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- Fishing to reopen on the Hoh River, including South Fork - Sep 27, 2024 to
- Upper Columbia River Salmon Fishery Update - Sep 27, 2024 to
- Razor clam digs approved for Oct. 3 through Oct. 7 - Sep 27, 2024 to
- Drano Lake opens for hatchery steelhead retention - Sep 25, 2024 to
- Fishing season extended for Park, Blue, and Deep lakes in Grant County - Sep 25, 2024 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - Sep 25, 2024 to
- Stillaguamish River coho salmon daily limit reduced - Sep 24, 2024 to
- Trout limits removed and season extended in West Medical Lake - Sep 20, 2024 to
- Fishing to close on the Hoh River, including South Fork - Sep 20, 2024 to
- Marine Area 7 (San Juan Islands) daily limit reduced to one salmon - Sep 20, 2024 to
- Icicle River to open for coho salmon retention - Sep 19, 2024 to
- Upper Columbia River salmon fishery update - Sep 19, 2024 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - Sep 18, 2024 to
- Yale Reservoir salmon length restriction - Sep 11, 2024 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - Sep 11, 2024 to
- Salmon daily limit reduced for Quillayute system - Sep 9, 2024 to
- Marine Area 11 (Tacoma and Vashon Island) salmon fishery updates - Sep 5, 2024 to
- Lower Deschutes River (Thurston Co.) closed to fishing - Sep 5, 2024 to
- Daily coho salmon retention limit change in Marine Area 8-2 - Aug 30, 2024 to