This story, “Down by the Old Smelt Stream,” appeared in the Dec. 1967 issue of Outdoor Life. The name of the game was smelt fishing, and my partner — or my opponent, I wasn’t too sure which — was ...

About a half-dozen smelt camps report fishing and business has been good so far this season after multiple rough years.

In this photo taken on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, a fisherman checks a net during a traditional winter smelt fish festival on Lusiai lake some 120 kilometers (74 miles) north of Vilnius, Lithuania.

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 to the end of ...

It's a Saturday night in early April in Milwaukee, with mild temperatures and a light south wind. As Lake Michigan laps gently against the sea wall on Jones Island, jetliners pass overhead on approach ...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI -- It's an eerie look, if you're honest with yourself. Small huts, huddled together for protection from the wind, all perched atop a sharp green glow. On Saturday night, 5 inches ...

GULL LAKE – It’s all a matter of perspective. I thought we were doing pretty well, hauling in smelt at a fairly steady rate from 70 feet of water on Gull Lake here in Kalamazoo County. But C.J. Hale ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The recent frigid temperatures bring with them the return of ice fishing for ...

The state House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that affects a rite of passage practiced by generations of Washingtonians with a license — smelt dipping. Smelt, also called a candlefish, is ...

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A juvenile delta smelt inside a rearing tank at the UC Davis Fish Conservation and Culture Lab. Photo: Dale Kolke / California Department of Water Resources About a third of delta smelt samples from ...