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- Changes to fishing regulations on the Naselle and San Poil Rivers - Feb 13, 2014 to
- Sport clam season opens early at Dosewallips State Park - Feb 13, 2014 to
- Salmon daily limit reduced after Feb. 9 in Marine Area 9 - Feb 7, 2014 to
- 2014 recreational smelt season set in the Cowlitz River - Feb 6, 2014 to
- 2014 Columbia River spring chinook sport fishery season set - Feb 6, 2014 to
- Sport clam season closed at Point Whitney Tidelands - Feb 6, 2014 to
- Sport sturgeon retention season approved for Bonneville Pool - Jan 30, 2014 to
- Spring chinook must be released on the Kalama River - Jan 29, 2014 to
- The Nooksack River reopens to fishing - Jan 23, 2014 to
- Razor clam dig approved Jan. 28 through Feb. 2 - Jan 23, 2014 to
- Stillaguamish River reopens to fishing, Cascade River remains closed - Jan 23, 2014 to
- Razor clam dig approved Jan.15 through Jan. 18 - Jan 13, 2014 to
- Tokul Creek to open early for hatchery steelhead and other gamefish - Jan 8, 2014 to
- Fishing to close on the Nooksack River - Jan 7, 2014 to
- Sport clam season opens at Belfair State Park - Jan 3, 2014 to
- Sport clam and oyster season opens at Fort Flagler State Park - Jan 3, 2014 to
- Sport clam season opens at Point Whitney Lagoon - Jan 3, 2014 to
- Razor clam dig approved Dec. 29 through Jan. 5 - Dec 20, 2013 to
- Sturgeon retention season approved for Bonneville Pool - Dec 13, 2013 to
- Razor clam dig approved Dec. 14 through Dec. 18 - Dec 9, 2013 to
- Razor clam dig approved Nov. 30 through Dec. 7 - Nov 25, 2013 to