Also like their larger anadromous relatives, which hold immense cultural and religious importance to Native tribes in the Northwest, smelt have been a staple food source in the region for thousands of ...

CO Tony Elwell (Cloquet) monitored angling and turkey hunting and investigated trapping complaints involving possible ...

Probably the most controversial fish in this region, if not in California as a whole, is the Delta Smelt. The Delta smelt is the poster child of all that is wrong in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office confiscated approximately 2,500 pounds of illegally harvested smelt last week, after a poaching prevention operation conducted with Oregon State Police.

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 ...

“Overall, adult smelt biomass remains very low throughout the lake. We did catch a modest number of young smelt in the bottom trawl survey, but these were mostly collected in northern Lake ...

DESCRIPTION: The longfin smelt is a medium-sized fish, usually growing to about 10 centimeters as an adult. It is translucent silver on the sides and olive to iridescent pink on the back. Its most ...

A late, strong showing of smelt are in the Sandy River, allowing approval of a one-day dipping season Thursday, from noon to 7 p.m. Unlike traditional all-comers dipping seasons, smelt are now ...