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QIN do post up seasons but way after the agreed to seasons. Both sides do a crappy job.
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The QIN are responsible for informing their fishers and folks. WDFW is responsible for making sure NI is informed. Having said that, it may be possible as part of the various state tribal agreements over the years that the treaty side is the only sou
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I finaly got the QIN Weeks/Days for fall 2026. Appreciated Lyles response but did not appreciate the directions from his superiors which is a load of 100% USDA BS from my seat in the bleachers. Hey ya, Not to be rude but most go to the QIN website
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I asked for the QIN fishing dates and just got this. Apologies for the delay. I’ve been waiting for QIN to post their regs on their website. The Chehalis regs were posted on their website at the end of last week. You can find them HERE. Movin
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I know that in '81 I had a hard time campaigning for a pink fishery in the Dungeness. '79 had been a good year but no fishery. Hoping for a big run I got a fishery opened. And the run crashed.
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When I started in WDF in 1980 river salmon fisheries were generally not favored; fish were supposed to be taken in saltwater. That mindset changed some as Boldt was more fully implemented. I think, now, that the agency has gone back to marine fisher
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The Outdoor Gear Classifieds
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8/24/2026 I bought these from the Les Swabb by Wishkah River. 10 ply rated, no road noise, mud snow...I put less than 1,000 on them, but I like Michelin, so I changed. Been just taking up space on my property and in my garage and at 86 year old,
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8/24/2026 South Monty launch, update.... There is parking in the old parking area but NOT much. On road going in, right hand side, there 13 parking spots, white painted off. There is talks with lumber company, to allow their parking area to be use
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8/24/2026 White Bridge replacement launch is in the process of being replaced, work is being done at this time. Bad news is land owners of gravel bar, have that blocked off, with logs so that will be another area lost to plunking...... grrrrrr O
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8/24/2026 No early coho in Chehalis until 9/16, grrrrrrr, WDFW is saying "to protect Chinook" but then the netting schedule bye bye GH Chinook. Even Humptulip is closed until 9/28. I don't ever remember a season so anti Sports, not since
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https://www.quinaultindiannation.com/Doc...-Regulation-PDF Link to QIN season website. And the NT fish two days week 40 Sept 27th and two days week 41 Oct 4th. This off the 2026 harvest model. Come Oct and on it is mostly nets four sometimes 5 days
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Damnnn
by steely slammer
@ Yesterday at 03:57 PM
i see the Quin's fish nov 1st 6 days a week .. the late coho and early steelhead won't have a chance..
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There have been ongoing problems in the N Pacific. The heavy pink programs have been correlated with declines in just about everything south of the N Pac. Apparently the AK sockeye are further north and don't compete with the pinks. Temperatures a
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Any idea what is driving the numbers being below forecast?
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Latest update from the Fraser is that all of run timings are significantly down from forecast.
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If you attend, you should bring a camp chair type. Just a heads up.
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Thanks Rivrguy. Greg has an interesting place...
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Hey The celebration for Frank will be Saturday, Aug 29, at Greg Haw's house, 2306 12th Ave NE, Olympia - lot of parking area. Please pass this on to other old WDFW'ers that may like to attend. Cheers,
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The latest update on the Cosy pulp mill saga. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Washington State Department of Ecology took over the dormant Cosmo Specialty Fibers pulp mill in Cosmopolis to begin a time-critical removal of more
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Is There Life Beyond Fishing?
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What we need to keep is people who want to work together to improve things.
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