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

The Delta smelt is a small, three-inch-long fish native ... by water flows through the estuary since it cannot thrive when sea water makes up more than one third of the total.

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 ...

These sea lions are moving upriver to feast on spawning smelt and migrating salmon, wildlife officials said. Many will head back out to sea in May and June. However, a growing number of sea lions ...