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- Crab fishing opens June 1 in Puget Sound from Kingston to Olympia - Jun 1, 2003 to
- Spring chinook daily limit increased on Wind River beginning May 23 - May 23, 2003 to
- Hood Canal shrimp season opens May 17 - May 17, 2003 to
- Sport fishing for halibut in Catch Areas 3 and 4 closes May 17, 2003 - May 17, 2003 to
- Lake Scanewa opens early for hatchery chinook - May 17, 2003 to
- Spring chinook salmon fishing to open May 16 on the Icicle River - May 16, 2003 to
- Regulations relaxed on Lewis River spring chinook sport fishery - May 1, 2003 to
- Chinook daily limit remains two hatchery adult fish on Lower Cowlitz - May 1, 2003 to
- Recreational shrimp fishing closing from Seattle to Deception Pass - May 1, 2003 to
- Snake River spring chinook fishery opens April 26 - Apr 26, 2003 to
- Northern Willapa Bay re-opens to crab fishing - Apr 25, 2003 to
- Changes in Puget Sound shrimp seasons - Apr 19, 2003 to
- Klineline Pond fishing to close for Fishing Kids Event April 17-19, 2003 - Apr 17, 2003 to
- Crab fishing to close in the northern portion of Marine Area 7 - Apr 16, 2003 to
- Crab fishing to close April 7 in Marine Areas 4, 5 and 6 - Apr 7, 2003 to