Thousands of northwesterners were disappointed when they failed to meet up with some hooligans in March. These hooligans ...

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

Decades after Mount St. Helens' eruption sent almost 90 billion cubic feet of debris into the upper Toutle Valley, sediment ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

A collision is blocking all lanes of I-5 south at milepost 60 near Exit 59 by the Cowlitz River. WSDOT stated to expect ...

Firefighters arrived at the tracks along the Cowlitz River near Talley Way and Coweeman Park Drive around midnight to find smoke leaking from the rail car. They had to cut into the sealed car to ...