A small village of shanties is spread out before us as we make our way across the ice. Despite a snowfall that is increasing in intensity and the fact that it is a weekday, there are a surprising ...

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 ...

Winter is for smelt fishing and, compared to other coastal states from New Jersey to New Hampshire, rainbow smelt — or Osmerus mordax — run in thicker schools and for longer seasons in Maine tidal ...

With water temperatures still hovering around 60 degrees, the harbors have held on to a good supply of blues and bass. Newcomb credits both the warm water and the huge bait supply that got bigger in ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Despite the midwinter warm-up this past week, ice conditions throughout much ...

MAKE no mistake, smelt fishing is not a frivolous pastime. You should see Art and Gus pull up in their truck near the mouth of the Ipswich River—they have driven some sixty-odd miles over the road — ...

As fishermen in Stratham use chainsaws to remove their smelt fishing shacks from the frozen Squamscott River, Chris Babineau, of Raymond, takes a break to reflect on the season. “We’ve had the ice, ...

State Fish and Wildlife biologists are bracing for another poor smelt run in the Columbia River and its tributaries. “Every indication points to another poor smelt return this year,” said Brad James, ...

A smelt dip on the Cowlitz River brings about a festival atmosphere as folks gather to have fun, and hopefully end up with a mess of smelt. (Terry Otto for The Columbian) Smelt-dipping will return to ...