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 ...

Today we're out here fishing for smelts using tiny Stingnose Jigging Spoons to jig up smelt after smelt after smelt. I prefer ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. PORTLAND – The ice fishing shacks that normally dot the Kennebec River and ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Jan. 16—The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has announced a new tentative schedule approach for the Cowlitz River recreational smelt fishery. "This approach is designed to provide ...