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.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW ... orb I keep on my desk and predict success for those choosing to dip the Lower Cowlitz on Saturday, March 22. The smelt, I’m hearing, have been ...

Recent ocean conditions and a strong El Niño weather pattern in the Pacific in 2024 indicate that Chinook salmon returns to ...

Under the terms of the treaty, Canada controls the flow of the northwest’s largest river from its headwaters in British Columbia, ensuring enough water is sent downstream to meet U.S.