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Fishing the Elwha

Published 1:30 am Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Dancen Charles, a member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, fishes the Elwha River, which is open only to tribal fishermen. A quota of 400 fish can be taken by pole and later by netting, with future quotas determined by the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Dancen Charles, a member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, fishes the Elwha River, which is open only to tribal fishermen. A quota of 400 fish can be taken by pole and later by netting, with future quotas determined by the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Dancen Charles, a member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, fishes the Elwha River, which is open only to tribal fishermen. A quota of 400 fish can be taken by pole and later by netting, with future quotas determined by the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Dancen Charles, a member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, fishes the Elwha River, which is open only to tribal fishermen. A quota of 400 fish can be taken by pole and later by netting, with future quotas determined by the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Dancen Charles, a member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, fishes the Elwha River, which is open only to tribal fishermen. A quota of 400 fish can be taken by pole and later by netting, with future quotas determined by the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission.