Smelt are running in the Sandy! Eulachon smelt only return to the Sandy River periodically and this is the first time they’ve been seen in any numbers since 2015. The eulachon smelt spends most of its life in the ocean, migrating up rivers, including the Columbia and some of its tributaries, to spawn. They grow to be 6-9 inches long and live 3-5 years. Most adults die shortly after spawning, so it’s not uncommon to see large numbers of dead smelt along the river. Recreational harvest of eulachon
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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 fish finally showed up in enough numbers to allow a one-day — or more precisely, seven-hour — dipping season Thursday afternoon. From noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, people lined the banks of the Sandy River between its mouth and the Stark Street Bridge, armed with dip nets and five-gallon buckets. It mark
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ODFW is offering a fun spring break opportunity to dip net eulachon smelt on the Sandy River on Thursday, March 27, 2025 from noon to 7 p.m. The harvest area will be from the mouth of the Sandy River upstream to the Stark Street Bridge. To participate in this fishery: • Harvest is allowed with dipnet only and smelt may only be caught from the bank. • Harvest limit is 10 pounds per dipper. • Each dipper must have their own container. • Each dipper 12 years old and older must have a valid 2025 Ore
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This fish is so oily, it can literally burn like a candle. Meet the Eulachon—nicknamed the "candlefish"—a tiny powerhouse of fat and cultural significance. Once used as a light source and still vital to ecosystems and Indigenous communities along the Pacific Northwest Learn more: https://oceana.ca/en/marine-life/eulachon/ | Oceana Canada
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