Managers OK Commercial Smelt Openers To Gauge Run, Inform Possible Rec Ops

Lower Columbia managers approved a limited mainstem commercial smelt fishery that could help determine whether enough fish are available for recreational anglers to dip their nets as well.
SW WA, Columbia Gorge Fishing Report (1-26-21)

Cowlitz River – I-5 Br downstream – 31 bank rods kept one steelhead. 1 boat/1 rod had no catch.
ODFW, WDFW Commissioners To Talk Columbia Fish, Fisheries Weds.

Seven members of the Washington and Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commissions will discuss fish and fishery issues on the shared Columbia Wednesday afternoon.
Man Sentenced For Using WDFW Gas Cards To Buy Fuel

A former WDFW Region 5 information technology staffer who used state gas cards for personal use will do three months in prison and has been ordered to pay nearly $57,000 back to the agency.