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, ...

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 ...

River fishing has been best in places such as the Cowlitz and the Olympic Coast. The blackmouth fishing has been better to the north around Whidbey Island. Lake fishing is getting better each week.

Smelt dippers will get only four days to try to fill their buckets this year. With another poor run of smelt expected back to the Columbia River and its tributaries, the Washington Department of Fish ...

The spring Chinook runs are hopefully beginning to arrive, with hopes of some early returners on the Cowlitz and Lewis systems. It’s clear steelhead remain one of the hottest tickets for anglers ...

It’s time to dust off the smelt dip-nets as state Fish and Wildlife has approved a one-day, five-hour long sport fishery this Saturday (Feb. 25) along the banks of the Cowlitz River. Fishing from the ...

A smelt dip on the Cowlitz River brings about a festival atmosphere as folks gather to have fun, and hopefully end up with a mess of smelt. (Terry Otto for The Columbian) RIDGEFIELD — There will be ...

A nice mix of late spring chinook and early summer steelhead is on tap for anglers working the Cowlitz River, according to Marshall Borsom at Fish Country Sports in Ethel (360-985-2090), and you won’t ...