- Boat angling for salmon to reopen 7 days per week in Marine Area 11 - Jul 27, 2018 to
- Hatchery chinook retention to reopen in Marine Area 9 - Jul 24, 2018 to
- Hatchery chinook retention to close in Marine Area 9 - Jul 20, 2018 to
- Retention of hatchery chinook allowed on the lower Klickitat River - Jul 19, 2018 to
- Elwha River tributaries to close to fishing - Jul 13, 2018 to
- Anglers may retain two Chinook in Neah Bay beginning July 14 - Jul 13, 2018 to
- Finalizes Canadian-origin salmon transportion rule - Jul 6, 2018 to
- Chinook salmon retention to close July 3 on Cowlitz River - Jul 2, 2018 to