The availability of smelt is limited due to an overall shortage of the product, however just this week we have been able to find a limited amount of battered. Is there smelt in Michigan? Smelt were initially stocked in Crystal Lake, in northwest Michigan, and a population soon spread toRead More →

Many fishermen actually use smelt itself as a bait to catch other smelt, particularly when they exhaust supplies of other baits. A piece of smelt tail or a fillet of smelt cut into small pieces with the skin intact makes an enticing and tough bait that holds well on theRead More →