The incredible Great Lakes smelt situation was so described last week by Dr. John Van Oosten of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The vast smelt population of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron (where ...

John Baird, director of the Department of Conservation of the State of Michigan, is responsible for the statement that several Lansing sportsmen pronounced Crystal Lake smelt equal to brook trout ...

Smelt netting has a long history and tradition in Chicago, but the season reopening as usual on April 1 looks to be another ...

Nicknamed the "French fry of the lake," smelt are a bite-sized, mild-flavored fish that are best served lightly dredged and deep-fried. On average, they grow to about five inches in length ...

MITO--Government and company officials here plan to turn Lake Kasumigaura, known for “wakasagi” smelt and “shirauo” icefish, into a caviar production center using the roe of locally farmed ...

The ice fishing season for pond smelt opened on Feb. 6, the latest date since 1998 when such statistics were first recorded. To ensure safety, the fisheries association of Lake Gandoko measures ...

Coho going on southern Lake Michigan, the spring variety of fishing options, openers Tuesday, April 1, at Heidecke Lake and ...

Oregon authorities seized around 2,500 pounds worth of illegally harvested smelt during a special, short season on the Sandy ...

Whether the Columbia River’s eulachon smelt run will make its way into the Sandy River is always a crap shoot, but this year’s run appears to have waited for spring break. A pulse of the tasty ...