A limited dip-net opportunity for smelt opens from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m tomorrow on a stretch of the Cowlitz River in southwest Washington. This fishery is likely to draw big crowds, and everyone is asked to follow COVID-19 #responsiblerecreation guidelines if you're taking part. There's a 10-pound limit per participant, and every individual harvesting smelt MUST have their own container. WDFW will have enforcement personnel on site during the fishery, as well as voluntary sampling stations where you
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ODFW is offering a fun spring break opportunity to dip net eulachon smelt on the Sandy River on Thursday, March 27, 2025 from noon to 7 p.m. The harvest area will be from the mouth of the Sandy River upstream to the Stark Street Bridge. To participate in this fishery: • Harvest is allowed with dipnet only and smelt may only be caught from the bank. • Harvest limit is 10 pounds per dipper. • Each dipper must have their own container. • Each dipper 12 years old and older must have a valid 2025 Ore
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SMELT RUN ON THE COWLITZ: Crowds turned out to dip their nets in the Cowlitz River at Castle Rock on Thursday morning in pursuit of smelt. It's often a once-annual opportunity to take home the tiny fish. Eulachon, commonly known as Columbia River smelt, have been listed as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act since 2010 due to a sharp decline in returns that began in the 1990s. To ensure a sustainable harvest, fishery managers monitor the fish population each year. Read mor
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“We’re nearing the end of smelt season in the tributaries of the Columbia River. Smelt, also called Eulachon in this region, were always on my list to film underwater, which I finally accomplished on the Cowlitz River. The water was murky from Mount St. Helens silt, but the water was thick with smelt. We learned that these fish were nicknamed “Candle Fish,” because they are so thick with fat and oil that you could light them on fire. They are also called “Salvation Fish,” because they arrived in
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