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- Kalama River fisheries return to permanent rules - Jun 4, 2021 to
- Snake River spring Chinook fishery change - Jun 2, 2021 to
- Hoh River to open for gamefish - May 28, 2021 to
- Mid-Columbia River (Hanford Reach) summer salmon fishery update - May 27, 2021 to
- Marine Area 10 salmon season opener delayed until June 16 - May 27, 2021 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - May 27, 2021 to
- Tulalip Terminal Area opening to salmon fishing - May 27, 2021 to
- Nisqually River tributaries to close for trout and gamefish - May 25, 2021 to
- North Fork Nooksack River to open for hatchery spring Chinook - May 24, 2021 to
- Portion of Cascade River to close two days per week - May 24, 2021 to
- Snake River Spring Chinook Fishery Change - May 21, 2021 to
- Razor clam digs approved May 24, 26, 28, 30, 2021 at Mocrocks Beach - May 21, 2021 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - May 20, 2021 to
- Marine Area 13 open to salmon fishing - May 19, 2021 to
- Icicle River to open for hatchery spring Chinook - May 19, 2021 to
- The Skagit River to open for hatchery spring Chinook - May 19, 2021 to
- Wind River, Drano Lake fisheries return to permanent rules - May 19, 2021 to
- Razor clam digs approved May 15, 17 - May 13, 2021 to
- Snake River spring Chinook fishery change - May 12, 2021 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - May 12, 2021 to
- Drano Lake reopens for salmon and steelhead angling - May 11, 2021 to
- White sturgeon fishery to open on Lake Roosevelt - May 7, 2021 to
- Snake River Spring Chinook Fishery Change - Apr 29, 2021 to