A positive change is for those who fish in Lake Superior. MDH has determined that rainbow smelt can be eaten more frequently, up to one serving per week. The previous guideline was to consume no ...

Inside several of the fish's stomachs were the fossilized remains ... There are at least six species of smelt across the country, including rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax), Eulachon or Columbia ...

House Republicans vote to repeal a decision that placed a California fish, longfin smelt, on the endangered species list.

These chemicals were found in mussels and zooplankton, in medium-sized fish such as rainbow smelt and round goby that ate them, and in larger fish such as lake trout that in turn ate them.

He added this tidbit, “I still fish for rainbow smelt on inland lakes in Michigan during the winter. It can be a lot of fun if you can find them!” The Illinois Department of Natural Resources ...

The new fish consumption guidance is less restrictive than before for rainbow smelt caught in Lake Superior. Based on the ...

LONGVIEW — This year’s Cowlitz River smelt dipping season went out a lot like it started: without much happening. The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday that no one ...

The fish were confiscated during the single-day legal smelt dipping season on March 27, 2025 — a rare opportunity that drew large crowds to the riverbank between the Sandy River’s mouth and ...

(KNSI) – The Minnesota Department of Health has updated its fish consumption guidance in response to the presence of per- and ...