Originally published August 29, 2017. Those portions of Oregon Territory lying south and north of the Columbia River must from their geographical position, difference in climate and internal ...

Smelt dipping will return to the banks of the Cowlitz River as Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved recreational fisheries for Wednesday, March 12, and Saturday, March 15.

For decades, the lower Cowlitz River reigned as king of winter steelhead fishing streams in Washington. It still does, but what once was an early winter fishery is now more of a say-hello-to ...

People dip for smelt at Gerhart Gardens Park in February 2024 along the Cowlitz River in Longview. The state opened a one-day, six-hour recreational fishery Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, for the first ...

The Cowlitz carries meltwater from three glacier-capped volcanos toward the Columbia River and the Washington-Oregon border at Longview, Washington. “We're ground zero for the smelt,” Iyall said.

A flood warning has been issued for the Cowlitz River at Kelso in Washington's Cowlitz County. The National Weather Service in Portland issued the warning as the river is expected to rise above ...

State transportation officials say two out of the 83 bridges in Cowlitz County are in poor condition. Those bridges are the ...

The Cowlitz River is widely considered to be one of Western Washington’s major sport-fishing factories, and this time of year anglers have their choice of several overlapping species.

Threatened smelt recovering in Washington’s Cowlitz River. ... “There’s probably 100 in there, no problem,” Fry, who works for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, said last week.

Deputies in Washington state had an unusual road hazard call on Sunday – a 500-pound sea lion. The massive mammal was spotted in Cowlitz County, a few miles from a water source big enough for it ...

The Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office said that 15-year-old Zander Medina was swimming with two friends when they started struggling in the river's current Saturday. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...