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- Chinook daily limit reduced after March 5 in Marine Area 9 - Mar 4, 2013 to
- Razor clam dig approved for March 7 through 11 - Mar 1, 2013 to
- Razor clam dig approved for Feb. 23 and 24 - Feb 15, 2013 to
- Sport clam season shortened at Point Whitney Tidelands - Feb 12, 2013 to
- Sport clam season shortened at Dosewallips State Park - Feb 12, 2013 to
- 2013 sturgeon retention seasons set for lower Columbia River - Feb 8, 2013 to
- Spring chinook must be released on the Kalama River - Feb 7, 2013 to
- 2013 Columbia River spring chinook sport fishery season set - Feb 1, 2013 to
- Razor clam dig approved for Feb. 7 through Feb. 12 - Jan 31, 2013 to
- Whatcom Creek will re-open to fishing - Jan 24, 2013 to
- Part of North Fork Nooksack River will close to fishing - Jan 15, 2013 to
- Cascade River re-opens to fishing - Jan 14, 2013 to
- Razor clam dig approved for Jan. 8 through Jan. 14 - Jan 3, 2013 to
- Fishing to close on the Nisqually River - Jan 3, 2013 to
- Part of the Cascade River will close to fishing - Jan 2, 2013 to
- Sport sturgeon retention season approved for Bonneville Pool - Dec 21, 2012 to
- Razor clam dig approved for Dec. 28 through Dec. 31 - Dec 20, 2012 to
- Sport clam season shortened at Belfair State Park - Dec 20, 2012 to