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- Anglers will be allowed two chinook salmon in marine areas 1, 3 and 4 - Aug 23, 2013 to
- Wild chinook release required at Buoy 10 - Aug 20, 2013 to
- Sol Duc River to reopen to fishing - Aug 16, 2013 to
- Chinook harvest closes in Marine Area 10 - Aug 16, 2013 to
- Fall chinook harvest to be allowed in the Snake River - Aug 15, 2013 to
- Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishery to close - Aug 14, 2013 to
- Changes to ocean salmon fishery - Aug 8, 2013 to
- Marine Area 7 west to open daily for spot shrimp - Aug 8, 2013 to
- Chinook daily limit reduced in Marine Area 10 - Aug 2, 2013 to
- Chinook harvest closes in Marine Area 9 - Aug 2, 2013 to
- Changes to ocean salmon fishery - Aug 2, 2013 to
- Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishery to open - Jul 31, 2013 to
- Columbia River sturgeon fishery extended in the The Dalles Pool - Jul 26, 2013 to
- Chinook daily limit reduced after July 28 in Marine Area 9 - Jul 26, 2013 to
- Fishing to open on Salmon Creek - Jul 25, 2013 to
- Skokomish River salmon seasons and daily limits - Jul 25, 2013 to
- Puyallup River fishing seasons set - Jul 25, 2013 to
- Changes to ocean salmon season - Jul 16, 2013 to
- Kalama River reopens to fishing for hatchery spring chinook salmon - Jul 15, 2013 to
- Lower Columbia River sockeye fishery reopens - Jul 11, 2013 to
- Anglers lilmited to 5 trout, including kokanee, on Lake Cle Elum - Jul 11, 2013 to
- Cle Elum Lake, Cooper Lake get 7 to 14 inch slot limit for kokanee - Jul 1, 2013 to