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- Razor clam season closes immediately - Oct 21, 2020 to
- Fall Chinook retention opens on the Cowlitz River - Oct 15, 2020 to
- Hatchery coho retention extended on Lewis River - Oct 15, 2020 to
- Coho season extended in the Skagit River - Oct 14, 2020 to
- Razor clam digs approved Oct.16 through Oct. 21 - Oct 13, 2020 to
- Palix River opens for salmon retention - Oct 9, 2020 to
- Hatchery coho limit to increase in Skagit River - Oct 7, 2020 to
- Correction: Grande Ronde River steelhead fishery change - Oct 6, 2020 to
- Correction: Lower Columbia River salmon fishery update - Oct 5, 2020 to
- Coho salmon fishing to open in Willapa Bay tributaries - Oct 2, 2020 to
- Adult Chinook daily limit increased on the Washougal River - Oct 1, 2020 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon fishery update - Sep 30, 2020 to
- Drano Lake opens for hatchery steelhead retention - Sep 30, 2020 to
- Yakima River fall salmon fishery to open - Sep 30, 2020 to
- Icicle River to open for coho salmon retention - Sep 29, 2020 to
- Salmon seasons updated on upper Columbia River - Sep 29, 2020 to
- Recreational halibut dates added for remainder of season - Sep 22, 2020 to