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- 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
- Hood Canal sport shrimp season extended one final day, June 11 - Jun 3, 2008 to
- Limit increased for hatchery spring chinook jacks at Drano Lake - May 30, 2008 to
- Blackman's Lake closed for juvenile fish derby - May 30, 2008 to
- Limit increased for hatchery spring chinook jacks at Wind River - May 30, 2008 to
- Yakima River spring chinook season extended - May 30, 2008 to
- Elochoman River opens to fishing for hatchery spring chinook - May 30, 2008 to
- Sport Halibut season closes Sunday evening June 1 in Marine Area 1 - May 29, 2008 to
- North Fork Tieton River rule correction - May 28, 2008 to