Smelt turned up after all for Wednesday's opener on the lower Cowlitz, a welcome surprise for dippers as well as state ...

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday the first — and potentially only — day of this year’s Cowlitz River recreational smelt fishery: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday.

The Cowlitz will be open five hours next Wednesday for smelt dipping. Whether the smelt cooperate is another question entirely.

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

Washington will allow smelt dipping Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Cowlitz River. Commercial and test fisheries ...

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.

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