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.

On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 187 salmonid boats and 187 Washington bank rods tallied on the Aug. 2 flight count.

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 ...

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 ...

Jul. 8—An 11-year-old Tacoma boy drowned in the Cowlitz River in Randle Saturday, July 6, after falling off a paddleboard and being swept under a logjam, according to the Lewis County Sheriff's ...

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 ...

Washington has approved a one-day smelt-dipping season Thursday on the Cowlitz River. Dipping will be allowed from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a 10-pound limit (approximately a quarter of a five-gallon ...

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.