THE SNOW WAS GENTLY FALLING when we arrived in Furano close to midnight. But the skies had cleared by morning, leaving behind ...

Located in the heart of the vast Tokachi Plain in southeastern Hokkaido ... known for its wakasagi smelt fishing. This is the only time of the year when you can experience the magical scenery of the ...

We're so happy to be back out on the ice. Today we're out here fishing for smelts using tiny Stingnose Jigging Spoons to jig ...

The Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday that no one caught any fish and no one received any license-related citations during the season, which ran from Feb. 5 to March 22. “Smelt are ...

Authorities seized 2,500 pounds of smelt, which equates to more than 12,000 individual fish. Photo courtesy Multnomah County Sheriff's Office A special 7-hour fishing season in Oregon brought chaos ...

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 ...

"Anyone who was harvesting smelt was required to have a fishing license and were not to exceed 10 pounds of fish," the Sheriff's Office posted on X. "Overharvesting has serious consequences.

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 ...

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 ...

(Mainichi/Kimitaka Hirayama) MUKAWA, Hokkaido -- A fossilized tooth of a cartilaginous fish found in Japan's northernmost prefecture Hokkaido in 2013 is of a newly discovered species, researchers ...

About 100 fish writhed in a blue bucket by his side. The eulachon smelt fishery is truly a wonder, tugging the imagination back to the days when, legend has it, people could walk across Oregon’s ...