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- Clarifies regulations for the Humptulips River - Oct 13, 2017 to
- Walla Walla River steelhead fishery changes - Oct 11, 2017 to
- Tucannon River steelhead fishery changes - Oct 11, 2017 to
- Snake River steelhead fishery changes - Oct 11, 2017 to
- Grande Ronde River steelhead fishery changes - Oct 11, 2017 to
- Touchet River steelhead fishery changes - Oct 11, 2017 to
- WDFW to close the lower Samish River to all fishing - Oct 9, 2017 to
- Razor clam digs approved Oct. 6 and 7 - Oct 3, 2017 to
- Lower Cowlitz River to close for chinook salmon retention - Sep 29, 2017 to
- North Fork Toutle and Green Rivers to close for chinook salmon retention - Sep 29, 2017 to
- Wallace River to reopen to fishing for coho, gamefish - Sep 20, 2017 to
- Wind River to remain closed to fishing above Shipherd Falls - Sep 14, 2017 to
- Nooksack River to close to pink salmon fishing - Sep 13, 2017 to
- Wallace River to close to fishing - Sep 13, 2017 to
- Sport clam and oyster seasons to close on Duckabush beach - Sep 12, 2017 to
- Spot shrimp fishing closing in Marine Areas 4 and 5 - Sep 12, 2017 to
- Anglers fishing the Humptulips River must release wild chinook - Sep 1, 2017 to
- Sport clam and oyster seasons on public tidelands - Aug 31, 2017 to
- Snake River steelhead fishery changing to catch and release only - Aug 28, 2017 to