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- Razor clam digs approved for Oct. 14 through Oct. 18 - Oct 11, 2023 to
- Wallace River opens Oct. 16 with increased salmon daily limit - Oct 11, 2023 to
- Salmon fishery update for the Snake River - Oct 10, 2023 to
- Cascade River opens seven days per week - Oct 6, 2023 to
- Toutle, North Fork Toutle, and Green rivers close Chinook retention - Oct 5, 2023 to
- Salmon fishery update for the Snake River - Oct 5, 2023 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - Oct 4, 2023 to
- Upper Columbia River salmon fishery update - Sep 29, 2023 to
- Icicle River to open for coho salmon retention - Sep 29, 2023 to
- Quillayute system reopens to fishing beginning Oct. 1 - Sep 26, 2023 to
- Razor clam digs approved Sept. 29 through Oct. 2 - Sep 26, 2023 to
- Stillaguamish mainstem and forks close to fishing beginning Sept. 27 - Sep 25, 2023 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - Sep 21, 2023 to
- Anglers can retain hatchery Chinook in Whatcom Creek - Sep 15, 2023 to
- Samish River to open for three days of Chinook fishing - Sep 14, 2023 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - Sep 14, 2023 to
- Yale Reservoir salmon length restriction - Sep 14, 2023 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - Sep 7, 2023 to