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 ...
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 ...