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- 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
- Corrects pamphlet description of rockfish rule in Marine Area 4 - May 9, 2013 to
- Two sections of Yakima River to open for spring chinook fishing - May 9, 2013 to
- Fishing closure for Kress Lake safety day event - May 8, 2013 to
- Open Upper Wheeler Reservoir for fly fishing only - May 7, 2013 to
- Razor clam dig approved for May 8 through May 14 - May 6, 2013 to
- Columbia Park Pond fishing closure for Kids' Fishing Day events - May 3, 2013 to
- Restricted Snake River spring chinook fisheries to open - Apr 25, 2013 to
- Klineline Pond fishing closure for youth fishing event - Apr 22, 2013 to
- Razor clam dig approved for April 24 through 30 - Apr 19, 2013 to
- Chinook daily limit reduced in Marine Area 7 - Apr 9, 2013 to
- Swift Reservoir to open for fishing fourth Saturday in April - Apr 4, 2013 to
- Razor clam dig approved for April 9 through 14 - Apr 4, 2013 to
- Failor Lake will open for fishing for a kids-only fishing derby - Apr 2, 2013 to
- Lower Skagit River to Open for Trout Fishing - Mar 28, 2013 to
- Two-fish annual limit for sturgeon to start April 1 - Mar 22, 2013 to
- Klineline Pond to close for kids-only fishing event - Mar 21, 2013 to
- Razor clam dig approved for March 28 through 31 - Mar 20, 2013 to
- Methow and Chewuch rivers to close for steelhead and whitefish fishing - Mar 15, 2013 to