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- Fishing closes Nov. 14 to Dec. 15 on three Cowlitz County rivers - Nov 14, 2003 to
- Reminder all Puget Sound shrimp fishing now closed for season - Oct 17, 2003 to
- Crab fishing to close in most of Puget Sound - Oct 15, 2003 to
- Rules extended for release of sport sturgeon below Bonneville Dam - Sep 30, 2003 to
- Razor clam dig opens on four Washington beaches - Sep 26, 2003 to
- Salmon daily limit increased on Columbia River's Hanford Reach - Sep 19, 2003 to
- Fishing in Hood Canal curtailed due to low oxygen levels - Sep 15, 2003 to
- Bag limits waived on lakes and streams scheduled for rehabilitation - Sep 9, 2003 to
- Chinook fishery opens on Okanogan and Similkameen Rivers - Sep 9, 2003 to
- Four fish daily limit extended in Marine Areas 5, 6, and 9 - Sep 1, 2003 to
- Crab fishing opens August 16 in northern part of Marine Area 7 - Aug 16, 2003 to
- Crab fishing closes Aug. 11, in Everett, Port Susan, Glendale areas - Aug 11, 2003 to
- Chinook retention to close Aug. 4 in Marine Areas 5, 6 - Aug 4, 2003 to
- Weighted Flies Prohibited on the North Fork Stillaguamish River - Aug 2, 2003 to
- Current Reiter Ponds area summer fishing closure extended - Aug 1, 2003 to