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Comprehensive list of fishing highlights

2023

April – Lowland lakes opener and statewide Trout Derby
January/February – All about ice fishing

2022

November – Black Friday Fishing
May – Puget Sound lingcod
April – Lowland lakes opener and statewide Trout Derby
March – Catch record cards to aid science

2021

December – Jig for squid in South Puget Sound
November – Skip the shopping and fish this Black Friday
October – Shore fishing for rainbow trout
September – Finding and catching salmon
August – Surfperch fishing primer
July – Beginner’s guide to bass fishing
June – Pikeminnow program pays anglers to aid salmon, steelhead
May – How to find your next spring fishing spot
April – Brush up on fishing basics
March – Winter fishing opportunities
February – All about ice fishing
January – Domoic acid impacts on razor clam season and coastal crab fishing

2020 

December – Freshwater and saltwater fishing into the winter
November – WDFW stocked lakes for black friday fishing
October – Razor clam face off
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