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- Changes in sport clam seasons on public tidelands - Dec 17, 2015 to
- Razor clam dig approved Dec. 24 through Dec. 26 - Dec 17, 2015 to
- Changes in sport oyster seasons on public tidelands - Dec 17, 2015 to
- Tokul Creek to open early for hatchery steelhead and other gamefish - Dec 15, 2015 to
- Crab fishing to reopen in Marine Area 10 - Nov 25, 2015 to
- Hoh River closes to fishing until Dec. 1 - Nov 23, 2015 to
- Swift Reservoir trout season extended an additional month - Nov 23, 2015 to
- Marine Area 10 closes to salmon fishing except year-round piers - Nov 20, 2015 to
- Adult coho daily limit to be reduced on the Klickitat River - Nov 12, 2015 to
- Nisqually River to close to recreational fishing - Nov 10, 2015 to
- Close sport crab fishing in Willapa Bay (Marine Area 2-1) - Nov 6, 2015 to