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- WDFW adjusts oyster seasons on 4 beaches - Dec 20, 2016 to
- WDFW adjusts clam seasons on 5 beaches - Dec 20, 2016 to
- Razor clam digs approved Dec. 10 and 11 - Dec 6, 2016 to
- Stillaguamish River and tributaries to close to fishing - Dec 2, 2016 to
- Retention of hatchery coho on the Sol Duc River extended through Dec. 15 - Nov 30, 2016 to
- Drayton West sport clam and oyster season to open year-round - Nov 30, 2016 to
- Razor clam digs approved at Twin Harbors - Nov 22, 2016 to
- Razor clam digs approved Nov. 17 through Nov. 19 - Nov 15, 2016 to
- All Ringold Hatchery steelhead may now be retained - Nov 8, 2016 to
- Columbia River reopens for coho, steelhead from the mouth to Pasco - Nov 3, 2016 to
- Coho retention in the Green River continues through Dec. 31 - Nov 2, 2016 to
- Marine Area 10 closes for recreational crabbing Nov. 15 - Oct 28, 2016 to
- Amend recreational fishing rules at Cases Pond (Pacific County) - Oct 26, 2016 to
- Anglers limited to 1 chinook per day in marine areas 8-1 and 8-2. - Oct 25, 2016 to
- Hatchery coho salmon season continues in all of Area 13 - Oct 21, 2016 to
- Nisqually River open to retention of hatchery coho and gamefish - Oct 21, 2016 to
- Puyallup River will open to retention of hatchery coho - Oct 13, 2016 to
- Dungeness River opens to sport fishing for hatchery coho Oct. 16 - Oct 13, 2016 to
- Anglers limited to 1 chinook per day in Marine Area 7 - Oct 12, 2016 to
- Razor clam digs approved Oct. 14 through Oct. 19 - Oct 11, 2016 to