WDFW To Hold Afternoon Smelt Dip On Cowlitz Next Week

WDFW reports that in-season monitoring shows this year’s Cowlitz smelt run is big enough to support another opener, but unlike mid-February’s Thursday morning dip, the one coming up Tuesday, March 5, will occur in the afternoon to try and “increase harvest opportunity.”
Springer Limits Reduced On 5 SW WA Rivers; Cowlitz Keepers Must Be Ad, Ventral Clipped

WDFW rolled out a host of spring Chinook rule changes this afternoon affecting Southwest Washington tributaries including the Cowlitz, Kalama, Wind, Drano and Klickitat.
New Study Looks At Northeast Washington Elk, Wolf, Lion, Human Interactions

A new paper on Northeast Washington elk, wolves and cougars will give hunters and local residents – themselves active participants in this dynamic interplay – some things to chew on.