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- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - Oct 5, 2022 to
- Razor clam digs approved Oct. 8 through Oct. 14 - Oct 5, 2022 to
- Stillaguamish River and tributaries to close to fishing - Sep 30, 2022 to
- Lower Cowlitz River closes retention of hatchery fall Chinook - Sep 29, 2022 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - Sep 29, 2022 to
- Retention of hatchery Chinook to close on Washougal River - Sep 29, 2022 to
- Razor clam digs approved Sept. 28 through Sept. 30 - Sep 28, 2022 to
- Icicle River to open for coho salmon retention - Sep 21, 2022 to
- Yakima River fall salmon fishery to open - Sep 21, 2022 to
- Upper Columbia River salmon fishery update - Sep 21, 2022 to
- After delay, Lower Cascade River fall fishing season opener set - Sep 20, 2022 to
- Skagit River reopening set, periodic closures announced some areas - Sep 20, 2022 to
- Salmon fishery update for the Snake River - Sep 16, 2022 to
- Whatcom Creek to open for Chinook Saturdays through Mondays only - Sep 15, 2022 to
- Yale Reservoir salmon length restriction - Sep 15, 2022 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - Sep 14, 2022 to
- Cascade River coho season opener postponed - Sep 14, 2022 to
- Skagit River rules change to protect returning Chinook - Sep 9, 2022 to
- Portion of Wallace River closes to all fishing - Sep 8, 2022 to
- Closure date set for Lake Roosevelt white sturgeon fishery - Sep 7, 2022 to
- Errata or pamphlet corrections (Freshwater) - Sep 1, 2022 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - Sep 1, 2022 to
- South Puget Sound (Marine Area 13) salmon seasons reopen - Aug 31, 2022 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - Aug 30, 2022 to