Rainbow smelt are small, tasty fish that Michigan anglers and stream dippers often take home by the bucket load. Unfortunately, they may be getting more than just protein. If you purchase a ...

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 … ...

Each spring, hundreds of Chicago nocturnal fishermen stand elbow to elbow on the shore lines, piers and breakwaters of Lake and Cook Counties in search of the perfect spot to net Lake Michigan smel… ...

Smelt fishing was a cultural force for much of the 20th century in Wisconsin communities on the Lake Michigan and Lake Superior shores but has declined over the last two decades.

Coho on southern Lake Michigan and the openers on Monday for smelt netting in Chicago and Heidecke Lake lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Tom Durecki remembers the glory days for smelt fishing — or smelting — in Michigan in the 1970s. “The smelt are running!” was a call that sent fisherman scrambling to Michigan rivers and ...

Michigan health officials advise people to limit the amount of rainbow smelt they eat from the Great Lakes and some inland lakes due to elevated PFAS contamination levels.

Rainbow smelt, a tasty, non-native fish that for a century has been sought after by Lake Michigan fishermen, have declined but still draw netters.

LANSING, MI — Michigan health officials want people to limit intake of a popular fish from Lake Superior due to concerning levels of toxic “forever chemicals” in some samples.

The state health department’s 2023 Eat Safe Fish Guides lowers the amount for Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, adds recommendations for some inland lakes.

Smelt or the memory of smelt? Tiny flash of hope for smelt on southern Lake Michigan, plus Stray Cast Smelt netting opens Friday night, April 1, in Chicago and a faint hint of hope edges in this ...

MDHHS has released new Eat Safe Fish guidelines for rainbow smelt and carp from seven different lakes across the state.