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- One day razor clam dig approved for Dec. 10 - Dec 2, 2011 to
- Closure of the North Fork Nooksack River and Whatcom Creek to Fishing - Nov 22, 2011 to
- Closure of the Samish River to fishing - Nov 22, 2011 to
- Razor clam dig approved Nov. 25 and Nov. 26 - Nov 21, 2011 to
- Razor clam dig approved Nov. 11 and 12 - Nov 4, 2011 to
- Night closure added to lower Klickitat River - Oct 27, 2011 to
- White Salmon River to close to fishing - Oct 24, 2011 to
- Razor clam dig approved Oct. 28 and 29 - Oct 21, 2011 to
- Salmon fishery extended through Oct. 31 on Lower Hanford Reach - Oct 20, 2011 to
- Reopen Cook (Koch) Slough to fishing - Oct 13, 2011 to
- Daily limit of trout increased on Scanewa Lake - Sep 30, 2011 to
- Allow chinook salmon retention from Wells Dam to Brewster - Sep 27, 2011 to
- Additional area open to fishing on Washougal River - Sep 16, 2011 to
- Columbia River sturgeon retention fishery above Wauna will reopen early - Sep 15, 2011 to
- Buoy 10 reopens for chinook fishing - Sep 13, 2011 to
- Lower Hanford Reach steelhead fishery opens early - Sep 13, 2011 to
- Lower Columbia reopens to chinook retention for three additional days - Sep 13, 2011 to
- Portion of Marine Area 4 to close to salmon fishing Sept.13 - Sep 12, 2011 to