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- Two eastern Washington Lakes scheduled for rehabilitation - Sep 6, 2012 to
- Changes to ocean salmon season - Marine Areas 1 and 2 - Aug 30, 2012 to
- Lake Chelan Project Tailrace to open for salmon fishing - Aug 29, 2012 to
- Changes to ocean salmon seasons - Marine Area 1 - Aug 23, 2012 to
- Salmon regulations established for Vancouver Lake - Aug 22, 2012 to
- Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishery extended, daily catch limit increased - Aug 17, 2012 to
- Chinook havest closes after Aug. 19 in Marine Area 9 - Aug 17, 2012 to
- Changes to ocean salmon season - Marine Areas 2 and 4 - Aug 17, 2012 to
- Chinook harvest closes after Aug. 19 in Marine Area 10 - Aug 17, 2012 to
- Fall chinook harvest to be allowed in the Snake River - Aug 14, 2012 to
- Kokanee daily limit increased at Merwin Reservoir - Aug 6, 2012 to
- Summer chinook mark selective fishery to open in the Wenatchee River - Aug 1, 2012 to
- Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishery opens Aug. 4 - Aug 1, 2012 to
- Barbless hooks required in Willapa Bay tributaries - Jul 31, 2012 to
- Columbia River sturgeon fishery extended in the Dalles Pool - Jul 27, 2012 to
- Fishing to open on Salmon Creek - Jul 27, 2012 to
- Mark-selective fall chinook fishery on lower Columbia River - Jul 27, 2012 to
- Changes to ocean salmon season - Marine Area 2 - Jul 26, 2012 to
- Recreational bottomfishing to close in Marine Areas 3 and 4 - Jul 26, 2012 to
- Boat limits allowed during Baker Lake sockeye fishery - Jul 24, 2012 to
- Recreational bottomfish to close in Marine Areas 3 and 4 - Jul 24, 2012 to
- Two-pole fishing allowed in lower section of Okanogan River - Jul 17, 2012 to
- Internal combustion motors allowed on section of the Yakima River - Jul 16, 2012 to
- 7" to 14" slot limit for kokanee at Cle Elum, Cooper lakes - Jul 13, 2012 to