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

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 ...

Rainbows like to rise to dry flies. They typically hang out higher in the water column than brown trout, and they do a good deal more of their feeding on the water’s surface. During a strong insect ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...