With Gov. Tim Pawlenty's veto of the controversial Game and Fish Bill on Tuesday, it's back to existing regulations for use of Lake Superior ciscoes and smelt as bait. A provision in the Game and Fish ...

Q: I did really well smelting this year and have extras that I would like to use for bait. Where can I use Lake Superior smelt for bait? A: Smelt from Lake Superior can be used for bait only in Lake ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — State officials believe they have solved one of the mysteries of why Lake Superior smelt are showing such high levels of PFAS contamination. The Michigan Department of ...

Fishermen from Milwaukee travel to Ashland and Washburn to net for smelt on the shore of Chequamegon Bay in Lake Superior.

The ensnared fish seemed to materialize from the water. Thrashing, wriggling, they rose, enfolded by mesh. The lift reeled the gillnet into the arms of a waiting crew, who hoisted it atop a table.

There is an adage among smelt fishermen that the season doesn't start until tax day. Whether that has more to do with the need for therapy after writing the government another check or with the fact ...

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Fishermen from Milwaukee travel to Ashland and Washburn to net for smelt on the shore of Chequamegon Bay in Lake Superior. Hoops 360 co-hosts Caroline Fenton, Cassandra Negley and Isis “Ice” Young ...