October 31, 2002

• WDFW seeks nominations for steelhead/cutthroat, and resident fish policy advisory groups

October 28, 2002

• Fishing suspended on Hoh, Clearwater, Queets rivers

October 25, 2002

• Razor clam beaches remain closed as marine toxin levels continue to rise
• Slugman hosts new on-line wildlife-education game
• Juvenile salmon lost to disease at Similkameen rearing pond
• State, tribe agree to suspend all fishing on the Quillayute River system

October 24, 2002

• Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission sending license revision proposals to Legislature

October 21, 2002

• WDFW taking public comment on 2003 sport fishing rules package
• Fishing for all finfish except salmon will close today in Hood Canal

October 18, 2002

• Settlement to benefit Southwest Washington fish

October 17, 2002

• Fish and Wildlife Commission to finalize possible license changes at Oct. 24 meeting
• Low stream flows force fishing closures on Olympic Peninsula rivers Oct. 19, 2002

October 15, 2002

• Public comment sought on state game management plan
• Fish and Wildlife Commission delays finalizing recommendations on possible license changes
• WDFW cautions salmon anglers planning to fish Dungeness River

October 11, 2002

• Fishers, beachcombers urged to report unusual animals as part of El Nino data collection
• Hanford Reach, Upper Columbia, Methow, Okanogan, Similkameen open tomorrow for hatchery steelhead fishing

October 9, 2002

• WDFW plants coho, steelhead in Vance Creek ponds

October 8, 2002

• Public workshops set on sturgeon management
• Public meeting planned on Point No Point boat launch

October 7, 2002

• West Nile Virus should serve as reminder to bird hunters to use precautions

October 2, 2002

• Additional public meetings set on potential license changes

October 1, 2002

• Razor clam opener canceled due to high toxin count
• Additional public meetings set on potential license changes