Northwest Sportsman Magazine

No Cowlitz Smelt Dip This Week; Managers To Watch Mainstem Columbia For Another Pulse Of Fish

There will not be a Wednesday or Saturday smelt dip on the lower Cowlitz this week, state managers posted late this afternoon.
Northwest Sportsman Magazine

Another 5-hour Smelt Dip Coming To The Cowlitz

Smelt dipping will be allowed on the lower Cowlitz River this Saturday, February 21, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., WDFW announced today. An estimated 14,675 pounds of smelt were harvested by 2,800 dippers on ...

Anything but a 'bust': WDFW approves another one-day smelt fishery after successful opening

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has approved an additional one-day recreational smelt fishery on the ...
The Columbian

One-day Cowlitz River smelt dip set for Wednesday, Feb. 18

A one-day recreational smelt fishery in the Cowlitz River has been scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

One-day smelt fishery announced for Cowlitz River

The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved a one-day recreational smelt fishery in the Cowlitz ...

Smelt dipping approved in Washington; sturgeon warning for Monday fishery

Washington will allow smelt dipping Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Cowlitz River. Commercial and test fisheries yielded high enough numbers to support at least a one-day dip and perhaps more ...