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- Elliott Bay sport fishery closes Aug. 6 - Jul 30, 2010 to
- Clarks Creek opens for recreational fishing Aug. 1 - Jul 29, 2010 to
- Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishery opens Aug. 1 - Jul 29, 2010 to
- Sockeye fisheries extended on Baker, Skagit rivers - Jul 21, 2010 to
- Marine Areas 2, 3, and 4 to open seven days a week for salmon fishing - Jul 20, 2010 to
- Baker Lake opens to sockeye fishing - Jul 16, 2010 to
- Sockeye fisheries open July 16 on Baker, Skagit rivers - Jul 14, 2010 to
- Blackbird Island Pond (Chelan Co.) closure extended until Aug. 1 - Jul 14, 2010 to
- Columbia River Estuary sturgeon fishery extended - Jul 14, 2010 to
- Recreational spot shrimp fishing closing in Marine Area 6 - Jul 7, 2010 to
- Daily limit change in ocean fisheries - Jul 7, 2010 to
- Chinook salmon retention ends July 6 on the Skykomish River - Jun 30, 2010 to
- Blackbird Island Pond (Chelan Co.) will not open until July 15 - Jun 30, 2010 to
- Columbia River anglers can retain sockeye up to Priest Rapids Dam - Jun 25, 2010 to
- Columbia River sturgeon fishery extended - Jun 25, 2010 to
- Halibut fishing will close after Friday June 25 in Marine Area 1 - Jun 24, 2010 to
- Revised coordinates for the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line off Cape Flattery - Jun 22, 2010 to
- Reiter Ponds section of Skykomish River opens June 12 - Jun 10, 2010 to
- Drano Lake closed on Wednesdays during June - Jun 10, 2010 to
- Upper Klickitat River to open for hatchery adult spring chinook - Jun 4, 2010 to
- Martin's Dock at Lake Sacajawea will close to public for Kids Fish-In - May 28, 2010 to
- Recreational non-spot shrimp fishing re-opening in several Marine Areas - May 28, 2010 to