December 30, 1998

• WDFW to re-open Lake Lawrence winter access
• New Year brings new license requirements
• Smelt fishing to re-open on Columbia tributaries

December 24, 1998

• Meeting set on Quilcene goose hunt issues

December 23, 1998

• Some Puget Sound clam, oyster seasons curtailed
• Dungeness crab fishing to close in North Puget Sound

December 17, 1998

• New 1999 fishing and hunting licenses now available

December 7, 1998

• Commission approves Blue Mountains bear hunt, adopts prospecting rules

December 2, 1998

• Koenings accepts Fish and Wildlife director's post

December 1, 1998

• Fish and Wildlife Commission hires new WDFW director