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 ...

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 ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Seining for smelt on the shore of Chequamegon Bay in Lake Superior

Fishermen from Milwaukee travel to Ashland and Washburn to net for smelt on the shore of Chequamegon Bay in Lake Superior.
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

April's smelt catch in Lake Michigan dwindling

CHICAGO (AP) -- American Legion Post 82 in Port Washington, Wis., stands along Lake Michigan, a beacon for big-eating Midwesterners this time of year as members get ready to host the post's 57th ...
Yahoo! Sports

Smelt fishing in Ashland

Fishermen from Milwaukee use seine nets to catch smelt on Chequamegon Bay in Ashland and Washburn. Brown became the youngest player to shoot a 60 or better on the PGA Tour and set a course record in ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Hope springs eternal at Squamscott River smelt shacks

There’ve been many recent winters when the ice isn’t thick enough for David MacDougall to set up his smelt shack on the Squamscott River in downtown Exeter. This year is different.
The New York Times

SMELT IN OREGON WATERS.; How the Tiny Fish Are Caught in Tributaries of the Columbia River.

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