Their most distinctive characteristic is their long pectoral fins, which give the species its common name. Longfin smelt were once one of the most abundant open-water fishes in the San Francisco Bay ...

Dozens of fishermen from Oregon and Washington test their luck during a one-day chance for smelt dipping on the Cowlitz River on Tuesday afternoon. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Smelt dipping will ...

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.

Under Endangered Species Act rules, delta pumping must be curtailed when conditions there don’t support the smelt. Since 2016, when Trump first ran for president, he has taken aim at the smelt ...

Their most distinctive characteristic is their long pectoral fins, which give the species its common name. Longfin smelt were once one of the most abundant open-water fishes in the San Francisco Bay ...