On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were seven salmonid boats and three Washington bank rods tallied on Oct. 25.

Anglers are doing well in some tributaries of the Columbia, but low water has slowed the bite in some places, while others are fishing well. The late run of coho has been inconsistent in recent years, ...

Jan. 16—The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has announced a new tentative schedule approach for the Cowlitz River recreational smelt fishery. "This approach is designed to provide ...

This week in Southwest Washington, we have water levels coming down and the Columbia clearing up, all while chinook numbers are increasing over Bonneville and into the tributaries. Tributary steelhead ...

Mar. 8—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, ...

Tributary steelhead is winding down, with the Cowlitz being the only option for finding steelhead this week. Tributary chinook has started to pick up as well, with almost all local tributaries ...

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 empty ...