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- Marine Area 9 will open for chum retention only - Nov 3, 2015 to
- Marine Area 10 opens to chum salmon retention - Nov 3, 2015 to
- Marine Area 10 opens to chum salmon retention - Nov 3, 2015 to
- Cases Pond opens to anglers of all ages, season extended - Oct 30, 2015 to
- Fishing to close in Grays Harbor and all tributaries - Oct 28, 2015 to
- Salmon fishing closes in Grays Harbor and all rivers draining into it - Oct 23, 2015 to
- Fishing opens on the North and South Forks of the Newaukum River - Oct 20, 2015 to
- Remaining drought closures lifted in the Yakima Basin - Oct 20, 2015 to
- Salmon fishing closes on Skagit and Stillaguamish rivers - Oct 16, 2015 to
- Marine Area 10 will close to salmon fishing - Oct 16, 2015 to
- Upper Columbia River fall chinook salmon fishery season enhancements - Oct 16, 2015 to
- Fishing restrictions lifted on Black River - Oct 1, 2015 to
- Fishing restrictions lifted on Raging and Wallace rivers - Sep 30, 2015 to
- ADA accessibility change at Forks Creek Hatchery - Sep 29, 2015 to
- Winter recreational crab seasons set for Puget Sound - Sep 25, 2015 to
- Entire coast of Washington open to crab fishing - Sep 25, 2015 to
- Fishing restrictions lifted on the South Fork Nooksack River - Sep 22, 2015 to
- Fishing restrictions removed on Suiattle River tributaries - Sep 22, 2015 to