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- Steelhead fishing expands on Wenatchee and Icicle rivers - Feb 3, 2016 to
- Razor clam digs approved at Long Beach - Feb 2, 2016 to
- 2016 recreational smelt season set in the Cowlitz River - Jan 28, 2016 to
- 2016 Columbia River spring chinook sport fishery set - Jan 28, 2016 to
- Sport sturgeon retention season closes in Bonneville Pool - Jan 28, 2016 to
- Anglers limited to 1 chinook per day in Marine Area 6 - Jan 28, 2016 to
- Closure of Nisqually River to recreational fishing - Jan 5, 2016 to
- Razor clam dig approved at Copalis and Long Beach - Jan 5, 2016 to
- Hatchery steelhead retention reopens in Nooksack River, Whatcom Creek - Dec 23, 2015 to
- Changes in sport clam seasons on public tidelands - Dec 17, 2015 to
- Razor clam dig approved Dec. 24 through Dec. 26 - Dec 17, 2015 to
- Changes in sport oyster seasons on public tidelands - Dec 17, 2015 to
- Tokul Creek to open early for hatchery steelhead and other gamefish - Dec 15, 2015 to
- Crab fishing to reopen in Marine Area 10 - Nov 25, 2015 to