Winter is for smelt fishing and, compared to other coastal states from New Jersey to New Hampshire, rainbow smelt — or Osmerus mordax — run in thicker schools and for longer seasons in Maine ...

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.

We're so happy to be back out on the ice. Today we're out here fishing for smelts using tiny Stingnose Jigging Spoons to jig ...

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

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 … ...

When smelt dipping will resume depends on the outcome of the research. Fishing of course is allowed for hatchery salmon and steelhead, even though the wild component of those runs is ESA-listed.

Trisch and fishing buddy Bill Kupiec of Kingston, who arrived at Smelt City aboard the homemade air boat of John Fry of Fairgrove, considered their day's catch of 300 smelt proper diversion after ...

Smelt fishing, a Chicago tradition that never wanes in popularity-even when nets are pulled up empty-is in full swing along the lakefront. Netters can fill their grills with smelt instead of ...

Smelt haven’t been seen on the Sandy River in high enough numbers to fish for eight years. The fish was suffering as climate change changed river flows.

Fishing with the 10-15 foot sane net becomes a team sport with one person holding each end. They then drag the net towards shore with the hope of trapping schools of passing smelt.

Starting around 1979, smelt numbers in Lake Superior plummeted. In ’78, commercial fishing companies took in nearly 1.5 million pounds of smelt. A decade later, the haul was 182,000 pounds.