Often dredged and fried whole, it's not always clear whether ... After all, enjoying piles of whole smelt with a beverage in ...

The Backus Fire Department will fire up the fryers for the annual smelt fry at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 3 , at the Backus Fire Hall. Fried fish will also be available, as well as various side dishes and ...

Delta smelt are tiny fish — most adults are less than 3 inches long — and nearly translucent, with a steely-blue sheen on their sides. As larvae, they start out eating microscopic food like ...

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 ...

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.