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- Steelhead fishing rules changes in the upper Columbia - Feb 4, 2011 to
- Revised lingcod season dates for coastal marine areas 1 through 3 - Feb 2, 2011 to
- Strait of Juan de Fuca rivers will close early to fishing - Jan 25, 2011 to
- Snohomish River system will close early to fishing - Jan 25, 2011 to
- Skagit River system will close to fishing early - Jan 25, 2011 to
- Nooksack River will close to fishing early - Jan 25, 2011 to
- Stillaguamish River system will close to fishing early - Jan 25, 2011 to
- Green River (King Co.) will close early to fishing - Jan 11, 2011 to
- White, Carbon, upper Puyallup rivers will close early to fishing - Jan 11, 2011 to
- Razor clam dig approved for Dec. 31 through Jan. 2 - Dec 23, 2010 to
- 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 the North Fork Nooksack River to fishing - Nov 24, 2010 to
- Closure of the Samish River to fishing - Nov 24, 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