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- Skagit River to open to sockeye fishing - Jun 1, 2017 to
- Spring chinook fishing reopens on the Lewis River - May 30, 2017 to
- Hood Canal to reopen for one more Saturday of shrimp fishing - May 24, 2017 to
- Lake Roosevelt to open for white sturgeon fishing - May 23, 2017 to
- Revised sturgeon harvest rules in Priest Rapids and Wanapum Reservoirs - May 22, 2017 to
- Snake River spring chinook fisheries to close - May 16, 2017 to
- Heart Lake fishing closure for kids fishing event - May 15, 2017 to
- Columbia River steelhead recreational fishery delayed - May 12, 2017 to
- Lake Sylvia to close for kids-only fishing event - May 11, 2017 to
- Icicle River will not open for spring chinook fishing - May 10, 2017 to
- Sturgeon fishery opens June 3 in Priest Rapids, Wanapum reservoirs - May 4, 2017 to
- Razor clam digs approved April 26 through May 1 - Apr 25, 2017 to
- South Lewis County Park Pond fishing clousre for kid's fishing event - Apr 24, 2017 to
- Marine Area 7 recreational salmon season to close - Apr 18, 2017 to
- Lower Yakima River to open for spring chinook fishing - Apr 18, 2017 to
- Opening fishing day delayed at Curl Lake - Apr 17, 2017 to
- Snake River spring chinook fisheries to open - Apr 17, 2017 to
- South Pond at Bogachiel Hatchery to open for trout fishing - Apr 17, 2017 to