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- Marine Area 13 temporarily closed to salmon fishing - Apr 28, 2021 to
- Spring Chinook fishing to open on the Quillayute and Sol Duc rivers - Apr 16, 2021 to
- Sport halibut seasons for 2021 - Apr 7, 2021 to
- Goose Creek within Wilbur city limits opens one week early - Apr 6, 2021 to
- Recreational crabbing reopens in Grays Harbor - Apr 2, 2021 to
- Sturgeon retention closes in John Day Pool - Mar 16, 2021 to
- Hatchery steelhead season extended on Salmon Creek (Clark Co.) - Mar 3, 2021 to
- Wind River to close for salmon and steelhead angling - Mar 3, 2021 to
- Adult Chinook daily limit reduced on the Kalama River - Mar 3, 2021 to
- Adult salmon daily limit reduced on the Klickitat River - Mar 3, 2021 to
- Eulachon smelt opener planned for the lower Cowlitz River - Feb 26, 2021 to
- Columbia River spring Chinook season - Feb 25, 2021 to
- Recreational sea cucucmber harvest to close in Puget Sound - Feb 18, 2021 to
- A portion of the Skagit River to open for steelhead fishery - Jan 28, 2021 to
- A portion of the Sauk River to open for steelhead fishery - Jan 28, 2021 to
- Salmon season to remain closed in Marine Area 10 - Jan 22, 2021 to
- Salmon season suspended in Marine Area 10 - Jan 14, 2021 to