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- Columbia River spring chinook seasons set upstream of I-5 - Mar 14, 2005 to
- Expanded Klickitat River spring chinook fishery to open - Mar 14, 2005 to
- Fishing closures on Upper Columbia, Methow rivers - Mar 11, 2005 to
- Sport Clam season extended at Point Whitney Tidelands - Feb 17, 2005 to
- Sport clam season delayed at Dosewallips State Park - Feb 17, 2005 to
- Sturgeon anglers limited to using one single-point barbless hook - Feb 16, 2005 to
- Skykomish River closes to fishing - Feb 14, 2005 to
- Recreational crab fishing to remain open in Marine Area 13 - Feb 4, 2005 to
- Regulation changes for Rat Lake - Feb 3, 2005 to
- Hamma Hamma River will close to fishing - Jan 19, 2005 to
- Smelt seasons set for SW Washington - Dec 21, 2004 to
- Sport oyster season opened at Dosewallips State Park - Dec 16, 2004 to
- Sport clam season closed at Rendsland Creek - Dec 16, 2004 to
- Sport clam season to open at West Dewatto - Dec 16, 2004 to
- Fishing closure extension on the San Poil Arm of Lake Roosevelt - Dec 10, 2004 to
- Smelt and herring dip net rules changed - Nov 15, 2004 to
- Skagit River opens for chum retention - Oct 29, 2004 to
- Changes to fishing areas on the Naselle River - Oct 12, 2004 to