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- 2009 Smelt seasons set for SW Washington - Dec 24, 2008 to
- 2009 Sturgeon sport season set - Columbia River above Wauna - Dec 24, 2008 to
- A portion of the North Fork Stillaguamish River will close to fishing - Dec 14, 2008 to
- Fishing to Close Dec. 15 on the Carbon River - Dec 12, 2008 to
- Razor clam dig approved Dec. 11-14 - Dec 5, 2008 to
- Fishing to close Dec. 15 on a portion of North Fork Nooksack River - Dec 5, 2008 to
- Portions of the Grays River to open early for hatchery steelhead - Dec 4, 2008 to
- Closed Area on Salmon Creek (Clark Co.) - Nov 21, 2008 to
- Increase daily limit of hatchery adult coho on the Washougal River - Nov 21, 2008 to
- Razor clam dig approved Nov. 13-16 - Nov 10, 2008 to
- Chum release required on Skagit River - Nov 6, 2008 to
- Four areas of Puget Sound reopen for late-season crab fishing - Oct 24, 2008 to
- Modifies temporary selective gear rule in the Quillayute River system - Oct 22, 2008 to
- Swift Reservoir fishing season extended through Nov. 30 - Oct 17, 2008 to
- Lake Chelan re-opens for chinook salmon fishing - Oct 14, 2008 to
- Razor clam dig approved for Oct. 16-18 - Oct 14, 2008 to
- Daily limit for Humboldt squid increases - Oct 13, 2008 to
- Adult chinook must be released on the Kalama River - Sep 26, 2008 to
- Adult chinook daily limit increased on lower Columbia River - Sep 24, 2008 to
- Snake River fall chinook fishery to open - Sep 24, 2008 to