August 31, 1998

• Copies of draft WDFW budget available; Commission review set for Sept. 3

August 28, 1998

• First salmon fishery scheduled for lower Yakima River since 1964; Grays Harbor opens, Wind River closes

August 27, 1998

• WDFW seeks public comments to set fall razor clam season

August 19, 1998

• State, tribal cooperative on elk poaching arrest

August 18, 1998

• Ilwaco, Westport to reopen to salmon fishing Sept. 3
• Winners drawn in hunting permit raffle; $45,350 raised for game management
• Neah Bay salmon fishing to close Wednesday night

August 14, 1998

• Spot shrimp rules change in northern Puget Sound
• Westport salmon fishery to close Sunday night
• Potlatch Park to close to oyster harvest Sunday
• Strait shoreline opens to disabled salmon anglers

August 11, 1998

• Lake Sammamish opens for chinook salmon fishing
• Fish and Wildlife Commission sets 1998-99 waterfowl seasons; approves youth hunts for waterfowl and upland birds

August 7, 1998

• Limited crab pot fishery opens in Georgia Strait
• Salmon fishing from Ilwaco and LaPush to close Sunday

August 6, 1998

• Sport spot shrimp fishing closes in Discovery Bay

August 5, 1998

• Cougar in Lake Sullivan attack to be tested for rabies at WSU