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 Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved a one-day recreational smelt fishery in the Cowlitz ...
The Cowlitz will be open five hours next Wednesday for smelt dipping. Whether the smelt cooperate is another question entirely.
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.
Fishermen from Milwaukee travel to Ashland and Washburn to net for smelt on the shore of Chequamegon Bay in Lake Superior.
About a half-dozen smelt camps report fishing and business has been good so far this season after multiple rough years.