Whether the Columbia River’s eulachon smelt run will make its way into the Sandy River is always a crap ... Fishing was restricted to bank-only dip netting, with a 10-pound per-person limit ...

Standing on the banks of the Sandy River, Oregon, at 11:45 on Thursday morning, parents, grandparents and kids jostled for a good spot and ready their nets. Below, in the clear water, thousands of ...

From the Sandy River Bridge, thick schools of smelt stretched bank to bank, their movement visible across the entire river. (Photo edited to make fish more visible)Mark Graves/The Oregonian ODFW ...