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- Cle Elum Lake, Cooper Lake get 7 to 14 inch slot limit for kokanee - Jul 1, 2013 to
- Snake River spring chinook fisheries to close - Jun 27, 2013 to
- Sockeye retention opens on portions of the Columbia and Okanogan rivers - Jun 27, 2013 to
- Sport sturgeon retention season closes for the John Day Pool - Jun 27, 2013 to
- Hanford Reach opens for sockeye salmon retention - Jun 19, 2013 to
- Spring chinook sport fishery reopens on the Icicle River - Jun 19, 2013 to
- Columbia River estuary sturgeon fishery to close early - Jun 19, 2013 to
- Spring chinook sport fishery to close on the Icicle River - Jun 18, 2013 to
- Snake River spring chinook fisheries to reopen - Jun 12, 2013 to
- Upper Klickitat River to open for hatchery adult spring chinook - Jun 11, 2013 to
- Lewis River re-opens to fishing for hatchery spring chinook - Jun 5, 2013 to
- Snake River spring chinook fishery to close - May 31, 2013 to
- Recreational spot shrimp fishing to reopen in 2 areas of Puget Sound - May 29, 2013 to
- Razor clam dig approved for May 24 through 26 - May 16, 2013 to
- Halibut fishing to close in all of Marine Area 2 - May 15, 2013 to
- Lake Sylvia to close for kids-only fishing event - May 15, 2013 to
- Spring chinook mark selective fishery opens on the Icicle River - May 15, 2013 to
- Bonneville Pool re-opens to sturgeon retention - May 15, 2013 to
- Heart Lake fishing closure for Kids Fishing event - May 15, 2013 to