Smelt dipping will be allowed in the Sandy River from the mouth up to the Stark Street Bridge on Wednesday between noon and 7 p.m. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the short season ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has approved an additional one-day recreational smelt fishery on the ...

"Prepare for the extinction of the Delta Smelt in the wild," UC Davis fish biologist Peter Moyle told a group of scientists with the Delta Stewardship Council. He says the latest state trawl survey ...

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday the first — and potentially only — day of this year’s Cowlitz River recreational smelt fishery: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Reporting from STOCKTON — The delta smelt is: 1) A nearly extinct species that serves as a crucial barometer for the health of the California Delta. 2) A useless bait fish that deprives Central Valley ...

Last Wednesday’s Cowlitz River recreational smelt dip fishing was cold, windy and overall fruitful — at least for the people who worked hard and were a little lucky. Sea lion barks at ...

As the result of an emergency rule by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Oct. 4, anglers and trappers will no longer be able to use ciscoes or smelt for bait in Minnesota waters unless ...

I’ve seen smelt in the Lewis, Cowlitz and Sandy rivers so thick you could almost grab them barehanded. I’ve seen them dipped at such odd places as the Marine Park boat ramp, Beacon Rock moorage and ...