DULUTH, Minn. (WCCO) --There is a place on Lake Superior where crashing waves meet the mouth of the Amnicon River. The pristine scenery is a tempting lure in its own right, but every spring dozens are ...

So you want a smelt dinner, but you don't have the time or equipment to net your own. What to do? Here's a list of some Northland restaurants that serve smelt. But be warned -- much like the fish ...

Smelt-diving in the Cowlitz River has been pretty good for gulls, though conditions may not be as ducky for human dippers on Saturday. Birds and marine mammals have been patrolling the Cowlitz the ...

KELSO -- Sam Wright of Olympia finds it hard to believe that the once-abundant smelt runs of the Cowlitz River are down to nearly nothing. The oily 6-inch fish once swarmed so thick that a single dip ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- American Legion Post 82 in Port Washington, Wis., stands along Lake Michigan, a beacon for big-eating Midwesterners this time of year as members get ready to host the post's 57th ...

As the smelt run begins in the Duluth area, those who harvest the silvery forage fish are being told they can be used only for eating, not as bait. The message is being spread in an effort to limit ...

Today we're out on Lake Ontario, it's late April, and the water temp is 42F. We're trolling with lead core line fishing for salmon. We're opting for simple low-tech fishing today: line, and an ...

Smelt fishing is in full swing at Lake Suwa in central Japan. The winter pastime can be enjoyed at the lake in Nagano ...

The imperiled fish that has been at the center of California’s water wars may be at its highest numbers in a decade, judging by the results of a recent survey. Every month in the fall, state ...

More than two dozen citations were handed out March 5 during the state’s five-hour opening to recreationally catch smelt along the Cowlitz River. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police ...