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

Published on: 03/27/2025

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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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. From the Sandy River Bridge, thick schools of smelt stretched bank to bank, their movement visible across the entire river. (Photo edited to make fish more visible)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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. From the Sandy River Bridge, thick schools of smelt stretched bank to bank, their movement visible across the entire river. (Photo edited to make fish more visible)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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. Under gray skies, people of all ages lined the banks for the first fishery since 2023, approved by ODFW after navigating federal protections.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. From the Sandy River Bridge, thick schools of smelt stretched bank to bank, their movement visible across the entire river. (Photo edited to make fish more visible)

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.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/03/smelt-dippers-return-to-sandy-river-for-rare-one-day-fishery.html

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