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- Skykomish River closes to fishing - Feb 15, 2006 to
- Sport Clam and Oyster season opens March 1 at Penrose Point State Park - Feb 14, 2006 to
- Columbia River spring chinook season extended downstream of I-5 - Feb 10, 2006 to
- Four beaches will open for razor clam dig - Jan 23, 2006 to
- Sport oyster season modified at Cushman Park - Jan 3, 2006 to
- Sport oyster season open at Sequim Bay State Park - Jan 3, 2006 to
- Hoh River system winter steelhead rules change - Dec 23, 2005 to
- Smelt seasons set for SW Washington - Dec 23, 2005 to
- Next razor clam dig set for Dec. 30, 2005 - Dec 22, 2005 to
- Sport clam season opened at Rendsland Creek - Dec 19, 2005 to
- Additional area opens for steelhead fishing in the Upper Columbia - Dec 12, 2005 to
- Elochoman River re-opens to coho retention - Nov 10, 2005 to
- Razor clam dig starts Nov. 12 on coast - Nov 8, 2005 to
- Anglers allowed to retain hatchery coho salmon caught in Washougal River - Oct 21, 2005 to
- Anglers allowed to retain hatchery coho caught in Kalama River - Oct 21, 2005 to
- Fishing closure lifted near Naselle hatchery - Oct 14, 2005 to
- Elochoman River to close to salmon fishing - Oct 12, 2005 to
- Razor clam dig starts Saturday on coast - Oct 11, 2005 to
- All Puget Sound shrimp fishing closing for the season - Oct 11, 2005 to
- Most areas of Puget Sound will reopen to recreational crabbing - Oct 7, 2005 to
- Upper Columbia, Okanogan, Methow rivers open for steelhead fishing - Oct 5, 2005 to