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- Sport clam season delayed at Frye Cove Park - Dec 23, 2014 to
- Sport clam and oyster season delayed at Fort Flagler State Park - Dec 23, 2014 to
- Sport clam season opens early at Dosewallips State Park - Dec 23, 2014 to
- White sturgeon retention season opens Jan. 1 in Bonneville Pool - Dec 22, 2014 to
- Razor clam dig approved Dec. 19 through Dec. 23 - Dec 11, 2014 to
- Closure of Nooksack River to fishing - Dec 11, 2014 to
- Closure of whatcom Creek to fishing - Dec 10, 2014 to
- Hatchery steelhead limit increase on the Cascade River - Dec 10, 2014 to
- Tokul Creek to open early for hatchery steelhead and other gamefish - Dec 10, 2014 to
- Closure of the Hoko River near the hatchery fish ladder - Dec 3, 2014 to
- Razor clam dig approved Dec. 3 through Dec. 9 - Nov 26, 2014 to
- Razor clam dig approved Nov. 20 through Nov. 26 - Nov 14, 2014 to
- Yakima River coho salmon fishing extension - Nov 5, 2014 to
- Razor clam dig approved Nov. 4 through Nov. 11 - Oct 30, 2014 to
- Amend recreational fishing rules at Cases Pond; Pacific County - Oct 22, 2014 to
- Walker Lake (King County) will remain open with amended fishing rules - Oct 22, 2014 to
- Langlois Lake (King County) will remain open with amended fishing rules - Oct 22, 2014 to
- Part of Yakima River opening to fishing for coho salmon - Oct 21, 2014 to
- Spring Lake and Blue Lake season extension - Oct 21, 2014 to
- Razor clam dig approved Oct. 22 through Oct. 28 - Oct 17, 2014 to
- Extend season for hatchery steelhead on Rock Creek in Skamania County - Oct 16, 2014 to
- Nisqually River reopens to retention of hatchery chinook salmon - Oct 14, 2014 to
- Amend recreational fishing rules at Rattlesnake Lake (King Co.) - Oct 9, 2014 to