As the result of an emergency rule by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Oct. 4, anglers and trappers will no longer be able to use ciscoes or smelt for bait in Minnesota waters unless ...

We're back here on the saltwaters of Buzzards Bay. The winds were south-west all week, however today they have shifted and ...

With Gov. Tim Pawlenty's veto of the controversial Game and Fish Bill on Tuesday, it's back to existing regulations for use of Lake Superior ciscoes and smelt as bait. A provision in the Game and Fish ...

HIGGINS LAKE — You can fish through the ice for just about any species of finsters that exist in our lakes, but one of the funnest (and, yes, I know that’s not a word, but it just seems appropriate in ...

Standing on the banks of the Sandy River, Oregon, at 11:45 on Thursday morning, parents, grandparents and kids jostled for a good spot and ready their nets. Below, in the clear water, thousands of ...

A small village of shanties is spread out before us as we make our way across the ice. Despite a snowfall that is increasing in intensity and the fact that it is a weekday, there are a surprising ...

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 ...

The fragile little fish that swim around in dark tanks in a lab are the last hope for their kind. The lab director who oversees their care, Tien-Chieh Hung, explained that when the Delta smelt ...