Mar. 12—Anglers from across the Pacific Northwest took to the banks of the Cowlitz River on Wednesday, March 12, for the opening of the state's brief smelt dipping season. All it took was a few empty ...

Jan. 16—The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has announced a new tentative schedule approach for the Cowlitz River recreational smelt fishery. "This approach is designed to provide ...

Mar. 8—Smelt dippers will return to the banks of the Cowlitz River as the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved recreational fisheries for Wednesday, March 12, and Saturday, ...

The Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday that no one caught any fish and no one received any license-related citations during the season, which ran from Feb. 5 to March 22. “Smelt are naturally ...

Smelt dippers seem to have the luck of the Irish, as the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife approved two days of smelt fishing the week of St. Patrick’s Day. Recreational dipping will be ...

The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office seized approximately 2,500 pounds of illegally harvested smelt last Thursday during a joint poaching enforcement operation with Oregon State Police on the Sandy ...

Anglers have more time to go after hatchery steelhead on Salmon Creek. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife set the season beginning Sunday (March 16) through May 23. The WDFW said in a ...