I Got My First Taste of Smelt Fishing on a Frozen Maine River, Where the Party Went Till Midnight

"The bright lights, the laughter and chatter of voices, the smoke curling from shanty chimneys all gave a bustling, carnival ...
Yahoo

The Delta smelt, once abundant, is now nearly extinct due to habitat loss, pollution | Opinion

Delta smelt swim in a tank at the UC Davis Fish Conservation and Culture Lab on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Discovery Bay. The Delta smelt is a small, slender fish that only lives in the Delta. It’s ...
The Columbian

A sad milestone: All smelt dipping is banned

I’ve seen smelt in the Lewis, Cowlitz and Sandy rivers so thick you could almost grab them barehanded. I’ve seen them dipped at such odd places as the Marine Park boat ramp, Beacon Rock moorage and ...
Los Angeles Times

Don’t blame the smelt: The salmon too reflects the dire state of the California Delta

Reporting from STOCKTON — The delta smelt is: 1) A nearly extinct species that serves as a crucial barometer for the health of the California Delta. 2) A useless bait fish that deprives Central Valley ...
Capital Public Radio

Endangered Delta Smelt May Be Extinct

"Prepare for the extinction of the Delta Smelt in the wild," UC Davis fish biologist Peter Moyle told a group of scientists with the Delta Stewardship Council. He says the latest state trawl survey ...
Sacramento Bee

Meet the man trying to save this ‘stupid little fish’ and see why he thinks it’s important

The fragile little fish that swim around in dark tanks in a lab are the last hope for their kind. The lab director who oversees their care, Tien-Chieh Hung, explained that when the Delta smelt ...
The County

Maine’s smallest gamefish yields big fun

Northern Maine has also seen night after night of single-digit temperatures. Many ice fishermen have been drilling holes and ...
Courthouse News Service

Delta Smelt Spawn|a Swarm of Lawsuits

SACRAMENTO (CN) - Environmentalists continue to fight against a dismantled dam built across a channel of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in response to the drought. The Center for Environmental ...
Duluth News Tribune

Ciscoes, smelt must be processed for bait use

As the result of an emergency rule by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Oct. 4, anglers and trappers will no longer be able to use ciscoes or smelt for bait in Minnesota waters unless ...
Duluth News Tribune

Magic Smelt Parade will return May 25

DULUTH — The Magic Smelt Parade will return to the Lakewalk on May 25, complete with brass band and climactic smelt fry. The event, a whimsical tribute to the Northland's most beloved invasive species ...
Los Angeles Times

As California’s delta smelt spirals toward extinction, a future in captivity awaits

Time may be running out for California’s most infamous fish. Despite a decades-long rescue effort, the tiny delta smelt appears closer than ever to vanishing from its only natural home, the Sacramento ...