Eulachon smelt, also known as candlefish, are listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. While they return to the Columbia River annually to spawn, their presence in the ...

A rare one-day smelt dipping season on Thursday, March 27, 2025, drew crowds to Troutdale s Sandy River, as a spring break surge of eulachon returned in harvestable numbers.

According to the Oregon Department & Wildlife, eulachon smelt were listed as protected under the Endangered Species Act in 2010. With their population on the rise, they are occasionally available ...

The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office seized approximately 2,500 pounds of illegally harvested smelt last Thursday during a joint poaching enforcement operation with Oregon State Police on the ...