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- Razor clam digs approved May 15, 17 - May 13, 2021 to
- Lower Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery update - May 12, 2021 to
- Snake River spring Chinook fishery change - May 12, 2021 to
- Drano Lake reopens for salmon and steelhead angling - May 11, 2021 to
- White sturgeon fishery to open on Lake Roosevelt - May 7, 2021 to
- Snake River Spring Chinook Fishery Change - Apr 29, 2021 to
- Marine Area 13 temporarily closed to salmon fishing - Apr 28, 2021 to
- Spring Chinook fishing to open on the Quillayute and Sol Duc rivers - Apr 16, 2021 to
- Sport halibut seasons for 2021 - Apr 7, 2021 to
- Goose Creek within Wilbur city limits opens one week early - Apr 6, 2021 to
- Recreational crabbing reopens in Grays Harbor - Apr 2, 2021 to
- Sturgeon retention closes in John Day Pool - Mar 16, 2021 to
- Adult salmon daily limit reduced on the Klickitat River - Mar 3, 2021 to
- Hatchery steelhead season extended on Salmon Creek (Clark Co.) - Mar 3, 2021 to
- Wind River to close for salmon and steelhead angling - Mar 3, 2021 to
- Adult Chinook daily limit reduced on the Kalama River - Mar 3, 2021 to
- Eulachon smelt opener planned for the lower Cowlitz River - Feb 26, 2021 to