All steelhead start life as rainbow trout, but not all rainbow trout will become steelhead. Confused? You’re not alone.

Thousands of participants were expected to come out for smelt dipping this week to kick off the first recreational fishery of the season. But Wednesday got off to a slow start, with around 35 ...

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.