Smelt dippers will return to the banks of the Cowlitz River as the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved recreational fisheries for Wednesday, March 12, and Saturday, March 15.

Anglers from across the Pacific Northwest took to the banks of the Cowlitz River on Wednesday, March 12, for the opening of the state's brief smelt dipping season. All it took was a few empty nets for ...

Dozens of fishermen from Oregon and Washington test their luck during a one-day chance for smelt dipping on the Cowlitz River on Tuesday afternoon. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Smelt dipping will ...

On Thursday, WDFW approved dipping on Wednesday and March 22 — the last day of the season. Saturday's dipnetting is also ...

This year’s Cowlitz River recreational smelt dip-fishing season kicked off Wednesday almost totally without its two most important elements: smelt and people dipping for them.

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Fried lake perch, fried shrimp or fried combo, $20. Include white bread, slaw and fries. Fried perch sandwich and fries, $9.

Saturday in Port Orange, the Halifax Sport Fishing Club is hosting its annual kids carnival. Youngsters can learn all they need to know about fishing.

The Halifax Sport Fishing Club is hosting its annual "Kids Can Fish Too" carnival, where kids aged 5-15 can learn how to fish for free. Bluefish and ladyfish are plentiful in the intracoastal ...

Veronica Taylor doesn’t know how to turn on a computer, let alone use the internet. The 73-year-old can’t drive and is mostly ...

There is one last chance to dip the lines in the lake for big cash prizes this winter with the Lucien Lake Regional Park Ice ...

The fishing nets hung on the roof of the verandah formed ... It may be unbelievable for the new generation, but a dip in the river was enough. As there was no culture of taking bath at home.