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 ...
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 ...

Cold weather brings smelt fishing back to Midcoast Maine

After several warm winters kept fishermen off the ice, early cold temps are reviving a beloved Maine tradition.
The Columbian

Cowlitz dippers hope smelt cooperate in 2026

Fisheries managers for the WDFW have started the process by which the state will decide if there will be enough of a smelt return to the Columbia River to open recreational smelt dipping on the Cowlit ...
WMTW on MSN

Smelt fishing season off to strong start in Maine after challenging winters

D’s Camps in Bowdoinham are busy, with weekends already booked for the winter ...
Los Angeles Times

Smelt deaths again prompt lawsuit that aims to suspend water exports

SACRAMENTO — Warning that a recent boost in water exports is nudging the delta smelt closer to extinction, environmentalists have asked a federal judge to order state and U.S. officials to cut back ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...