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- North Fork Nooksack River to open for hatchery spring Chinook - May 23, 2022 to
- Lower Columbia River fishery update - May 20, 2022 to
- Lake Roosevelt white sturgeon fishery - May 17, 2022 to
- Hatchery Chinook retention reopens on Lewis River - May 13, 2022 to
- Lower Columbia River update - May 11, 2022 to
- Icicle River to open for hatchery spring Chinook - May 10, 2022 to
- Drano Lake fisheries return to permanent rule - May 5, 2022 to
- Yakima River to open for hatchery spring Chinook - May 4, 2022 to
- Columbia River spring Chinook season update - May 3, 2022 to
- Skagit River to open for hatchery spring Chinook - Apr 28, 2022 to
- Razor clam digs approved Apr. 29 through May 7 - Apr 22, 2022 to
- Lake Langlois to open for 1-day veterans' fishing event - Apr 14, 2022 to
- Snake River Spring Chinook fishery change - Apr 14, 2022 to
- Razor clam digs approved Apr. 16 through Apr. 21 - Apr 11, 2022 to
- Salmon retention closed in Marine Area 5 - Apr 6, 2022 to
- Razor clam digs approved Apr. 1 through Apr. 6 - Mar 24, 2022 to
- Sport halibut seasons for 2022 - Mar 22, 2022 to
- Sturgeon retention closes in The Dalles Pool - Mar 21, 2022 to
- Sturgeon retention closes in Bonneville Pool - Mar 11, 2022 to
- Sturgeon retention closes for John Day Pool - Mar 8, 2022 to
- Razor clam digs approved Mar. 16 through Mar. 22 - Mar 7, 2022 to