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- Much of Snohomish system opening delayed - May 14, 2024 to
- Icicle River to open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon - May 14, 2024 to
- Snake River spring Chinook salmon fishery closes - May 13, 2024 to
- Skagit River salmon fishing temporarily closes May 15 - May 13, 2024 to
- Marine Area 13 temporarily closed to salmon fishing - May 13, 2024 to
- Razor clam digs approved May 6 through May 12 - May 3, 2024 to
- Snake River spring Chinook fishery opens - Apr 29, 2024 to
- Columbia River spring Chinook season update - Apr 29, 2024 to
- The Skagit River to open for hatchery spring Chinook - Apr 19, 2024 to
- Razor clam digs approved April 23 through April 29 - Apr 18, 2024 to
- Marine Area 11 to open for additional days of salmon fishing - Apr 10, 2024 to
- Columbia River spring Chinook season extended - Apr 9, 2024 to
- Deep River spring Chinook season extended - Apr 9, 2024 to
- Columbia River spring Chinook season extended - Apr 4, 2024 to
- Razor clam digs approved April 8 through April 14 - Apr 3, 2024 to
- Salmon Fishing Suspended in Marine Area 10 - Mar 25, 2024 to
- Razor clam digs approved March 26 through March 31 - Mar 20, 2024 to
- Sport clam, oyster, and mussel season won’t open at Kopachuck State Park - Mar 19, 2024 to
- Sport halibut seasons for 2024 - Mar 14, 2024 to
- Hatchery steelhead season extended on Salmon Creek (Clark County) - Mar 14, 2024 to
- Sturgeon retention closes in John Day Pool - Mar 14, 2024 to
- Razor clam digs approved March 7 through March 17 - Mar 1, 2024 to