RICHLAND, Wash - The sockeye salmon fishing limits along the Hanford Reach and Upper Columbia River have been reduced due to ...

A catamaran capsized on the Columbia River near Kalama on Sunday, prompting a water rescue, according to the Cowlitz County ...

Several of Mount Rainier’s glaciers are already gone, experts say, and others aren’t far behind. The News Tribune asked what ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has set the stage for salmon fishing season, with new regulations and a fresh ...

The possibility of a recreational smelt fishery on the Cowlitz River will also be a topic of future discussions, Heironimus said. In 2017, fishery managers approved a one-day recreational dip-net ...

So fishing prospects today were not high to start with,” he said. At the top of WDFW’s Cowlitz River smelt webpage, it notes that the fishery is open.

Approved days Dipnetting from the shore is allowed on the Cowlitz River from the Tennant Way Bridge upstream to the Al Helenberg Memorial Boat Ramp in Castle Rock on: Saturday, March 15: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

In late January, WDFW announced a tentative schedule for the Cowlitz River smelt fishery, proposing 14 tentative dipping opportunities on Wednesdays and Saturdays from Feb. 5 through March 22.

RIDGEFIELD — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has announced a new tentative schedule approach for the Cowlitz River recreational smelt fishery. This approach is designed to ...

An officer with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police made a daring bust at the Cowlitz River Salmon Hatchery during the wee hours on Sunday, apprehending six young men who allegedly ...

Sep. 30—Six males between the ages of 15 and 23 accused of breaking into the Cowlitz River Salmon Hatchery in Salkum on Sunday and snagging salmon out of the fish pens are facing felony charges ...

Mar. 6—Crowds from across the state gathered along the Cowlitz River on Tuesday afternoon for the second day of smelt-dipping approved by the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife ...