Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 8—Smelt dippers will return to the banks of the Cowlitz River as the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife has ...

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 ...

John Han of Vancouver, from left, gets a hand from his son, Andrew, 13, as his father, Jaedeok, looks on as three generations of fishermen enjoy the smelt event along the Cowlitz River on Tuesday ...

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 ...

A late, strong showing of smelt are in the Sandy River, allowing approval of a one-day dipping season Thursday, from noon to 7 p.m. Unlike traditional all-comers dipping seasons, smelt are now ...