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

Bowdoinham’s Ice and Smelt Fishing Festival is a winter tradition, drawing tourists eager to fish and explore the town. However, the past two events lacked its key attraction: actual smelt fishing.

The joy of spring fishing in North Dakota also lies in the unpredictability. Whether you’re targeting walleye, northern pike, ...

Inland lakes in Wisconsin will be busy with the opener. The biggest lakes will likely see more traffic than smaller bodies of ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--“Wakasagi” Japanese smelt fishing, a typical cold winter’s activity in a famed lake here, is a bust this year due to unprecedented low water levels.

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 ...

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 ...