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.

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 ...

Shantytowns come alive in the night, as anglers use bright lights to draw Northern Michigan smelt up from the dark bottoms of inland lakes. A frozen lake in the dead of night is a desolate place ...

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 ...

Ocean waters have finally dipped below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, the magic minimum temperature that sustains great fishing. Sea herring have moved into warmer Long Island Sound, where striped bass and ...

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 ...

Longfin smelt live for several years, spawning in freshwater and inhabiting estuaries and nearshore waters, and even ranging out into the ocean. Usually growing from 3.5 to 4.3 inches as adults, these ...

Gov. Jay Inslee will soon a bill into law that will require Washington smelt dippers to get a license before they wade out with their nets. Recreational fishing licenses have been required to harvest ...

Ask folks to tell you what smelt tastes like, and you find out real quick it’s a tougher question than you think. Debbie Calcagni, the self-described “lunch lady” who serves up plate after plate of it ...