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- Marine Area 10 will close to salmon fishing - Oct 16, 2015 to
- Fishing restrictions lifted on Black River - Oct 1, 2015 to
- Fishing restrictions lifted on Raging and Wallace rivers - Sep 30, 2015 to
- ADA accessibility change at Forks Creek Hatchery - Sep 29, 2015 to
- Winter recreational crab seasons set for Puget Sound - Sep 25, 2015 to
- Entire coast of Washington open to crab fishing - Sep 25, 2015 to
- Fishing restrictions lifted on the South Fork Nooksack River - Sep 22, 2015 to
- Fishing restrictions removed on Suiattle River tributaries - Sep 22, 2015 to
- Fishing restrictions removed on select Yakima Basin Rivers - Sep 18, 2015 to
- Corrects pamphlet description of lower Grande Ronde River fishing rules - Sep 17, 2015 to
- Upper reaches of north coast rivers re-open to fishing - Sep 16, 2015 to
- Rescind "Hoot-Owl" rules on the Colville River and tributaries - Sep 15, 2015 to
- Drought restrictions lifted for most Puget Sound Rivers - Sep 11, 2015 to
- Size and daily limits suspended on six eastern Washington lakes - Sep 11, 2015 to
- Salmon fishing will open in the Hoodsport Hatchery Zone - Sep 11, 2015 to
- Wild coho retention prohibited in Marine Area 4 - Sep 10, 2015 to
- Spot shrimp fishing closing in Marine Areas 4, 5, 6 and 7 West - Sep 10, 2015 to
- Salmon fishing will close at Hoodsport Hatchery Zone - Sep 4, 2015 to
- Reopens Stillaguamish River from Marine Drive to the Forks - Sep 2, 2015 to