DULUTH, Minn. (WCCO) --There is a place on Lake Superior where crashing waves meet the mouth of the Amnicon River. The pristine scenery is a tempting lure in its own right, but every spring dozens are ...

As the smelt run begins in the Duluth area, people who harvest the silvery forage fish are being told they can be used only for eating, not as bait. The message is being spread in an effort to limit ...

Q: I hear the smelt are running and I want to net some for a smelt fry. Can I use a cast or seine net on the beach? A: Minnesota does not allow the use of cast nets to take smelt in any location. If ...

Long before April was synonymous with wild turkey hunting in Minnesota there was another outdoors tradition many folks eagerly awaited each spring. When news outlets proclaimed the smelt to be ...

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A bucket of smelt caught off of Park Point in Duluth, Minn. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters overdeliver. Sign-up now for headlines, breaking news, hometown stories, ...

Throughout his long teaching career at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Hollie Collins, a biology professor, held both a personal and professional interest in rainbow smelt. “I used them in my ...

The Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe held their 13th annual Magic Smelt Puppet Parade down in Canal Park with a dance party over to ...

FRENCH RIVER, Minn. -- Lake Superior's annual smelt run is expected to begin soon, fisheries officials said. "They've been getting some on Park Point, seining," said Don Schreiner, the Minnesota ...

Even as recently as the early 1970s, more than 1.5 million pounds of smelt were being caught in trap nets by Minnesota commercial harvesters. By the turn of the century, however, that same harvest had ...