1 of 2 Dipnetters start to skim the Cowlitz River in Longview, Washington, for eulachon or Columbia smelt just after the 8 a.m. opening of the fishery on March 15, 2025.

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 ...

During the limited opener, a designated portion of the Cowlitz River in Southwest Washington will be open for recreational dip-netting from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for one day only.

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 ...

Feb. 16—Crowds flocked to the Cowlitz River on Thursday morning as smelt-dipping returned after the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved a one-day recreational fishery. A ...

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

Mar. 12—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 ...

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.

For 34 years, the Toutle River has washed tons of Mount St. Helens debris into the Cowlitz, which generally has been unable to naturally disgorge itself of the muck.

DNA testing identified a body found on July 2022 in the Cowlitz River in Washington as 55-year-old Bryan M. Heinrich Sr. Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office A kayaker discovered a body on pilings in a ...

A 15-year-old boy died in the Cowlitz River Sunday evening, the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office said. Zander Medina, of Longview, Washington, was trying to cross the river with three friends: a ...