Bait dealers, bait retailers, fish hatcheries, commercial netters, fish packers, fishing guides and aquatic farms can obtain permits to preserve cisco and smelt as baitfish.

We're back here on the saltwaters of Buzzards Bay. The winds were south-west all week, however today they have shifted and ...

Hello folks! Today we're out here with the Boatless Angler himself, and we're fishing Lake Ontario close to the mouth of the ...

Minnesota anglers might see new regulations about using smelt as bait before the Minnesota fishing opener. Possible rule changes are under discussion by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ...

Smelt fishing on Lake Michigan’s shoreline isn’t what it used to be, yet it continues to be a great Chicago tradition. The season officially started this past weekend and will continue … ...

SMELT AS BAIT: Sturgeon anglers may continue to use smelt as bait, despite the fact the fish have been listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act.

Outdoors Smelt fishing attracts anglers from all walks for 'best eating fish out there' Updated: Feb. 16, 2016, 4:00 p.m. | Published: Feb. 16, 2016, 3:00 p.m.

The smelt spawning run is over on Sebago Lake and the bait fish now are well distributed throughout the lake, so fishing pressure has dispersed, said biologist Francis Brautigam of the Department ...

By Maine standards the smelt fishing was slow during that first six-hour tide. Between them, the duo pulled about 30 fish from the icy river.

Lithuanians love smelt and use vibrations to lure the small, slippery creature into nets through fishing holes drilled through the ice.

State Fish and Wildlife biologists are bracing for another poor smelt run in the Columbia River and its tributaries. “Every indication points to another poor smelt return this year,” said Brad ...

Moyle, 68, met his first smelt when he was a young academic trying to build his classroom fish collection. He went out with state fish and game biologists who were conducting surveys of striped bass.