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- Chinook daily limits increase to 2 fish in Mairine Area 11 - Aug 6, 2020 to
- Chinook daily limits increase to 2 fish in Marine Area 9 - Aug 6, 2020 to
- Marine Area 4 recreational salmon season to close - Aug 5, 2020 to
- Baker Lake to close for sockeye - Jul 31, 2020 to
- Lake Wenatchee opens for sockeye - Jul 29, 2020 to
- Updated salmon seasons on the Upper Columbia River - Jul 29, 2020 to
- Chinook retention to close in Marine Area 5 - Jul 28, 2020 to
- Marine Area 1 recreational salmon season to close - Jul 23, 2020 to
- Shrimp fishery closes in Marine Area 12 - Jul 21, 2020 to
- Columbia River mainstem, below Hwy 395 salmon fishery update - Jul 15, 2020 to
- Baker Lake to open for sockeye - Jul 15, 2020 to
- Shrimp fishery closes in Marine Area 7 West - Jul 7, 2020 to
- Summer Chinook fishery opening in Columbia River below Hwy 395 - Jul 1, 2020 to
- Chelan River opens for summer Chinook - Jul 1, 2020 to
- Revised salmon Seasons on the Upper Columbia River - Jul 1, 2020 to
- Spot shrimp fishery closes in Marine Area 6 outside Discovery Bay - Jul 1, 2020 to
- Hanford Reach salmon season adds summer Chinook opportunity - Jul 1, 2020 to
- Entiat River opens for summer Chinook - Jul 1, 2020 to
- Snake River to close to fishing for steelhead - Jun 23, 2020 to
- Marine Area 3 recreational salmon seasons set - Jun 22, 2020 to
- Marine Area 2 recreational salmon seasons set - Jun 22, 2020 to