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- Wind River and Drano Lake to close for salmon and steelhead retention - May 29, 2020 to
- Tulalip Terminal Area salmon fishery changes - May 26, 2020 to
- Some recreational fishing to reopen in Washington’s coastal waters - May 22, 2020 to
- Snake River spring Chinook fishery closure - May 22, 2020 to
- Upper Nisqually River to close for trout and gamefish - May 19, 2020 to
- Lake Roosevelt white sturgeon fishery - May 19, 2020 to
- North Fork Nooksack River to open for hatchery spring Chinook - May 18, 2020 to
- Puget Sound Halibut fishery to open for select dates starting May 20 - May 18, 2020 to
- Portion of Cascade River to close three days per week - May 18, 2020 to
- Lower Columbia River spring chinook fishery - May 14, 2020 to
- Snake River Spring Chinook Fishery Change - May 14, 2020 to
- Above Bonneville Dam Columbia River spring Chinook fishery - May 14, 2020 to
- Columbia River crab fishery to remain closed - May 6, 2020 to
- The Skagit River to open for hatchery Spring Chinook - May 6, 2020 to
- Hoh River closed to all fishing - May 5, 2020 to
- Snake River Spring Chinook Fishery Change - May 4, 2020 to
- Lower Columbia River sockeye and steelhead fishery - May 1, 2020 to
- Above Bonneville Dam Columbia River spring Chinook fishery - May 1, 2020 to
- Lower Columbia River spring chinook fishery - May 1, 2020 to
- Fishing, shellfish harvesting, and some hunting postponed - Apr 6, 2020 to
- WDFW halts four-day razor clam dig that was to begin Friday, March 20 - Mar 19, 2020 to