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- Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishery to close - Aug 12, 2015 to
- Salmon fishing will not open on the Big Quilcene River - Aug 11, 2015 to
- Fishing to close on Newaukum River and all tributaries - Aug 10, 2015 to
- Fishing to close on Clearwater and Salmon rivers and tributaries - Aug 7, 2015 to
- A portion of Marine Area 9 closes to salmon fishing - Aug 5, 2015 to
- Marine toxins prompt expansion of crab-fishing closure on coast - Aug 4, 2015 to
- Fishing to close on Black River in Grays Harbor, Thurston counties - Aug 1, 2015 to
- Quillayute River system tributaries to close - Jul 30, 2015 to
- Changes to ocean salmon fishery in Neah Bay - Jul 29, 2015 to
- Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishery opens - Jul 28, 2015 to
- Release chinook salmon in the Tulalip Bubble fishery - Jul 28, 2015 to
- Upper Columbia to close for sockeye salmon retention - Jul 24, 2015 to
- Columbia River summer chinook daily limit clarification - Jul 23, 2015 to
- Chinook harvest closes in Marine Area 9 - Jul 23, 2015 to
- Angling for sturgeon to close above Bonneville Dam - Jul 17, 2015 to
- Halibut fishing to close in the nearshore area of Marine Area 2 - Jul 17, 2015 to
- Trout size and daily limits change in Ross Lake - Jul 16, 2015 to