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Fish Species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Steelhead, Rainbow Trout



Latest Fish Reports

Date Report Author
2-19-2026 Additional one-day smelt fishery announced for Cowlitz River on Saturday, Feb. 21
RIDGEFIELD – The Washington Department of Fish and... more »		 WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
2-13-2026 One-day smelt fishery announced for Cowlitz River on Wednesday, Feb. 18
RIDGEFIELD – The Washington Department of Fish and... more »		 WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
3-10-2025 WDFW approves Cowlitz River recreational smelt dips for March 12, 15
RIDGEFIELD – Smelt dipping will return to the... more »		 WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
1-16-2025 WDFW announces tentative Cowlitz River recreational smelt fishery schedule
RIDGEFIELD – The Washington Department of Fish and... more »		 WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
5-24-2024 Allows adipose fin-clipped Chinook salmon retention on Cowlitz River
Action: Modifies the salmon harvest rules to allow retention... more »		 WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff