May 24—LEWISTON — After a successful return to the local entertainment scene last year, the Smelt Festival is back to kick off the summer season. The festival runs from 5 to 9 p.m. today — or at least ...

There likely will be no recreational smelt dipping this weekend, despite all those sea lions and seals that have swarmed to the Cowlitz River to hunt for the silvery fish in the last week. Commercial ...

Grab your shiny silver paper and glue stick: It’s smelt season. The annual Run, Smelt, Run! parade-fish feast is May 13, starting at 3:30 p.m. at the Aerial Lift Bridge. The parade ends at Zeitgeist ...

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They say bees and walleyes are disappearing, and some people close to bees and walleyes are mighty concerned. I'm mighty concerned about the disappearance of smelt. Well, maybe not THAT concerned, but ...

While fish is always a delectable and nutritious option, it can be a pain to consume because it tends to be so bony. This ...

For the first time since 2015, people will be allowed to catch smelt on Oregon’s Sandy River. The season, such as it is, will run for seven hours on Thursday, March 30, and it was announced two days ...

Many men in waders, with long dip nets slung over their shoulders and buckets in hand, made their way down the steep hill to the banks of the river near Fishers Lane in Kelso Saturday morning.

Smelt are thick in the lower Sandy River, prompting a one-day dipping season Thursday, from noon until 7 p.m. Dipping (only) will be allowed from the bank (only) from the river’s mouth upriver to the ...

Smelt are back in the lower Sandy River, and that means wildlife managers have opened a rare one-day dipping season Thursday afternoon, March 30, 2023. Dipping (only) will be allowed from the bank ...