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- 7" to 14" slot limit for kokanee at Cle Elum, Cooper lakes - Jul 13, 2012 to
- Chinook salmon daily limit change in Marine Area 4 - Jul 13, 2012 to
- Skykomish River opens for hatchery chinook salmon - Jul 11, 2012 to
- Recreational spot shrimp fishing closing July 11 in eastern Strait - Jul 3, 2012 to
- Gear restrictions implemented on the Skagit River - Jul 2, 2012 to
- Columbia River estuary sturgeon fishery to close a few days early - Jun 29, 2012 to
- Clarification of sturgeon sanctuary boundary line - Jun 29, 2012 to
- Kendall Slough (North Fork Nooksack River) closes to fishing - Jun 21, 2012 to
- Upper Klickitat River to open for hatchery adult spring chinook - Jun 7, 2012 to
- Upper Wheeler Reservoir open for fly fishing only - Jun 1, 2012 to
- Yakima Reservation Boundary Reach opens to fishing for spring chinook - May 31, 2012 to
- Spring chinook must be released on the Kalama River - May 24, 2012 to
- Daily limit increased for hatchery spring chinook at Drano Lake - May 24, 2012 to
- Heart Lake fishing closure for Kids' Fishing event - May 24, 2012 to
- Two Toutle River tributaries open early for hatchery steelhead - May 23, 2012 to