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- Barbed hooks allowed on Columbia River - Dec 22, 2010 to
- North Fork Nooksack River re-opens to fishing - Dec 17, 2010 to
- Whatcom Creek re-opens to fishing - Dec 17, 2010 to
- Sport clam season re-opens at Belfair State Park - Dec 16, 2010 to
- Re-open North Fork Stillaguamish River to fishing - Dec 15, 2010 to
- Statewide closure of eulachon smelt - Dec 15, 2010 to
- Hanford Reach steelhead fishery re-opens below Priest Rapids Dam - Dec 6, 2010 to
- Razor clam dig approved for Dec. 3 through Dec. 6 - Nov 30, 2010 to
- Closure of Whatcom Creek to fishing - Nov 24, 2010 to
- Portion of North Fork Stillaguamish River will be closing to fishing - Nov 24, 2010 to
- Closure of the North Fork Nooksack River to fishing - Nov 24, 2010 to
- Closure of the Samish River to fishing - Nov 24, 2010 to
- Razor clam dig approved for Nov. 20 through Nov. 21 - Nov 16, 2010 to
- ADA-accessible fishing site opens at the Bingham Creek Hatchery - Nov 16, 2010 to
- Tilton River reopens to all night fishing - Nov 9, 2010 to
- Closure of Nisqually River for coho retention - Oct 29, 2010 to
- Razor clam dig approved Nov. 5 through Nov. 8 - Oct 29, 2010 to
- Salmon, steelhead fishing to reopen near Grays River Salmon Hatchery - Oct 28, 2010 to
- Four areas of Puget Sound reopen Nov. 15 for late-season crab fishing - Oct 27, 2010 to
- Grays River remains open for salmon, steelhead - Oct 15, 2010 to
- Chinook retention re-opens in lower Columbia River - Oct 14, 2010 to
- Razor clam dig approved for Oct. 7 through Oct. 10 - Oct 4, 2010 to
- Puyallup and Carbon rivers to close for salmon fishing - Sep 30, 2010 to