Bowl of smelt fish on wooden table held in hands - Gmvozd/Getty Images For those uninitiated into the world of seafood, eating fish can feel daunting. Especially when served whole, there's a physical ...

It's a Saturday night in early April in Milwaukee, with mild temperatures and a light south wind. As Lake Michigan laps gently against the sea wall on Jones Island, jetliners pass overhead on approach ...

We're back here on the saltwaters of Buzzards Bay. The winds were south-west all week, however today they have shifted and are now coming from the east. They say "east is least and west is best" when ...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI -- It's an eerie look, if you're honest with yourself. Small huts, huddled together for protection from the wind, all perched atop a sharp green glow. On Saturday night, 5 inches ...

Anglers have flocked to a frozen lake in Hokkaido, northern Japan, for smelt fishing. The fishing season kicked off at Lake Abashiri on Monday. The ice has reached a thickness of about 30 centimeters ...

GULL LAKE – It’s all a matter of perspective. I thought we were doing pretty well, hauling in smelt at a fairly steady rate from 70 feet of water on Gull Lake here in Kalamazoo County. But C.J. Hale ...

The Delta smelt, the small fish that is often at the center of California's water wars, is likely headed toward extinction. Since 2002, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has surveyed the ...

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The state House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that affects a rite of passage practiced by generations of Washingtonians with a license — smelt dipping. Smelt, also called a candlefish, is ...

A juvenile delta smelt inside a rearing tank at the UC Davis Fish Conservation and Culture Lab. Photo: Dale Kolke / California Department of Water Resources About a third of delta smelt samples from ...

Smelt fishing is in full swing at Lake Suwa in central Japan. The winter pastime can be enjoyed at the lake in Nagano ...