There likely will be no recreational smelt dipping this weekend, despite all those sea lions and seals that have swarmed to the Cowlitz River to hunt for the silvery fish in the last week. Commercial ...

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Thursday its tentative schedule for recreational smelt dip net fishing on the Cowlitz River ahead of the first season in which a fishing license is ...

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 ...

LONGVIEW — This year’s Cowlitz River recreational smelt dip-fishing season kicked off Wednesday almost totally without its two most important elements: smelt and people dipping for them. Each year for ...

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, ...

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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 ...