To me, dip netting at Chitina is the quintessential Alaska experience. There is something primordial about standing on the rocks next to a raging, glacial river, surrounded by the snow-capped Wrangell ...
Dozens of fishermen from Oregon and Washington test their luck during a one-day chance for smelt dipping on the Cowlitz River on Tuesday afternoon. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Smelt dipping will ...