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- Salmon fishing opens on the Entiat River - Jul 25, 2008 to
- Sport halibut season to re-open in Ilwaco August 1 and 2 - Jul 11, 2008 to
- Kalama River reopens for hatchery spring chinook - Jun 25, 2008 to
- Cowlitz reopens for hatchery spring chinook - Jun 25, 2008 to
- Sport halibut fishing will reopen June 28 in Marine Areas 3 and 4 - Jun 25, 2008 to
- Lewis River reopens for hatchery spring chinook - Jun 25, 2008 to
- Sockeye salmon retention begins on the Columbia River - Jun 20, 2008 to
- Bear Creek - Guler County Park to close for Youth - Jun 11, 2008 to
- Recreational shrimp fishing re-opening for one day in Elliott Bay - Jun 10, 2008 to
- Yakima River spring chinook daily limit increased - Jun 10, 2008 to
- Sport Halibut season to re-open in Marine Areas 3 and 4 - Jun 5, 2008 to
- Salmon fishing opens on the Entiat River - Jun 5, 2008 to
- All spring Chinook must be released on the Lewis River - Jun 5, 2008 to