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- Ocean salmon fishery off Ilwaco to close early - Aug 26, 2016 to
- WDFW lifts mark-selective rule for 2 days in Buoy 10 fishery - Aug 26, 2016 to
- Anti-snagging rule in effect on Big Quilcene River - Aug 19, 2016 to
- Fall chinook harvest will be allowed on Snake River - Aug 17, 2016 to
- Salmon season closes Aug. 20 in Marine Area 11 - Aug 17, 2016 to
- Portion of the South Fork Nooksack River closes to all fishing - Aug 17, 2016 to
- Catch limit increases to 2 chinook per day in Marine Area 10 - Aug 11, 2016 to
- Anglers can keep 2 chinook in Marine Area 1 beginning Aug. 16 - Aug 11, 2016 to
- Marine Area 6 closing to spot shrimp fishing - Aug 9, 2016 to
- Salmon season closes Aug. 5 in Marine Area 9 - Aug 2, 2016 to
- Spring chinook sport fishery on the Icicle River closes - Jul 27, 2016 to
- Marine Area 7 West closing to shrimp fishing - Jul 22, 2016 to
- Anglers can keep two chinook off Westport beginning July 23 - Jul 20, 2016 to
- Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishery opens July 20 - Jul 15, 2016 to
- Hatchery adult spring chinook must be released on upper Klickitat River - Jul 11, 2016 to
- Baker Lake opens early to sockeye fishing - Jul 6, 2016 to
- Marine Area 7 South reopening for 8 days of spot shrimp fishing - Jul 5, 2016 to
- Clear Lake Dam Spillway Channel closed to fishing - Jul 1, 2016 to
- Hanford Reach to open for sockeye fishing - Jun 27, 2016 to
- Puget Sound marine salmon and steelhead fisheries re-open - Jun 24, 2016 to