The Quinault Indian Nation, which has jurisdiction over the lake, has closed it to all non-tribal fishing because of water quality and low sockeye salmon returns. This is in effect until further notice
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Once-pristine Quinault Lake has been closed to non-tribal fishing until further notice due to habitat degradation and lower sockeye counts.
Indigenous Waters 