Oregonian

Sandy River smelt dipping starts today; rare one-day season opens from bridge to Columbia

Smelt are back in the lower Sandy River, and that means wildlife managers have opened a rare one-day dipping season Thursday afternoon, March 30, 2023. Dipping (only) will be allowed from the bank ...
Oregonian

Smelt dippers return to Sandy River for rare one-day fishery

Whether the Columbia River’s eulachon smelt run will make its way into the Sandy River is always a crap shoot, but this year’s run appears to have waited for spring break. A pulse of the tasty little ...
KGW8

Crowds jam Sandy River for rare, one-day smelt fishing opportunity

At 11:59 a.m. on Thursday, the anticipation was palpable on the banks of the Sandy River in Troutdale. Hundreds of people lined the river’s edge, dip nets at the ready, waiting for the first ...
The Press of Atlantic City

12th Street Fishing Pier reopens after Sandy

OCEAN CITY – Damaged beyond repair after Hurricane Sandy flooded the island last October, the 12th Street Fishing Pier was rebuilt and reopened to the public on Friday, Aug. 9. The pier was busy ...